The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-19

calmly. i've lost my position by It.
Cripps has discharged me-.
Winters looked at her and set MS
teeth. She looked at him and smiled.
Accidents viii happen, you know
and she sighed. "Can be OF any fur-
Their assistance, doctorT
II think not" he answered.
She walked to the door. "Good-Dy'
winters" she said. without turning
her head. Nolselessly she opened tne
door
Winters dropped on his knees beside
his wife. ''Well?" he Intercepted look
ing up at the doctor
Unless there's an internal hemor-
rhage, she's all right. think tnougn'
she'll pull through. Have some one
ring for an ambulance. Shell be better
ut hospital than az home"
Young Morgan walked into the ladies'
cafe at the saloon around the corner.
Anita Cortez was sitting at n table.
She looked handsomer off than on the
stage.
You're late" she said.
Eyes" he answered. "The manager
kept me here making me promise not to
use the story-it would hurt the show.
And so promised, though the city edi-
tor would kill me If he knew ! had the
story and didn't use it. What will you
have 10 drink"
Pm not hungry" she answered.
another thing-I didn't ask you here
TO eat and drink. | want TO tell you a
story. Once upon n time-that's the
way all nice stories begin. you know
oh, but this isn't nice story at all, so
1t must begin differently. Once. there
was a dancer, and she joined a bur
lesque company. There was man in
1t, comedian, whom she knew some
years before. But they had certain rea-
sons for not allowing other people to
know this. so he treated her as coolly
as she treated him-that is, when any
one was looking"
All, see now, Sdlu MOTbd0-
'No, you don't, my dear boy. Let me
continue. This comedian was married
to one of the chorus girls-had been
married recently, too. This hurt the
other woman's pride, for the man had
sworn his love for her long before he
had met the pretty blonde. But she
didn't want the man now. She was too
proud and she had also outgrown her
liking or loving, call II what you will.
See that table by the door? Well, three
days ago the comedian came In here af.
ter the matinee. The other woman-well
| was the other woman-was sitting at
that table alone. No one else was In
the room. He came over to me and
begged me to leave the company. His
wife was jealous of me. Women grow
jealous intuitively. l refused to leave
the company. He got on his knees to
beg me. Just then entered his wife.
She marched up to the table, called me
every vile name in the calendar. and
before | had an inkling of what she In
tended to do she slapped my face.
was on my feet in an instant, but Win.
ters came between us and got his wife
downstairs. l swore I'd be even with
her, and have been"
But" said Morgan, IF you'll pardon
me saying so, don't you think she was
justified in Shaping your face?"
Anita Cortez laughed.
what a guileless boy you arew she
said. IN tell you another story-a
shorter one. Suppose a man marries q
woman and in six months tires OF her
and leaves her to starve. Then suppose
he marries another woman year or Sc
afterward. Wife No. finds her hus
band with Wife No. l and slap's No
is face. Now. legally, If there was
any slapping to be done the first wife
should have the right. wouldn't She
Well. the first wife didn't slap-she
stabbed. VIII you kindly help me OIL
with my akT'-Footlights