Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-11-30
Cupid WITH A JIMMY.
How a Husband discovered Her
Worth 20 His Wife.
BY HELEN FoLI.ETT.


observation-disclosures e.+~--N'-e*$:-
When Iohn Trumbun fell In love
with v~l,acious and ~sprighily Gertrude
Moore. no onc would ever lave sus-
bevtcl that he was n scholar. II thinker
aud n settled man u 50. ITS general
actions we're those Dr n youth II Is un
dcr@oins his first tasc ar love The
rpshut Ut II was that ahrn these twO
tecauie engaged Miss Moore pulled
Dir Trumbull hrUrIhd by his lIiiilo.
N,phirRl nose and made hin di:i"" 10
her Hddl.ug As sditc,l her rapticious
and changing moods. Mntrimuny found
he sanuc condition Of Affairs Every
uuiucsiir piirsiion vias decided rs Mrs
Truusl,nll. no mnttrr whether il was
the choice Of nn apartment or the se
lection uf a new cnEcc grinder. Mr..
Trunihu;l. being stiil Ia "a state Of
binding affection anl admiration Tor
tbe little girl Of 20 whom lac had wOOcI
Hul won. let her lave hcr way. n!ii
she result that hc Was being lienpcckcI
70 III q,R- ~ taste.
Eat ns thc years went by. rs the
yp; r. have a way Ut doing. Mr.. Irum
BUT gradually awakened tU thc Tnr
r.dcfi -tair ~ afnirH. Mrs. Truidhull
i.ring selfish aml possessing ii thistle
down Intellect. fanc;ci tlai II wouhl
fioi do to let Mr.. I'rumbuli know thai
xiie was at all fond 1r him. Come old
lady had tulG her once that when n
tnrn knows n woman loves him his ar
fcsiiun becomes chilled like whipped
cream Ia an Ice chest. SO she stuck M
her nosr- Il stuck up OF It's own accord,
10y the way and went her usual pace
Of bullyIagslng and worrying him. She
worth 10 tIIa. she woald do that
Whrt .I1hn Thought didn't mntter.
But, us said before. q change finally
cane over Johns heart. lie still con.
Eiacrcd that dainty wife Of his qnite
The smnrtest. clcycrest woman in the
worth: hut. strange TO say. he wns he
coming aware Of her peculiar powers
Of dIrtH.lng and laying down the law.
John was quiet nnd lnofrenRlve md
jnst tie kind Of Il mnn that offers
splendid opportunities for the womnn
with a will Of her own For a long
time Mrs. John did not observe that
her husbands substantial admiration
was growing thin almost to u shadow.
But when she did realize II tho blow
was something fearful. II had been
her opinion TINT wen though she were
Co sell his best clothes TO the rig man
or burn the house up or turn his hair
white with her everlasting criticisms
John would ever remain the same
faithful. adorlng, enduring.
n Ut. -. lgI.sN liz Ill
Wife when he went down town 10 busl-
ness. She mopcd and wept and scoldeA
the baby and tlir kitchen maid and
then decided she didn't care. From
that time on things went from Ind Ia
worse AID from worse 10 even worse
than that. Oucc In II great while when
Johns old vision OF love for lis wife
came zip hc would take her IN llis arms
and tell her IlIni she was the prrttiest
thing IN the world. Following her old
Zine ~tactlcs. Mrs. john would In return
comment on his tad choice Of n necktie
or let loose the pleasant Information
that his collar was soiled on the edge.
Johns heart would sink. and he'd
tramp on e work feeling Hike an or
phan asylum la u derby lat and creas-
ed trOuscrs.
AZ II was not Johns nature To war
against any one hc simply kept himself
out Of Mrs. Johns way. Sunday after.
AoOns he went over to the North Side
TO see an old college chum % his. These
trips were his only designations.
One Sunday afternoon when he and
his old friend were discussing SOME
particularly exciting Sollege HcFimmagc
shat had taken place re- years hack the
telephone hell rang, and a woman's
voice begged TO speak to MI. TTunIhull
BIC vert TO the phone.
''Is that you. Gcrirndcf"
"Yes. John. And won't you CONF
hOpe. plcase7 let Sadie take baby
ever 10 your mothers. and cycrylAsly
So ,be binding Is ont. aud I'm having
The hdgcts ! don't knuw wbai In
scared about. lint I'm jnsG M--yous."
IAN right. dear" sail luhts. and
home be- w~nt. mt %yi0pring ION.
enough 20 hnid NJ ih' r,cullrciluns al
she college rght.
A. home d. founf his wife slttlnl
furlcsl up nn . i.iti' serfrF hnklnl
very imrh AZ shc tab ie1i'd whei
aee Year, hefn-c hp ha'i il gs,if r;rl 80
snAtEl ard Lissri ln1 iui0 sagin
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