Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-08-31
TIE Scarlet Domino
How a Wife Was Caught In Her
Own Trap.

Ia Own Trap. e
sssesstease
| The neglect to which the eggs and
bacon were being subjected was not
Improving them. However, the two
persons who should have been engaged
in their consumption were in no mood
to pay much attention to such trivial
matters. The fact was, Mr.. and Mrs.
Heriet were INDUCING in the, for them,
rare luxury of disagreement, and as
a result the domestic atmosphere of
| the pleasant Pont street breakfast
room was considerably strained.
arthur, DEAR" she said coaxingly,
"don't let us quarrel over such trt1e
any longer. I'm sure you can't be seri-
Gus in refusing to let me go with you
tonight. 1 should so enjoy dancing
with you in your beautiful scarlet
domino! Besides" she added, with q
little touch Of naivete, "a wife's place
is beside her husband, you know"
Eyes, my dear GIRL" answered the
other lightly. "but not when his place
is at CoYent Garden fancy dress ball.
No, no, little woman, in this instance
your place is at home. A Covent Gar
den hop is no atmosphere for any pref
ty woman under rs"
Then why should you go. Arthur
demanded Phyllis promptly.
why, because I'm man, and
Mrs Heriot smiled enigmatically to
herself as, a few minutes later, she
watched her husband get into his han
som and drive off to his days work at
the law courts.
Although she kissed her hand to him
readily enough in answer to his part
ing salutation, an expression of annoy
ance crept again into her face as soon
as she turned away from the window.
''How absurdly easy it is to see
through men," she reflected. "Of
course Arthur has an designation to-
night with some horrid. scheming wo-
man. However, I'm not going to be
hood winked by bis excuses, and So
whether he likes it Or -not-I will go to
Covent Garden tonight and keep q
lookout for the scarlet domino"
When finally she entered the ball
room and mingled with the laughing
crowd OF merrymakers she rather re-
pented of her hastily formed resolu-
ton. She neither knew nor was known
by any Of the throng Of dancers around
her. and consequently soon came to the
decision that the proceedings were not
very entertaining so far as she was
concerned. Then the anxlously expect
ed scarlet domino unaccountably failed
her, and, although glimpse Of red in
the costume of some of the reyelers
from time to time made her heart beat
faster, it. was. on investigation. III
ways to prove the property Of stran-
ger.
At last, however, her eyes, strained
with watching, caught sight Of a scar
let clad figure leaning against pillar
a little distance from her With a lit
tie gasp Of triumph Phyllis recognized
in 1T her husbands form. Now was
the time, she reflected grfmly, to test
the truth Of her theories respecting his
allegiance to herself Accordingly she |
made her way through the intervening
crowd until at last she stood close be-
side the form she sought. His back |
was turned toward her, however. and |
1t became necessary to I
attract his attention. Quickly dividing
der yiolets, she thrust a bunch against /
he mans mask and with a light laugh
stepped hastily back behind the pillar
Naturally she was promptly followed
Ind OBTAINING hand laid on her arm.
You're an enterprising young. lady,"
augfed the red robed individual light
y, and If you fail to make your way
a the world 1t won't be because you're
i Too retiring disposition. However,
like 'em your way best. think. and
-ou and ! will probably get along very
veil with on@another."
"Are you sure you're not expecting
ny one with better claims upon YOU
our wife, for instanceY demanded
'hyllis archly. il
"Oh, hang. it all. my dear gfrlr, re-
urned the other. You don't expect a
elbow to bring his wife to a Coyent
sarden ball, do you? Why, It's like
aking. a ham sandwich to d mansion.
ouse banquet"
No" thought Mrs. Herios 20 her
elf; '..yoN leave her behind In Port
eFect-S Aloud, howeveF,. she merely