The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-01-30

~ sometimes n big, some
times a little one; but VI
comes sooner or later, and must be It'd.
cd over by both parties, if they desire
to go with the current"
Had his attention been called to It, 7
much doubt If Ernest Waters would
have considered this advice worth his
notice. and as for his wife, Debby, she
had never permitted her thoughts to
create phantasies of any kind, not
wlthstandng that the longing for the
unknown is n quality common to hu
man nature.
TO think Of anything but the pres.
ent moment would, to Debby. have
been about the most scnseless thing Ia
the world.
Debby was n pretty woman, and her
exceedingly graceful manners corrc.
spondcd well with her type of beauty.
Ernest maintained that Debby was the
prettiest woman, by far, he had ever
seen, and his friends, who were many.
bore him out in this assertion.
Ernest was what Is known as trav-
of the world, and dwclt among differ
cnt nationalities, coming home to find
that Debby Lawson had grown so at.
tractive that he could not he happy the
rest of his life without her.
To Debby. Ernest was the one desire
her young heart had been longing TO
possess; and after their marriage she
believed her husband to be absorbed
by her. and she was absorbed in him.
But some one, l cannot be sure who.
has said, "a woman's love. always
springs from the heart and goes to the
heart; but mans love seldom pene-
trates below the surface" Meaning
that man is liable to have many loves
besides his wife-as, for instance, ge.
ting up new inventions, starting out
upon new enterprises-riding any pet
hobby that will crafty his love for
novelty or making money.
Before long 1t turned out that Elm,
est Waters had another love. His
scheme was one for which be was
Obliged to neglect pebby, ard It some.
times looked as If he might be neglect.
ing the handsome property his grand
father had left him.
1t happened that about this time his
friend, Bert Maddox, visited him. and
he would suffer no woman to be ne
elected.
s-No one could come between Debhy
and her husband; yet, judging by ap-
pearances, erroneous opinions were
formed.
The season was at its height. Debby
loved life; so did Ernest.
"But l can't spare the time to go
to the opera this year." he told his
pretty wife. 'Bertll have to take
you," rejoicing in the presence of his
friend, who had never yet failed him.
1t did not occur to Debby that she
was committing a great mistake 10y
being so often seen in company with
her husbands friend, and absorbed in
his money making scheme, Ernest did
not consider that he was committing
an error by allowing her to do so. And
the truth of it all was brought to his
notice in most startling manner.
Il must have it to say that l have
seen one star before all this glofy
fades" unused Ernest, purchasing an
admission ticket one evening.
The opera season was nearly at an
end. And he would have the satisfac-
tion of surprising Debby and Burt
He succeeded in getting standing
room where he could see them both.
congratulating himself on his good
luck while doing so. Not every hus-
band had friend like Burt, who could
be trusted to look out for his pretty
wife. The curtain came down Will >
he was in the midst of his reflections
"Pve seen great many pretty wo-
men," said one man to another (both
standing in front OF Ernest, ''what
you may call downright pretty women,
like Waters's wife, who's here every
night, about, with her husbands
friend. But I've yet to find a pretty
woman who turns out to be an exem-
plary WIFE"
II wouldn't bother my head abou.
pretty women" said his companion.
Cant help it." was the reply. 'They
will come under my notice. Poor
Waters! He's to be pitied. and no
mistake, though he should have known
better than to marry woman SO much
younger than lie is, and pretty one
ut that"
"Here indeed was revelation
brought about In manner startling
to Ernest, who had only himself IL
blame for the remarks to which he
had been an unwilling listener.
"Its the last opportunity any one
viii ever have to malign my pretty
WIFE," he determined, making bis way
70 her.