The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-03
JACK HOWARD, MARTYR.

Jack Howard, if you so yachting.
am going with you. SO now, and with
q stamp OF her dainty foot pretty Mrs
| Howard buried her face in her fiinsy lace
handkerchief. ard there immediately fol-
lowed a storm OF tears. Something like
a frown family Swallowed her husband :
handsome face for an instant then he
| turned to her with look of love in his
| eyes.
Never mind, Ethel. dear; let's not
think any more about the yachting trip.
1 would have taken you, but there We're
to be only men along What do you say
to drive in the country this afternoon?
l viii come home early, and We can spend
the afternoon together.
At the mention Of a drive Mrs. How
| ards tears disappeared as quickly as they
had come. 20. you dear old darling boy,
How perfectly lovely OF you she ex-
claimed, throwing her arms around him.
An so like the good. big-hearted fellow
that he was. Jack Howard gave up all
thought OF a yachting trip. and spent that
afternoon, as he had many others. by mis-
wife's side.
He had met and fell in love with Ethel
Langham during the last year of his col
lege career. and when, shortly after he
was admitted to the bar, and Dame For
tune willed that he become successful
young lawyer he married her and began
life as a martyr. II there was one thing
on earth hrs. Howard adored il was her
tall. handsome husband, and her one be
setting sin was her selfishness over him.
He had long ago given up his clubs,
and now his pretty young wife was not
even content 70 have him spend an after
noon with a few college chums, who had
planned a pleasant yachting trip.
Two years ago he had borne it bravely.
his kindly, loving nature prompting him
to in 10 her.
Whenever he mentioned a fishing party
or a dinner with a few colleagues at
hotel, it was always met with tears and
protests to the effect that he should never
want to leave his wife for some horrid
old men,.
but. my dear, they are not old men"
he laughingly answered one day. You
remember the Everhardt boys, when 1
was at college, and that set"
wei, if you prefer their society to
mine YOU may have them" she retort-
ed with another storm Of tears. Jack
had Immediately consoled her by taking
her 10 the theater that evening giving Up
all thought of the dinner.
One evening. as he crossed fremont
street TO the subway, he ran into man
about his own build and as the two
turned to apologize they instantly recog
nized each other.
BY jove old fellow, how are your
was Jacks exclamation, as they shook
hands.
Just going to take a car to look you
up" was the others reply.
Phillip Armory was Jacks own cousin,
and the two had been more like brothers
all their lives than cousins. Armory had
met pretty Ethel Langham once at
party. but had never seen her since she
became Mrs. Howard. Therefore, what
was her CONSERVATION when she saw
Jack step off the car at the next street
below their house, followed by one she
took to be a stranger.
why should Jack bring anyone homer"
she unused. 4 want no one but him"
Ethel, dear, you remember my cousin,
Phil Armory, do you not?" said her hus-
band, as they came up the steps. Mrs
Howard gave young Armory her dainty
little hand In acknowledgment, with a
pleasant littlt smile all the while think
ing him horrid intruder.