Arizona republican., 1902-02-04

th@m-with' the emphasis strongly on
III" pronnun.
So she was married to John. and John
was married to her, and as has been
stated, everybody was satisfied.
1t was, so far as a casual observer
might see, marriage without ideals.
John and Emma We're lacking in imaG-
ination. He saw in her a homemaker
pure and simple. She saw in him a
/ breadwinner free from undesirable at
tributes. At least they thought they
saw each other thus. But idealism is
an insidious thing, given to the DON
ming of strange DISCUSSES. 1t had crept
into the heart OF Emma unawares and
into the heart OF John
{ Another year passed, during which
John builded a square dwelling with no
nonsense about it, and set q row OF
hard naples along the front walk. and
purchased a COW Then he bought n
simple wicker perImbulator and opened
a ledger account with the leading doc
tor.
Life for the blissful couple was on in
real earnest. and life in real earnest is
q pretty serious matter.
/ 1t was then that the covering of the
ideals began to loosen in places and fall
of. BY the end of one more year the
/ process was complete. John growled
at the cost of living. Emma neglected
her back hair. He discovered with a
shock that the cooking was badly done,
/ and that the house was badly kept.
He uttered hoarse note OF complaint.
and momentarily paralyzed by the
sight OF Emma shedding great soaking
tears. He had thought her superior to
such petty weakness.
Alas and alas.
Matters did not improve during the
next year. They unmproved. Johns
business affairs went wrong. 1t was
the year of panic. and collections were
difficult to make. Instinct prevented
him from grooming ia the market place.
hence he brought his groans home and
discharged them in an avalanche at his
wife.
/ This was not pleasant for Emma. She
had troubles of her own, which troubles
she verbally discharged at John in re-
taliation. She wanted many things
which could be obtained only by the
outlay of money, and money was not
forthcoming.
/ John became soggy. and ugly. Emma
became !osgy and sriteful. \ fisurative
fog settled about them. and through
the murkincss they saw themselves as
strangers.
. Then John failed. He came home one
night and sat for long time beneath
; II cobweb liz q corner OF the sitting
room. staring with wide unseeing eyes
I at the picture of Garfield upon the
wall, saying nothing, needless OF the
food upon the table.
Emma sat in the kitchen. rocking
. ceaseiessly the child in her arms. She
knew what had happened. y glance at
John had told her all she cared to be
told.
SO the minutes became hours, and
the fire died out, and chill came into
( the air. The clock struck 9. John
spoke.
EN-" said he. Its al over"
y know it," she returned. What are
you going to do about it,"
Il don't know" he replied. I'm clean
/ discoura Eed-beat. I'm poor stick
You are she agreed promptly.
lie started violently. What he
cried. You say that? I reckon. ma
/ dame. I'm as much of "A success as you
you that deceived me-that luTed me
20 marry you under false pretenses.
You that made out to be helping your
ma. SO good with the housework! You
/ that run whenever YOU saw me coming
! and put on your apron and rolled up
your sleeves and dabbed your hands
| with -four or grabbed up a flatiron,
think you'd have been ashamed of
/ yourself. letting your ma do all the
. work while YOU just LACED around l
should think you'd be ashamed of your
self this minute sitting there on that
/ floor that hain't been swept for a week.
I Did you think ! wouldn't find you out.
/ o. you deceiver. YOU
He arose to his feet. excitedly pacing
/ from one room to the other, then
/ bewilderment in his eyes, for Emma
was smiling at him through tears.
John she demanded. quietly. who
told you that
Il overheard your pa telling Squire
Wignam,' he said, land they seemed
TO think twas the best joke ever was.
( But il hurt me fearful and rolled me
/ up. You've no idea how it rolled me
/ up. Emu
I Yes. 1 have, John" said she. 'Mer-
/ cy! Do you think I'm blind and deaf?
I But it wasn't so bad as pa made it out
10 be, honest, it wasn't. Just once
run and put on apron and rolled up
my sleeves to deceive you. and that
time twas because ia torn . big hole
in the front OF my dress and the sleeves
were all stained up with raspberry
juice. Pa was always teasing me
about it afterwards. He thinks he's
an Il" Aui Ilch JOSEF pa uOeS ana as
for my failing TO keep house for you.
John. there wasn't any trouble till
baby came. and then l didn't have time
nor strength to do it, and you couldn't
afford to hire help, and YOU wouldn't
tell me why, and-an-O. John
she placed the child in its cradle and
with deliberate impulsiveness threw
he-' arms about johns neck. His arm
slowly wound itself about her waist
We're just as foolish as-as the
fools. John she sobbed.
''Fooler," declared he. decidedly II
hain't given you a fair shake EN- I'm .