The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-16
A PARpoNARLE RusE.


OF course I am 10 bear the blame
cut even worm viii turn, and I have
leecned a point where forbearance ceases
- De virtue, and my own self-respeci
There You go, reeIing Off yards OF talk
talk talk, in order that you hay have
the last word lou are so quarrelsome
quarrelsome! When you know per.
Iectly Wen I never have even an opin-
ION or my own. And as TO the last
The clerk is waiting for Us 70 reg
lister. If you VIII stop scolding Ions
enough Will order our room,
hoom, Mr. Wilson, room You meaa
rooms. We are Lot reduced TO the neees-
! s-ty OF dispensing with a parIor 10 which
We can invite our friends are we2'
Just as you please. madame; it IS like
your extray agance 10 engage a suite
i feurth floor. then. and a suite
Fourth floor, Mr.. Wilson. then you oc-
! eupy It alone. You know we always take
/ the second floor FOR fear or IRE. But
/ presume you would be delighted II I was
/ burned TO a cinder Wretchl II al ths
I years we've been married never knew
! you to oblige me oy granting any re-
I quest"
Never mind about that, Mrs. Wilson.
It's fourth floor or nothing You know
( ne Wen enough by this time 10 under
stand that I am not to be dictated 70 by
! any woman"
"Oh, no, Mr.. Wilson. certainly not. par
/ ticularly when that woman is your wife
/ suppose by this time 1 ought 10 be glad
/ nave roof 70 cover me. Heartless man
If the world knew how you treated
me"
Please register" said the clerk. who
was tired OF the recrinninations OF the
! pair and willing to help them adjust mat
! tors.
! They had been engaged in this disagree
able quarrel since stepping from car
( rage at the door, and there was a sug-
gestion of one OF those terrible hotel
tragedies which occur so often in their
expressions of rage and defiance, and the
/ hatred which flashed from their angry
eyes as they glared at each other
Clarence Wilson and wife, St Paul.
Mimi, was the inscription recorded on
the hotel register. and several guests
who had been interested IN the quarrellng
couple sauntered up and glanced at the
bold accustomed writing and specuiated
over the new arrivals.
That isn't the handwriting Of a tough. %
commented the clerk.
They didn't look like toughs, but they
wrapgle like them"
Must have money. by the way they are
logged out"
1t viii be either murder OF divorce"
They're too young TO have good sense. q"
"Oh, they've been married some years
I heard her twitting him with it. They
are not so young as they look"
The pair entered the hotel dining-roon
IL q pacific silence, and but for the
traces Of their previous i'll humor would
have made a very good impression How
ever they went at It again hammer and
tongs before they had finished their frst
course.
theater, or did you get any old thing as
usual?'
There you go, Jumping at conclusions,
These are the tickets-perhaps you viii
condescend to approve them. Best in
the house"
six rows from the stage and not end
seats! Suppose the theater should be on
lre-how would we get out?"
Il could skip over the backs Of the
seats"
Yes, and leave me to perish! Oh, this
is too much. Yet, years. ago, when we
were first married, Mr.. Wilson. and you
were not the cruel wretch you now
are, you said
"Oh, never mind what said. East your
fsh and give me a chance 10 finish my
dinner in peace. I little thought in those
Gays tnat mad married termaSantt
Who made me one2 You-nObody but
you. My-my mother"
Never mind dragging her in. tt her
daughter were half as amiable as she Is
wouldn't be leading such a dogs life
Nj Wilson seemed TO have had the
lasr word. and although the pair spoke
once or twice in an undertone. the at
tentive waiter had no further parley to
report TO the head clerk.
But the quarrel was resumed in the Gle
vator, where they snapped and snarled in
such a vicious fashion that the boy re-
lated il al the desk, where he was told
TO look out for concealed weapons and to
report any loud talking he might over
hear in the apartments of the new guests.
we don't want any coroners inquest
here, SAID the clerk. Just keep tab on
them, and if you see anything suspicious
let me know