Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-05-12

~ AeNA sam sf(I must expect MIN
to interest other women besides your
SELL said the cousin. You might
aaFe enjoyed the monopoly of a plain.
st22Id, rot too good-nature6-
We should never have been happy.
red" said Mrs Redenshagl, who is
lot always clever.
/ am by no means stupid, said the
cousin, more than a little pioued:
and therefore the domesticities of
married life have never for one mo
ment entered my head as being at
tractive or desirable You win turr
everything into personalities, rather
po-ntless personalities in this easel"
You don't know the meaning of the
word love- said Mrs. Redenshall. in
no way affected by the cousins plain
rebuff; but do, and my heart is BIB
breaking"
Have You ever let your husband
see you make this exhibition of your
self?' said the cousin, cody. 4
Thank you,'' said Mrs. Redenshall.
with an annihilating glance. but sit
him for wee!-, and I shaa't while
he's so friendly with that woman. |
Pride is an overrated weapon"
said the cousin. ITO begin with, it's
foolish TO use a weapon that hurts
yourself; and, if you want to draw
your husband back unchanged, it's no
use breaking his spirit, or destroying
his self-respect, or spelling his tenn
per. as you run the risk c. doing if
you employ such an Anticipated
weapon with which to bring him back
into the fold"
20, how can you JOKE about my
wretchedness? said Mrs. Redenshall.
and the cousin thanked his stars he
did not live with a woman.
"Humor is the disinfectant of emo
ton" said the cousin IF women
could keep their sense of humor when
they fall in love, marriage would be
turned from weary pilgrimage
through waste of tears into a shin
ing Ell Dorado"
Il have sense of humor," said
Mrs. Redenshall Indignantly.
Once on a time, before you fell in
love-" said the cousin And may
recall to you how devoted your hus-
band was then?'
He wasn't sure of me. as ne is
now" said Mrs. Redensnall. 20, what
am ! to do to win his love again. I've
tried everything that | can think of
New frocks, and he doesn't even no
tice them,"
AS long as you pull, man never
will come" said the cousin. Loose
the string, and he may rebound into
your arms. Give him up altogether
You don't mean that I'm to leave
him. said Mrs. Redenshall, very
white and tragic.
Good heavens, no!'' said the cous-
in. That would be throwing yourself
at his feet. You mustn't let him see
you care at all. Hang it all! Don't
care! Stay and be happy Buck up!
Snap your fingers IN his face, and tell
him to go to-Mrs. Gaythorne, with
all the goodwill in the world, Face
the matter bravely, humorously.
Open the windows and let in the sun
light on to the secret you've been bag
sing and fostering and watering with
..-aur tears Don't you know that dark
ness encourages fungus growths?
You say all your friends know about
Redenshalfs infatuation. Well. if
they do, don't hide the fact that you
know wit 10,
Show every enc you're sure of your
husbands love-as you are, as you
are," said the cousin coming suddenly
upon Mrs. Redenshall as he Numbered
ur and down the room
20, / know he really cares for me-"
sobbed Mrs. Redenshall, breaking
down altogether under the cousins
jove-like gaze.
Then it's your own fault if you are
Inundated" said the cousin.
20, but if she is in love,'' said Mrs.
Redenshall.
Women with eyes like Mrs. Gay.
thornes don't fall in love-" said the
cousin. Has it never occurred to you
that the Gaythorne's are rather impe.
cunious and exceedingly ambitious
people, and that Mr.. Gaythorne is in
the position best described as. look
ing about'?"
well" said Mrs. Redenshall.
"Redenshall is secretary to the chief
at the foreign Office, where appoint
ments come FROM" said the cousin.
Has it also never occurred to you
that there's a nice little post in vi
emma which will soon be vacsnt?''
you think it has occurred to Mrs.
Gaythorne?" said Mrs. Redenshall,
looking at the cousin with singularly
wide-open eyes.
THE idea flashed through my mind
when ] was seeking for a reason to
account for the obvious fact that
Gaythorne is no more jealous of your
husband than your husband is of me-"
said the cousin. who was only human
Strangely enough, this little hit
cemed to infuriate Mrs. Redenshall
. no