Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-03-26
An Anniversary

DE Narville standing at the door,
saw her He hastened 10 her, holding
ont his hand.
Are you here alone:" he questioned,
surprised
For the moment" she answered. Il
am expecting friend He was to
meet me here at s
CHANGING up at a giant gilt clock,
whose hands moved with annoying
slowness: III is not quite that yet"
she reflected, Impatiently.
De Narviile smiled down upon her.
MAY | sit here opposite YOU he
asked, drawing out the chair, until he
comesf'
Certainly, she replied, and he took
the chair
He observed her admiringly,
You are looking beautiful tonight,
.iessica." he began. How dainty your
white is, and that touch Of rose in your
hat. Old-fashiened roses they are.
aren't theyf On new fashioned WON
an. And your little fingers glitterlng
with Just enough diamonds. not too
many. Just enough There are some
who make the mistake Of wearing dia-
monds to the knuckies. but you. never
Dear met The last time | saw you.
Jessica, you were in tears
Yes" cncouragingiy.
"You and he had just separated. Ii
was very sad, | was not surprised at
your tears. One must weep a little for
any husband, worthy or unworthy. 1t
is IN the nature of woman. But / said
70 myself, then. In a couple OF weeks
or three she wilt he over il. She will
have entirely recovered And / must
say that my prophecy has been full
filled even sooner than expected. Jes-
sica How long has il been? Three
weeks" After a moment employed
in rapid mental calculation, Three
weeks! And here you are. beaming
,uorc beautiful than [ have ever seen
you, and waiting for friend"
Half closing hls eyes quizzlcally, hs
bent toward her.
1T is safe TO say" he whispered,
chat this is not woman friend for
whom you are so impatlently watching
She hands OF the clock with whom you
are to dine"
A laugh commenced at Jessica's eyes
and finished at her lips
Hardly she replied
II thought not declared De Mar
vile. And why should it be? Why
, ,,.t ,so o,,t NJ a.,co .vith x,ru. FrInndu >
Must you make recuse of yourself
while he has all the enjoyment posi-
bile: lie goes where he pleases, am
certain of that In fact. | have seen
people who saw him dining here, there
aud everywhere. with his acquaint
auces man or woman, as Ii suits him p"
Here he paused for au interval, in
order to observe the effect II was
rather disappointing than otherwise
.iessIca sitting under fire. composed as
a monument and quite as calm. lie by
aud by continued
las matter of fact, Jessica, you
aud he were never suited. you were
never intended for one another. Some
unktnd fate"
Fate. you call Il" repeated Jessica
Then. deiicNtely defining the differ
ence: when II Is uukind. il is fate
when It is kind, 1t is Providence. And
you call Ii fatet"
Some unkind fate" went on De
Naryile stolidly. "threw you together
You were too much alike in the first
place Both OF Intensely nervous tenn
peraments. cxcitabie. high-strung, it
was not In the nature of things that
you could live together longer than a
year Indeed. many predicted sep.
aration at the end of six months, or nj
the very least, seven, But it has been
year, hasn't it?'
Tonight said Jessica, softly, lis
the anniversary Of our wedding.
De Narviite laughed
And here you are" presently. "re,e.
brauug Il by dining out with a FREUD.
You are nothing, Iessjca, IL not up TO
date. You are more You are unique.
unusual All your friends say that.
They say you are quite right in making
the thing tinal. You are SO superior To
him in every way. You have wasted a
year OF your life on him"
Jessica shrugged her shoulders ever
50 slightly.
And what do they say OF him:" she
question. This, That he has wasted
year of his life on me-"
DE Naryiile frowned.
II don't know, am sure. what they
say to him." he affirmed but really he
was a brute, Jessica. AND why live
with brute as his wife"
q. when there are so many Other
hrutes wi.h whom one might simply
dine" finished Jessica.
"0f course. With whom one NAV
pass pleasant evening. then sa,
'ta-ta' That is best freedom. 1t i,
these chains that gall. 1t is sad. but
true. can't reason It out Nohsdy
can. But the fact remains. Once d
woman becomes the property vi a mar
she loses her charm. Tia sense OF