Evening journal., 1905-06-03
Mr.. and MRS. HOLLANDS
FLIRTATIONS
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Harry Holland was an all round
good fellow. He loved his wife and
their two little children devotedly, but
aid not hesitate to risk his and their
happiness by what he considered harm
less affairs with women. Clara, his
wife, was one of natures peeresses,
and every one who knew the couple
wondered how Holland could be even
amused with other women. Neverthe-
less he would get up an affair with
some creature who had neither brains
nor principle and whose beauty was
often entirely made up" Clara pre-
tended not to notice these freaks, fully
approaching what it was to start even
the slightest breach between her hus-
band and herself Was not his, her
and their children's happiness all at
stake? She argued that every man
has his weakness, and this was the
only weakness Of which her husband
was guilty. my wife is a sensible
woman" Harry would say to his inti-
mate friends. "She knows it's a mans
nature to rove, and it's a woman's ma
ture to be true TO one man. She's the
angel Of the household"
SO long as Harry fitted from one
hower to another-some Of them wax
aud paint-there was no great harm
done. But at last a woman got hold Of
him who kept him dancing attendance
upon her so long and so constantly
that the affair became the town talk.
Then rumor began to undermine Mrs.
Hollands good name. "You see how
4 is" said thinking persons; zone sin
leads to another Clara Holland has
been at last affected by her husbands
want of principle. They won't hang
together long. What a pity for the
chlldrenw
Harry didn't exactly like the situa-
ton and cautioned his WIFE She did
not say, cease your attentions to other
women and I'll cease accepting favors
from other men" She simply said,
"Oh. Harry, we don't either Of us mean
anything by it, This was not salts
factory to Harry For the first time he
began 10 think his wife was not the
angel of the household after all. He
began to think of the terrible results
that might accrue from his wife's con-
duct. What if his family should be
broken un, his children separated from
him? It would be the wOmGn's fault,
but that would not mend matters. One
would suppose he would begin to set
matters right by devoting himself to
his home and letting other women
alone. But the charmer who at the
tine held possession of him was not
inclined to give him up.
One morning as he was going in tc
breakfast the postman called, and Hol
land took the mail from him. Glancing
over the letters. he saw one addressed
10 him in womans hand that he did
not recognize. He thrust it in bis
POCKET and after breakfast, while read
ing bis paper in the library, opened it
1t rc3d:
Keep an eye on your wife. She Is pre-
pairing 20 SKIP out with c. B.
Ilalsnd sat so long in the library thai
i-'e VITO AZ last came in and asked hin
~i- Zee Delayed going downtown a'
g. whoa hc looked up at her j
w.'i .' as3Iized expression.
'Fs thc matter, Hary?' she
f..i an eG hor lie note. She read 1
cool anl handed it hack to him.
'f r.it" fc s..3
'} 'r'f." she repeated, 'of course tn
i.oa Ea."
"N 3i.t - 10Y rcanE'
q can ..iat 'his farce may rs wei
"a i.1w asat any time. We are bot
isorc !...er s,,i in others than in ou
10. -rau.! org children. Yetwhy SHOULD
J 60 as thls no,c indicates and maxi
Tie scanJai all the worseE You, beinI
rlau. can commit some flagrant ac
tbat viii g.ve ne my legal freedom
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