Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-15
zS2x I A DOUBTFUL | WIFE By JEAN cowGILL

TIER new spring dress blew about HI friskily. Her hat was a little un- settled. You must not think from that that she Is at all doubtful character. Quite the contrary. She Is one of the angels of her neighborhood. Her neighbors will tell you that. Her hus- band she adores and next to him her church.
 For about a month she has had a secret sorrow. It Is one of those sor- rows which sooner or later seem bound to creep into the lives of young mar ried women. Yesterday was the cul- imitation. When her husband went away in the morning she felt that there was big indeflnable shadow between them. It was the shadow that has been. growing all of the past month. He kissed her, to be sure, but there was difference in her soul. She understood it completely. Then he did not look so fairly into her eyes as he had been wont to do. While they were eating breakfast she felt 1t, felt 1t when he ate the soft boiled eggs and drank his coffee. Of course she did not tell him. Sensible women have too much pride in themselves to do anything so foolish. She simply cov- cred up her little heartache and smiled and chatted with him as she had always done.
 In the hall she helped him on with his overcoat and stood holding his hat.
 What time will you be back this evening" she said.
 His eyes dropped. She knew that he was watching her through the cor ners furtively. She wanted to- throw herself into his arms and snuggle her head up against the new spring coat collar and tell him all about 1t, but that same old pride would not let her do it. She smiled and smiled again, even when she felt certain that he was lying to her.
 "I'll be home about i've" he replied. 1, You'd better walk in the park for a couple of hours"
 He took both her hands in his. The hat dropped to the floor.
 Good girl" said he. "One of these days she shall have carriage and not be obliged to walk in the park"
 I don't mind walking" she said, bravely, though the big ache was still in her heart. q like it." He kissed her again and went out of the front door whistling. She stood for . moment where he had left her. Her eyes were dilated; soon the tears came. She flung herself into the depths of big chair and sobbed as if her heaYt would break.
 "Oh, how he lies to me-" she said and then to make the awfulness more complete she repeated it. How he lies, how he lies!'
 Soon her mood changed. Her sor- row gave way to another feeling That feeling chokcd out her sobs. Ii was not over half an hour before she came downstairs attired in her new spring dress, with her hat and shoes and gloves and everything to match Straight from the door of her home she went two blocks to the elevated station and took the north-bound train
 At Congress street she left the ele. vated and went into drug store There she called up her husbands of. flee.
 Mot here," said the girl. "He cams in and went out directly"
 "Did he say when he was coming back?"
 | From the reply 1t was evident that the girl had not recognized her voice
 "It's hard to tell" was the re- sponse. "He hasn't been in the ofict regularly of late"
 Without asking more she hung ul the receiver. Through her clenchet white teeth she murniured: "No mat ter how much 1t breaks my heart, am going to find out the whole truth. That was how she happened to b. standing on the corner of Congres! street and Wabash avenue. with hel skirts blowing and her hat sitting un easily on her hair that was littl' disordered. Not thought of her ap pearance came into her head. Hel sorrow had grown deeper as the morn ing grew brighter. All at once she be came filled with a wild desperation Regardless of wondering passers-by she ran across the street to where , cabman stood complacently.
 Gan you follow an automobile?' she said, breathlessly.
 The cabman shook his head. "Cal downtown, where the streets ar' crowded, but not any distance"
 Then can you tell me where I cal get another automobile? I'm sure thi automobile I want to follow will @ <