Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-05-19

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 it, 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 fve," he replied.
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. Zone of these
days she shall have carriage and not
be obliged to walk in the park"
Il don't mind walking" she said,
bravely, though the big ache was still
ID Q6r u6dfC. ike II.
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 heart would break.
ooh, 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 choked out her sobs. 1t
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-b bound train.
How do I know al this? She told it
to me herself. Poor little woman! 1t
is seldom that one hears a more pitiful
story.
At Congress street she left the ele-
waited and went into a drug store
There she called up her husbands Of
fee.
mot here" said the girl. "He came
in and went out directly"
She could hear her heart beats. 81
knew it." she said to herself. To-day
I am going to find out for certain"
She spoke into the telephone again.
did he say when he was coming
back?"
From the reply it was evident that
the girl had not recognized her voice.
"It's hard to tell" was the re-
spouse. "He hasn't been in the office
regularly of late"
Without asking more she hung up
the receiver Through her clenched
white teeth she murnlured: 'No mat
ter how much it breaks my heart, l
am going to find out the whole truth"
That was how she happened to be
standing on the corner of Congress
street and Wabash avenue, with her
skirts blowing and her hat sitting I'm
easily on her hair that was a little
QlSOIupIGus 4NOL d IAtOuSAI VI LICK dp-
pearance came into her head. Her
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 a
cabman stood complacently.
Can you follow an automobile?'
she said, breathlessly.
The cabman shook his head. "Can
downtown, where the streets are
crowded, but not any distance"
"Then can. you tell me where 1 can
get another automobile? I'm sure this
automobile I want to follow will go
away cut into the country and around
to all sorts of queer places
The cabman laughed. You'd better
follow them in another machine" he
said. (Which one is it?"
s'That one there; that beautiful red
one with the lady driving. If I only
had an automobile now could follow.