Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-07-31
THE OTHER WOMAN
By s. E. K1sER.

the line OF least resistance"
indeed replied the other woman;
then that accounts for it,"
The other woman was still young and
still fair to look upon. Moreover, she
was a heroine. She had been divorced
Oh. no, no, no! She had not been tc
blame! Why, she was as innocent as Q
child. How could she help it il men
would turn to look at her and make re.
marks about her beauty? But the nan
she had been married to was in~ordinate-
ly jealous, and, being so, he wanted to
keep her shut up at home, with the cur
tains drawn, as if he were a grand Turl,
and she his harem. Was it to he won
dered at that she rebelled and went home
to her mother?
But Mrs. Dinglethwaite elevated the
tip of her nose in the presence of her
friends and made careless remarks that
were not complimentary to the other
woman. Mrs. Dinglethwaite even hint
ed that she knew more about the other
woman than she cared to tell.
1T was all very well for the other
woman's husband to get his divorce on
the grounds of desertion. That was an
easy way out of 1t. Pouf!"
Now, 1t was but natural that the things
which Mrs. Dinglethwaite said and
limited at should have been told by her
loving friends to the other m
wherefore the other woman, of course.
whetted her ~tomahawk.
what was ~ NON. eofl %, 1.1.o1 NJ.
Dinglethwaite, after she had studied
the other woman's answer for a mo-
nent.
4 said your husbands habit Of pro-
ceeding along the line of the least re.
s%istance accounted for-well, no matter
now"
What do You mean?" Mrs. Dingle-
thwaite asked, allowing her magazine
to tumble to the floor. There was a look
in her eyes that the other woman did
not mistake, For a moment they gazed
at each other, Mrs. Dinglethwaite's
hands opening and closing spasmod-
ically.
It's nothing-really nothing at ALL"
the other woman answered. 81 merely
spoke before L thought"
1t was Saturday, and Mrs. Dingle.
thwaite's husband was. coming out on
IN afternoon train from the city. Mrs.
D~inglethwaite, alone in her room. went
rapidly from one emotion to another
FOR three weeks she had been urging
her husband 70 come out and stay over
Sunday at the lake, but he had found it
impossible to get away. The the other
woman had arrived, and the next morn
ing Mrs. Dinslethwaite received a let
ter from William, who informed her
that he had made arrangements to ru,
up Saturday and remain until Tuesday
evening"
What a fool she had been not to have
seen through 1t all Immediately! Oh
how could she wait for the train to core
in? The letter she had received that
morning froIa William was torn 70
shrreds, and her fingers twitched, 50
eagerly did she long to sink her nails In
the other woman's race.
Whats the matter with you. Ellz-
abeth ? William asked, after he had
greeted his wife on the station Mat
form, Aren't you feeling well?''
She closed her lips tightly and looked
him in the ey es.
Heavens, what hardened sinner he
was! He never fiinched. He even re-
turned her look as frankly as If he ma
never committed a sin in his life.
DC you think it is necessary" she
replied, for you to ask me what 10 the
matter ?"
William Dinglethwaite's jaw dropce4
and his expression of frankness gave
way 10 a shifty, hang-dog look.
The other woman was in hiding when
the 'hus arrived at the hotel, but Mrs.
Dinglethwaite was not slow in hitting
the tail.
Come" she said to her husband.
well go over to the golf club. There's
somebody Owe there that you'n be glao
to meet"
See here, Elizabeth" he demanded as
she was hurrying him along; whats
the trouble? Something's gone wrons
Have l done anything?"
Have You done anything? HIM.
Oh, no! OF course you haven't"
There was a flash in her eyes. how
ever, that caused him to vince and want
to run away.
The other woman was sitting alone ON
the shaded bench near the first tree.
Her back was turned toward the ap-
preaching couple. Suddenly Mrs. Din
glethwaite, grasping her husbands arm
so that he might not escape, Appeared
In front of the shameful creature.
William Dinglethwaite and the other
wOman bowed and said: How do you
do?' Then they looked with wonder
at the gentleman's wife, who seemed
suddenly to have realized that she MIST
have made amistake.
What" she managed to ask, address
ing the other woman, did you mean by
that-that remark you made abovt my
husband this forenoon"
Il had forgotten that | made a re-
mark about him. the other woman re-
piled.