The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-18
Copyright, 1908.

But Joe! - she added, significantly.
Hasn't he returned to the fold
vets" [ asked, airily. 4
IT haven't seen him since the night
"Have you heard from himq''
around again. Don't worry" And T
ran upstairs to the babies, who were
dear little things and in the freshest
and sweetest little gowns. )
1t was good to be in my own home
again, to feel the loving embrace Of the
children 8 arms, to greet again all my
familiar belongings. To be sure, I had
been gone only two weeks, but so much
had beer. crowded into that time that
away, without Joe, since my marriage.
L would not own, even to myself, how
much missed him. I listened for his
key in the latch, his step on the stairs
all day and all night, but he did. mot
come: The next morning I decided to
telephone him.
"Hello, Joe," I said, after some de.
lay IN getting an answer. "How are
"Who. is it9'' he asked in a most
"Why, Joe. don't you know your
he asked, with a shade of GOODNESS.
cat home, Of course. Where should
beY' | replied. CHOW, be good old
Joe, and come along back .'
No reply.
"Joe-you hearq"
eyes, 90 on if you have anything
more to say. This is my busiest hour. .
"Oh, Joe!' and there were tears in
my voice, [ am sure. "Won't you
come home7 The house is SO empty
without you.'
t'When did you get backq"
"Ge efte e,a fa; morning T., and-'
80 "Y Yes joey, , dear; but come home
mo, I guess not.''
'Oh, Joe! now be sensible; and say,
Joe-do you hear me? Yes? Well,
then: don't mind saying I'm awfully
sorry: Won't you forgive me, Joe9''
"I'll come up tonight,' he answered
more kindly, s*and we III talk It out.
But things have got to be very differ
ent from now on
Eyes, dear,'' I answered sweetly.
Now, be sure you Gomez
He promised again and hung up the
concessions I should be called upon to
make, and calculated just how far /
could yield my newlygained indie
pendence and still keep Joe at home
and avoid scandal. And when night
came I donned by most becoming
house-gown and met him with inn
pulsive affection.
The ordeal was not 50 bad as I had
feared. The man really loved me, and
L soon won him over; not, however
without promising him to. give up all
active connection with clubs in the fu
ture. [ honestly thought I could keep
other reaction had set it and the home
now seemed to me the only legitimate
object in a woman s life. l felt Obliged
to attend the last meeting Of the Nota
Benes for the season, and give my re-
port as delegate to the Biennial; but
it was one Of the first whiting hot days
Of the season, so that there was a small
attendance and consequent lack of in
terest. Then the club season haj
closed and we all settled back into
t home ts life, scattering i for the most par,
east, where she had an ornate cottage
on the Maine coast, and 1 found it easy as
J to keep my virtuous resolves.
, Joe, too, took more interest in his
home, giving himself shorter business
hours and coming back at 4 in the
!, afternoon. He even went so faras to pro
= pose taking a cottage at Oconomowot
. for the summer; but not having wor1
. myself out with confinement at home
T. I felt inclined to enjoy the comfort
of my new house during the summer
= "No,'' I said in answer to his propo
:, sition; "let us stay where we are. tn,
y house is big and roomy and catches al
! the lake breezes.: The children are bet
= ter off here, with our large grounds t,
q play in, and I ID rather stay near you. ,
= He said little, but could see hov
4 pleased he was, and we settled down t.
. enjoy long summer at home in wa,
+ that would have surprised the Omah
= newspaper writer of "A Brilliant Pape
" by Brainy Woman,' or, indeed, tina
n great gathering Of women who 1iste7e
q q to my plan for the emancipation o
. women from household drudgery.
(To Be Continued Next Saturday,