Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-01-11

CT scattered papers, pipes pens t53as-
o. and fishing tackle, that ] reqeesJel
gou-not to-touch my deski'
And / thought replied Polly. tilt
ing her nose tndiferently, that Blue
beard VS. only myth"
! groaned.
Il even fancied." she went on, care
fully sorting out a handful of tobacco
tags and slowing them safely in the
drawer devoted to my most valuable
papers, that he was exceedingly in
human and unnatural but now | have
discovered that he was perfectly hu-
man ard perfectly natural, aud she
oeigned TO turn and take me In, from
the lips Of my riding boots 10 The lop
Of my head, with a glance thar plain
~ compared me 60 the ancient tyraut
'Bluebeafd ] remarked hanging ap
my crop aud heipiessiy sinking Ino
The Morris chair. would have been
an ideal husband If Fatimas curiosity
had not driven him to the verge q
murder
Polly tossed her chin and iadas RI
ously flung the deed to our nous and
al my insurance receipts iuso che
tash-basket AZ her side. from which
1 surreptitiously rescued them
He was, continued, entirely toa
ieniCnl
what" Polly stopped her
Iummaging to gaze AZ me.
lie gave Fatima the key TO bis SCI
eret closet ! declared.
Well reioined Polly. resumng he.
work. didn't you give me the keys
10 your desk?'
Not all Of them assured her
leaning back to watch the effect OF
my announcement upon the small per
sen at my feet Not the one to the
l..tle drawer where I keep my private
Il mean my personal"
"O-o-oh! breathed Polly 4 won
Gered where that key was But !
never even dreamed YOU had kept Il
from me-purposelyl and the re-
rroach in her eyes would have stung
harder man than /.
There was silence for a moment and !
then | cleared my throat.
Hmm! Blueebard o | continued. lin |
spite of his varied matrimonial expert |
enees did not understand women.
He"
Nonsense laughed Polly mo man |
ever understood women-exeept per
laps Solomon
Solomon" ! sighed, digging my IA
vorite pipe out of a pile Of rubbish
and reseuing my tobacco from the
trash basket, was a happy oriental.
NOT one of his wives would have dared
step a foot into his private apartments,
much less rummage about his blue
hoards closet"
or his desk giggled Polly. |
cor his pipes"
'Or his pride and self-esteeml"
mo, nor attempt to lay his tender
est memories and darkest secrets bare
10 the Light"
Polly tore up an old dinner card with
an energy worthy Of better cause.
so there are secrets. aud scalps and
eorpses in your desk she exclaimed
Il didn't say so | replied evasiyely
"and If there are, continued i'm
why shouldn't you leave
them there2 Secrets. Polly are like
sleeping dogs. best left lying. Curios-
ity is the great feminine crime. the in
ierited curse Of woman, which has de-
tcended straight down from Eve. one
would have thought, after that scrape
YOU got us into in the Garden OF Eden.
that you would have learned a les on
But you are an Ewes and Pandoras
and Fatimas There isn't a door. nor
a closet that is sacred from you. Nov
q man Is never curious L
Pooh said Polly. of course a man
is not curious why should he lbe
v hen women tell him everything? He
has nothing 10 be curious about You {
never heard of a wife with a Bla6
boards closet did YOU? Il IS always
the men who have hem They carrt /
their secrets about with them a
proudly as they would a decoration or +
B medal They have even been known a
Re take them e the grave. A woman !
souldn 90 such thing
No indeed agreed, eheerfufiy
III she happened Is die with oae or
her soul she would be sure 10 drop IT
an lac way 10 the burylng ground.
And as long as men continue 10
-ave BuGbcards closets. pursue
Folly. ignoring me. women viii con
fnue to prs into them Thai IS ths
.gaalty Of keeping your tender mem.
s-jes and your scalps lying about"
md she resumed her rummagine with
b air e having settled the question.
( watched her from the depths OF ms
Norris chair-and of despair-wiff
Rhat would have been sinking heart
bad not ths sieht Of her elbows be-
4eath roiled-up sleeves and OF mar
-uEis peepina oet from a ridieuioust
mall and useless dast cap Iiehtened ID
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