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

feel that there is little element Q!
the complex, the incomprehensible, ths
mysterious about him No man car
appreciate woman's longing 70 pr
into the secret chambers Of his SOU
or forgive her for wanting TO know
things which she shouldn't" / append
e. significantly.
Polly arranged herself Turk fashion
on the floor and looked at me medi-
tatiyely with her chin resting in her
hand.
But suppose she said dreamily,
that the best part Of the man should
be locked in that holy OF holies?'
THE best part Of a rose replied
gently pulling at my pipe, is the
perfume; but you do not have to dis
sect the flower in order to enjoy It..
You do not have TO read the recipe
look in order TO relish the pudding;
and you do not have to know whether
a woman's complexion comes in a box
or-or a bottle-in order to admire 10
Besides" I added. when Bluebsard's
closet does contain scalps and corpses
and other gruesome obleots-which Il
often does
He should open Il on the wedding
day" cried Polly waving my check
book triumnhaatiy. an1-and air it,
And send poor Fatima flying home
e her MOTHER | inquired saressticat
", that would lie eminently foel-
.sh."
Or else added Polly. he should
be wise and clever and careful enough
never TO let her know OF the existence
Of that closet A woman. doesn't real
ly mind MOI knowing things if-if she
never finds them out But when a
secret is thrust ostentauously under
her nose, il Is like a locked closet or
a closed drawer or a telegram. She
simply has 10 open it! II Bluebeard
had never warned Fatima away from
the secret chamber she probably
would never have thought of looking
in H." and Polly turned to her work
Of destruction once more with re-
Eewed energy that sent the papers fly
ing In every direction
Il don't believe III" objected
"Fatima was on the feminine hunt for
trouble, which usually occurs at the
end of the honeymoon. And the wo-
man who goes hunting for trouble can
always find it, whether it exists or not
The trouble hunt isn't real sport The
same Is too easily bagged And nine
times out of ten when a woman has
found out what she wanted to know,
she is sorry She would very much
rather believe her husband what she
nee believed him"
she can forget said Polly, with |
NO, she can't She may think she
can; but the bloodstains would not /
wash off Fatima's key, and the stains /
)f suspicion once confirmed will for
ever faint woman's mind and color /
ler opinion and soil her love Now
and | glanced insinuatingly toward /
my desk Elf you had happened TO open
hat secret drawer for instance
Pollys eyes twlnkled strangely.
Il should have dispelled the mys-
cry" she suggested
'And destroyed the perfume of the
lower" | agreed. pulling comfortably
It my pipe
And seen the gruesome scalps and
orpses,"
"And desecrated the holy of holies."
"And found thisl" cried Polly. hold
ng up flagree box.
| caught my breath SO suddenly
hat the smoke from my pipe choked
ne The box was from my secret
rawerl
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" |
asped clutching at my pocket ana
rawing out my key ring.
POOH" laughed Polly. scornfully.
what woman ever needed key
Ihen she possessed hairpin,'
closed my teeth unsmilingly At
asst | knew how Buebeard had felt
had to pun on my pipe several time
efore could see quite clearly When
did look up Polly was kneeling at
~ feet and holding up the filagree box
1r my inspection.
'Iookl" she said quite gently. II
idn't open it, Jack. dear, and now
ever shall"
| took The box from her fingers AMI
topped TO kiss them Blessed little
oliyi
I'm that case said l. deliberately
iting the key into the lock. Eve shall
pen It together-and air the closet. -
.elroit Free Press.
A RECKONING.