The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-31
Young Wife's Sympathy for the
Cook Brings on . Stirring
Climax.
WAS NOT APPRECIATED
Never Let Wifsy Think For . Minute
That She 10 Other Than the BEST
and Prsttisst," Even " You
Don't Believe L.
From the Kansas City star.

From the Kansas City star.
What on earth" began In blank
establishment.
'Sh." said Polly. holding up a warn
Ing finger. smudged with hour.
After an almost hopeless hunt: I had
discovered Polly In the kitchen-a place
that by no means suits herewith ner
flowing sleeves tucked up TO her shout
dcrs. "A huge gingham apron tied over
her silk petticoat, and her arms buried
Ia a bowl OF sticky biscuit dough.
"Gardenia's husband has been beat
Ing her again." she youchsafed In "a
whisper. taking one. hand out OF the
dough and placing Il affectionately but
disastrously on my shoulder. shes In
the next room. where l made her lie
down after I had bandaged her eye.
I'm getting breakfast" and she buried
both hands In the dough again. much
To my relief
How very absurd you look. re-
marked after n moments reflection.
Polly jumped.
~, Mr.. Cu.ting?" she inquired. stop
ping with her hands half raised from
the bowl and staring at me incredulods-
~.
I guiped. II was the first time since
our marriage that Polly had addressed
me by my surname.
II can't see what I've done TO deserve
this" mumbled. 1t isn't / who have
been beating my wife. but Bilkins.
There are more ways OF beating n
wife than one. Mr.. Cutting. IL isn't ne
cessary TO lift your fist and bring II
down on your wife's pompadour In ~
der TO impress upon her the fact that
that she In objectionable To you. There
are subtler and more refined methods.
and Polly shot me a look from under
her lashes that made her meaning per-
fectly clear.
For instance?" inquired.
Polly patted the dough and gaEcd at
Il critically.
We'll, for instance" she continued.
when she had decided that IL was rt.ll
too sticky and had added another hand
fui OF -four. you might tell her that she
looked absurd, or that she wasn't pref
ty-"
.Huboy" Supposed to BE BuHalosd.
"Oh, she would never believe that" i
protested. There isn't "A woman living
so utterly devoid OF what they cdli
attractions that she doesn't secretly be-
Iieve that she would do for book hero
Inc or would make a hit on the stage.
she would believe you thought IL.
insisted Polly. and that would be very
much worse. A woman may know that
she IL anything but pretty. She may
look into her mirror with clean. UNI
shifting eyes and nee reflected there an
awful nose and an unhealthy complex
ION that even powder won't help. ana
stinKy hair. Other women may assure
her In n thousand gentle sympathetic
ways that she In fright. But she al
ways preserves an Illusion deep down
In her heart that to her husband at
least she II outwRrdly a substitute for
Venus. She consoles herself with the
thought that his love for her has blind
ed him To the plain truth and that at
least he meant some OF the things he
said before they were married and
Polly pounded the dough with unncces-
sary vchemence.
But" argued. III, may never have
said she was pretty"
NO husband can do n more awful
thing than 10 tell his wife she iSu't
pretty or To ming her physical defects
In her face. He might just az well
strike out from the shoulder and give
her n black eye at once. rs Bilkins did
Gardenia. Call n woman "A fiend, "A cat,
"A fool " you will-but do not call her "a
fright-unleRs you are looking for n del
Icate upper class way OF beating her
How absurd" I exclaimed thought
lcssly.
This time Polly dill not even look at
me. but there was disdain on her lips.
I'm every movement OF her fingers.
which seemed to be getting tuddled In
the dough.
Hem" ] began. with an effort to
make a fresh start. How does Gar
denia's beating strikc-I mean how
does she take her beating"