Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-06-01
THEIR WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY
By T. w. II AN SHE
- NuuzsErE}
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
HAN H E w

| lHrlll Oh lne pulses ana OF an Amos
imperceptible trembling of the hand
as she closed the lid of the rouge 20
and pushed it OUT of sight De-iEl tat
litter of glass aud silver on the dress
iDg-table.
You are earlier than usual TIL:
evening, JIM" she said, as the mar
came in and, w.sh a carele s, Hello
Dressing, are YOU, Amy?' threw of
his coat and. whisiling his way cut tc
the bathroom. turned on the taps ans
set the water gushing noisily.
You don't mind il I take off my
coat in here, 30 you?-it's so wretch
edly close" he remarked.
What an ideal" she answered,
smiling at him over the curve Of her
shoulder. You know l am not ridi-
culously exacting in such small mat
tiers, jim"
"Yes, l do know" he admitted. 81
was saying to Bella Armitage only the
other day, you are one of the most
even-tempered women living"
"She is back in town again, them"
who? Bella? On, yes; she returned
from Europe six weeks ago yesterday.
Didn't l tell you?"
NO" replied the woman, with a
curious Tightening of the lips. 81 have
scarcely seen you for more than five
minutes at a time-unless one counts
our breakfasting and dining together
for quite period, Jim. You have
been busy, of course?"
Eyes. deucedly busy. But, l sayi
Where did you get all the flowers? The
room is quite filed with them"
ooh, little bird brought them to
me. Wouldn't you like to know his
name?"
She looked over at him-half yearn-
ingly, half expectantly.
Il know it already-or l shall when
be sends in his BILL" he replied, with
the easy good-humor of Indifference,
and the carelessness of confidence.
Sort of new fad this, isn't ito have
your room filled with roses? Shall
leave a standing order for them at
Budleigh's in the morning? Or perhaps
you'd better let one of the servants
do that, when | come to think of it. |
I'm such a fellow for forgetting"
YES" she concurred, with dreary
fort of smile. You do forget, Jim
often. Never mind about the flowers;
it is only passing fancy-just for |
tonight. l thought, when you saw
this room full Of them-and the dining
room, too"
MY dear girl, didn't look into the
dining room, he interrupted. why
in the world should 1? What's up?
Are you giving an entertainment to-
night?"
NO"
I'm glad of that. 1t would have
been no end of a bore if you had. Don't
mind my sitting here while my bath
is drawing, do you?"
Not in the least. Do you like my
bair done in this way, Jim?"
81 don't know; yes-I think so. Is it
any different from the usual way?"
Entirely. Don't you remember? 1t
IS the way | wore it five years ago
when we were first married"
Five years? Aren't you little out
n your reckoning? Are you sure?"
Perfectly. Why, aren't your"
81? Oh, I'm never sure of anything, ,
-ou know. Only--five yearsl Great
'cotti 1t seems like %, doesn't it? !,
seems as though we'd never been any .
hing but married, for that matter"
YES" she said, with another dreary
mile. at seems just like it, just like ]
/. But you haven't told me yet how :
GU like my hair done in this way"
"Oh, like it we'll enough; only .
IS a trifie young for you, isn't it? :,
When a woman gets to be 30" :
Mrs. Armitage is over 80 and she n
ears hers like this"
VERY likely. But l wasn't talking h
bout Mrs. Armitage. You can't be in
very good humor this evening, Amy. =
hats the first time in my life | ever h
card you speak sneeringly of any q.
ody. And 1 say. For goodness sake,
y dear girl, do take that dreadful
ID stuff off your cheeks. When in =,
lie world did you begin to paint?" =
.'Oh, about a month ago-or maybe =
x weeks. Don. you remember say :,
g after-after the child was born -
Id died-that you thought the most ..
tractive thing woman can possess "a
good complexion"
Eyes, but l didn't mean an artificial ~
Ie. There's all the world of differ
&C."
Eyes, suppose there is. Shall l
pc the color off. them"
We'll, should if l were .ou. 1t is bo
rtainly not attractive" wt
She wiped away the offending color, ve
d then. going to the wardrobe, took on
wn an evening toilette and insinuat- Tb
nelseil ineo ene nua1e anu mystery in