The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-08

gaiety-everything. There could be
nothing you might desire in woman
that would not be-to bring you hap
piness
What has she-this wife-woman--
ever done to hold your Has she
changed her life to fit yours, has she
ever devoted herself to pleasing you?
Has she ever given you moment Of
pleasure at the cost OF an hour OF
her own selfish desires? Why should
she come before me? Because she is
what the world calls a good woman;
because she has never loved so much
that nothing mattered-nothing at all
not even the voice Of the world"
She stopped with halfsob.
The man laughed uneasily. He knew
she spoke the truth. The other wom-
wife-woman she had called her in
contemplated never tried to please
him. But she had been faithful TO
his name. and hers-that was much.
On the other hand what did this
woman mean to him? She had been
good company-they had even had IA
nous times together-but thai was
past now She caught the impersonal
look in his eyes and interpreted it
Alright
She remembered the little table in
the corner. a secluded retreat, where
he had taken her the first time they
had come there. Her eyes sought 1t
now in a pitiful attempt to coDjure
up that other hour
Another woman was sitting just
where she had sat, and even as she
looked she heard her low laugh triIl
out She had laughed like that, too
then. AS she continued to gaze in
/ retrospection, the other woman moved
closer to her companion and the Hight
fell across her face for an instant.
The watcher gave little gasp and
fell back in her chair with a soft
OH
She was relieved-when she dared
glance at the man-tO see that ap-
parently he mad not noticed her mo
mentary confusion.
Goodbye" she said softly, meeting
his eyes with an inscrutable look.
When You come back-for you will
come back-you viii not find me-
Thank you for many things-and re-
member / shall pity you always-fnr
the things you could not see and never
will understand"
As he drove homeward his mind an
ticipated pleasurably the other wom-
an. He had been neglectful Of her
and now ne would make it up. After
all, she was a good sort, and a wife
any man might be proud Of. He even
mentally cancelled a club engagement
or two in his new spirit Of reformation
and resolved that he would stay home
on those nights and keep her com
pany. Poor girl, perhaps she was lone
: " at times, with only the servants in
/. the house.
D He bounded up the steps and even
fumed because he was slow in finding
6 his latch key. He sought his room
! and removed his evening clothes. The
feel Of his house coat was comfortable
{ after the chill Of the cab, and his slip
. pers were grateful to his feet a
. pleasant glow Of anticipation warmed
I him as he passed into his wife's apart
1 ments.
The room was dark and he fumbled
+ an instant before he found the button
for the light.
In its soft radiance he noticed thai
: the bed was untouched, and It oe
CURED to him suddenly that there
o seemed to be a strange quiatnesa
e about the room. He moved toward
the little table where the light stood
!. A note pinned to the shade caught hi
s eye.
It He tore it open irritably His glow
Of anticipation died to chill Of ap
/. prehension as the words made thef
u meaning clear:
d Goodbye. Two can play at games
i and I'm tired Of this waiting, always
y waiting for you. when there are 3,
d many pleasant things for me, too
d dinner tonight at Finley'a with th.
d man who loves me, for instance"