Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-07

~ Wen huoWH 10 the feQuenter OF
fashionable drawing rooms. and is usu-
ally to be found in the stalls at West
End first nights"
Willie read the paragraphs through
twice before he thoroughly grasped its
meaning. Then he houte to the
driver To return to Hyacinthine's fiat.
He couldn't understand 1t. There must
be a mistake or a misstatement
where. His Wife. 1t was absurd! She
couldn't write a book! Then a thought
struck him. He had 1t! Somebody
who knew of his intimacy with Hya-
cfnthine (and who didn't, he reflected
with some pride) had thought it hui
morous to describe her as Mrs. Willie
Strange. and had sent the paragraph
in. Willie made up his mind to track
down the blackguardly jester and pun
fish him. The hansom stopped at the
entrance OF the flats. Willie bounded
up the stairs. too eager to wait for the
lift. He dashed into Hyacinthine's
presence. waving the newspaper.
Look here. he almost shouted.
look here! It's abominable!"
Hyacinthine took the paper. read the
paragraph and stared at him with a
white. tragic face: then tears gathered
In her eyes and finally she burst into
the widest sobs.
II knew you'd find 1T out" she
moaned.
Fin what outo" demanded the as
tonished Willie.
H~yacinthine snbbed so necessarily
that she couldn't tell him.
Find what out?" demanded Willie
again.
"Wh-why. what a humbug | ANA
cheat" she sobbed.
"A cheat-what do you mean?" he
exclaimed.
Hyacinthine dabbed at her streams
inc aNRS :vNhN' fh0t L <1k1ns< vr,vjt, <I>
book. 1t wasn't my fault that you
thought 1 did. 1t wasn't. really. 1t
was that fool Foulkes. He went about
telling people that l did: and, when
they began to believe him, / was SO
pleased hat l hadn't the strength Of
mind to say that l didn't"
But, do you mean to say"-com-
menced Willie. You don't think it
possible-you don't think it's possible
my wife really did write it?"
Il don't know who wrote it," replied
Hyacfnthine. miserably. II know l
didn't. Oh, ! was an idiot to say that
l did,! Blu 1t seemed such an easy way
were SO anxious to swallow anybody as
the author. You don't blame me very
much. do you? And besides she
stepped Onward until she was close to
him. II knew that you admired me,
because you thought l had written 1t.
and i did SO enjoy your admiration"
Why didn't you tell me the truth, at
any rate?' he asked. II should have
admired o just as much-more for
being honest and courageous"
She shook her head. II know you
wouldn't. You won admire me any
more now. For everybody will know
Q quiet here. +" And she burst
out sobbing again,
Strange comforted her as we'll as he
could In a short time. He said that.
really. he must keep that appointment
In st. James street, and that he was
abominably late already. Then he
bounded down the stairs, hailed the
first hanson he saw and sped home.
ward. He had left his newspaper in
Hyacinthine's fiat; 30 he bought an
other copy. and with this he con-
Read that he said excitedly. IFS,
1T true?"
His wife had no need to read 1T; she
ton.
It's quite true" she said.
We'll, I'm blessed" he exclaimed
But however did you manage to do IT?
ID 1t really true?" (:
why are you surprised?" asked his
wife. Surely I'm better qualified to
write such a book than most women
better than Miss Hyacinthine Thor,
oughgood, for instance"
Have you heard of herr" asked.
Willie.
"Oh. yes." replied the wife. at was
on account of he that 1 had that par
agraph inserted and decided to have
my name put on the next edition. 1t
seemed too tronical that you should fall
In love with her on my account"
But I didn't fall in love with her."
protested Willie.
That you should esteem her so
highly, then"
Il don't know that I do esteem her
very highly" he asserted. II didn't
know until this afternoon that she was
q liar"
"All women are liars-and all men,"
commented his wife.
Willie didn't like such a tone He
put his arm round his wife's waist
and kissed her. 1t was a valuable priv
llege to be able to kiss the author OF
The Diary Of a Neglected Woman"
whenever he wished.
He felt. also. that he owed some
gratitude to his wife for placing him
IN the position OF her husband, par
ticulariy II he were allowed to COM
bine 1t with that Of Snowman. He per-
suaded her to accept an enormous
number of invitations. md, wherever
went he had the pleasure Of see-
ing her surrounded by q crowd Of buzz-
Ing. complimentary lion hunters.
once, IN a crush. Willie found him
self shoulder to shoulder with Miss Hy-
acinthine Thoroughbred. He accepted
the hand that she held out to him
with something of an appealing man
ner. but he accepted 1t very cooliy. one
could not afford to be too friendly
with such an unprincipled person
PointAd 0aearr.oh.
Wise is he h knows when not I o