The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-14
ConnubiaI Diplomacy.
tfs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. =


IL doubt II there is more truth in any |
aphorlsm than in The least said the |
soonest mended, only If | had written
1t would have put II, let the other |
fellow show his hand before showing
yours, or. as applied TO connubial diff
ferences: Not only give your wife the
last word, but give her the first, and
be particular that she takes 1t. Not
only that, keep on giving 1t to her till
she hangs herself with her own rope"
Sam Albert adored his wife, but he
had no more conscience in his dealings
with her than an Italian bandit.
"What put that into your head, old
man?" asked.
"Well, the other day my old chum
Billy Perkins asked me IL | couldn't
take night Off for the theater. and so
forth. l told him would. I'd been
out a good deal without Ellie just be-
fore that, and | knew she'd object.
What did do? Have long powwow
with her about 1t, with such words
and phrases as neglect shameful
treatment you ought to be ashamed
of YOURSELF and all that Not |. I
just says: My love, I'm awful sorry,
but shall he detained downtown to-
night late by business. Don't sit up
for me- Then kiss her more affec.
tionately than usual and so to the Of
fee.
"As luck would have 1t. some of her
friends during the day telephoned her
an invitation 10 go to the same theater
where Billy and were going. and.
knowing she was TO be alone at home,
she accepted. Billy and l were sitting
down in the baldheaded row when.
glancing aside into proscenium box.
saw the party filing into 1t and my
wife take chair where she could rake
me with both eyes
II kissed my hand to her, but after
look of surprise she paid no more at
tentlon to me than IL | were one OF the
supes on the stage. | knew I'd meet
cyclone when ! got home and had
plenty of time to think matters over.
When a man gets caught that way it's
among lot of improbable excuses.
There's two ways of working it-one
owning up and the other way. | chose
the other way. assumed an mir OF
one badly treated, but too noble mind
ed TO defend himself. | didn't say a
word simply looked at her reproach
fully.
I,at nil hnr
see, when n woman sets up nm Idol she
doesn't like to have 1t shattered. She
had put me on n beautiful white marble
pillar, and didn't propose to come
down. She couldn't realize that would
deliberately do what had done with
out n reason. Since ! gave her no rea'
son, why, Of course, she began to hg'
ure one out for herself; but, not being
able to do 1t, she got madder than ever
Andrews OF Howe & Andrews hap
pened to have sat in the seat directly
In front of me at the theater. Andrews
| Is In the same business as ], and have
| known him for years. leaned for
ward several times and talked to hin
| about soubrette on the stage. She
was pretty as picture, and Andrews
who knew the stage manager offered
to take me behind the scenes between
| the third and fourth acts and Introduce
! me, an offer | accepted. When thu
/ curtain fell at the appointed time An
drews and Billy and got up and wen
| out together.
"Well, Efiie kept up pretty sharI
| thinking as to the cause of my bruta
| deception. l saw something was work
ing and just declined to come dow
from my high horse and crawl on m.
stomach. Instead, said nothing
about the matter between us, confininj
myself to Yes, DEAR and No, dear
confident that II l let her alone lon
enough she'd work out my salvation
for me and save me the trouble. A
last 1t came out one morning while W
were at the breakfast table.
"'Frank.' she said. Il want you to te
me one thing. Where did you thre
men go when you got up and wen
out of the theaterr
mot knowing but that she's got o
to my going behind the scenes and fc
what purpose, WINGED inwardl.
Outwardly | was game. 4 suppose
replied calmly, you think we WEI
out for a drink
"'No.'" she said; knowing that yo
and Mr.. Andrews are In the same bus
ness, I did not know hut that you wei
to the theater on purpose to meet hi
for business conference
"That put the beautifulest idea In
my head you ever saw. recall'
that Andrews and had been tryI
some time before to sell the Scrii
mons estate, 200 foot lot on Ma
street, for 100000. Wed failed. Al
had forgotten all about 1t. But
gave me a tip all the same.
"'Eme.' said composedly, don't "
! know that some OF the biggest bu