Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-16
Doing Her Duty.

4 AS4EANAMMAs u.s. DN AMERICAN EtNGa AE3Q-
ctation.l
] know a great deal n said about
taiebeaFers. am proud Of being one
Of those women who tell people II they
are being treated badly. II hear one
person talking behind another persons
back ! don't scruple 20 tel the person
talked shout that he or che d being
maligned. think they ought 70 know
IT,
Last autumn ! took my daughter
abroad and left her at school at Gene
70. Then started for Berlin. I got
into an empty compartment and wait
ed TIL the train started. Presently an
oldish gentleman got In with a young
lah lady. They was very affectionate
at least the oldish gentleman appear
ed 70 dote ON bis young wife, who
seemed to be watching for some one.
Then youngish man with black whis-
kers got In. took a seat directly oppo-
site the wife, and she breathed easier.
The door was shut by the guard, and
the train steamed away.
IL didn't take me long 70 ind out
that that young Teller and that young
wife were foollng the oldisf husband.
The old One never turned his head that
they didn't look into each others eyes
lovingly. BY and by be got up from
his seat, came to the window where /
was and sat down directly opposite
me, ct the same time taking a news.
paper out Of his pocket. never saw
such a fool In my life. IL these old
man viii marry young wives, why ON
earth DO they leave them in tempta-
tiou. I'd like to knowf The poor old
husband never took his eyes or his
paper. and the couple az the other side
Of the compartment never stopped
airtlng.
! sat straight up and tried to frown
'em down. They didn't seem to care
much Tor me. but once the young
hussy. when her lover put his hand on
hers. drew hers away, east glance at
me and whispered something TO the
young man, After that they both lean
Cd back for awhile and stopped their
foOlin' But II wasn't long before they
was q 4 again. both leanln' forward,
one OF bis knees covered by her skirts,
and she didn't know that I knew that
they was holdln' hands under It too.
couldn't stand It any longer. The
husband was benevolent looking
man. and ! sympathIzed with him
from the bottom OF my heart. By and
BY be put down his paper and looked
out the winder. l began by maxim
some remarks about the weather and
The beauty Of the country. He seemed
Inclined to talk with me because be
hadn't any one else to talk with. /
purposely directed his gaze to the view |
10 be seen from the other window 20
that he'd see what was goln' ON, but
ne miserable things heard me and
eaned back against the cushions
There was nothln' for me TO do but
ell him. BY this I'd be doin' him a
leFvtce and her. too, for I guessed
here hadn't been anything real crimi-
MI between 'em. aud II the AFFAIR was
Tipped n the bud there wouldn't be.
lest as ! was maxim up my mind how Il
Q put him on to the thing without 81.
ense the train whixxed into a tunnel
rhe compartment was black "a ink for
Iwhile; then we shot out into bright
Iayllght The old fool Of a husband
vas settin' with his head thrown back |
nd his eyes shet The lovers was sci.
w BACK from each other, and q flush
sas On the young woman's cheeks.
sut what was that on the black whisk.
g OF the young mani Powder
owder from on her face, I saw n
nd knew that the whlppersnapper
"a been takln' q kiss.
AZ that moment the husband opened
= eyeA Would you believe M He
loked at the couple unconcernedly ana
aen resumed his paper.
Whata that" / whispered to him.
% that young mans beardYs III
ne looked at me kind O. surprised,
Zen az the young man. then hack at II
g. y don't see anything" he said.
@Dont you see the powder on his
sarar'
"Powdari No"
Wei, declared Where's your eyesP
hat yoang mans got powder on hla
~ ana hls coat collar. and It could
we oaiy come from your wlfs's face"
Tue Old man looked again az the pow
= then at me, then back at tho COZ.
. Ihen. looking at the young man. r
said ferrely;
Yea Kissed her. alFP'
what business b that % yoursYa
torsed the other IN . harsh voice.
~ - 20 longer yours. She II mine" :
Years. slrl' =
Yes. mine"
'Btnce whenp'
AZ high aoOn today
ny what aathorityrs
"A certificate % marriage
thought they were going 40 Am each
aer. when the young woman. hgush.
red al the time. hurst into la1eh