The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

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'His own fathers home will do very nicely" I
submitted in the dry fashion that always pleases
him. mot that the old place is not beautiful
and l wish you might have it, Big Boy-and 1
wish l might have known your father but your
wife and perfectly satisfied now"
A LONG in the afternoon Big william phoned
to please go before dark to the barn and open
the alley door. Murphy, for unstated would
leave his auto there that evening. He had given
him the key which sometimes failed to work
Would / open the door from the inside? No. he
could not return to dinner, but might get a look
at Junior just before the caucus whatever kind
of political meeting it is where candidates
nominated. / asked him how things went, and If
l could help any way He said nothing could help
unless felt like meeting Mr.. Murphy in the barn
and choroforming him into a sleep that would
outlast the meeting. He declares to this day that
he forgot the speech before it out of his
mouth l believe him-others do not
Dusk fell early by of the undated storm
and sat rocking Junior before the nursery fire.
singing snatches of nonsense songs and baby
rhymes. when some one rushed into the house
and Tessie's light foot sounded the stair. She
entered the like a small malicious whirlwind
1 had not known little woman could be angry
and beautiful. She positively tragic
she flung her wet coat from her and poised in her
dramatic way against the mantel.
"what--on earth-s it?" asked, watching the
baleful light in her great Spanish eyes. She
swept the wet hair from her forehead. Her an
perfectly cool. When she is perfectly
calm, she talks like a tempest
Don't get excited. Molly" she drawled. I'm
only tired of being bossed like a child-and fooled
like one-put aside with politics excuse,
while he-whiIe Fred-dares to-" She had to
pause not for breath, but for words. Then she
lost her enforced calm. 1 finally made out from
the storm of words that she and Dickie had gone
to lunch at the Wellington, and that Fred
discovered" at a little table alone with a strange
hamboyant lady. That She Tessie, had pretended
not to him, and had marched straight out.
while he acted perfectly unconscious either of
her the woman with him.
You're little fool, Tessie" said, and
before prepared to give her my boy, this time
FoI-o
run out and unlock the barn William babe me-
l have forgotten it utterly Wait for me, and
while am gone remember what am telling you.
Hitherto have held my tongue but you shall
know that your husband worships the ground you
walk on and every one but you it, Dickie
Towner-is nothing! He isn't worth Fred's kick
ing out doors, he would have done il long ago.
And let tell you while l speaking that if
you would take little pains to attract your own
husband he would not be here almost every even
ing of his life holding my baby and watching me
get him to sleep / have very satisfactory hus-
band, whom 1 could not drive from home, but 1
should think you, pretty and clever you are,
could manage to keep your own husband where
he belongs" l knew this would turn her half
insane jealousy in direction and keep her
rooted where she could watch me- She stared, a
queer light in her eyes. ! felt cheap and
feline. but knew Tessie very we'll indeed. 1 was
aware that it did harm that she with her
intense gaze found me at my best in a soft trail
ing blue gown, with my pretty baby in the hollow
of my
Sudden tears filled her eyes as I placed the
child on her knee, where she sat in the chair
had used.
'You-I wouldnt-you are pretty and good too"
she murmured. / fairly fed from her presence.
had expected rage, and received a meek
swer!
VT INDING my long dress up about me- l slipped
w into old raincoat of Big Williams and ran
out not to the barn, but to Dckie, forgotten
sentful in the driving rain. It does not matter
what said TO him, but convinced him that Tes-
sic wanted him to take himself off and never show
himself at her house again-not that believe he
was the one to suggest any sort of a fight with