The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-08-05

1t, after I've explained 1t was only
joke.
Mrs. M. quitting her arm around the
Highly Strung Woman)-What was 1t
all about, dear?
Mr.. H. (irritably)--I don't see the
necessity for rehearsing our little
family squabbles before every caller.
I'm going to dress for the theater.
win you be ready In half an hour.
Edith?
Mrs. HI don't believe I'll go now.
after your being so mean to me. I'll
stay at homeland cry my eyes out.
probably.
MIR. H.-Dont talk such nonsense.
I'll stop in for you when I'm ready.
| (He walks out.)
dear.
Mrs. II. (picling up the pass, which
Mr.. II, has left behind, and handing
1t to the Sympathetic Friend) There,
that's the cause Of the whole trouble.
You look it over while / fix my hair
and battle my eyes But I'm not go
ing out with him unless he explains
everything, ard Is nice about 1t.
Mrs. M. (reading) Who is Kitty?
Mrs. II. (triumphantly). That's just
what wanted to know. First he told
me II was one of Held's chorus girls.
then, when he saw how took 1t, he
tried to turn it off as joke.
Mrs. MI don't believe 1t was a
joke, Edith. You know he did use to
carry on dreadfully before you mar
ried him.
Mrs. H. tbeginning to weep AGAIN..
He said he never knew any chorus
girls.
Mrs M--Why, the old hypocrite!
That's what his father took him out
OF Harvard for He used to chum
with Aldy Armand whose uncle ran
the fremont street theater, and both
the boys were behind the scenes three
or four times week. Mr.. Armand
told Mrs. Spencer
Mrs. II. (hurriedly) Don't, Emily
can't bear 1t. To think we've been
married only year and half, and
Jack said tonight that he'd rather
have me go home than to have mother
come here
Mrs. M. isympathetically) The
brute!
Mrs. II. (sobbing) .--N-no, Jack isn't
exactly bru-bru-brute, but he doesn't
understand om-wom-women.
Mrs MI wouldn't let my husband
say anything like that to me. Why
it's outrageous! wonder what she
looks like? She's probably bleached
blonde
Mrs. H. (hysterically).--T know
what she'd look like II had her here
now. I'm not going with him tonight.
a anyway Will you stay with me this
8 evening, Emily, and comfort me?
Mrs. MOI course will, you poor,
abused dear
(The Highly Strung Woman rests
e her head on the Sympathetic Friends
shoulder and weeps copiously. The
Average Man knocks lightly on the
j. door, and enters attired in dress
: suit.
:. Mr.. II. (after an awkward pause).
Well Edith, have you come to your
: senses yet?
s Mrs H.--N-no, and I'm not coming
to- mean, I'm not going to see any
h of your old college friends.
8 Mr.. Fl. aside in great disgust).--
d What foolishness! (AloudD: Come,
= dear, don't make such spectacle Of
yourself. Your nose is getting all red
n and blotched.
y Mrs. M. (under her breath)-What a
q monster!
Mr.. H. Clearing the remark) Mrs.
7 Medlar Thy name and disposition),
v think perhaps had better make an
t explanation, since you have brought
this little misunderstanding OF ours
=, to such climax. 1t all began by
q the wording of that pass, which see
!, you have appropriated. Merely in
!, fun said it was given to me by GRO
rus girl l used to know. Now, com
9 mon sense ought to teach any woman
n that If such had been the case
4 wouldn't have told my wife. The Kit
: on that card is the abbreviation for
q Frank Kitson, press representative for
n the Hollis. You know him yourself
q. Mrs. Medlar, and you also know that
% he and l have been friends for years
4. Now, / don't want to be inhospitable
but think Edith and can settle this
7 better if we are alone for few min
,s utes.
" Mrs, M. (highly indignant -Mr
e. Hornung, you will never have the op
N portunity of insulting me in this flat
IS again. | will tell my husband what
you have said this very night. Good
= by, Edith, dear.
r. 1.-THE Sympathetic Friend stalks Out
Is of the room. The Highly Strung
~ Woman throws her arms around the
20 Average Man in moist but affection
ate embrace.)
: Mrs. H.-You were right. dear. II
le was all her fault. She stirred me up
as she always does. and she is med
to ding old thing. But you ought L
id have told me in the first place thai