Putnam patriot., 1909-11-05
UNDER THE SURFACE
An Incident That Brought Con. tent to a Dissatisfied Woman.
sy ROY RICHARDSON

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 @YeE1 ra. .z9uaed Mrs Edmouds. sl lisa fnn aash. Dut RHt try as hard nsl may. tbey make me alsuadiy leal uus
 aF Edmo6A- grew seFious. -'fhe old exeuse. tsraee thought you had ontgrpWn that bad hahif We've got se iaHeb that they can sever have There he cried. pinehlng her check .f.efs guf it aside. We have each oth- er. whHe you know they quarrel. We must have fhen here some evening soon. You can sing while I juggie the ehaang dish Ned Constable never could make decent rabbit His wife won't et him learn how
 Mfs. Edm6nds sighed even at her husband's sicture Of a pleasant even ing at home. Hl shall depend upon you.s sic said as they rang the Con stable aoorbeli. "to keep me contented tonight Will"
 It was quite m affair Mir. and Mrs. Constable. whatever they might be when alone. were fl charming host and hostess.
 How well they do it"' exclaimed Mrs EdmeBds 10 her husband as they sat eating Then. with a dangerous tone In her voice, she said. T wish oh, SD much, that you and I'-
 .sTbere. there" Edmonds broke in
 f. # that. dearie Ky love" he ejacuiated suddenly. T do believe there's old Tom Goodwin over there all by him self. You remember Tom. don't yoH. Graee~fhe fellow who was too poor 10 come to our wedding and who said he wns sending forks instead of buy Ing T railroad tieketf 1 hayent seen Jim for months ne writes things. believe You must meet him. good old chap
 .Do you know" Goodwin remarked a few moments Inter. seating himself beside his new found friends. T al ways promised myself the pleasure of meeting Mrs Edmands And now" and his genial lace beamed with good nature. II see how true II iH that un expected pleasures are the keenest. Funny thHg, Mrs. Edmonds, but l dldn'f waut 10 come here at all
 Af this Edmands smiled nt his wife, Neither did we Now We arc glad we did'' he said But. Tom. why haven't you called7 You might have found us before thls in the directory :
 s'Oh. yes" Tom feioined. but you're such dreadful swells l didn't dare. You see he explained while Mrs Ed monda tried to tell hifn how modest they really were. Pm Just beginning When you Just begin people don't like you. and mostly you don't take te them. and 80 have thought it best to keep away by myself until l had done something worth while"
 Goodwin made himself very agree. able. md Mra nifaeHds liked him. Her husband got deep in debate with a business acquaintance. aud the two men presently drlfted te the other side sof the room, so when the music began ln the censereaieFy Goodwin took Mrs Edlnanas upstairs.
 Its awfnlly good of you. you know" he said to her as they scented ihemsclfea ne xi dense mass of palms in the ballroom. mot to insist on danciug but to talk to me. You're so sa3eerfni and seem Hp contented. Will is q fortunate man. Mrs Edmouds,"
 How odd. I was dscontented and blue when l came here touIght.' she said, "nll because 1 wns-well. l was covetous.s
 ! Tom laughed.
 s'we all get that way at times. 1 fancy" he remarked, Look at those De ruysters standing over there. the richest people here. You wouldn't be lieve ii. hot they are r1diculcusly jeal sous of the Four Hundred How the Four Hundred fare we never know. uut the nc Puysters upe them as far as they can while some Of ns are silly enough 10 aRe the De pily sters 1 am glad you are not one of those" s Before Mrs. Edmonts could confess .fhat indeed she was ono of them there came to her ear from behind tue palms hy which they sat the sound of voices. They both recognized the tones Of their host and hostess. II was an awkward position. hut they could non have escaped being seen from over sthc palms.
 Constable was evidently remonstrat. snr with hls wife. You can't mean to pretend" he was saying. "to he keep. ing pace with the De ruysters- One would think you were, to see Us To night. l tell you, Anne. l can't anerd il, and that's flat
 '"rhats what you're always saying cant afford this: can't pay for that' cried Mrs. Constable. with eonsidera bie heat "Why den't you go Into hankrutpcy and be done with itf You never used to complain"
 We would look we'll bankrupt, wouldn't weY'' her spouse cut in, II never used to complain. as you say. because was getting rich fast then, II is changed now. and I'm often plnched for money to the verge or desperation I've told you so. Anne. While I've no objection to your en tertainiug and having good time, there's 1iait to our means, you know. and where the devil the money for this is coming from don't see,
 You never told me- cried Mrs. Con stable. You merely said you we're worried. And I'll tell yon right now. Ned Constable. do intend keeping race with the De ruysters and natter myself . have deae se.
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