The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-06
By Harry Lee Snyder

and remember that this is said
without derogating Mr.. Warren's
qualities loving husband
he enjoyed now and then the So
ciety of attractive women other
than his wife. In some men this
might be a serious weakness,
but not in Mr.. Jerome; his in
terest in other women was alto
gether transient and merely for
the sake OF little harmless di- So
version. A good fellow among
men 1, he merely let this, his good s 4
yond the confines of his male ~
mountaineering. He liked to 80
look upon pretty women: he s
liked to provoke their smiles and Ss
draw the fire of their wit.
So, while Mr.. Warren was
good husband at intervals he
liked to crank up his automobile
and steal away from home for
spin along smooth roads or an
hour or two at his country club.
And it, merely by chance, of
course he met with some pretty
young woman who would join ~
him on these occasions-well he =.
found them Just that much more 8
enjoyable Ssgg 4
One Sunday afternoon one of 4
these impulses to go away by q
himself tugged at Mr.. Wanenss y
heart and he therefore took his L.
automobile and glided away
down the avenue
But upon this particular &C. 4
casion his automobile came to a ~ xs
complacent stop before Mr.. War sssXS
rem had gone ten blocks. AS
was his custom, Mr. Warren at
tackled it with an air OF assur-
ance and monkey-wrench, and
then, satisfied that he had done
all that mortal man could do ne
drew on his gauntlets and pre-
pared to tickle the machine INTO
starting All this time he had
been vaguely conscious that
someone was near him. and,
turning to the curb, he was
startled to find a young woman calmly oDse
him She was remarkably pretty girl. with
hair and ewes and face that would nave attr
the attention of less susceptible man than
Warren Moreover, she was clad IN brown
suit which had newness written all over IL,
handsome travelling bag reposea upon e,,e tul
side her. There was battling expression OF a
mont i'm her brown eyes as they met Mr.. Wa
wide open ones. ~, =, ,a
"Do YOU think it will run now?' she asked
There was no man in the city more clrcuh
than MIR. Warren. Femininity always attracted
hut his staidness was proof against the VII
women and he had scarcely been known &c
even since his marriage twenty years before.
the accumulated conjugal falth1ulness o!
years OF married life was not PROOF asa Nv,
ron He glanced up and down the street,
practically deserted. He thought OF Mrs. WI
she was presumably safe at home He look
ward the girl; her lips We're curved IN SIN
expectancy, her brown eyes We're dancing IN
If adventure and her whole attitude was one
dared him. -, .ca,,e
"Of course it will rum" he cried. come
we'll try it, -. ~ \,
AS they glided swiftly up the street MT. "
Glanced furtively at his companion and as
So broad grin crept from its hldlng piac
settled itself upon his face. The SITUATION III
he found himself appealed to ms sense o.
1rhe idea that he, sober married man OF lof'
or thereabouts should be riding through the
of his native city by the side OF surpas
nretty girl who an entire Stranger W IN
nealed subtly to his sense OF humor. me ia'
that he had had the courage to PICK up 'hls
girl from the sidewalk and carry her away
him after the fashion OF bold and dashlng G.
Of long years agone produced pleasant utl
in the region where his pride dwelt and ne
nm from the inside until the buttons OF his wa
nearly parted from the unwonted strain. III
turned to him with radiant smile
"Isn't this glorious!' she exclaimed Il zee
if would be pleasant to ride like this forever
"And L." supplemented Mr.. Warren boldly,
like to be at your side for all that time
She turned to him gravely, yet with