Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-04-08
Her Peace
Offering
A Story Showing That Women
Are Not AL Alike.
By PETER G. TRASK.
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association.
By PETER c. A

as he threw off his coal and hat, toss
ing his heavy driving gloves into the
latter, "I1l be hanged If | go out
again tonight IL I'm called by a multi
millionaire"
"oh, Joe. I'm SO glad! You look W.
fully tired. and just think how long II
is since we've had a quiet evening to-
gether."
Right you are. Pol. I'll get on my
velveteen Jacket, put on my easy shoes.
sit down before these blazing logs with
you beside me. and We'll have a real
old fashioned ~evening-like u court.
ing days. eh, sweetheart"
He tweaked her ear and gave her a
kiss.
Wont 1t be nice? You can sit in
the big chair right before the fame,
while / sit in my little working rocker
beside you and darn the stockings"
"0h, no.: don't darn stockings! You
didn't darn stockings in those days"
As soon as dinner was over the doc
tor pulled the big chair up to the fire.
place and drew his wife down on his
knee. She had weighed a hundred
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weighed a hundred and fifty. Bemer-
ton had had several obstinate cases
during the day and was tired. 1t
wasn't five minutes before he remark
ed that he had strained q muscle In his
left leg when getting out of his auto,
slipping on a bit of ice. He thought
that they'd better sit side by side. So
Mrs. Bemerton got off his knee and
with an effort succeeded In squeezing
In beside him. If she had gained fifty
pounds he had gained more, so that
instead of the aggregate bulk of 215
pounds between the two arms of the
chair, as In their counting days, there
were now $50. However, they man
aged to wedge themselves in, and Mrs.
Bemerton leaned back on her hus-
bands arm.
Just as nice as ever It was" he
said CALAMITY.
They sat chatting for awhile, but the
topics they talked about as lovers did
not seem to rise up with the sponta-
neity of former days. There were long
gaps In the conversation. The doctor
yawned.
1--WE don't need to talk all the WHILE"
she said drowsily. Remember what
a clatter we used to keep up?"
81 wonder how we did it"
did I'll We didn't do 1t. 1t did it.
self"
There was a lull. during which the
doctors eyes closed. and he~wus be-
ginning to draw the heavy breath of
sIumber when his wife started in
anew.
"Do you know. Joe," she said. "that
wretched butcher sent in the most
abominable steak this morning-all
bone and gristle?"
"Yes, dear. but my arm is cramped.
If you'll raise a bit I'll it."
He moved the arm and was sinking
again to a snooze when the telephone
bell rang.
"Ill 60" said Mrs. Bemerton. start
ing up.
mo: you wouldn't understand"
And the doctor went to the telephone.
"Yes; I'm DR.. Bemerton."
Reply.
'I'm pretty tired"
Reply.
SIS he?"
Reply.
Suffering muchT
Reply.
"Well, l suppose I'll have to CO."
Mrs. Bemerton. who was listening.
sighed. The doctor came back into
the room the picture of woe.
NOW. Joe. you said you wouldn't go
out again tonight for a millionaire.
You're tired out. In another momen
you'd have been asleep. Why didn't
you refuse?"
"How could 1? If you were suffer
ing and called for a physician to re-
lieve you and he declined to go. what
would you think of him? "s
"Well. / suppose it can't be helped.
Will you rider"
mo; it's not far. I'll walk"
She helped the poor man on with his
oyercoat. He gave her a parting kiss
and as he went out said:
III I'm going to be delayed I'll tele-
phone you, and you're o to sit up,
but go to bed like a dear, good little
woman, and I'll come in without dis
turbing you and sleep in M W
room. Ta-ta. sweetheart"
Mrs. Bemerton's regret was that her
liege lord must go out after a hard
days work Into a cold night to incur
more responsibility. She was a prac-
tical and had discovered very
o that the return to counting days
would not be a success. She was not
therefore disturbed at the interruption
IN that account Indeed. she was re-
lieved.
AS soon as the front door closed be-
hind him Or. Bemerton fastened his
steps. A few blocks away was his
club. and thither he went. Leaving
his overcoat at the coat room, he went
into the cafe and there found Drs.
Nichols and ellison. who hailed his en-