Evening journal., 1910-11-11
Too Amiable
By DOROTHEA HALE
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

at homer It's ike kings ana preSi-
dents. who can speak officially or as
private individuals. and it isn't a lie.
But what's troubling you?"
George"
George. Has he been giving way
to that violent temper again."
quite the reverse. He has sudden
ly turned amiable."
"There's nothing bad about that"
mo. nothing bad. except that I'm
not used TO il. | don't care how a
man treats me so long as | under
stand how to meet him. George has
always been impulsive. irritable. quick
spoken. He's keeping something from
me. On Wednesdays he goes out at 8
o'clock in the evening and comes back
between o and half past. I've tried
my best TO get out of him where he
goes. but he won't tell me. He just
palavers over me. calls me his little
darling jokes about woman's curioS-
ity, but get nothing out Of him."
"You suspect?"
"No especial woman"
"But yet you know she exists"
"Of course"
'Have you looked on the shoulder OF
his coat for powder? Lots OF men
have been caught that way. The wo-
man puts her head down there. and
they all use powder. You're sure to
find II on his coat"
"I haven't noticed any. Besides, I
rant understand this self control. A
man who is I'm love with another woA-
mn isn't usually very saintliks in his
treatment OF his wife"
There you're wrong. George, feel
Ing that he Is untrue to you. keeps his
self control TO prevent his giving him
self away. a man who is doing that
must be very guarded. The feelings
control the tongue and the tongue is
liable to betrny him at any moment"
'I know George better than that.
twitted him about going out at 8
o'clock to visit sweetheart. and he
laughed at me. He may have the
sweetheart. hut that is not the hour at
which he spends time with her. He
Isn't gone long enough"
''Why don't you shadow him when
he goes out IN the eveningy"
1.-THE only reason haven't done it is
that ! don't like 10 do such a thing.
George has always trusted me implicit
ly. and | don't Ike to commit an overt
act in my dlstrust OF him"
"You silly thing. You don't know
these men. They wouldn't hesitate.
amy one OF them. to put a professional
detective on his wife. And yet you
hesitate TO walk m n safe Distance be-
hind George Just to see that he isn't
getting into mischief why. it's your
duty TO watch him. Men are like chill
dren when women get hold of them
aud need n nurse. Would you trust lit
tie George 10 take care Of himself
Come. gel some stinening into you!
I'll help you. I'll come around this
evening at g o'clock and lie in wait
for George when he goes out. keeping
him in sight till you come out after
him. Then we two will follow him
and solve this mystery"
"Well. don't like to do it and
couldn't do il by myself. but since you
are going with me | suppose l can.
Come at FIVE minutes before s. Go
down under the stoop and wait till you
hear George going out. Follow him,
and will catch up with you. | have
often seen him start. and he always
goes west. SO ! can't fail to go the
right way"
That evening the two women put
this plan into execution. George went
out unsuspectingly, his wife's friend
was under the stoop. and his wife
came out within a minute after he
had left the house. He walked lei
surely up the street. turneS several cor.
ners and finally mounted The steps OF
a house that was perfectly familiar to
his wife.
"Oh. heavens" she exclaimed. "he'l
going into Or. Fuller's. He has some
terrible disease. I'm going in to end
out what 1t is"
Better wait till you have him al
home. when you can talk with him
calmly"
Il can't wait. I'm frightened Il
death. oh, what can be the matter p
The husband had entered the house
and was in the doctors private room
for receiving patients when there wat
pull at the bell. Another patient. Il
was supposed. entered and without
waiting for her turn pushed her way
into the room and fell upon her hus
hands neck. moaning:
"Oh. George. What is this terrible
disease from which you are suffering
Why have you hidden It from meg"
George smiled sickly smile at th,
doctor. who interposed:
Your husband. my dear madam. hal
been showing symptoms Of breaking
down Of the nerve centers. / told hin
that his averting a collapse depended
upon his maintaining as perfect al
equipoise as possible Any giving wa,
to anger or other dtSagreeable emotion
might have been fatal to him. Blu
now am happy TO say. thanks to hi
conquest Of himself and doubtless you
aid. he is so far Improved that 1 con
s.der him out OF danger"
THANK heaven. But why didn't yol
tell me. GeorgeT
"Oh. didn't wish to worry yor
You women are such conhding. sens.
tive creatures. knew that II yo'
were aware OF my danger you woul
wear me out with troubling about II.
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