The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-18
WEEKLY SHORT STORY
THEIR ANONYMOUS LETTERS.

everybody, including themselves
SAID 1t was love match between Kitty
Rayne and Harry Smedley, and that
sucn love, trust and confidence were
seldom to be found.
II did not all end with the honev-
moon, as certain crusty old bach
elor predicted, but when thew had
been married a wyhole year the doves
were still cooling.
Ihen one evening Mrs. Smedley had
lawn party, and as half dozen
people sat together. it was announced
that the writer of an anonymous let
Yer nao succeeded in separating a GER
tam man and his wife. All. expressed
Cneir sorrow and Indignation, but host
ana hostess felt called upon to go
farther. e'
The husband who will nav the
slightest attention to an ANONYMOUS
letter should be tabooed from associa-
ton with all sensible people," was
the observation of the husband. mo
one but coward writes those letters
and no one but a coward would act
upon them"
If l should get hundred anony-
nous letters concerning Harry
should only laugh at them" added the
VIE, as she kissed him before them
all. i'
Three mornings later, at his office.
Mr.. Smedley received a letter. AS II
was addressed in the handwriting of
a woman, he felt quite a bit of curios
lty ABOUT 1t. He opened the envelope
10 hhu IL contained an anonymous let
ter. No date-no signature, Just the
words:
Watch your wife and you will dis
cover"
The young husband laughed and
started TO tear up the missive. Then
he restrained his hand and his laugh
faded TO a grin. 1t was a good Joke
TO send him such missive. He would
carry II home at noon and laugh over
1t with his little wife.
He whistled and put the letter in
MS pocket and began his work. II
was funny. 1t would raise a laugh.
They would show it to their circle
and others would laugh with them
rive minutes later he was saving 70
himself:
Watch your wife and you will dis
cover"
Discover what? He mentally kicked
himself for asking. and yet the query
Kept bobbing up. A contemplate cow
ard OF woman wrote that unfinish
sentence, and wrote ii to make trouble.
If he could find her out she should
suner for II. Discover anything wrong
on the part Of his pure-hearted wife!
The idea was villainous.
The forenoon avs so long that he
LEFT the Office half an hour before II
and started for home. He wanted to
snow the letter TO his wife and have
a laugh over ii, but something occur
&c nj
He was within block of the house
when man came out, gave a look up
ana down the street and hurried away.
Ihen' too, as he entered the door his
VIE exclaimed in surprise and almost
demanded to know why he was half
an hour ahead of time.
He kissed her, but it was a perfume
tory kiss. She nestled up to him. but
ne thought he could feel her trem-
bling.
At 8 o'clock that same morning the
carrier had left a letetr for her in a
mans handwriting. She opened it,
thinking that it might be a bill from
the grocer, and the next moment her
merry laugh rang out.
watch your husband and you will
discover" were its sole contents.
Watch Harry! For what? Suspect
him of what? 1t wan an anonymous
letter but it was too funny. She would
go and show 1t to q couple of her
friends and let them enjoy the laugh
with her.
She put on her hat, then she halted.
The laugh had died away. Could there
be anything in it? Was it possible that
Harry was deceiving her? No, never,
She would tear up the letter and never
refer to it.
No, she would not. She would ken
1t, and they would have a great laugh
over it at noon.