The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-15
Nearly a
Scandal

where's Mrs. TwitchellE | haven I
seen her for an age" asked her neigh
Dor, Phyllis West.
Haven't you heard?" mysteriously
answered Mrs. Nelson In low tone.
Poor thing, she's gone home sudden
" to her mother. The whole town Is
talking about IT,"
"About what? Why this sympathy ?
They're an ideally happy couple"
Appearances are often deceiving.
The night before Mrs, Twitchell left
her husband was seen leaving that
house on the corner of Elmwood
street. the white one with the green
roof. after midnight. while his wife
most likely was sitting at home grief
stricken at his actions. The woman,
added Mrs. Keene, was distinctly
heard to say as she bid him goodhy.
isn't your patience exhausted? No
other husband would wait so long"
wait for what?" inquired Phyllis
perplexedly
How do | know, unless she was In
sinuating about divorce. My heart
rings for that young wife"
There's some mistake" said Phyl-
lis. "The trouble with this town is.
that the people are so busy minding
other peoples business that they
don't have time to tend to their own.
If they hear any gossip they immedi-
ateiy relate 1t to their Ave best
friends, and II then becomes scan
DIAL. Will Twitchell waited for his
wife for seven years, because she
was needed at home 1t isn't likely
that he would neglect her after a
year"
81 hope you're right, my dear" said
Mrs. Keen, as she said goodby to her
visitor.
On her way downtown Phyllis met
Will Twitchell, who stopped her say
ing he was so happy he must talk to
some one. "My wife is coming home
tomorrow and It will seem like home
once again"
''will abe be as delighted to return
as you are to have her?' asked Phyl-
lis. fearfully.
"Of course, though she's had q
er-to-be-forgotten time at her sis
ter's wedding"
WAS that the reason she left 30
suddenly
Yes; my sister-in.law was married
sooner than she expected Elma had
to have a new gown. The train left
at 7:3o In the morning and at
10 p. m. the night before the dress
maker hadn't completed that dress.
Elma was so worried that / hurried
over to the dressmakers house and
sat there until 1t was finished. In
fact, ] was afraid to return without
it."
ibid you have to wait long" asked
Phyllis.
Until nearly IL o'clock. That WON
an must have sewed miles of hooks
and eyes on that blamed frock while
sat in that hot. stuffy parlor."
Does you wife's dressmaker live
in the little white and green house on
the corner7"
Eyes, but don't 60 there. I'm sure
never will again"
well, I'm glad met you; but |
must hurry along: have some calls to
make"
Phyllis made about IA calls that
afternoon only to find the chief topic
of conversation to be the abuse of the
husband and the sympathy for his
wife, but the scandal did not have
much chance to grow, as Phyllis took
great haste to repeat her converse
ton with Will.
I've been 80 lonesome without
you" said Twitchell as he greeted
his wife. "The neighbors were not
nearly as sociable as when you're at
home"
I'm 80 happy to be back again,
darling I'm positive no other woman
has husband half as good and low,
hlg and faithful as you" said Mrs
Twitchell, happy In the ignorance OF
how heE husband had been slandered
and how she had been sympathized
with by her neighbors,