Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-02-24

mental tufmOll- Inc question OF
the domestic supremacy had come up
for settlement. and 1t must be settled
his way.
He ordered his dinuer at the club
and when ii was served went into the
dining room and ate It alone-that is,
lie ate few mouthfuls; he couldn't
eat any more. His wife would know
where to find him. and If she wanted
him very badly she would telephone
for him. Then he would insist on an
apology and a promise never to do so
any more After that he would 20
home and forgive her. 1t might be a
good lesson for her if she would be
very III in consequence OF her stupid,
obstinate defiance Of his order not to
invite pneumonia. At one moment he
almost wished this would happen; at
the next he was in terror lest it should.
Dinner over, he sauntered out into
the cafe. lit cigar and-suffered.
Several men he knew were there, but
when he saw one of them advancing
to speak to him. pretending not to see
him. Sam turned and walked the
other way. He hoped every minute to
be called to the telephone. Whenever
waiter came toward him he looked
at the man anxiously. and when the
waiter passed him without the sum
mons he desired he crushed back
moan.
But he wouldn't yield.
BY 0 O'Clock be was in despair, He
concluded that If he didn't get mes
sage from Theo before 10 he would 60
home and upstairs to a room by him.
self without paying any attention to
bis wife. Meanwhile his actions had
made it apparent TO every waiter in
the club that he was eager for tele.
phone message At 9:55 he went into
the coat room for his hat and coat.
and when he emerged a waiter ran
into him, shouting:
"ya's,- wanted at the telephone.
ths
Martindale ran to the booth knock
ing down another waiter who was
hunting him 10 tell him lie WIS vented
there brushing by three more who
were making dives for him from DIFF
ferent directions TO give him the same
news. Inside the booth he took IN the
receiver ana heagd IN faint husky
womans voice;
as that you. dear2''
"yes."
81 thou@ht YOU must he at the club
just called YOU up 10 say-l'm talk
ing from the phone next the hed-ihat
the doctor has been here to see me
and said | had high fever That was
about G O'clock Since there was no
one here to take care Of me bur ihe
cook he teiephened for trnined
nurse. knew you must be having 4
nice time at your club with all your
old friends. and ] didn't Ike 10 spoil
your fun. But nurse says that I'd het-
ter try TO get some sleep sc'ys and
preferred to tell YOU about it before
doing so Don't hurry home; have
good time
81 told He was about 70 give her
the usual q tod you So" but checked
himself. saving instead that he would
be at home as soon as he could get
there.
'You were very unreasonable this
morning. the voice continued "but
have FORGIVEN you. and you needn't
trouble Yourself about that at all. But
don't ma'.e noise when vou come In
l don't believe shall get any sleep.
but
There was click. followed by
ring. and a different We rams voice
said:
'air. Martindale2"
Yes"
"rm speaking to you from the lower
hall telephone. Your wife is very i'll;
threatened with pneumonia; tempera
ture 104 degrees, :,
"I'll be there in five minutes. Why
the devil didn't YOU
He dropped the receiver and boIted
for the street door
Mrs. Martindale fortunately escaped
long Illness. but she was for several
days in a condition not warranting her
husband bringing up any other subject
than toast. tea. temperature and time
to take medicine During the danger
period he was in an agony of fear lest
he should lose the woman who would
surely dominate him through life. for
this first episode bearing on the bal
ance Of power in his family had open
ed his eyes. II was too late to go back
and choose some other woman who
would permit him to assume his posi-
ton as head Of the family. and he
wouldn't have done so II he could. He
quietly made up his mind. as many
another man has done before him. that
in the case of woman certain laws
that regulate the universe are suspend
ed. His wife had disobeyed an order
he had given her for her own good
thereby showing peryersity for
which he as well as she bad suffered.
And for having brought upon them
both this SUFFERING Including Hfiy
dollar DOCTORS bill. she had forgiven
himl
Sam Martindale has Joined the in
Vulnerable throng Of married men who
Joke with one another about their
position as head of the family n7d
take their orders from their wives
dutifully as become obedlent bus
bands. their wives the while. OF msns
Of them. not doubling in the least tha'
they are themselves willing slaves
But one year brought him reverse
A small lump of flesh came who Cor'i
neither walk nor talk He hadn't ere
a 1.-THE of the sense Mrs. MARITIME
possessed. but he assumed eommard
the whole household.
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