The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-01-26
Too Amiable
By DoRoTHEA HALE
Copyright. 1910 BY American Press
Association

morning ! should have been moi Al
home"
What a convenient expression. mol
at home. It's like kings and presi
. dents. who can speak ~oficlally or AZ
] private individuals. and Il isn't a lie
) But what's troubling youy"
George"
George. Has be been giving way
to that violent temper again.
Quite the reverse. He has sudden
" turned amlable."
There's nothing bad about that"
mo. nothing bud. except that I'm
not used TO Il. I don't care how q
IA treats me 50 long as I under
stand how 10 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 10 the evening and comes back
between Q and half past. I've tried
my best 20 get out OF him where he
goes but be won't tell me. He just
palavers over me-. calls me bis little
darling jokes about w0man's curIos-
ity. but ! get nothing out OF him"
you suspect?-
mo especial woman
But yet you know she exists"
~Of course
~Have you looked on the shoulder OF
his coat for powder7 Lots Of men
have been caught that way. The wo-
man puts her head down there. and
they all use powder. You're eere 70
find Il on his coat
Il haven't noticed any. Besides. I
can't understand this self control A
man who Is IN love with another wom-
an isn't usually very salnilike IN bis
treatment OF his wife"
There you're wrong. George. feel
ing that be 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 betray him At any moment"
Il know George better than that
twitted him about going out at 8
O'Clock to visit a sweetheart. and he
laughed NJ me He mny have the
sweetheart. hut that Il 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 evenincY-
The only reason ! haven'r done n Il
that ! don't Ike 10 De- such n thing
George has always trusted me implicit
y. and ! don't ike TO commlr an overt
act in my dIstrust Of him.
You silly thing. You don't know
these men,. They wouldn't hesitate.
any one OF them. to put a professional
detective on bis wife. And yet you
hesitate to walk at a safe distance be-
hind George Just to see that be isn't
into mischief. why. it's your
duty TO watch him. Men are ike chill
dren when women get hold OF them
and need a nurse. Would you trust 1T
lie George to take care Of himseIf7
Come. get some stiHenlng into you.
tn help you. tn come around this
evening Mt = o'clock and lie in wait
Tor George when be goes out. keeping
him In sight tn you come out after
him Then we two win follow him
md solve this mystery"
Well. don't Ike to do II and
couldn't do Il by myself. but since you
ire going with me ! suppose I can.
come nj i've minutes before g. Go
under the stoop and wait TN you
lear George going out. Follow him.
md ! VIII catch up with you. I have
'ften e e him start. and be always !
'oes west. SO ! can't fail to 20 the !
fight way" !
That evening the two women put {
his plan into execution. George went q
ut unsuspeetingiy. bis wife's friend I
vas under the stOop. and his wife y
anne out within a minute after be ,
ad left the house. He walked LEI :.
urely up the street. turned several cor ,
and finally mounted the steps Of :
house that was perfectly familiar to I
is wife.
~Oh. heavens she exclaimed. hes
Ding into DIT. Fuller's. He has some
disease. I'm going in TO find Il
ut what II is v
Better wait I'll you have him at i
ONE. when you can talk with him -
=
Il can't wait I'm frightened to 3
cath. Oh. what can be the matter7" u
The husband had entered the house D
I'd was In the doctors private room u
'r receiving patients when there was ri
pull at the bell. Another patient. Il hi
as supposed. entered and without q
for her turn pushed her way Il
TO the and fell upon her hus- 1.
neck. moaning: '.
"Oh. George. What Is this terrible Al
soase from which you are sufering7 IN
Thy have you hidden II from meY' vi
George smiled a siekly smile at the
who lnterposed:
Your husband. my dear madam. has
showing symptoms Of a breaking 50
Of the nerve centers. I told him vi
at bis averting a collapse depended AZ
ION his maintaining as perfect an a
as possible. Any giving way ~
anger or other disagreeable emotion IN
have been fatal to him. But 81
W J am happy to say. thanks to bis DO
inquest Of himself and doubtless your Is
]. be Is 20 far improved that / con- ms
Ter him d Of danger IN,