The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-09-08

When she hsard biz key turn n
the lock the brids ol only . fsw weeks
made = rush Tor hor husband AZ
elasped his arm trngicAlly - ~ e.
tered the door.
"Oh!" she cried. I'm % glad you've
come! I've been perfectly miserable
thinking about 1t all BY myselfi-
a. What's happenodr' asked her huo-
bind. anxiously.
"Oh. Harry" shc went on, II was
putting up the dining room curtaina
and was Just ~ happy-and all Of .
sudden It occurred to me that instead
Of both OF us having lived in Chicago
all our lives where We simply couldn't
help meeting We might Just ~ easily
have been born In different places!
6uppose-supposc you had always
lived here. but that l had been born
in Australia or Indiai Why. cried
for An hour!"
''Nonsense!" said her husband.
''What difference would It have
nader
you haven't any imagination!~ she
retorted Wed never have met.
that's the difference It would have
made! Why. | tried and tried to re-
member and | couldn't think Of .
single soul knew ever going to
Australia or coming from there-it
might just ~ well be on another
planet!"
You mustn't b foolish. darling"
said her husband. "You weren't born
there. 20 there's nothing to worry
about"
THAT isn't the poinG." said the
bride. Tell me this minute. Harry.
whether you think II ! had lived there
We would have metz never could
have loved any one but you and you
couldn't have cared for any one but
me. could you? o. do you think you
would have thought you were In love
with another IL"
Nov, Mabel" said her husband
after he had taken q deep breath, Il
don't see what you are driving att
T."
You are evading the point!" she
declared. "You can't honestly say
No to my question and you are try
Ing to distract me! 1t IL perfectly
awful to be married only six weeks
and then find your husband doesn't
truly care for you. though ! suppose
II I'd had any sense Id have known
that in the nrst place-only women
are such Stiles they believe everything
that's told them! don't see how
am to blame for having trusted you.
for you certainly acted a. though you
l-lloved me and"
stop, stop" cried her husband
What on earth's the trouble. any
how? Push Australia of the map
and let's have peace and sunshine
Again!"
Aunt Sarah said I'd be unh-h-happy
II m-m-married you'll" wept the bride.
She said your sort of chin always
wrecked ones Ll-life! But l believed
In you! didn't think you we're the
sort OF man who could fall in love
with a different girl every Ave min
utesi'
We'll. I'm mott" stormed her exas
perated husband Z don't know what
you're talking about. Mabel"
But, II Id lived in Australia" she
persisted. how could you have helped
liking some one else? You wouldn't
have seen me. you know! 1t would
have been just the same az though !
never existed"
We'll. wouldn't have existed
either!" he declared You wouldn't
have known or cared a copper cent
about one Harry Sylvester Howard.
Chicago. U. s. A.! You'd have been
quite happy adoring some man over
on your side Of the globe!"
"Harry!" she cried in tones which
dripped tragedy do you mean to
say you have such a poor idea of my
affection for you as that? Oh. this
Ia the last straw? To have you doubt
me! II Is worse than discovering how
little you really care for me! My
heart Is broken. AS though any one
ever could have made the slightest
impression on my affection except you
II don't understand how you ian be
so brutal"
IT give II up" said her husband
Il seem to pick out all the wrong
things to say. I'm trying TO comfort
you and you call me names. and as
for Australia | never expect to see 1t