The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-26
Nearly a
Scandal

Where's Mrs. Twitchell? haven't
seen her for an age" asked her neigh
Dor, Phyllis West.
Haven't you heard?" mysteriously
answered Mrs. Nelson I'm a low tone.
Poor thing, she's gone home sudden.
~ To her mother. The whole town IL
talking about it,"
About what? Why this sympathy?
They're % ideally happy couple
Appearances are often deceiving.
The night before Mrs. TwitcheIl 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, twas distinctly
heard to say as she bid him goodby,
isn't your patience exhausted? no
other husband would wait 80 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 IL,
that the people are So busy minding
other peoples business that they
don't have time to tend to their own.
II they hear any gossip they immedi-
ately relate it to their five best
frin dc
dal. Will Twitchell waited for his
wife for seven years, because she
was needed ut home. IL isn't likely
that he would neglect her after 2
year."
II hope you're right, my dear" said
Mrs. Keen, - 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 ~ coming home
tomorrow and It viii seem like home
once again"
'Will she be az delighted to return
81 you are to have her% asked Phyl-
Ifs, fearfully.
"Of course, though she's had a
never-to-be-forgotten time at her sis
ter's wedding"
"Was that the reason she left 30
suddenly"
Eyes; my sister-in-law was married
sooner than she expected. Elma had
to have a new gown. The train left
mt 1880 i'm the morning and at
10 p. Co. the night before the dress
maker hadn't completed that dress.
Elma was SO worried that 7 hurried
over to the dressmaker's house and
sat there until it was finished. lin
fact, was afraid to return without
&C."
did you have to wait 1ong?" asked
Phyllis.
Until nearly - o'clock. That wom-
an must have sewed miles of hooks
and eyes On that blamed frock while
T sat in that hot, stuffy parlor."
@tDoes you wife's dressmaker live
I'm the little white and green house o.
the corner?"
eyes, but don't 60 there. I'm sure
T never will again"
well, I'm glad I met you; but
must hurry along; have some calls to
make"
Phyllis made about If calls that
afternoon only to find the chief topic
or conversation to be the abuse Of the
husband and the sympathy for his
wife, but the scandal did not have
much chance to grow, IS Phyllis took
great haste to repeat her CONVERSE
ton with Will.
tive been 50 lonesome without
you," said Twitche1l, as he greeted
his wife. "The neighbors were not
nearly as sociable as when you're at
home"
I'm 50 happy to be back again,
darling. I'm positive no other woman
has a husband half as good and low
ing and fa&&hful as you" said Mrs.
Twitchell, happy in the ignorance Of
how her husband had been slandered,
and how she had been syrnpathized
with by her neighbors.