The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11
Nearly a
Scandal

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Where's Mrs. Twitchell9 | haven't
seen her for an agd asked her neigh
Dor, Phyllis West
Haven't you he ard p" mysteriously
answered Mrs. Ne Ison in a low lone.
Poor thing, she's gone home sudden
ly to her mother The whole town is
talking about it."
about what2 Why this sympathy?
They're an Ideally happy couple"
appearances ar + often deceiving.
The night before Mrs Twltchell left
her husband was Aeen 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 actons The woman"
added Mrs. Keene, Twas distinctly
heard to say as she lid him goodby,
Isn't your patience cxhausted2 No
other husband would wait so long
"Wait for what?" il lqured Phyllis
perplexedly
How do I know, uni sss she was in
sinuating about a divol ce My heart
rings for that young wh'e"
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 10 their own.
II they hear any gossip they immedi-
ately relate it to tn cir five best
friends, and it then bee bmes scan
daL VIII Twitchell waited for his
wife for seven years, because she
was needed at home ~ isn't likely
that he would neglect her after a
year.
Il hope you're right, my dear" said
Mrs. Keen, as she said go 5dby to her
visitor
On her way downtown Phyllis met
VIII Twitchel, who stopp Id her say
ing he was SO happy he lRust talk to
some one. my wife is Ginning home
tomorrow and It will ssRsh like home
once again
"Will she be as delighted to return
as you are to have ther?H asked Phyl-
lis fearfully,
"Of course, thoush she's had a
never-to-be-forgotten slime at her sis
ter's Wedding
WAS that the reason she left 50
suddenly?'
Yes; my sister-fnJaw was married
sooner than she expected. Elma had
to have new gown. The, train left
at 7:30 in the morning and at
10 p. m. the night before the dress
maker hadn't completed that dress
Elma was so worried that l buried
over to the dressmaker's house and
sat there until It was finished. IN
fact, | was afraid to return without
It."
Did you have to wait longT asked
Phyllis.
Until nearly 70 o'clock. That wom-
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 corner?r
yes but don't go there. I'm ssrs
| never will again"
We'll, I'm glad | met you; but
must hurry along; have some calls to
make
Phyllis made about II calls tAat
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
tion with Will
I've been so lonesome without
YOU" said Twitche1l. as he greeted
his wife. "The neighbors were not
nearly as soeiable as when you're az
home"
I'm so happy to be back again,
darling I'm positive no other womaa
has a husband half as good and lo'.
ing and faithful as you" said Mrs.
Twitchell, happy in the ignorance OF
how her husband had been slandered,
and how she had been sympathlzed
with By her neighbors.