The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-23
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 he shouted growing more angry and excited each moment. You have been treating me like a lap-dog. They have all the baggage except this suit case of your husbands. Perhaps you wouldFlIke .thatI'. tS-
 .Yod can give me one of his mili- tary brushes and you can keep the other" she ordered with great show of patience. ''The rest of the things you will find more useful than I will.'
 Still growling angrily and mutter- ing jagged phrases under his breath he flung, open the suit case and drag ged outSa pair of pink silk pajamas very dainty in texture and much too small for him. He shook them before Georgina while a great shower of rice fell dripping to the floor. The clerk turned his. head discreetly to conceal
 Can. you see me in these?' he de- manded hotly.
 I beg pardon" returned Georgina, giancing at the pink pajamas calmly and without a perceptible flicker of embarrassment.
 Another honeymoon coup1e!" gulf fawed the clerk, no longer able to conceal his amuSen1N.l..
 Mind your own businesst7 sharply rebukeds Georgina, and the clerk dis appeared. darting to concealment un- der the counter
 That's your wife,.isn' it e. the clerk asked as Darling threateningly ap- proacffef the desk.
 ''Yes.s' Darling roared angrily.
 Well. what did she go up in the
 ''I told you to mind your own bus inessr Georgina7 flashed .angrily, marching toward the desk with a de- iernined look. The clerk made good his retreat at once, flying like a shot through the dining-roOm doors. What made you say T. was your wife?,' she demanded, turning on Darling stood his ground.
 "I suppose you wanted me. to tell him that you were Richard Kettles $ wife?" he sneered,, .as saE
 ''I think it would have been good deal better!' she retorted. ..3fS
 Kindly remember that it isn't cus- tomary for a woman to take a we'd ding trip with her husbands male friends he went on stormily. 'sIt would take a good deal of explaining 10 explain that away! Besides, mo- tice you let me do all the explaining and then you come around and kick about it. If you believe in the equal ity of the sexes, why don't you do some of ft?''
 Wasn't it my idea to stop here? ?'' she cried, but he retorted: "And a nice mess we're in! .sEan't get out till morning.
 I've got a lot more to think of than you." she went on, dropping in to a chair. My reputation is at stake" she added, as her voice broke into a whine for the first time.
 ''So is my wife'si And whats s more you have me to depend on and band. Why, he isn't even capable. of looking after himself!' he shouted desperately. . fs
 You are insulting and I will not stand it." She paused as crushing thought suddenly flashed across her picion. Did you say your wffe's name was Elsie?' ---------.-
 "Yes' He nodded with proprietary importance
 sThis is horriblev she cried. "Rich- ard told me this morning that he was in love with another girl before he met. mel" '.5ss
 ..The man who tells his wife she is the first woman he ever loved, ten times out of nine is lying!-firmly.
 Nine times out of ten."r she cor rected, rising But. Darling angrhy insisted that he meant exactly, what he said and he wanted to know, any way. what the topic had to do with his wffe's first name. Sally remind ing him that the name of Kettles first love was Elsie, she had come to the conclusion that. Mrs. Darling was, the Elsie he had meant and that she had schemed in her sly little way to get him away on her very wedding day.
 T have had to put up with you and your ways all day long, he thunlered sternly," because you were woman. But when you start insulting my wife, it is going too fari shall find her myself and in my own way Good night.' Grabbing his hat he bolted for the door. Georgina stamped her foot impatiently but when she ob- served that Darling was really going alarm overcame her.
 "I-beg- your pardon-I-I wish you wouldn't go. "she called out plead ingly. "I don't know what I'll do without you!'
 "You will probably get along a good deal better than you have with mel" he shouted back. She had been din- ming into his ears all that day that she was perfectly capable of taking care of herself, and that woman was only the weaker half by force of hab- it. and that woman-kind in general would soon demonstrate in reality her theory and now he meant to give her a chance to prove her contention. It had been a cat and dog life for them both and he was really going. Georgina was at once apologetic. She realized that this specimen sadly needed training and management. But guile was necessary in the begin ming. Very sweetly she reminded him that she had not been used to contradiction and his forceful. mas terful manner had been somewhat dis turbing. But was she not showing him consideration in admitting his masterfulness? Darling smiled and came edging back into the room com- pietely molified by this bit of judicious fiattery. She even went so far. as to say that she really wished him to stay.
 "One finds the eternal feminine even in a suffragette!" he said smil- iugfy. unable to resist the temptation to huri a final blow at the vanQuished enemy, now that she appeared to be really down on her knees.
 Say. are youse two going to take a room or are 700 going to spend the night there gabbing?" suddenly hawled the clerk, sliding in cautiously from the dining-room.
 Darling rushed to the desk and be- gan to register with a large mascu- line flourish. At once Georg1na was at his elbow.
 ."And wife, she suggested, looking over his shoulder.
 T know, knowl" he snapped. rye registered beforei''
 Georgina drew back and gave him queer look while the clerk, boldy staring at her, winked one eye very significantly. Up on the balcony Miss Patchen had appeared and stood knocking at Caroline's door and peg ging for the loan of a nightdress. Rfvers had gotten away with the only