Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-27
By r. A. Mitchell


10 come In before she went out to
dinner or other functions TO dress her.
Mile. Lecroix was her name, and she
was very pretty. Mr.. Mortlmer's
peccadilloes had thus far been so
trivial, his wife had been so sure of
his affection. he was so devoted TO his
children, that she had had no uneasi-
ness about him. But an incident hap
pened soon after Mile. IecroiX began
TO make up the lady for the outside
world to look at that seemed to cast
q lurld light on the situation.
The French lady's hour for her ma
nipulations was about the time that
Mr.. Mortimer got home from down
town after business. He would let him.
self in at the front door with his latch
key, hang up his coat and hat in the
hall closet, then 20 upstairs to his
wife's bedroom TO give and receive the
marital kiss. One afternoon when he
came home to find Mile. LecroiX ut her
decorative work he advanced to do the
kissing. Mrs. Mortimer usually sat be-
fore Il large mirror on these occasions
ana could see her husband reflected In
1t AS lie approached. Her maid was 50
attractive in appearance that the lady,
not overconiidcnt In her husband. of.
ten kept an eye on his image from the
time he entered the room, with a view
to discovering any especial greeting
that might pass between the two. But
Oh this occasion the day being warm
Mrs. Mortimer was sitting before u
window, and instead of using the mir
ror she held n hand glass.
When Mr.. Mortimer entered tho
hand glass was resting on his wife's
lap. The French girl turned as he
entered, and Mt the same time the
wife raised the glass. 1t was only for
a second that she caught the reflection
Of her husbands face, but 1t was
enough.
Neither Mr.. Mortimer nor the maid
timer gave the mirror, nor did they see
her lower 1t. She had their secret,
but they did not have hers. Mr.. Nor
timer came around beside her and kiss
ed her, receiving the usual RESPONSE
though lie thought her lips Were a
| trife cold.
Anything new downtown, dear"
asked the wife casually.
Nothing special. Stocks have been
better today.
"Well, you'll find the things in the
sideboard. l wouldn't take more than
one today. You know we're going to
the Spinners, and they have II great
deal OF wine ON the table"
fright, dear. Shall | bring you up
one;"
mo, thanks. I'll have to take one
before dinner"
! Mr.. Mortimer went to the sdebOard,
never dreaming that he had been found
out. Later he ana his wife dined out,
and he remarked that he had seldom
seen her In such good spirits.
A few days later Mrs. Mortimer was
being decorated for another function,
when the latch key was heard in the
lock below. The decorator stood be-
hind the lady's chair dressed In spot
less white, and the lady herself was on
'hio 'N'uSiou aiho III Nll'ts Ntit
not far from the same height and
build. As soon as Mrs, Mortimer heard
the sounds below she sprang out of her
chair and ordered the maid to get into
1t. Miss LecroiX wonderingly Obeyed
Mr.. Mortimer came up and entered the
room, the woman standing behind the
chair keeping her face turned from
him. Going to the side Of her whom
he supposed to be his wife he bent
down to kiss her. The scream that
greeted him and burst of laughter
from the woman behind the chair caus
ed him to look up at his wife.
lie knew mt once that the conditions
between him and Miss Lecroix hat
been discovered. Without word hC
left the room. ...
When the couple were ut dinner, tn,
. children having gone up to bed. Mr.
Mortimer said: ..r ...
Sweetheart, there's no harm done,
assure you on my word Of honor Pos
sibly there might have been, for tina
young woman IL a siren. Please &c
rid of her ut once. The danger to yOl
and the children and, most OF ALL L
me has passed. and II will never re
| turn, Why should It, since have dis
covered by your handling of this Incl
= dent that there's not another WomaI