The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-29

NHe WIN II pussy llttie lhlltS. Vut iiSNSA
too busy to stop for Il chat when she
woman too: but q too gay. The
saycty would vanish presently. Mrs.
Griffin knew. Whenever she saw
Mrs. Rolvnri she lokcd anXiously for
tho first signs of tears n heart
sickness. And presently she found
them.
She ran in one evening and tier
rupted Jack in the midst OF a ma
rnngue. There had arisen some little
misunderstanding and he was giving
his wife her first lesson. When Mrs.
Griffin knocked at the door h could
hear him tramping about and laying
down the law. Mrs. Griffin walked
in lust in time to hear Mrs. Bolivar
. plead. Don't. Jack. somebody Will
hear YOU" Jack strobe out of the
room in his ugliest mood and his wife
wiped the tears off her pale. astonish-
ed face. She said not a word about
what had happened. nor did apoi-
ogize for Jacks behavior.
That night Mrs. Griffin could not
sleep for apprehension. The next day
was Sunday and Mrs. Bolivar came to
church alone. She was still pale and
she appeared to he deep in thought.
she never heard a word Of the SER
mon.' Mrs. Griffin whispered miser-
ably to Tryphena Ensign. He's be
gun. And he's started In good n
heavy. oh. Trphena, he'll kill her.
he'll break her heart. the dear little
ereeter!"
Two more weeks passed an dseveral
times the sounds Of JACK hoilNars
lordly voice hoated out on the quiet
air. Mrs. Bolivar always looked aft
erward as ii she had been crying. n
sight OF her wruus Mrs. Griffin's ear
Then one evening the neighbours
who sat upon their porches heard the
sounds Of dire conflict in the Bolivar
house. There was a roar of Jacks
heavy voice. and there presently was
a crash SO deafening that Mrs Griffin
screamed. Tvyphena Enslsn came
unuinr across the yard. her white
apron fluttering.
awful's happened. Maria. We ought
10 go 10 see. And there hahn, a mar
in the neishhorhood. They've all gone
20 lodge. oh. dear: Oh. dear"
''Tryphena Ensign. shut up on that
oh dearins and come along. Maybe
she'll be dead before We ge, there.
I'm afraid. hu, 7 amt SO afraid that
| shan't Try TO set her out from under
his clutches. And II he touches me
Job Griffin will settle with him. big
as ne is"
Grimly they marched forth. bu. at
the steps Tryphena faltered. Mrs
Griffin went, alone to the front door
and rang the bell. Mrs. Bolivar an
swered. She was almost as White as
her dress. but her voice was steady.
Why. It's Mrs. Griffin n Mrs. En-
sign she exclaimed.
Mrs Griffin clu,ched her arm.
Thank the Lord you're safe and
sound. didn', know from the sounds
in here that. you would be-" she said.
Mrs. Bolivar pu, her arm ahou, the
old womsn's shoulders I'm sorry
you had TO hear" she said quietly.
though she parted. Jack jumped
back rather quickly and a table wen
over. that's ali. He's gone TO bed
now. / think. He seemed TO be hav-
ing these little iantrums ofeener and
oftener. and thought il was time
TO stop them. I'm used to handling
people. you know. That's why they
had all sorts Of folks to
deal wi,h-Siovsks and Huns and
Poles And an angry Hun is pretty
had-a good deal worse ever than any
angry husband. Jacks temper is bad
for him. 1 dom, see h his mother
was thinking OF 70 let him 60 that
way. I ran cure him. I'm no. afraid
hut wha. I can. When you've stood
UP before a mob of era1y strikers one
unreasonable husband doesn't scare
you much. I've told you this because
I see you've been worried You're
good friends TO me. and I thank You.
my TWO old dearS But o needn't
Worry. / can take care Of myself,
And now goodnight"
She kissed them esch ard went hack
into the house. As she closed the
door they heard her call
Jack. did you lay the IRE for morn
mgr" And Jack answered. Il did"