Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-11-13

Mrs. Saunders laughed AdnIr,D.,.
How very cleveri must ten yo,'.
WIFE, 'OUE
She leaned forward little towaro
Unity. "Oh. Mrs. Truitt2'
Unity gave ear.
Il must tell you the clever +h,.
your husband just said. We were taIl,
ing about your school-Miss smith,
seminary, wasn't It? And / caued :,
finishing school And Mr.. Trr,ts
said"-Mrs. Saunders, voice carrie
well-,it isn't even starter. AwTI~
good. / think" A faint titter ~
down the table. "Ah-where ia M,sS
Smiths seminary. Mrs. Truittr
1t was Henley himself. strange TO ra-
late. who came to Unity's rescue
Never, Mrs. Saunders" he ra-
marked. with an edge to his voice ths,
the men recognized, snever uncover
the o,lst-here. at least. Only the
other day Saunders was telling me
he often wakes up in cold sweat be-
cause he has heard In his dreams, Dig
In. We tarrier!'"
The men all laughed reminiscentlv
Unity and Mrs. Saunders exchanged
sweetest smiles. The dinner resumed
its even tenor.
Now" Mark grimly reminded him
self, I've let myself in for It"
But anger was surging. He deemed
that through Unity. he had been made
ridiculous.
The evening passed Mark handed a
smiling Unity into their carriage. Not
q word passed between them during
the drive homeward, nor until they
were in their house Mark led the way
to the library. The gas jets were not
lighted. but the glow from generous
log fire threw their angry faces into
sharp relief. as they faced each other.
Well, Unity. suppose we're going
TO have this thing out"
How could your" she began storm.
lily. And on this night OF all nightsl
Didn't you know she was leading you
on?"
'Yes-when 1t was too late"
The sugary jealous snob! She
came from Philadelphia she's so aris.
tocratic. And YOU you-helped her
to shame me before them all"
How could / know that my wife
had been--fbbing about her ante
cedents?"
Would YOU have me admit them
to her and have her patronizing meH
Haven't you any pride?"
Haven't you any self-resp-"
But the bitter retort was halted, bit
ten on by the quick Tightening OF his
jaws. When he resumed, he spoke
In a slow, distinct. quiet voice that
Unity had never heard.
"On second thought, we will not
have this out. We couldn't agree as
to where the offense lies. mol" He
raised hand. sharply. in protest,
as she began holly to interrupt Il
mean that-quite I'll remind you that
I'm not a culprit boy but husband
who has at last cut his leading strings
Also that we have had enough scenes
in our pretty career together; ons
more would be too many"
You take that tone--to me?"
Even to you"
She stared, too amazed for anger.
Why. what do you mean?"
You may take 1t as declaration
OF independence"
Are you thinking" she gasped. "of
--of divorce?"
Not yet. That may come, though
1t depends" He even smiled.
She tried a weapon that had been
effective, her pose of long-suffering In
jured innocence. But Unity, like all
the pampered, was a coward. He was,
intuition again told her, capable Of
carrying out the cool menace In his
last words. The pose broke down mis-
erably. Forgetting the anger in which
she had come to the interview. she
went toward him with a frightened
whimpering cry.
"Oh, Mark
He turned away with careless lift
of his shoulders and curt, Good
night"
-
Alone In his workroom he sat be-
fore the fire, staring despondently into
the dancing flames.
81 have been fool" he said. Il
have given up enough. Now win let
CO."
AS well as he could, he tried to keep
that promise to himself.
GRO BE CoNTTNUED)