The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-26
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Don't you think II rather
strange that we have not seen
Jim Kdie lately?" | said to Dick
this morning. In reality. we have
not. or at least | had not seen Jim
since | asked him to find Dick for
me the night Dad died.
Invite him up to dinner. Dick.
While Aunt Mary is away and we
have maid we ought to have all
your friends at the house."
Dick did not seem to take the
idea OF Jim's coming with any
great enthusiasm, but did not
feel called upon to assure him
that did not intend TO question
Jim about his whereabouts ON
that tragic night. | don't think
it's good thing for any woman
to let her husband think she con-
dones his offenses too easily.
Jim Edie came up to dinner
and seemed particularly glad to
see me.
Its ages since looked at you.
Margie. Do see a gray hair
among that glittering red, and are
you losing your teeth in the
meantime?"
Smile for the gentleman, Mar
gie." said Dick, that he may be
assured that you have all your
eat tools intact"
could not help smiling at
Dicks irritated tones, for | knew
he was having an attack of re-
morse with a capital "R" and,
man-like. wanted companionship
in his misery.
We had tongue-sauce piquant
for dinner. and Jim again took
occasion to flatter me by saying
that my tongue was always served
with sauce piquant.
Tongue with sauce piquant Is
fine for an occasional variety,
Jim," | countered, but you no.
tice that Dick is neither eating
much of that on the table nor is
he greatly Interested In this con-
versation."
I'm never much interested In
the bunk Jim feels called upon to
hand out to the woman that he is
with at the moment" growled
Dick.
Here, here" chirped Jim, evil
IDENTIFY thoroughly enjoying him
self because he was getting rise
out of his friend.
After dinner Dick was called to
the telephone and came back to
tell me that Mr.. Selwin had asked
him to come to a downtown hotel
where he was holding confer
ence with some of his school-book
statesmen. He fingered minute,
but Jim made no move to go, say
ing: ''Tll stay awhile with Mar
gie."
After Dick had gone Jim con-
tinued to chuckle to himself:
Isn't 1t strange, Margie, what a
dog in -the-manger' feeling man
has about his wife? He will leave
her alone and HE himself along
the paths adorned with primroses
without the slightest compunc-
ton. Indeed, you usually find
him singing as he goes. But let
another man even his best
friend-show an inclination to
cheer his poor wife's lonliness
and you see his snarling teeth i'm
mediately."
but tonight Dick had busi-
ness. He"
1.-THE other night he did not"
interrupted Jim.
1.-The other night has passed
and gone as much as part of the
ages as that night when the first
stars sang together. Oh, yes. |
know" ! FASTENED to explain as
Jim started to speak, you we're
awfully good to Dick that night,
and he probably feels very CRATE
full to you. But Jim, surely you
understand that | cannot discuss
my husband even with his best
friend"
Don't you want to know where
I found him?"
mo, i certainly do not. That
you did find him is sufficient for
me and I thank you for it"
"Well. I must say that women
are queer creatures" calculated
Jim. II thought I'D have to patch
up the difference occasioned by
that break of Dicks tonight and
| find you smilingly accepting him
without one plea"
81 did that. Jim. nearly three
years ago when I married him."
Its a good thing for men that
women are made like that. Mar
gle, and | don't mind telling you
that I'd take one tomorrow. pro-
vided could get one like you"
"Hush up! Don't you know
you would be lucky to get any