The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-05
DICK HAS 1T OUT WITH JACK
Copyright. 1915. by the Newspaper
Enterprise Assoeiation.)

Dick came home last evening
GUNNER than an owl am thank.
ful that | have been married long
enough not To ask questions when
be Is In this mood. no matter how
curious | am. One ill.advised qncs.
ton has been known to lead
straight TO tho divorce mill.
After Dick had eaten his dinner
aud Was seated IN his fayorite chair
In the living room and lighted his
cigar while his coffee was cooling.
4 handed him the evening paper.
lie drew a long breath and pulled
me down 90 the arm OF the chair
and kissed me
IL was the first real love kiss he
had given me since he mad returned.
The first kiss Was the usual one
a man IL expected 20 greet his wife
with after an absence. Then he
gave me that Kiss OF consolation
when ! showed him that | was dis.
appointed because We had no ba
bles The last kiss In the morning
was purely one OF habit tho ono a
man who has been married three
years gives TO hia wife when he
leaves for the work that il already
engrosslng his thoughts. This kiss
however. was really mine. II told
mo he was glad he had me. that I
was there and that made him
happy.
Al last. after IS hours at home.
my husband bad really returned to
me.
sat very still on the arm OF the
chair while he slipped his coffee and
smoked In silence.
All at once he turned 40 that he
could look me In the face and said
'AarEie, | really can't understand
how snch cad az Jack got Into my
family I'm through with him. |
told him. as one OF the trustees OF
fathers estate. that wanted him
TO keep Away from the bookshop. to
get work 20 do somewhere else. |
told Mary that she must not pay
him any more salary and 20 keep
him out ~ the place"
"Oh. Dick. what will he do"
Il don't know and don't care. DO
you know. dear. he struck Mary
the other day because she would
not give him any money He
made an awful scene Mt the s1op.
The other woman told me about Il.
Mary Is brick. She kept her
mouth shut and ! simply had TO
make her tell me about II. Jack
tried some OF his bullying tactics
with me but I showed him they did
not go with me worth cent
II told him his drinking and sky.
larking around were bad enough.
but when he took money that be.
longcd 10 HIS mother to pay for his
vices ! drew the line. Then he
snivelled and said he never had had
chance. put M the same old gag
tiht every weak or vicious man has
put M since Adam. The woman
tempted me-
You had a good position given
you he blurted out
Given me- Margic. that made
me furious. why helped TO pay his
college bills told him some plain
and garden truths then that made
him squirm oven while he tried To-
lay his failure 10 Mary.
III ] had not married. he
whined.
Good lord. Jack. exclaimed.
that Is the only manly thing ever
knew you to do and God knows
what we would do now II II we're
not for Msry's courage and ability.
You certainly could not run the
business.
Then he began TO swear. so
she's got you "buffaloed" same as
she has the women? he said
Che has gotten me ''buffaloed"
TO the extent that think she is much
too good for you and I'm going to
stand by her. I'm not going 10 let
any d cad beat her. even II
happen 10 have the misfortune 10
have him for a brother
Jack tried TO get at me then and
/ knocked him down"
Dick did not say any more and
SO, after while, | asked