Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-11-11

SUNDAY WIDOWS

They had been married about three
years and things had gone along
smoothly enough. Then the Sunday
widow moved next door and they had
their first taste of matrimonial un-
-pleasantness. The Sunday widow was
a very charming young woman who
Wore a wedding ring, in addition to
several others, and had two children
about as near perfect as children can
be She also a a husband-a mys-
FERROUS person who went to work very
early and returned verv late, and was
said to be a man of extraordinary
ability who drew a good salary, II
was shortly to become a partner in the
firm for which he worked. He was
sometimes seen about in the evening.
moving his lawn and playing with his
children on the porch. He was tall n
strong and we'll tanned, a typical out
door man. But from Friday evening
until late Sunday evening he withdrew
to unknown parts, and the plight of his
wife was such that the young married
woman next door called her Il sunday
widow" and felt sorry for her. 1t was
not long before they We're exchanging
a word or two. then a front porch visit
occasionally. and finally a back porch
visit every now II then.
Thus the whole story came out. Tho
mysterious husband of the Sunday
widow was devoted to the fascinating
game of golf. He went to work early in
order to be free in the afternoon. He
then went to play golf and got home
some time in the evening. On Saturday
afternoon he cast aside the cares Of
business and played golf as long as
there was light until Sunday evening,
His wife was in q ~quandary. She did
not criticise her husband, but she did
lead her neighbor to believe that She
feared her children would grow uI
strangers to their father. Her pre-
pleNity was such as to invite SYM
pathy, II she got 1t, not only from the
young married woman next door. but,
also from other women IN the neigh,
borhood And one or two who had
successfully survived periods of Sun.
day widow regarded with unfeigned
skepticiSm. She said her fascinating
rival had won so completely that there
was no hope until old age made hin
too weak to totter around his beloved
golf course. The situation became
acute, and then the young married
woman next door had a brilliant idea.
She decided that since her own hus-
band was a docile creature who never
deserted her for the fascination OF
golf. though he had been devoted to II
before their marriage. he would be Just
the person to help the Sunday widow
recover her husband. He was, there
fore, approached with great caution
and finally appraised of the fact that he
was to exercise his wonderful ability
as a domestic diplomat on behalf of the
Sunday widow next door,. Naturally he
baked, declaring that it was none of
his business. but, after the fashion OF
docile husbands. he finally relented and
agreed to do h he could. The news
spread about the neighborhood, n he
was watched with great interest. 1t
SO happened that the next Saturday
afternoon the husband of the Sunday
widow came home for something, and
the diplomat took a long breath and APP
preached him. Soon the two men were
the center of attraction in the blk elk
They talked over the fence a few
minutes. then the husband of the
widow stepped Jack and swung his
arms n explained something, then
the diplomat swun his arms and be-
gan to rgu In a few minutes the
diplomat went into his house and re-
turned with a dusty bag of golf clubs
and his wife thought him very clever
indeed. for was he not going to show
the Widows husband that although he
knew the game he preferred home tc
golf? The clubs were examined anG
tested and argued about, ana then the
diplomat returned to the house for his
hat, and he and the mar next door went
away and now there is another Sun
day widow in the block.