Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-02-25
TEN YEARS
AFTER
By F. A. mitchell.

! married ten years. Mrs. Aldrich sat
looking about her, admiring or con-
demning the apparel of the ladies at
| other tables. while her husband read
an evening paper.
Tom" said the wife, there's
! bridal couple over there
| Tom looked about him.
"Where?
'At the table by the middle win
dow"
"Ohw
"She has lovely hat"
"How do you know they are bride
and groom?"
GLOW do I know? Everything indi-
Gates it,
"What, for instanceT
well, in the first place, she is con-
scious. She looks just as felt when
you and l dined at the Summerset
House the day after we We're married"
"What else?"
"Look!"
The brides glass stood midway be-
tween her and the man. He took it
up and slipped the wine in it. The love-
light shone in the eyes of both. He
gently moved his own glass toward
her, and she, too, slipped, with repeti
ton of the love glances.
Very interesting" grunted Mr.. AL
drich, resuming his paper.
The waiter brought the dinner Mr.
Aldrich was in the midst of the finan-
cial article, and his wife, not caring to
wait for him to finish it, helped him
to the yiands, then helped herself.
They ate the first course in silence, and
while waiting for the second Mr.. AL.
drich resumed his paper.
"Tom," said Mrs. Aldrich.
"What?"
"Look."
He followed her eyes in the direction
of the supposed bride and groom
"Well?"
Don't you see?"
mo. don't"
'They are holding hands under the
table-on the other side-next to the
window
Touching" said Mr. Aldrich and re
sumed his paper A page of advertise
ments of women's wear was exposed
to his wife. She bent forward and
scanned it,
When the next course came on Mr..
Aldrich had finished the commercial
reports and helped the viands. The
only remark made during this course
by the husband was, The market
closed strong the only one by the
wife was, rs my hat straight"
Between the third and fourth courses
| Mr.. Aldrich looked at his watch, toyed
with his wineglass and made one re-
mark: II shall sell Mop tomorrow.
Good sale. I'm sure" The wife re-
! Piled, II bought one yesterday"
Meanwhile the wife's attention was
divided between the ladies' hats-she
was thinking of buying one-and the
bride and groom.
. 'Tom,'' she said presently. look
Again he turned his eyes. posing a
mushroom on his fork while doing So
The bride and groom had risen, and
the groom was holding the brides coat
for her. AS she slipped it on her he
folded it about her in manner to de-
note excessive tenderness. She looked
up into his eyes dove-like.
"Why don't you ever show me such
attention.? asked Mrs. Aldrich.
Because l don't wish to attract the
attention of restaurant full of peo-
pie"
But Mrs. Aldrich did not hear She
1 orb iSrINt 0f hat hot ,,1r
her.
Just the thing to go with my tailor
made suit. | wonder where she got it,
But at that moment the bride and
groom sailed past her. the bride look
ing as if she were facing q battery of
all the eyes in the restaurant as In
deed she was. and the groom looking
defiant.
Il wonder" remarked Mrs. Aldrich.
why brides and grooms are so con
scious of being observed and yet so
bent on giving themselves away, espe-
cially in public places"
Because they can't help it, replied
her husband
When the repast was finished and
the bill was called for Mrs Aldrich
said:
DO you remember that first dinner
we had together after our wedding at
the Summerset:'
THE summerset?' trying to remem-
ber
Yes. You said to me. Anything
more. sweetheart and when / replied
Nothing you said, Don't you think
you would like an ice? and when ]
said No again you said. "A little cor
dial to top off WITH And when / de
clined that YOU kept on asking ME if
would have this and have that
How / must have bored you!''
AS he made the last remark the wait
er laid the bill before him He did
not dispute it. but looked as if he
WOnI1 like ta thonnJ, tho ,.l,o,o.- woo.