Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-15


the looking glass ln the Kitchen at
which you combod your hair before
meals. nho scrubbed tho nyapeckH
shn bought "A new comb with a ull
complement az tceth 60 hang ON the
chain. Hhr washed thn roller towel.
end for tho nnat time in hor ITO took
an interest IN cooking. seeking iuatruc.
ton from nelEhbora who had reputn.
lions IN that lno liui ahe managed
for "a limo o. connno her amoroua
feelings toward Tommy to deeds and
attentions. She tried o. make her
manner toward him just what D. was
10 other young mon who came 90 the
house iiut whom discussion Was hot
Ia thu front room. aud tho whisky
wna going. and nobody was noticing
her. nhe Toasted her eyes on hia
brown face and hor ears on bis quiet.
resonant vol bred voice
An the time her mind waa dlicd with
thouEhts and Visions of Tommy Some
umoa she would iAko his coat from lta
hook and strain Il TO hor breast Some
times when he was uut uf tho house
aho would go 30 his room and sit by
the hour. fcastlnE herself on day
dreams of him.
In her mind al least. she was al.
ready faithlcus 60 her husband Hut
this did not trouble her Ia tho least
one day there waa a violent social.
isto discussion golng on Ia the front
room. Mrs Gunpdurf HAD appeared
tWivo ~ the hail door 20 listen. and
faeo nurrcputiouHly az Tommy and
had twice vanished upon nomu house
hold duty OF other
Having closed The door softly. sho
turned swift, 60 whore TnmmyA coat
huns and proasod u paasionatcly to
hur check, Is paper ruatlod in tho
breast pocket, whcro she know n0 pa
per had horn earlier Ia the day. and
after momenta hesitation. aud inns
pelled by a auddeg unrcasoning ical-
ousy, she HuAtched Il cut OF the pocket
ana examined a.
Thomas Barclay. Btumen, Pa.
Come home at once must see you
on Important business
Barclay
Mira Gunsdort fol, "a u sho had
been struck heavy blow between the
cyou. Was her godlike champion OF
labor only hypocrite aud a apy' For
a moment it seemed as II hor knees
had turned 60 water She put tho tole-
gram back IN itg pocket aud having
pulled herself together once moro en-
tered the front room.
Il WAS nye O'Clock when the sitting
broke up with everyone except Guns.
dort and Tommy (who drank nothlngl
tho worse Tor liquor.
Gunsdorf had business elsewhere
and he huatled his guests out az tho
house. feeling rightly that they we're
sufficiently primod for the time boiug
Tommy and Mrs Gunsdorf remained
seated, side by side Mrs. Gunsdori
reached for the whisky bottle and
Tommy laid his hand her ar,n aud
said "noHt, what's the usef"
I'm sick" ehe said IN thick voice,
her arm trcmblod under HIS hand.
THAT stun won't help any. III 60
Tor the doctor.
I'm be all right I'm faint that's
all"
To Tommy she seemed 20 be max.
ing an enort 90 pull together.
ITS the air an this ROOM" he said.
Let ms take you outside
She seemed 90 acqpiesce. and ne
felpcd her Go her feet, aud toward the
aoor hie left arm around Acr waist
VIE leaned more and more heavily
against him. until It took real strength
to keep her from falling Ia the front
hall she appeared 10 coliapse entlrcly.
Her head dropped backward AS IL hor
neck had hccn suddenly dlslocAtcd.
and she lurched against Tommy With
all her weight
IL Was necessary. he felt. 20 so for
the doctor AZ oacA but he could not
leave her lying in the front hail So.
not without difficulty. for ,he stair WAS
very marrow. he carried her az to the