El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-04
4 Serial Every One Should Read
A NJ a n and His Wife
John Slips Out Late at Night to Co to the Party and
Leaves Isabel
By VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE WATER.

not love Adelaide-but yet the latter
hau never made him as uncomfortable
as Isabel made him. He wished that
he had some pleasant person to spend
the evening with.
Why not join Adelaide's party?
He would have to get into his dress
suit to do this. He recalled with sat
isfaction that, although he and his wife
slept in the same room. his closet and
| chiffonier were in his little dressing
room. Here he could slip quickly into
his evening clothes
TiptOeing 10 the door Of the bedroom.
he entered and stood for a moment
at the foot OF tho bed, listening 10 his
I wife's breathing. II was not so regular
as to make him think she was asleep
( On the contrary. he knew that she was
awake and conscious Of his presence.
Had she spoken gently at this moment,
had she voiced a desire to conciliate
him. he would have remained at home.
In married life so much hinges on
seeming trifles-on the word that
should not be spoken or on the word
that Is left unuttered At this psyche
logical moment Isabel committed the
fatal error Of sullen and disappearing
silence.
The average man resents disapprov-
al, and John Hamilton resented it He
left the room as softly as he had en-
tered, going by way OF the dressing
room and closing the door behind him.
Opening his closet, he put out his
evening suit. then swiftly put the studs
into a dress shirt, and proceeded to
make himself ready for his excursion
downtown. He was glad that he had
shaved that morning and that It would
not be necessary to repeat the process
this evening: his hand was hardly
steady enough at this juncture for
him 10 care to perform this delicate
task
It was after 10 o'clock when he was
ready to 90 out With sensation OF
guilt he donned his overcoat and high
hat and left the apartment
Isabel lying awake, listening to ev-
cry sound, wondered at first why John
was taking such a long time to undress-
She had been surprised when she heard
him 60 into his dressing room. for she
had supposed he would sit up reading,
as he often did. She was somewhat
/ touched when she found-ss she
fancied-that he was really preparing
to go to bed at a sane and decent hour
instead Of sulking in the parlor until
long past midnight
John Does Not say a Word
She settled herself comfortably IN
bed with a sigh Of satisfaction. Now
she felt she could go right to sleep.
For. after all, perhaps John was sOrry
for his misbehavior and was going TO
be as nice as he used TO be before he
and she began TO have their little quar-
rels.
A prolonged silence startled her from
her light doze- How still the apart
ment Wasi hWere was John7 She would
just peep into his dressing room and
see.
The peep" showed her that the little
room was in darkness. Turning on the
electric light, she saw that her hus-
bands business suit lay across the
back OF a chair. Running TO the closet.
she glanced in. His dress suit was
gone; so were his patent leather shoes;
so was his high hat
He had gone out somewhere at this
time Of the evening-and had not told
her a ToTd about it,
(TO be continued.)