El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29
4 Serial Every One Should Read
"A Man and His Wife .
ISABEL Tells John She Is Unhappy and He Gets Angry
When He Discovers Why.
By VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN de WA TER
Copyright 1915. By Star Companv.

not alter the truth OF my assertion"
"OhF' she exclaimed. why won't
you be honest with me2 I know who
it was who telephoned to youi I know
il was Adelaide Simmons, and that you
went cut of the house to telephone to
her rather than do so in my presence"
Only fer an instant did his face be-
tray any establishment then he faced
her with counter accusation
And" he demanded, still holding her
hand-not gently now. but in a tight
Srasp--hoW did you know What
right have you to make such a state
ment as that?'
Because I saw the number before
you did, and because information told
me who the subscriber with that num-
Der is"
Even as she spoke she felt his frame
stiffen and his hand closed on hers
like a wise.
You mean," he asked harshly. his
face close to her and his eyes flash
ing, that yOu-my Wife-nOt only
sooped TO get from your servant the
number that was left for me, but that
you lowered yourself to spy upon my
actions to the extent of calling up
information after 1 had gone out and
asking her to whom the number be-
IongedE WellE' flinging her hand
aside, springing to his feet and strid-
ing toward the door, I have heard
that Jealousy would drive a woman
to do many despicable things, but I
did not suppose that you-my wife
were that type Of a woman"
ooh, joint" she exclaimed, you al
ways put me in the wrongi Here you
are blaming me for everything-and
yet you can't deny that YOU got a
secret message from a woman, and
that YOU pretended to 90 ont To b1v
cigars, when. really. YOU wanted TO
telephone to her where I couldn't hear
you Am ] not the one who has been
wronged2 Even you cannot explain all
that away"
Widens Dispute with His Wife.
Il certainly can't He returned to
the side Of the bed and stood elarine-
down at her, but this time he did NOT
take her hand in his In fact, there
was not q CLEAN of affection in his
eyes not q touch Of it in his manner.
All that you say OF the incidents are
true, but you put your own distorted
interpretations upon everything. In
nocent men have been hanged on cir
cumstantial evidence, remember.
The facts are that Mrs. Simmons
dld call me up on a matter Of bust
ness giving her number to CYNTHIA.
that I did have to buy some cigars.
and that as the matter was one that
pertains 10 Mrs SimmOns's own pri-
vate affairs, I thought it best to call
her up from a booth. instead Of where
a servant would overhear As for your
nearing the conversation Adelaiders
affairs concern her. and I as an old
friend must respect her condolences.
I consider myself. therefore, entirely
justified IN my action If'-with a
sneer-tO quote the immortal P.
Henry. that be treason, make the most
Of it,"
He had dashed himself into a temper
and had persuaded himself that his
actions had been honorable. So when
his wife asked TREMENDOUSLY and ac-
cuslngly. Even so, why couldn't YOU
tell me it was Mrs. SimmonszH he felt I
he was quite right in exclaiming
hotly:
Because you are always so infer /
nally jealous that I am AFRAID TO tell /
you anythingi"
Go Be Continued)