The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-23

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When Dick came home to din
ner he was very cross, but was
determined not to pay any atten-
ton to Ii.
/ made up my mind that DR..
Dick would have to learn some
time that 1t was not to be all
give" on my part and take" on
his.
There is no reason why a man
should make his business an ex-
erse for getting out of doing any
social stunt his wife would like
to do which does not happen to
strike his fancy.
OF course there are women
who play the social game too
strenuously, but 1t seems to me,
from what have experienced and
what many of my friends have
told me, that a married mans So
cial pleasures are very much en-
HANGED II he knows he has wife
waiting at home 70 put wet tow
els on his head il he has been out
with the boys or pet him little
IL some woman whom he has tried
to flirt with turns him down.
This idea that "a wife's place is
in the home" has been worked to
death. Men seem to think that
the marriage ceremony Is SEN
tence to Imprisonment for life
within the walls of house for
the woman concerned. Some of
them make their wives TRUSTEES"
and let them do things on the out
side as a mark of favor. Other
wives get out on parole as long
as good behavior" lasts ("good
behavior" being to be good" in
the estimation of the husband
Lately Dick had disclosed ten
dency to go back to this medieval
mode of thought.
/ had laid out his evening
clothes on his bed and as l heard
his key in the door | turned on
the water in his bath, for 1t was
late.
I'm not going to dress before
dinner" he said CURLY, as he
heard the water running and saw
that / had made all the prepara-
ton for him to do SO.
- did not say word-ju3t
quietly turned off the water.
ibid you call up Mrs. Tenuey
and tell her you were finally COM
ing?" he asked. AS he did 50 it
seemed to me he was rather nerv-
Gus.
81 tried to get her." answered,
but the maid said she had gone
out for a few minutes and left
word with her. 1t won't make any
difference with Donna Tenney,
and | know she will be glad to
have us come even at the last
minute"
Dick looked both relieved and
apprehensive, but he said moth
ing.
l was busy putting on a new
black gown which l knew was 60
ing to be particularly becoming
to me.
l had had 1t made in the last
three days with particular refer
ence to my condition, and my
dressmaker had cleverly built 1t
so that could wear it for formal
occasions as long as l felt like
going out.
My skin, which you know, little
book, has the translucent fairness
that is given the red-haired wom-
an, fairly cleaned above the jet
ted bodice, whose dark color
made me look particularly slen-
der.
I caught in the glass Dick look
ing at me as put few finishing
touches to my hair.
His eyes frightened and he
came and glanced over my shout
der.
"Margie, you seem like a girl"
he said. II believe you have been
fcoling me about coming baby
and then he hesitated and looked
me very closely in the eyes as he
tilted my face to his.
mo, dear, it Is true" he said
rather seriously, there is a look
in your eyes that you have never
had before"
Don't you like 1t as well?"
asked.
81 love you ten thousand times
better, little mother-to-be," he
said. "The look in your eyes is ir-
resistible-it is mysterious and
reckoning"
Gracious, Dick! l hope the
men at the party will not inter-
pref il that way" l said with a
laugh.
CONTINUED Tomorrow