Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-13
Useful
Hints
Why We Quarreled
Husboni and Wife Differ on Points
in Honor Code.
,By Virginia Tcrhunc Van de wntcr.)

Copyright, 1915. by Star Company
My wife and l differ upon what We
consider points of honor
Since have been married the
thought has come to me often tina;
women are more moral than mcn-but
are they as honorable? l am a ply
stefan and think that ! know both
sexes fairly well.
would trust my wife all over the
world wiki my good name, secerc IN
my knowledge that nobody could
shake her allegiance TO me. But were
l having confidential conversation
in which my wife WAS keenlN in
terested. l would not be sure that she
would not listen 20 II IL she had the
opportunity TO do so without being
seen.
The first time this idea came 10 my
mind was when / had been talking
with man who called ON me one
evening. He had heard that my wife
was not well. and, just as he was
leaving said in the fun. round tones
he has never learned 10 modulate:
II hope that your wife Will soon
be better. There IS nothing seriously
wrong with her health, IS there"
The Wife Hears.
ooh, no." assured him. Much OF
her illness is due TO hystcria. There
Is no organic trouble, and if can
only get her out of town FOR awhile
and turn her thoughts from herself
she will soon be all right"
Later. when l went into tho library
where my wife was lying on the couch,
reading. che greeted me coldly.
AZ am sorry she said. that YOU
consider me neurottc and hysterical.
But II you do think this YOU might
at least not tell your friends that all
You are mis!ntcrpretng what l
said,v j corrected. Then l repeated,
rs accurately as could, my state
ment 10 my caller, adding that hys
terra and nerves were very distress
Ing things 10 have.
But l cannot understand" I said
when / had finished my explanation,
was saying TO some one down by the
front door"
she eolored family, then laughed
The door was Il little way ajar."
she explained, and when ] heard my
namo mentioned / listened TO find out
erhat was coming next"
Could you hear from your sofa"
asked suspiciously.
Defends Her Action.
Nc" she acknowledged. II went
out into the hall and lstened SO
heard every word ANY other woman
would have done the same" she de-
Tended herself as she saw my grave
look.
II hope not" rejoined; and knew
that she did not like my saying this.
The habit Of thinking that the end
tustihes the means has grown upon
me with the passing years. 4 few
months ago il reached a climax that
angered me.
One OF my patients is a widow who
has suffered intensely with acute rheu-
motism, which has crippled her so bad .
~ that she walks with difficulty. She
has not the money to hire an autOmO-
bile or carriage, SO l sometimes take
her for Hriveain my oar. At first
told my wife Of it, and she expressed
herself as glad that i had given the
SUFFERER an outing. Yet when / re-
pcated the kindness Il few times she
objected.
1T VIII cause gossip" she said. 'lf
you take Mrs. Dana out so much"
l paid no attention TO the warming
rs physician / have Il right to do
that which VIII mean health to nv
patients. Then. one day, Edith told
me that was calling too often on
Mrs. Dana. Again | said nothing.
Soon after this l took my eldest
daughter upon a round OF calls with
me-for the child loves TO go out I'm
my car. I stopped at Mrs Dana's