The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-24
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SCepyrssht. 1914, by Newspaper
Enterprise AssociattenI
The moment Herbert left us
Jim said: Come on. girls. and
get q bite to eat. / am hungry
as bear and l don't want to eat
alone"
OF course. Kitty was wild to go
and between them they overruled
my objections which 1 must con-
fess was not strong.
had feeling that I, too,
would like to do something devil
ish. Dick, whenever he felt
that I needed furnishing or he
was blue or bored. went out with
the boys and forgot. or at least
tried to forget.
Men seem TO think that unlim-
tied liberty to do as they please
Is an antidote for the monotony
and annoyances OF married life.
l did not think l was doing
anything very reprehensible by
supping with my husbands best
man friend and the woman friend
of my school days and yet there
was little spice of daring In II
for me who had always been the
pattern of conventional propriety
even while protesting against II.
What do you think the people
In the restaurant will think, Jim.
when they see you and Kitty and
l coming In this time of night?"
Jim laughed most heartily.
They will probably think l am
playing a Joke on two splendid
men but silly husbands. I'm
sure to have the two best looking
women In the room with me and
that / have them will show that
their husbands are somewhere
| else"
IF married woman does not
have a little liberty to exercise
her common sense and her In
clination she might as well be
imprisoned for life," said Kitty
with little toss of her head
which was especially naughty
and especially captivating.
And besides" said Jim, with
a grin, liberty isn't worth a
darn II 1t doesn't allow us once
In a while to walk outside the
ropes. All OF which talk makes
me hungrier than ever"
Jim took us to the very restau-
rant where Bill Tenney and Kitty
used to go so much--a place
where one sees the gay night life
of the town. Kitty gave a sigh
and looked at me significantly as
we alighted from the motor.
have often wondered II did
right in advising Kitty to leave
town when she did? II she had
not in all probability she would
now be Bill Tenney's wife--and
probably very unhappy-for Bill
is the universal lover and an i'm
possible husband. However, | am
not sure that Kitty is perfectly
happy now. A woman does not
seem to be any happier with a
too-good husband than she Ia
with bad one.
As soon as Kitty was seated at
the candle-lighted table she
seemed to forget all about her
former visits anu settled herself
for a good time. That Is the fine
thing about her, she can live In
the present easier than any wom-
an l know.
I wasn't very comfortable, but
the lobster was delicious and I
told myself that IL Dick would
stay away from me there was no
reason why | should not have
some good times as we'll.
Between Jim and Kitty II was
a battle of wits and / could not
help laughing at some Of the
sallies.
All at once Kitty's eyes grew
big with surprise and then they
danced with mischief.
"Margie," she drawled. why
don't you tell Dick to dress those
women better?"
l looked where her eyes were
turned and there was Dick with
two of the dowdiest looking
women ! ever saw in my life.
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