The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19

after q pause, and left the house try
Ing to analyze the changed condition
Of affairs.
But q greater shock greeted him that
evening. The children had gone to
the parade and had come back in
tears. A rude boy had pushed Mary
off the curb and into the mud, and
Paul had narrowly escaped a runaway
horse. Tyrrell rubbed his cheek du-
biously. Obviously he did not under
stand the care of children. Then, the
children in bed, he sat asthre as his
wife said:
Robert, / have changed my mind
about your taking a two weeks vaca-
ton among your old friends In Spring
field. At first l fancied we couldn't
closely, l find we can easily spare one
hundred dollars and you certainly de-
serve d jaunt after the steady work of
years."
why, Edith" replied Tyrrell in
sheer establishment. 81 don't care two
pins for the junket, come to think 1t
over. l hardly think 1 would be con-
tent any place except home"
"You must go, Robert" she insisted,
but there was a slight catch in her
voice as she realized what a willing,
good-natured being he was.
Tyrrell met John Lind on his way
to the train next morning and told him
Of his intended vacation.
Poor crushed down SOUL" Lind re
marked to his wife that noon. HE
was rushing for his liberty like a mar
let out of jail"
But If so, Tyrrell amazed his wife
by returning at the end of two days.
"Why. Robert !" she exclaimed, chow
is thisT
"Sick of 1t ALL" declared Tyrrell
"All of my old friends had about for
gotten me. Lots of changes. No, sir
I'll stick at home after this, where you
people don't change"
He kissed her exuberantly anC
Edith blushed like a schoolgirl.
And the money you told me t.
spend. Well, all but twelve dollars Of
it l put into a new suit for you
Better than wasting it on a two weeks
loaf, isn't it?"
"You dear man." murmured Edith
suffused in happy tears.
She was more indulgent than eve
with him during succeeding days. HI
could not understand 1t, because rest
less, dissatisfied and finally anxious.
Edith" he spoke very earnestly one
morning, after thinking it all over
"Fm beginning to get worried"
what about?" she asked quite in
n%ocently.
"You. Are you sick? Are you hid
ing anything from me?"
why do you ask that?" she falt
cred.
Because you haven't been you
natural self for the last two weeks
See here, things are going wroni
somehow. l can't manage the child
rem and I'm spelling them. You neve
tell me to do this or that as yol
used to, and things amt up to dat
as you used to make me keep them
What's wrOng?"
She would not confess all. Sh
compromised as to the real fact II
the case.
Robert" she spoke feellngly, 81 go
thinking. / was afraid l was drivin
you too hard. | vas afraid that
might make mistakes in having m
own way in everything. l may hav
been harsh and scolding and shreW
ish-"
"Youl you" fairly shouted TyrreI
-"oh, you've been dreaming. Why
Edith, you're the spice of life. you
natural self. l wouldn't have 20
change for worlds. Only keep it VI
If you drop now I'll sink into the shift
less, unguided being | was when 20
married me and gave to my life sys
TEN and love, and oh, such happiness.
And Edith Tyrrell forgot all abou
John Lind and returned to her oil
stirring ways, for the shock of peac
was not what Robert Tyrrell wanted