Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-05

reason for his unhappiness.
"Come home with me. Let us talk
II over" she said.
The two walked on for several
blocks and entered Mamie Beck's
home together.
Meanwhile Annabel, the moment
Harte had left the house, had felt a
sudden pang Of remorse, and deter
mined to dry her eyes, rush out, and
get something she knew Harry espe-
cially liked for dinner. She meant to
have IL all ready for him when he
came back, and to try to make amends
for what she had said. She dressed,
and started for the shop TO make her
purchases. Thank heaven there was
no bargain counter there! Turning a
corner, she gave start There was
her husband with Mamie Beck, the two
walking slowly, in earnest CONVERSE
| ton. They we're on the opposite side
of the street, and they did not see her.
| She found herself following them. 1t
was not a fine thing to do, not even
very decent or honorable. But was she
not his wife2 That seemed to her to
excuse Il all.
She saw them enter Mamie Beck's
home. This then was the solution
He did care for this other woman!
He was tired Of her so soon! Not
yet married five months, and 1t was
all over, the happiness, the love upon
which she had built such wonderful
castles of delight
She did not go to the shop. What
was the use? He might not even come
home to dinner. She went back, flung
herself down, and wept and sObbed as
never had she done before.
After a time she heard his latchkey
in the door. She rose quickly and tried
to battle away the traces of her tears.
She did not mean he should see how
she had suffered, or that she had seen
him with Mamie Beck.
She met her husband with an icy
reserve that left him very little oppor-
tunity for attempts at reconciliation.
The next morning, having thawed
little, he met her more than half way.
But as fate or some other psychology
ical factor would have it, that very day
she again saw Harry with Mamie Beck.
They stood outside of a shop, and
oh horrors! she saw him hand her
money. There was no mistaking 1t for
Mamie opened her purse and put it in,
and both laughed heartily as they
parted.
That evening Harry met his wife
10 hO n
= nice little surprise for her, and he
: opened a parcel he had brought in.
[ He proudly displayed a purple shirt
waist about two years out of date, a
). lpair of cheap, yellow silk stockings
q several sizes too large, and petticoat
n built for miss of fourteen.
8 He tried to preserve a strictly neu'
f trail exterior as he noted the look OF
s dismay with which Annabel surveyed
l. the articles.
II got them so cheap, dear,
4 couldn't resist buying them. 1 hope
[ you like the things. ! had an awful
time getting them, there was such a
mob of women. But you see l did
think of yOu!"
| IdIlt! lou hub" hNNCA
wear purple!" cried Annabel.
ooh, don't you?" he responded with
carefully assumed Innocent surprise.
"And these stockings! Do you think
wear Il number nine shoe?"
"They are a trifle large, aren't they?"
"a man never knows about such
things. Please don't buy anything
more"
1t was Harte's turn to put on the
hurt air, which he did with all due
elaboration. Annabel certainly was de-
void of a sense of humor. Neverthe-
less about two days later he appeared
before his astOnished wife with pair
Of diversified gloves, and hat of the
vintage OF 1910, which he told Annabel
he had bought for her for next to
nothing.
This was the last straw. Annabel
overlooked with indignation.
II see it all !" she stOrmed. you
want TO make perfect fright of me so
people will sympathize with you for
. being tied up TO such trump, and SO
you can get divorce and marry
Mamie Beck ["
1 Harte's face expressed utter despair,
1 this time not all assumed. His trump
: card had failed.
E | "Well, / thought l was pleasing
/? you" he said disconsolately. 81 sup
A pose if you had married Tom Bennett
t you'd have liked what he bought for
: you"
I His retOrt was so nearly identical
D with her own on a previous occasion
that suddenly a light seemed to break
: In on her.
{ Did he really care for her? But
4 what about Mamie Beck, and what she
i had seen with her own eyes?
: Look here" she cried. "YOu never
5 bought such atrOcious things as these