The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-03
MOVIE MORALS
BY JANE OSBORN.

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residents Of that suburb, who were for
the most part commuters, commuters
wives, commuters children, commu-
ters' purveyors and commuters do
mestics.
ut makes II very nice for the serv-
ants" commented Mrs. Steven Jones
to her husband at breakfast the MORN
ing of the opening. "They have so lit
tie amusement -
Quite so, my DEAR" assented
Steven. "But, Of course, we would
hardly go ourselves"
"Oh, neveri"
One evening two weeks after the
opening Steven arrived home for din
ner and waited half an hour before
his wife appeared. 1t was the third
time this had happened within two
weeks. 1t was most unusual. Steven
wondered. And when his wife made
no explanation he decided to retaliate
by going out in the evening without
explaining where he was going.
He started out for a walk, but when
~ "a 6Oht 40 ldA as tle DdldCt lie
vas halted by the lurid sign. There
was a vampire creature holding a
hand Of whist, staring down at him
from a huge poster, and above it were
the letters that spelled "The Sin Of
the Wife" Over IL was pasted the In
scription, "Now playing" Steven went
In.
The picture he saw was the same
picture that had kept his wife from
arriving home In time for dinner,
though he did not know 1t. Similar
pictures had kept her out other after
moons, but he did not know that either.
The pictures thrown on the screen
were not entirely original, but they put
thoughts into the mind of Steven that
had been there before. The vam-
pire lady, who played the leading role,
was the wife Of a fellow of about the
same stamp that Steven was himself
just a Woodworking, h~ome-loving. reg
ular man. In the final picture the cir
Gle diminished around the silhouette
of the husband holding the reformed
vampire Iady In MS arms
And all this time Steven had had In
the back of his mind the fact that his
wife had been late for dinner three
times.
After that the wife seemed strange
ly preoccupied. and a ~preoccupied
wife, Steven concluded, is almost as
bad as one with a vampire smile.
Then came the climax. At dinner
he was greeted by the wife-not In a
muslin dress, but decked and blazoned
out In a long. slinky net AFFAIR. with
a sweeping train and a low bodice.
The next evening the same thing
happened-only she wore another
tempting gown, a delicious pink and
white silk frock. as fresh and sprightly
as a branch Of apple blossoms.
Still Steven said nothing. He
dreaded knowing the truth. The nan
In the movies had been as reticent.
Don't 90 like the pretty dress?" she
cooed.
Don't I like it7" gasped Steven,
pulling back from her caress. How
could / like 1t when I know the price
you have paid?"
But l didn't have to ask you for
the money"
Steven stared wildly. "Does that
make 1t any betterl Do you dare stand
up there and tell me that in order to
wear hnery you"
ooh, dear; oh, dear" BY this time
the wife was weeping. 81 thought you
would like me more II / was dressed
prettily and instead you treat me
dreadfully."
"In order to wear finery you-I
know how you have been getting those
new dresses" Steven vas beside HIM
self.
"Don't you think II is a good ideaT'
"a good idea to disgrace me-to-to
gambler Why, and you were the wife
who was so particular about her repu-
tation that she wouldn't even go to the
novies-and then you gamblel"
IT did go to the movies a few times"
she said guiltily. "Im sorry, but l
don't know what you mean about gam
bling"
"Well. then, how did you get that
dress2"
"I made It," she said. II took a
course In dressmaking at the depart
ment store and made some dresses
while / took II. The course cost only 50,
and l made three dresses. This, and
the one 1 wore last night, and another
The material didn't cost SIS for the
three"
Steven was too surprised to speak.
Eyes, and the reason why l did II
was because I went to the movies one
afternoon-once when l was late &c
dinner-and l saw a picture thai
showed how a wife lost her husbands
love and affection because she didn'
dress up for him nights when he CAM
home"
81 saw that picture, too" remarked
Steven. Then he forced a heart,
laugh. "It was a rather foolish pic