Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-19
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ELEANOR TRIES TO EXPLAIN The
UNHAPPY INCIDENT.
BY MRS. EVA LEONARD.

Eleanor and Douglas left the club
rooms early. They had studiously kept
apart since the incident of the brace
let; the bracelet Eleanor had dropped
on the floor between them when Mr..
Corey had tried to slip the box in her
hand.
What could he think about the mat
teri? Eleanor wondered. She tried to
read his thoughts as she stood a little
distance from him in the buzzing
throng of happy people. but there was
hard expression on his face that she
did not know. Finally the noise and
confusion became uncomfortable and she
sought out her husband and proposed
that they go home.
Any time that it pleases you," he
had replied with little wintry smile.
The cool night air felt grateful to
her hot face as they walked along in
silence Several times she tried to
open the conversation, but met with
such chilling silence that she was
driven back into her troubled thoughts.
When the latch key swung open the
vestibule door she passed in and turned
toward him as he entered, laying her
hand on his shoulder, saying, Il must
tell you about 1t, Douglas" but he look
ed coldly away and replied:
Tell me nothing you do not wish to:
1t Is unnecessary" and he passed her,
not noticing the OBTAINING hands. He
took look at the furnace and then
went up the stairs and she heard the
door of their room close with a defiant
little bang. She removed her wraps
with trembling hands and going into
the living room sank into chair and
buried her face on her hands.
What had happened? Was Douglas
angry with her-her Douglas? Did he
think?
A shiver ran through her frame.
Douglas must not be allowed to go to
her belonging and hurried to their
room The light was out and when
she snapped it on she saw Douglas
lying in bed with his eyes closed He
could not be asleep in so short a time
II ne was he must wake up and listen
10 her. She could not sleep with this
lhtol'rahie lo.ti on her heart. With
trembling fingers she under the fast
ehings of her one presentable gown and
hung it safely in the closet Slipping on
a pathfoDe she knelt by the side of the
bed and slipping her arm around her
husbands neck she whispered: ooh,
Douglas, must tell you how it all hap
pened." He opSned his eyes and said
in constrained voice:
x am tired. Let us not discuss it,"
and closed them again.
Douglas you must listen. This IS
lntolerable.' She placed her hand on
his cheek. You remember when the
Fowlers had their sale? went for
remembered Mr.. Fowler's lovely desk
and 1 determined to get it IL / could |
possibly compass it. had S. that moth
er sent me for my birthday present,
and thought 1 could pay SIS a month |
On 1t till 1t was paid for" Douglas
was all attention now. ut never &C.
Cured to me that l could not buy I
things like that at an auction. l never
attended one before. Well, / bid the
thing in and went over to the table
where things were paid for and offered
my poor little S.. The man in Charge
was very disagreeable and said in o
oud voice: All things must be paid
'or at once. If you want the desk you
must pay cash for it. / said of course
hat l must give up getting 1t, when