Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-23
Margaret CARROTS
Husband
ANGER AND EMBARRASSMENT.
x By JANE PHELPS
X 4: X K X X 4 X X X X X X
CHAPTER LXV.

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glanced around knew it was handsome
Fred Langworth who was talking. 1 hat
seen no one else that / knew. But
assured myself that it was he, then hur
ried on nay way; my face flushing will
anger and embarrassment.
In the quick, casual glance threw
/ behind me ! had noted the style AM
beauty of the woman to whom Bob
friend had been talking; and l fairl,
trembled with rage as L recalled tn
lwords he had used in describing me.
was a stick a 'strait-laeed female
/ from whom he felt like praying to b.
delivered. And they had pitied Bob be
cause he was tied to meas Mr.. Lang
worth had expressed it. A nice Grove
for Bob to be running around with! peo
pie that didn t hesitate to criticize me
his wife, and to pity him. 1 would tell
him just what L had heard. Perhaps he
would see that his Bohemian friends
were not as perfect as he would have
me think.
81 met one of your friends today"
/ told him at dinner, trying to keep the
indignation 1 felt from my voice.
:" You didl Who was t." he asked.
'That fellow you introduced me to
at the Revourt, Mr.. Langworth.'
Up to the time l mentioned the name
Bob had shown little or no interest.
Now however he was all attention.
Where did you see him2"
At the restaurant where l had my
luncheon.
"Did you speak to him?'
"No, he spoke to me.
"fWhat did he have to say. He s.
usually well worth listening to-"
"He said l was stick, strait
laced female and that he pitied you. "
"What are you talking about, Mar
garet? Fred Langworth never said such
things to you-that is, unless he s gone
crazy.'
"He may be crazy for all I know,
but he certainly said just what I have
told you he did 1t makes no difference
that he said it to some one else as long
as I overheard it,
"Will you tell me what you are talk
ing about, Margaret"
ri am telling you what your friend
said"
"You must have misunderstood
him."
81 did not misunderstood, he was al
together too plain in his speech, - l re-
piled, then went on and told Bob just
what Mr.. Langworth had said and also
described the woman with him. 81 hope
you will be ready to believe me when
say they are not proper people for
you to associate with. The idea of pity
ng you'll L should think it would make
you furious"
Bob made no reply and persisted.
Did you hear what / SAID"
Yes, L am not dear.
And you do not resent his pltyFN
We I'll not talk about tina"
When talking to Bob all the indlg- |
lation | had felt when L heard myself
discussed by Fred Langworth returned.
could hear again the mocking laugh {
er of the handsome woman with HIM,
md l lost all control OF myself L rag
d and stormed. declared that Would
10 something desperate unless BOD
wore he never would have anything
o do with such people again. They
ad insulted me, and HIM thru me. de /,
aust resent 1t by dropping them com
letely.
But suppose Fred LangWorth told
he truth, Bob SAID calmly as l stop
ed for breath to go ON.
Why
Suppose you were just what ne SAID
ou were. Would you then nave cause
or complaint Bob interrupted me TO
SIX.
You don t understand. Bob! ne call.
d me stick and other horrld things
" Aren't you rather stralt-laced, Mar
aret3 l believe that was one OF the
ames he called you. And even nave
bought you rather unlnterestlng at
ines when you would talk OF nothing
ut the servant or the Ills or the child
on pbat was NVbot he meant when he I