The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-04-26

" uduCS Will you COO muC0s 0OW
many do you wantr'
"Ten."
Her eyes opened In surprise.
what will Betty say2" she ques
toned.
He smiled confidently.
mot word" he answered. "Betty
Is model wife; she never gets an.
gry."
Mildred accepted the challenge in his
voice.
"An right" she decided. "You may
have ten dances with me-"
During the first part of the evening
Mrs. Ted Baldwin gazed rather won.
deringly at her husbands flushed face.
He seemed to be having good time.
He danced with her often, as duti.
full husband should, but at the conclu.
sion Of each number he hastened away.
Betty's ability to trip ION the light fan.
tastic toe" was well known to the male
members of the club, and as the eve.
ming progressed Mrs. Ted found her.
self rather frequently marooned with
the dowagers and wall flowers. She
realized suddenly that Ted was not
dancing with her as often as usual.
During one especially appealing fox
tr0t she searched the crowded floor
for her husband, and discovered him
dancing with Mildred ChatAeld. There.
after, when the opportunity offered,
she followed, with her eyes, the wan
derlngs of Ted. To her surprise she
discovered that he was dancing every
other dance with Mildred.
She smiled indulgently. trying to
convince herself that it didn't matter
much; that Ted was just thoughtless.
But when the next to the last dance
arrived, and she watched her husband
accomplishing some unusually fancy
steps with Miss Chatfield, her face
took on look Of sullen resentment.
For the remainder of the evening she
maintained dignified silence.
They rode home together in the
small town car, Ted talking of nothing
in particular, mentioning what good
time he had had, and how they must
continue to attend the dances. Upon
reaching home, however, Betty threw
off her wraps and suddenly turned to
her husband with flashing eyes.
II think you're horrid," she an
nOunced.
Her husband smiled.
"Why, Betty" he exclaimed, "what's
the trouble"
"You know just as we'll as do what
the trouble is. don't intend to be
ignored at dances"
"But I didn't ignore you; I danced
with you lots of times"
"But not as much as you did with
Miss Chatfield," Betty retorted spirit
eddy.
you're not angry, are you?"
II certainly am
Suddenly Mr.. Ted Baldwin smiled
triumphantly.
you owe me cigar" he announced.
Mrs. Ted looked at him with wide
opened eyes.
"You didn't do it just for that, did
your" she asked.
II surely did"
For moment Betty regarded him
doubtfully. Then her chin went up in
the air.
II don't believe you," she said.
Very slowly the man drew his wal
let from his pocket and, extracting a
sheet of paper therefrom, handed it to
his wife.
"Read this!" he commanded.
Mrs. Ted glanced hastily over the
paper.
II am going to dance with Mildred
Chatfield lots of times tonight, just to
get Betty angry" she read.
She looked up suddenly to find her
husband smiling into her eyes.
Sand is that the only reason you
did it?" she asked.
He nodded. In another moment
Betty's arms were around his neck.
'You're a darling" she said. "And
I'll buy that cigar tomorrow
Over his wife's shoulder Mr.. Ted
Baldwin smiled discreetly.
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