Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-02

corner. she gave a start! There wa
her husband with Mamie Beck, the tw,
walking slowlyA ip earnest converse
ton. They were IN the opposite sid,
Of the street. and hey did not see her
She found herself following them. 1
was not fine thing to do, not ever
very decent or honlOrable. But was sh,
not his wife? That seemed to her t.
excuse it all.
She saw them enter Mamie Beck's
home. This them was the solution
He did care for This other woman
He was tired of her so soon! No,
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
nome to dinner. She went back. flung
herself down, and yept and sobbed as
never had she done before.
After time she heard his latchkey
in the door. She rose quickly and tried
TO bathe 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 att ,mpts at reconciliation.
The next morning. having thawed a
little, he met Der more than half way.
But as fate or some other psychology
Teal factor would have 1t, that very day
she again saw Harry with Mamie Beck.
They stood outside of shop. and
oh horrors! she saw him hand her
money. There was no installing it for
Mamie opened her purse and put it in,
and both laughed heartily as they
parted.
That evening Harry met his wife
more affectiOnately than ever. He had
nice little surprise for her, and he
opened parcel he had brought in.
He proudly displayed a purple shirt
waist about two years out of date, a
pair of cheap, yellow silk stockings
several sizes too large, and a petticoat
built for a miss of fourteen.
He tried to preserve a strictly neu-
trail exterior as he noted the look Of
dismay with which Annabel surveyed
the articles.
Il got them so cheap, dear, /
couldn't resist buying them. 1 hope
you like the things. 1 had an awful
time getting them, there was such a
mob of women. But you see l did
think of your
Harry Harte! You know l never
wear purplei" cried Annabel.
"Oh, don't yoT?' he responded with
assumed innocent surprise.
"And these stockings! Do you think
wear number nine shOe?"
"They are 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
Annabel certainly was de-
void of n sense of humOr. Neverthe-
ess about two days later he appeared
before his astOnished wife with a pair
If diversified gloves, and hat of the
Tintage of 1910, which he told Annabel
he had bought for her for next to
lOthing.
This was the last straw, Annabel |
'verflowed with indignation.
Il see it ALI" she stormed. "You |
ropt IN p,oUo a parfoof fr; vb< ,f mo ca /
,eOple will sympathize with you for
icing tied up to such a trump, and so
'ou can get a divorce and marry
Jamie Beck"
Harte's face expressed utter despair,
his time not all assumed. His trump
ard had failed.
well, | thought l was pleasing
ou," he said discOnsolately. 81 sup
Ose If you had married Tom Bennett
Ou'd have liked what he bought for
Ou"
His retort was so nearly Identical,
18th her own on a previous occasion
hat suddenly light seemed to break
, on her.
Did he really care for her? But
hat about Mamie Beck. and what she
al seen with her own eyes?
look here!" she cried. "YOu never
ought such atrocious things as these!
on couldn't have found them in
avs journey! You just got someone
, do it."
"Yes. I did"
"Was it Mamie Beck?"
eyes"
"And you went and told her every
ling!"
Listen. dear! 1t was all accidental.
e met on the street, she saw how
iserable l looked, she drew it out of
e, she only wanted us both to be
ippy again"
"Oh!"
The exclamation was dry and doubt
il.
look here. Annabel! Everything
e said and did was for"
"For my good"
Something like that missing sense of
lmor began to twitch the corners of ..
n mouth.
"Well-I guess she was right" said
mabel. ASK her to dinner tomOr-
W. It's no more bargain counters for J
e, hOney-if you'll swear Off"
The compact was not signed in
)rds. but something much more ex-