Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-22
Margaret CARROTS
Husband
A PECULIAR KIND OF JEALOUSY
X By JANE PHELPS
X X X X X X X X X X X X X
CHAPTER xXXvu.

CHAPTER XXXVII,
What do you call it then9" Boil
asked anent my opinion that he should
not spend his time with Miss Warren.
II AM jealous Bob," I answered
seriously, to me it was no joking matter
$ But | am not jealous OF any woman
Why that never has entered my head
l am jealous of the time you give to
others; the interest you bestow on them
which belongs to me and to your home
l hope that you love me too well ever
to belittle me and yourself by making
me jealous of any single person.
1t was almost inconceivable that he
ever could do anything like that!
81 never shall, Maragret, But there
is no reason for you to be Jealous of
the time l give my friends. You could
join us if you would.
I'VE won t discuss that, I have de-
cided that / do not care to be with
them. II you can enjoy yourself know
ing L am sitting home alone; you are
very peculiar man. couldn It have
good time anywhere in the world if
you were not with me" told him, then
wound up with my usual "you love me
don It you, Bob; love you SO dearly"
and as usual my arms were about his
neck.
That he would ever become surfeited
with my live, or the expression of it
rather, l never imagined. A woman
never tires of extravagant terms when
used to express a man s love for her
and l figured that because 1 longed
to hear a dozen times a day, that Bob
loved me, he must also long to know
that l loved him as many times as
chose to tell him.
Often, about this time, Bob would
decline invitations and remain at home
with me. But L could see that he did
not do it willingly; and unfortunately
4 did not keep this knowledge to my
self. would accuse him of wanting to
go; and he would either evade my ques-
tions anent the matter, or make some
reply like this:
"Why not forget why remained, and
be contentedg You have had your way,
and yet you are not pleased.D
'fBut want your thoughts as well
as you," / would answer. 81 want
you to talk to me about the things in
which / am interested"
But though he did as 1 requested 1
felt an unwillingness to give up the
evening to me; and never stopped talk
ing about duty-duty as 1 saw it.
Christmas came and passed. We spent
it with mother and father. Bob was de-
lighted with his smoking jacket.
'fNo matter what one paid they could
n It get so handsome a one," he told
me, as he kissed me and slipped a love-
" bracelet over my hand. Father and
mother too were SO pleased with what
[ made them, that it spurred me to
make other things for them myself.
was not very well after Christmas
and Bob left me but seldom. did
not lay his remaining at home to that
however, but to the influence of my
talks about his duty; and the wonder
full love 1 had for him.
Occasionally he would ask John Ken
lall or Henry Greedmore to come up
for an hour in the evening. But now
le never asked them to dinner. tried
70 make them welcome for his sake |
when they did come and would make !
hem little chatting dish supper. But
could not control my manner to any
yreat extent, and 1 now realize that
lidn t really try. They knew did not |
want them, and seldom remained long. !
In April my baby boy was born.
These last months Bob had been so
ender, so devoted to sne that not a |
,lOud darkened nv horizon. He had I