El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-19
4 Serial of Intimate Appeal
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Jack Informs Louise That She Has Misiudged His
Mother But She Is Still Rebellious

places without her husband"
de laughed at the recollection of
TINS protest of his mothers. did not
laugh, although ! made an effort to
smile.
Your mother is old fashioned In
her IDEAS ! commented. 4 wonder
What she would think If she knew 1
had promised to lunch at a restaurant
with Harry some day. I suppose she
would be horribly shocked"
she probably would be-" Jacl.
pplned Are you going to do that
Certainly am" 7 replied. q see no
harm in meeting an old friend and
taking a meal in public place with
MIN. II a wife cannot be trusted to
DO that, she is not worth trusting"
He was silent for a moment. Il
agree with you" he said at last, slow
". But il is not a matter Of trusting
you-ror you know I would trust you
TO the end Of the world. But all peo-
pie have not the same broad views
that We have, darling, and II might
look odd were you seen in a restau-
rant with Lester"
I don't care II It would" I de-
clared- Who would have any right to
criticise it JackT'
"Wen." the poor fellow SAID hest
tatingiy, Il was thinking OF what
has. as you intimate, strict, unmodern
ideas, and say. my dear little wife,
II you DO that kind Of thing, please
never mention il to mother. She
would feel dreadfully about it"
The angry blood rushed 10 my face.
why should she2' 1 demanded. You
say you 90 not midland nobody else
In the world has a right to. No-not
even my own mother-and surely not
yours! am your wife. You and IN
derstand the situation II makes no
difference whether our relatives IN
derstand or not"
No Cause for Excitement.
There, there, dear." he soothed. 1
had often thought my husband an IN
usually sweet tempered man. and now
he proved 1t. Don't get so excited. OF
course it's nobody's business but ours
yours and mine. Yet. as mother
loves US both, and as she has, as 1
have just said, mid-Victorian views
about such matters-she might worry
over the thing If she knew OF it. Why
again that indulgent smile-"she
was actually remorseful about her
part in this mornings happenings"
7 do not see Why2" I insisted 'She
wanted you 10 go 10 church with her.
and you went-with my entire con-
sent. Then why need she worry? And,
more than that, why may I not do as
1 please in what concerns you and me
else?"
/ saw Jack was wounded and was
sorry Yet II I was ever to make a
stand TO have things on a proper
footing, this. was the time.
You misjudge mother" my hus-
band said gravely. Il did not tell her
so how was she to know?-that you
were not going to church with me.
Until walked into the pew alone, she
thought that you were coming as
usual"
~She took It for granted because I
have gone every Sunday, Jack" re-
minded him. That Is what I pre-
dieted when we began to go to church
with her"
But It makes her so happy, dar-
ling" Jack pleaded.
II know It. dear" I said, moved by
the appealing look in his eyes. And
you are welcome 10 keep on going
with her. But, dear Jack. she certainly
must allow me to be happy in my own
way-as she is happy in hers"
To BE Continued.