Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-05
: The Woman Who Changed /.
By JANE PHELPS
PLAIN TALK.

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"No, it was nearly twO," he re-
piled, paying not the slightest atten-
tiOn to my question.
81 hope you are not going to stay
out nights like you used to2 l was
very lonely last night
Just thought of itl" he asked,
and there was an undisguised sneer
in. his voice.
"Why-yes. You know 1 have been
so busy with the baby since l have
been around that wnen night came,
! 1 was tired and SO didn't think much
about your being out. /"
$50 L perceived. | hope you have
not forgotten that / dislike to be
questioned. l hoped you had outgrown
the habit
81 question you very seldom " II
was piqued. had not asked hun
where he had been or what he did, for
mouths, and the very first time l
mentioned it he found fault
"That is too often. When where l
am is of speial interest to YOU | win
tell you.
every well. / shall ask you no
more questions" | returned, then, in
a burst of indination "I soon shall
begin to recognize that being your
wife carries no privileges. l try to
please You, but it seems that, to do
SO, | must make up my mind to live
with you almost as would with a
stranger.
"Don t be silly!" and when he went
ont he, for the first time, slammed |
the door.
A RESOLVE.
| was 50 astonished at Georgc--at |
him slamming the door that | forgot
my indignation. Then suddenly it |
came over me that | had really been |
to blame. | knew only too well that |
he would not be questioned, yet | had |
deliberately asked him where he had
been. Then / had been rather horrid !
when he replied that when he had
anything of interest to me he would
tell me. ] was not keeping my word
to Mrs. Seton. | had promised her
that / would mot do the things |
knew angered George.
Your husband is peculiar man.
L am sure he loves you dearly, but
you could easily lose his love il you
kept him in a state Of annoyance
Some men throw such things off, but
not men of his type
From that time on | never asked
my husband any questions. That is,
nothing referring in any way to his
actions, the way he spent his time.
tried to become more reserved, more
tactful. And | was not without my
reward. George often told me how
improved ! was, that | had grown IN
every way to be more attractive. 1T
[ thought that others might not agree
with him, | never gave the thought
expression. l had him, and him only
to please.
When the baby was about six
months old we took up our social
duties again. We had been so long
out Of things, we had accepted 50
many beautiful flowers and received
SO many expressions Of regard, and
that we felt we owed
nearly everyone we knew some form
of entertainment. So | necessarily
lNU
18th v,Licb EveIvn : mo+bcr-in.law
ia no 10 tho bos+ tbinG that could
bonnon lyo bod a thoroIy competent
n"rpsI' ,,'ri" ho r,os in m way negIeeted.
' Am5 4bo nnrse did not bumor him as
/ al 5id Wv
Talks OF INDIVIDUAL
ITY.
That winter wc were yerv CAV. we
ontertainnd NJ least once a week. we
snbserihed for the opera. we attended
tbo theater and concerts. We accent
ed So many Invitations TO dine out
tbo+ Iangbinolv told George we
,nirbt as we1l have no cook. Then in
tb6 earlv summer we took the baby
ana won't nm in Maina and remained
fnr no snmmer W. fished and roam
"a oror tbo wooas we snent long lazy
banDv dovs Ao@ether inst George and /
ISfrs ,rhars was @ NO friction between us that
and be often smoke of it as
,"a , aat On tbo norch ofter tbe rest of
tbo honsebold were in he'd
SsNTer ord women are so foolish. -
romon,hor no said one NIGHT. Gin
- oe o;,in@ each other the liberty
T ga intondea ~ tbev sbould have. they {