The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-08-22
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Philip kaadan was yafy proud ~ hls
wife. Alice They bad bssn married a
yeas and three days and we're Supreme
iy happy. Alice was daiGsy sad vesy
ninth slii'e ana iatsrasssd lii things
both lnxlds ana outside hsr hssae,
PbiIig liked 10 have ais wife -iu
tiiiags' aRd encouraged hsr faaay 40
tivities. Including serving circles sGd n
sotthi ira GOV and then.
Alice did sos lot ths hSsns suffer,
however. aai IL WAS slways NJ neat ~
wax snd very tass-fuliy arranged.
Thiags wera rRaatax yar,' staoothiy
Tor the Raadslis. In fact, until
One day Philip came home at nson
and found the hsHlss vacant, lie was
hungry and cross. why esaida', Alice
hays lunch ready "a tisasr" bed like
10 know, what was wife for. aay'
way, II not to hsys meals ready vn
tims and make tAlGga pleasant for her
hushaEdf'
yleloasly hs ehewed bis cigar and
ssajust about ready 10 leave the house
nud get his lunch eis.w here when Ire
Ke'lfd Nfae' T6ag In .kfSte~ rhafsfsrr.s ms
nrss wedding anniversary gift to her.
three short days before. Surely be
had done bis hest h. make her happy !"
Alice hf~@xei irto the house. looking
very pretty aud youthful In silk sport
suit.
"Helio, honey-,ove !" she greeted him
as she kissed hin, souaiiy quite isnor.
lag his dissruatlsd manner.
PHILLIP mamhlsd @otaeshlas pseslshiy
about Tired BUSINESS naa having to
wal; for his meals" Immediately he
WAS sorry thar hs hsf said n. bat Do
termtaed not To show H.
Alice flushed. but piAyfully sssussA
the blessed Crouch" that lunch wosid
be ready In q uffy,
In n uffyi" sjacsiAtsj Philip. II
have " bs at the once Ia - minutes
uHless yos want ns 70 lose ny job"
HIS h-sfs smete hiA AZ hr Saw The
happy iisAs de oui u als wisa's eyes,
hut somehow thia noea he could nat
help sa.isS thiax. ~AisA hs had nesss
allowed himsslf to sAy In ths past,
WAls Alice busisi herself 10 the
kitchen Nv sat ia bis stS easy chair u
the ltyIug toon and smoked, lie wS
sitting whsrs ha could SEQ Alice INV
ing about preparing tas halstsd meal
hnudlly h. watched her, thea suddsn
ly sHt erect.
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ways ~ bright aud ehsaFy. efy'aEr
Hut yrs. he saw h.r wiro h~r eyes aud
distinctly heard faint snifr.
philips psess Iett HIM In a lash and
\ great rrtaossa took lsossrssiuA VI him.
"oh, whY didn't keep NV mouth
shuts Never spoke a afogs word 70 the
poor little girl VI course she ,loe>at
knew how ~ tAka n F." Ana POW be was
In fine m~ss and he supposed lunch
that nouu would ho about The drsasl
Vst msai he had aver eaissn
Fur,s1.iy hs glanced into the Kitchen
again. sud sure enough, Alice MAS no,
ouly NlplaS hsx eyos, bst sitting down
actually making a business Of erylux
rhlllp fidgsssL, shAAlsd y bit, sed
tried 70 hAn = tanA hGt hts tongue
was hos aud dry aud chung tutssrstlJ
H. the root VI his maush
"lrats" hi accused hlnsels. crank
echoed his veusciaaca To have hurt
th" dearest wife man ever had Was
Indeed unbssrsbla
Claa'sily rs made hAs way Into TIE
Kitchen, stumbling over couple ot
chars a his hasta
Alice tsoA 10 notice ~ him. hu'
continued " dig q pathetic little wad
~ plest lipan iate ttrst ons eye and
tntA iNs btheF. NtAl MIN NilltlFt NhuAN
through her tears. aut Philip, unable
to resiG aRy longer, gathered ,lsr into
hts atms and begged to b" forgiven,
"pvut cry. dear. aidnt near II.
sweetheart. Inv sorry and"
lie got no further.
Wa. ALICE laughing AT hlnf What
had eotns over HTS dependable iit:is
w'te who never had Mysteries ev any II
the ether purei, fDnAaiun ats!9io~
"ou, rhth'' aaa ~he fairly shrtcsed
Nth mervlmept, oh you hlessNl old
pearh. lid YOU 'hink | Was CRYING es-
curse YOU were hss ilnlattsnt~'
Wen weren't your" lscmastlsd thu
r>faalshrd husband
Isl ~ss pvolng anians." tasped
AItc between pealS az laughter.
rlulp, jeiurd her quite relteysaly
ana shamata cvtly
"You snsw Asar." hc said few
minutes iptes. STEAK ard ruiens nevSr
tisied so su,sl aefnre, s'spccialiy the
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