The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-09
THE REVOLT OF SUSAN HYDE

By 0 BEECHER

nave gone fNaaN I NtlNNNf YOU HNhAlN
be locked up.1 ! paiod. had never
Thought he might DO anything of
that sort.
NO. Mnnviiie. I have just come to
my senses. I visit other homes. The
wives do rot ST In fcar and trem-
bling. not daring 60 omen their mouths
Tor fear of offending their husbands.
I see other womcn mistrrsscs OF their
homes. They order the food. select
and give riders 10 the servants. They
buy their own clothes. consulting ~
90 price. etc, perhaps. but are allowed
10 use their own Individual taste. Ever
since we have been married, now four
years ago. ] have heen nothing but an
automntun. I have moved when you
pulled the string. and only then. ]
would gladly have looked up TO YOU,
consulted % upon everything which
comes under u wlfcs province. Hut
you did everything was allowed
n1 mere freedom % action or tnuurht
than "a slave. And ! was becoming
about as interesting as q woman
treated as Z have been ia bound to be-
come have roheiled That is all
Tnu will hnvc 60 treat me like an In
tolilrcnt human being, Hz other men
treat their wives or ? shall leave you. D
Leave me who has put that into
your head t-
80 one has put anything lAto my
heHd. You have put u gnHWIuE hlf-
'erucss into my heart Z am young
vet { have mo- pleasure zoo my youth.
ann hcautlful-mY mirror tells me
so every time . Glance lu but I
Get mo- 10Y from Wy beauty. am
ambitious. would Ike 90 Doe 70 fine
housekeeper. know an that other
womeu Who entertain know am
not allowed even ta say what dessert
{ Will have. either AZ home or when
we dine out. am lonely aud beg
YOU 90 remain with me but instead
of doing SO you spend your evenings
with other mc leaving me To- sit
and eat my heart ont watching the
clock ! could go ON Tor houss. Man
willie. then not tell YOU half the bitter
ness 7 have had in life. Tho uuhappi-
ness ! have eNlurrd. I can 20 ON no
longer ! will mott
$50 one would give YOU a divorce
FOR an tho prot-y thinrs you have
enumerated put together"
90 why. 7 don't want o divorce
Z never have Thought of such q thing
nut { emit Eo on living ion "a house
whore ! 1m but 10 n~Eurchead, scarcely
that or with "a husband who bclittlos
mo upon every prctcNt. ] would
rather dic.'
"llnNo Won fuirhod'
"Ycs-although { have not told you
hair"
"i tooS Won from o. home where YOU
were u%uhHnpy. according 60 your own
story. And $500
"A chttd'r uuhapplncss because 7
couldn't have ns rrotty clothes as di1
my older sisters That WIS all
90 guya YOU o. lovely home servants
Co walt upon YOU, good clothes, casr
and comfort. one to hear the ar
ruirumont YOU have lust given me
would think mo 70 perfect monster OF
wickcdnoss I Do not understand
vour grievance oven vet never
VIII. hccause vou have none save of
To- % own making
"No-t cont believe YOU ever will
understand II yDu don't now I zee
piled slowly us Dee rose TO Eo To the
office
he left without kissing me good
hy fomcthinE he had done but very
few times. even giving me that rarcss
when angry with me cried a little.
uhou took Aunu and went cut fnr %
walk. I had ~ ulan and think what
should go about Martha, That Hho
should NOT serve me In any way I
was determined when I returned !
called Nancy
'Nuucy. I wish YOU 90 wait ON table
tonight 10 Mr. hyde wishes Martin
tn soryc him. I shul not eat ! have
discharged her. md she has Refused
90 ru. Mr. Hydt rather wants tn
kcrp her because he thinks his aunt
may return" had To make some
explanation This was % simple one
~ hope that old woaan won come
hHck. Miss ANN ia ~ afraid of hor"
, made mo- answer although she had
echoed mN wish.