The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-10
non SHOWS HIS ANGER ny NOT
APPEARING FOR DINNER

non SHOWS HIS ANGER ny NOT
APPEARING FOR DINNER
But my husband was not waiting
at home 10 listen Ia my explanation.
Go Kiss and 10 make up, II was "A
day OF sad mischances ! determined
TO be ruled by them no longer. IL
vas ridiculous TO be 30 unhappy be
cause Bob had not been at the other
end of the wire when ! tried 10
phone him that waA undertaking "a
disagreeable exploit ~ for the honor
OF the family II was absurd 10 let
Ann Lorimer put her little finger In
my domestic affairs.
would have done with mis-
chances. would be master OF my
fate. would model the remainder
OF the day In a sane and logical man
ner
so I set 20 work In just the ordi'
nary way OF the average loving wife.
the way which usually leads 20 sue.
cess. I prepared an especially dainty
dinner for my loving husband
spread the table with my finest lin
en- and upon IL l arranged the Copen.
hagen china which Bob approves 20
highly
Then put on a brspd new frock
which bob hae never seen. "A hecon-
Ing girllnh thing Of pale pink geor-
gettc. with drapery OF crcam-col
orod chiffon cut like an apron. and
literally friiled. and tied with a huge
soft bow just below my shoulder
blades.
A wonderful white "ooverail" pro.
tected my dainty dress while
SGT in a row on the kitchen table
all OF the ingredients for Bobe favor
Ito dish--a rouffle when heard
BobH car on the drive I would stir
all the things together and pop the
dish into the oven. Then I would
fling off my white apron. rush 10
tho edge Of tho garden and greet my
man with a perfectly grand hug.
In my heart believed that moth.
ing in the world was important
enough 90 como between me and
my husband. suppose that IT, trust
OF supreme Kind. the kind al men
desire and few know what TO DO
with when they get a.
When the preparations for the
noafne were completed | felt almoa,
gay. Moreover the blue china. pink
silk. and cream -colorrd chiffon made
a French color combination which
Bob would enjoy II decided an
busted myself IN my dining room.
Bob was five minutes late. no
tlced as slipped my glass baking
dhh from It's silver holder and set II
ready for the soufne mixture. But
no matter The odor Of white u.
laos intrigued me. / would have
time to deck my table with them
and as gathered them I would plan
just how 20 explain that unfortunate
scene in tho park.
Before I had anchored the unruly
lilac heads ao that they would not
drip upon my table cloth IL was 10
minutes after the dinner hour NO
matter" I repeated. Ritho II was not
often Bob kept our dinner waiting.
ran upstairs pinned back a atrag-
sling trcsa powdered BY nose. and
rubbed wrinkle from between my
eyebrows. Downstairs. once more. /
reiaxcd--aulte scientifically /
waited
Thirty minutes after the dinner
hour--and stili no Fob, Perhaps an
accident had happened 60 him. When
had last seen him. his car was
leaplng uphill In bounds Il seemed
to my excited Imagination.
Forty-fivc minutes after tho din.
ner hour-and my husband had not
phoncd me. That was a new expert
cncc. picked up the phone 20 call
his fathers house and inquire about
him. Perhaps his mother was III. /
took up the receiver and then rudely
replied TO the operators inquiry by
hanging IL up abruptly.
why betray our domestic differ
enccs 20 my husbands faxnily7
In my heart ] knew | had no rea-
son Co worry about Bob. He was
staying away from me because he
was angry. lie was jealous and he
was making me pay. lie would
come. Of course. In an hour or two.
I would try TO wait patiently--but
OH the hurt OF ~ felt as II were
enduring quite unique hurt--as II
no other woman had ever suffered
so But then. there was the Madame
Butterfly music TO prove the univcr-
sal grief OF the woman who waits
for n man TO come. Men like that
music-Bob more than most men.
Two hours passed -- and still no
husband. / -wept over the pretty
table ! had set. wept over the wilted
salad and the crystal bowl OF straw.
berries. and the souffc which never
had chance to prove itself either a
failure or n success.
salt tears ran down my cheeks as
I packed the food into the refriger-
ator and locked the rear doors of
the house
After ! had gone upstairs II oc- |
CURED to me that had forgotten To
cat any supper. II also occurred to-
me that that little fool. Ann Lori. /
mer. had caused a domestic tangle +,
which might be hard TO straighten
out.
Go BE Continued)