The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-18
Confessions ofaBride!
Copyright 1920 BY The Nuspap per Emupr,e As,ooadon)
THE BOOK OF ANN
I'm JEALOUS WHEN MY HUSBAND GIVES ME
RIGHT TO BE

you trust Deborah Burns never
to speak TO any one about tonighta
unfortunate scene with Augustus
Hest. but you imply that Katherine
Miller will surely gossip" said my
husband. with his EYES on the moon
rather than upon my face. lane.
why are you always 80 unjust to
tSathcrine7"
II arm not unjust I protested In
my most decided tona Can't you
nee--"
stopped suddenly OF course Bob
couldn't sec that Katherine Miller
would have her revenge. and that MS
soon as possible, for my Intrusion"
In tho affair OF her tangled tresses.
Merely by chance had como upon
her and my husband In the moonlight
Bob standing close 20 her with an
arm caught In tho wind blown web
OF her HART Merely by accident I
had heard my husband refer 10 the
strands OF ''hving goidl'
What right had a wife 20 break
up such romantic situauon7" I
asked myself bitterly. And the
thought put me In quite the wrong
mood to hear my husbands next re
mark;
Jane. you're jcaious' And IT'S I'M
worthy OF youl And of mcr'
II arm Jealous" I admitted calmly.
You used 90 like me To be Jealous
You know you did. when we were
flrn; In love. And II I am--still--and
II you know it---why can't you re.
spect my feelings a little bit7 And
not DO thin.n 10 make me more jeai.
ousy"
Re an unreasonable as you ifkel
Think what you pleasor' said my
husband obrtinateiy. Watch mo
II you want to-
Watch your I repeated slowly
FOR I ala not grasp the possible mean.
ing OF his words Immediately.
Watch YOU sec' You mean
you think--I was following you--was
spying upon you and Miss Miller to.
night Absurd, Iav. you forgotten
the Kind Of a woman I ann
NOW you're getting hystoricai.
Janet hut II you want 90 hurt your.
self with that silly notion--stick to II
by all means
why shouldn't bc hurt when I
recall what ! hcardy Living goldr
Why should you value the gold OF that
girls hair too much TO break fcw
strands OF nY-'
WAS having an could DO % keep
from crying. bu, knew that II I
shed a single tear. or screwed UP my
features 10 register woe. my husband
would seize the opportunity to leave
me.
Bob did. In fact. riss and pan- the
terrace. As ! watched him. ! knew
perfectly well that he In one OF the
finest Of man; nevertheless. whom II
comes 10 a discussion Of his interest
in another woman. he simply rcfu-s
10 talk TO me.
lie expects me 20 put asids MI my
observations Of his SCI. and TO ac-
count him different from tho aver.
asye--and better, arm 20 assume.
always. that my husband never soes
any woman but me,
IF you run away--and refuse TO
discuss thiA. you1l simply give me
more time 10 think hard things
Better stay" advised And tell me
II you actually believe that am
capable OF following you-whcn you
walk in the moonlight with the lowe
lest and the mos fascinating and
the most unprincipicd girl you
know
In characteristic way. Bob turned
the subject:
I'm going back 10 the green he
announced abruptly.
II sec, To dance with Katherine
Wen. tell her. as I advised before. not
to mention the fac, that Augustus
Best tried TO steal those rings--nor