The Washington times., 1920-05-02

house toward noon each day. ana often had lunch served
there to Mr.. Shonts and herself
"when Mr.. Shonts told her h6 family coming back
on the steamer and would soon arrive he said to her that
he would have to take them in ct the Plaza and that she
couldn't come there any while they there Mrs.
Thomas few into rage and told him he must not allow
his family to to the Plaza where he was He said
he would have do and that he would have to spend
lot Of time with them but that he would to the
Thirtyffth street house often he could He said
Mrs Shonts ill., and that he did not like to have her
go any place else He said one Of his daughters Theodore
think was also coming back the steamer, and also
was ILL., and that he did not want her far away from him
"Mrs. Thomas at this became very angry. From the
basement heard their pitched voices in their quar-
rel. heard Mrs. Thomas say:
':If You take that gang Of - back again III kill
you, you ----p ...
"'Thats enough Of that Mr. shonh said. You're
talking about my wife and daughters and III not stand
it. They're better than you ever will be'
"tOh, they are are theyr Mrs.. Thomas screamed.
''Then we heard glass break, and heard Mr.. Shonts
swearing terribly and Mrs Thomas shrckng More glass
broke and furniture fell.
Pretty Mr.. shonts out Of the door to the
sitting room and slammed behind him and started down
stairs. Mrs. Thomas rushed out and cried:
"'You come back here-come back here. Ii you don't
Ill follow you into the street, Come back herel'
"Mr Shonts stopped and said, you keep still now
won't stand this If you come downstairs III break your
neck!
"'You will, will youl-In show you!' Mrs. Thomas
cried and she threw at him china which stood on
pedestal at the top Of the stairs Mr. Shons dodged
just in time to miss being hit the head He went on
downstairs and out to his and drove away. Mrs
Thomas slammed the door shut herself and heard
breaking glass; and then all quiet Later in the
day went in to clean up the and found many Of the
broken and the mirror In Mrs Thomas dress
ing table shattered by somebody had thrown.
"Mr Shonts did not came back next morning, but he
teephoned at noon and after up Mrs Thomas
met him the door and told him she sorry and asked
him to forgive her. and said But you know Teddy DEAR
makes angry just like mad woman, when think
you will let those make fool Of you and make
take them back They don't love you, and do and some
day you know that the only woman you can love and
trust is your Mandy
"Let's say nothing about it, Mr. Shonts said. 'The
family will be in tomorrow, and let's have good time
as We can till they come. III get rid Of them as
can. Does that please youf'
"'I know you will Teddy dear, Mrs Thomas replied,
and then we can be alone together again
Mrs Thomas was frequently talking to men who came
to her about her rich man. don't know who these
men were, she called them by their first There
were two OF them who came often, young man and
much older She received them in her sitting
She told them Of things Mr. Shonts said and did, and
heard her say:
"'We are going to Europe again next Summer, and
this time m going to get ewery instead Of clothes-lye
enough clothes to last lifetime but can still
use lot OF jewelry He II get anything want as long
as kiss him lot His wife never kissed him enough
that's all he needs
Smashing crockeryf Hurting things at Mr.. Shontsf
Screaming profanity at hmf Threatening, yelling, fight
ing--like tenement braylerf
Did Amanda Thomas lose her temper and behave like
The narrative Of the st the Long Beach cottage
told last Sunday related by neighbors to Mrs Shons
may be briefly recalled,
about o'clock one morning there vss loud COM