Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-11-11

When Joe announced his intention
Of marrying Constance his family had
Warned him that he would have trou-
BE with a wife who was as spoiled
and selfish as Connie. But Joe. feel
ing that she loved him enough to
overcome her selfishnesS for his sake.
had paid no attention to the warning.
Now, after six months of married
life, the family's prophecy seemed
about TO be fulfilled. Connie was be-
ginning TO assume martyred attitude
and habit of numerically nagging
him at every opportunity.
On this particular evening Connie
chose to be especially nasty.
Business as usual, suppose?' she
inquired, sweetly sarcastic, when he
came in late to supper.
Receiving no reply, and seeming de-
termined to provoke him, she tried
again.
''Do you know" she asked, coolly
and deliberately, sometimes l wonder
if it is all business"
Instead OF hanging up his hat he
replaced it on his head and gave vent
to his temper.
Il am going out to a restaurant
Perhaps some day when it's too late
l'yon'll come TO your sensesl I've had
enougS' Slamming the door angrily
| after him, he left the house.
Connie was so surprised that she
forgot the half-framed retort that was
on her lips. Joe had never spoken
like this to her before. She began
to feel uneasy and wondered where he
had gone. After two or three hours
Of trying to amuse herself she went
into the bedroom and addressed her
self I'm the mirror
Il don't care !" she said aloud. II
don't carel I'll show him. l don't
care if he never comes back !" And
just TO prote that she didn't, she threw
herself down on the bed and cried her
self to sleep.
When she awoke 1t was II o'clock.
How could she have slept so long?
And where was Joe? She wondered
| If he really had left her, and began to
feel shaky. She decided to go to the
drug store for drink.
While slipping a chocolate milk the
/ conversation of two men at the cigar
/ counter came to her ears.
"Where-at Geb & Simmonds?"
Eyes, today-shortage of $4,000"
Funny mix-up anyone suspectedT
"No, not yet; but nobody handles
the money except old man Geb him.
self. and that young fellow Joe"
Connie waited to hear no more. Set
ting down her glass with thump that
startled the sleepy drug clerk, she fed
from the store.
Ten thousand dollarsl So that Is
what her incessant nagging had made
him do
AS soon as she entered the house the
telephone rang With her heart in her
throat she answered IT,
mo. he isn't here, Mr.. Geb. :.
Yes, I'll tell him to call you as soon
MS he comes in. No message?
Yes Good-by" She hoped
hcr voice had sounded natural
So they were after him already.
The sound of quiet footsteps on the
stairway sent chills up and down her
/ spine. They had come already What
should she do? With show of cour-
age that she did not feel she went TO
the door and threw 1t open. Her hus-
band stood facing her.
He looked very tired. and the hair
about his temples was damp with per-
| SEPARATION. Connie knew she had no
/ time to waste
Y "Oh, Joe" she began breathlessly,
"can you ever forgive me? It's all my
/ fault Give it back Don't let them
arrest youi -
''For heavens sake, what's the mat
ter with your demanded the thor
oughly bewildered Joe, fearing for his
wife's sanity.
The insistent. jangllng Of the tele-
1 phone interrupted before she could
answer Joe went into the dark hall
to answer 1t, barking his shins on the
umbrella stand as lie went. Connie
/ listened In amazement. From the
sheltering darkness Of the hall came
her husbands voice--firm, confident,
even laughing
"Yes, / was going to call you Mr..
1 Geb, but / was afraid II was too late
/. Yes, / found the error. !.
Nothing missing at all. The
jokes on us. A fy-speek that
looked like a decimal point threw a
whole column Of figures out OF bal
ance Tonight at the Office
Oh, that's all right; you're well
come Good-by"
/ He hung up the receiver.
Then, all Of a heap, a very penitent
/ Connie flung herself at him, sobblng
out her story. begging his forgiveness
and almost choking him with the
strangle-hold Of her arms about his
neck.
"You poor little chump" Joe said
teasingly between kisses. lie was
only too thankful that the miracle had
/ happened at last.
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