The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-20
Chanter 3.

We had been married bu: few weeks
when | discovered that Waiter was ter
"ihly quick tempered. He would fly up
1t the slightest thing. but was over II
i',st as quickly. lie could not bear the
slightest criticism. or 80 he disagreed
with. lie was quickly sorry when he
said anything 80 hur, M. but often
MAS unreasonable in his RACES.
= ! had Thought 10 spend many houTi
with him In the :rudin, hut soon found
that my going there annoyed him. One
day-he had a particularly pretty model
he jlared up at me before her, sent
m. home home practically. said he
couldn't work with me looking on.
Jealousy grirp"d me- rs ! Wen: ou:.
Did he wish 10 get rid OF me hccaus.
Of The model" What did they talk
about shut up IN the studio for hours
| vas miserably unhappy all the after.
noon. but when he came home he took
Ire in his arms, called himself a brute
for speaking 10 me rs he had. and ex.
planned that he always had hcen that
h;.y--uevcr could work IL an outsider
was IN the studio.
But I'm not an outsider" | pou'Sd
Yes you. are-the same as anyone
else when it CONES to the studio
felt terribly hurt but said no more.
SomewaS. though II was hard for mo
10 dismiss my suspicious. my jealousy
Then one day Grace Iiartrr increased
them both: Gould she have done II
purp"sely. wondered.
IN bet You don't 30 10 the studied
Cftc,." she said. Walt used to be hor.
,ibly put out IL anyone came in when |
VAS posing"
She always called Rim walt" ana
invariably her tone and manner took
On q degree Of intimacy I resented.
II have no wish to interfere with hts
work unless ! have some particular rea.
son for visiting him." ! replied coldly.
Il don't think wives OF business men
visit their ofnces-why should artists
wives mako habit OF running 10 stu
! 'dios7"
! oh. you are right. Of course. Doreen.
! But couldn't he SO practical. Then Ia
: be terribly DEMONSTRATING pretty wo'
! women with or without clothes"
Walter seldom paints q nude" I re:
turned. determined to keep my Jealousy
from her.
once In a lifetime would be enough
! for me II I were his wife" she replied
: adding to my discomfort.
! felt almost hated her. that whas'
ever liking I might ever have had wa.
/ zone. Had she been Jealous OF Walter
/ Was she still fond OF him?
why does Grace lfarter call you
Walt" ! asked him that night ut din
! nor at doesn't seem In good taste to
I me when I never shorten your name.
IT'S a wonder she doesn't call me
Waffle, She used to-" He laughed at
! the recollection.
| How horrId!" I replied
Made me fee! like n FOOL Walter
said. then changed the subject
His reply had comforted me little.
yet increased my feeling toward Grace.
"Waltie" a great siH-foo:er like Walter!
I, was insulting. No wonder he fel.
| like . fool.
When Waiter was annoyed with any
thing that had happened he would be
impatient with me. And tbis before We
| had been married but a few months. He
was sorry aftcrwlrd always. but II left
| 4 sting.
| found cut ccr: soon after we were
| married that he had no patience with
tears: that woman who eric! was an
| denomination TO him. I had wcpt over
something he said 10 hurt me. and my
eyes were still red when he came In.
You can't expect me to eat my din.
rcr sitting opposite such a sight Us you
have made yourself" no declared. ~
you arc going 10 cry and have red eyes,
: swollen noso and puffcd cheeks you
can have the place to ynurseif.' ANA
| he went out slamming tho door while ]
won't to my room and cried bitterly,
hating myself for doing IT hui unable
| 81, cnrrro. myself.
had cried myself TO sleep when ne
| came in. Ic wouldn't lot Jennie waken
! me. and had left for the studio before
| woke vp. \ SHEET Of paper was on
tho inflow beside me. On Il was writ
| ten:
I'm awful sorry. dear I didn't mean
Ia lie cross. Forgive your naughty. I'm.