The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-30
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moving into the garden, replied rather
aostractedly 10 mis- plans for the
gardens Development.
Suddenly she said. MARX. / do wish
you hadn't said that in the Kitchen
hs caught his arm around her and
w. her playful squeeze. About
Hish Jinks and Low Jinks? Ha!
Dashed funny that, don't YOU think"
No | don't, don't think ir's
BIT funny"
He stared, puzzled. He had tried
10 explain The absurd thing. and she
simply could not see il. 81 simply
don't"
And again that vague and transient
discomfort shot through him
".
sabre awoke in the course OF that
night and lay awake. The absurd
incident came Immediately into his
mind and remained in his mind High
Jinks and Low Jinks was comic no
getting over il. stupid. OF course
but just The Kind Of stupid thing
that tickled him irresistibly And
she couldn't see it, Absolutely could
not see 1t. But if she were never
soins 10 SEE any OF these stupid little
things that appealed 10 him?
A nishtIight. her wish. dimly n
lumlned the room lie raised himself
And looked At her fondly, sleeping be-.
side MIN. He thought. Dash il. the
things been just the same from her
point OF view. That den business
She likes den, ana l can't stick den
Just the same for her as for me that
H4gh Jinks and Low links tlckles
me and ioesnt tickle her"
He very gently moved with his
finger tress OF her hair thar had
fallen upon her face Mabel!
His Wife How gently be.
meath her filmy bedgown her bosom
rose and fell How utterly calm
ner face was. How at peace. how Sc.
cure, she lay there. He thought.
Three weeks ago she was sleeping
in the terrific privacy OF her own
room. and nere she is come 10 me in
mine. Cut Off from everything and
everybody ana come here 10 me
Ills thoughts continued: one HE!
One lie out OF TWO lives: one nature
cut OF Two natures! Mysterious and
extraordinary metamorphosis She
had brought her nature to his. ana he
H.s nature 10 hers. and they were
10 mingle and become one nature
... Aosurdly and inappropriately his
mind picked up and presented 10 him
the srotesque words, High Jinks and
Low Jlnks." 4 note OF laughter
was 'rresubly tickled out " him.
she said very sleepily. Mark. are
You laughing? What sIe you laugh.
ing aI?"
He patted her shoulder. oh noth.
ing"
one nature?
CHAPTER H.
One nature? In the rfth year Of
their married lite thoughts vi her
and ut the poignant ana tremendous
adventure Ju which they were ell.
uaIhed together We're no longer POS.
si6le while she lay IN bed beside him
They haa come 20 occupy separate
rooms
lie measles visited Penny Green Ma.
Del caugh, iJ sabre went 20 sleep
in another rooW--and the arrange.
mert prevailed Nothing was said
between them On the matter. one
Way VI the otGst They naturally
Secup.ed rittrvLt rooms during h,r
illness. SHE recovered They con.
,inued " occupy different rooms. ~
was ne most natural business .n the
world
Tbs sole reference tO recognition
OF t,rwaneney Ia this DEVELOPMENT T.!
tne relations between them N.s made
"nen Sabre, On the first saturday
Afternoon alter MaosIs recoy-ry--n.
ald not 10 ~ his office 90 Td0gro1ga
~ saturday carried oJt h.s idea,
conceived GJung her sickness. o.
making tho bedroom INTO which be-
aau moved serve as hls study ais.
lie hsd never got r.d of his d.stlste
'or his den
AZ lunch ~ this Saturday. 81 tell
you what Ia going ~ do this af,er.
neon, he said. 'I'm going 10 move
ny books W into nay room
Mabel displayed no interest .n the
move nor made any reference To 40
AZ tsatiine. In the evening. hearing
her pass the door un her way TO dress
iVr dinner. he sailed her .n.
lie Vas in his shirt sleeves. ar.
ranking the books There ,ou are.
Nol tad2'
she regarded them aud the room
They lVok all right Au the s,me
must say 1t >eems rather funny
Nsins your bedroom Tor your things
when you've got room downstairs.
n.
But the significance ~ the removal
rested not in the definite relnuuish.
msnt oi the den. but In her words
using Your bedroom the definite
recognition II separate ro0us
And neither commented upon j,
Aftet ell, landmarks. in the course
ct journey. ate more frequently
observed and noted as landmarks. when
looking hack alons the journey than
when actually passing them.
CHAPTER Nv.
Aisb-l was two years younger than
SATIRE. twenty-five at the time u her
marriage AAi Just last her thirtisth