The Glenwood post., 1923-03-29
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By CLARA DELAFIELDl

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We've just become an ordinary
married couple" said Anne.
"Well. isn't that what we wanted
to become when we got marrtedp" de.
manded Charley, looking up from his
paper.
Not ordinary. Oh. Charley, you
don't understand There-there isn't
any more romance about it" Anne
sobbed. you don't dream of me and
think Of me at the office all day."
"But, my dear, aren't you a little
romanticY' asked the bewildered hus.
band.
Look at Mrs venn. Her husband
and she adore each other, and they
walk about arm in arm like lovers,
though they've been married five years.
And they're madly jealous of each
other, and have terrible quarrels."
Anne, darling, you-you don't
want US to have quarrels?" cried
Charley, aghast.
mo, but I'd rather have quarrels
than-than live on the same monot-
onous level all the time"
"Humph!" said Charley; and Anne
flung herself out of the room indig-
nantly. Would nothing stir the man?
She knew he loved her, and she
was devoted to him, but she Just
couldn't stand married life without
romance.
Some day" said Leila venn, fac
ing her husband II shall really run
Off with man."
i've been expecting it ever since
l. married you" returned the brute.
"Look at the Smiths. Charley and
Anne adore each other. He isn't
suspicious of every man who comes
near her like you"
"Charley and Anne know the mean.
ing of domestic happiness, and you're
always up or down. And you're just
as jealous of me-"
"Oh, l hate you" exclaimed Leila
Venn, fiingng out Of the room.
She put on her hat and went round
to the Smiths place. "Is Anne in?"
she asked Charley, who opened the
door to her.
"She-she's just gone out for
little walk" faltered Charley.
you look as if you weren't happy,
Mr.. Smith"
"And you look as If you'd been cry
ing"
Il haven't but I'm going tom
you." sobbed Leila, and suited the
action to the deed.
.
Anne, pale of face, confronted jim
Venh In the road halfway between
their houses.
Read that" said Anne, thrusting
a note under Mr.. Venn's nose.
And you read that!" said Jim. fol.
lowing suit.
They read.
Anne said deliberately: ''f I'd
guessed that man was carrying on
with your wife I'd have killed him" :"
You needn't worry. I'm going to
kill him." said Jim Venn. They've
gone to the 'Crestwell House in Loft.
Vile. l suspected something waa
amiss, and l was on the lookout A
note she dropped gave them away"
WOA oO uhJ kAhA8 AvI
perateT'
"Only kill him."
Mr.. Venn-please, please"
'Or thrash him within an inch Of
his life. God to think how l lc fed
that woman!'
"where are you going2 Waiti
Think ~
Oh, h. OsdT sol n
Jim.
Then shall come with you. Poor,
darlin. Charley. to think he should
have fallen into the clutches Of"
"That1l be about enough now, Mrs.
Smith To think poor Leila should
have been led astray by that monster !"
They glared at each other all the
way to tho station. In the train they
sat silent. Terrible thoughts rushed
through their minds. They drove In
taxi to the hotel, and rushed to the
clerks desk.
Anne pulled Jim round. Look I
Look !" she gasped.
There, upon seat in the lounge,
sat the eloplns wife and husband.
Cdilll, uSSNAe
ed spouses rnsiied up to them.
Been waiting for you folks for din.
ner," said Charley coolly
Darling, come away! Come home
with mel" sobbed Anne, trying to
throw herself upon his neck.
Hush, don't make scene Anne!
No, Mr.. Venn. | am not prepared to
engage In duel with you, either with
fists or pistols, in this respectable
hostelry. Sit down and keep cool.
It's all . put.up game.
Your wife told me she wanted to
pay you out for your inveterate suspi-
cion Of her, and my wife wanted jeai'
ous-Quarrels-roman She's got
what she wanted. How about your
Jim venn glnred murderously At
him. Then. slowly. a sheepish smile
came over his countenance. The couple
looked 80 palpably innocent.
"Ha, ha, that's one on ne for sure 4"
he muttered