Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-12
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as if she had suddenly developed
some strang mannerism, or oltland-
ish growth. Didn't you keep any
data on what you drew checks fort"
He was, in actual truth, really
doubtful regarding her sanity. How
could a woman spend all that money
and have no better wardrobe than
his wife possessed? The most ex-
p~ensive thing she owned was a fur
coat that had cost $500. And she
hadn't bought any jewelry. Where
had she peddled out over fifty-five
hundred dollars in six months?
Why Jill didn't tell Jack the truth
that she had bought clothing, food,
shoes and other things of actual ne
cessity for scores of poor children In
Elliston; had paid the mortgage on
the home of Jake Connolly, who had
been stricken with rheumatism; that
she had sent Jake's oldest daughter
through a business college to en-
able her to help her people. Why
she didn't tell him Of these things,
instead of letting him believe her
guilty Of foolish expenditure-or
even Of something evil-can l. an
swered only in one way.
Just as some persons are afflicted
with an "inferior complex" so had
Jill acquired a sensitive complex"
II hurt her feelings when he took it
instantly for granted that she had
spent the extra money in some i'm
proper way. Then her stubborn
pride rebelled, and she refused to
answer anything but her sensitive
complex. The result was-misunder-
standing. heartache and tragedy.
From that morning the rift in the
lute' in the daily lives of Jack and
Jill began to widen. He made no
move toward the curtailment of her
check writing, nor did he again refer
to their expenditures. The life craft
of the Stuarts continued to drift
along with the apparently smooth
running current of everyday affairs.
And therein lay their danger; they
were drifting.
Gossip began to hook up Jill and
Professor lie Tarte, and then started
an affair between Jack Stuart and
Nita Ravelle. AS none of the parties
directly concerned seemed TO pay any
attention TO the talk, it grew anaemic
for lack Of s~ustenance.
But it did not die. There were al
ways embers TO be famed into a
flame. Nor did the gossip run exclu-
sively among the women folk. There
were men who came, who saw, and.
then saw to il that others saw as
they did.
"Jack Stuart's riding for a tumble
il he fools around with that Ravelle
woman much longer" said Clyde
Cummings, Of Cummings and Put
man,. realtors. He was speaking
confidentially to the junior partner,
Putty"
"Not as big a fall as that wife o.
his'll get some o. these days." assev-
Grated Putty. pursuing up his parrot
mouth in righteous disapproval or
the woman who lacked appreciate
Of his petting proclivities and re-
fused afterward to dance with him.
Just because Nita Ravelle, not
caring for the ill-breeding and soup
Modelling m~annerisms of the Hon
orable Clyde Cummings, had declined
a second dinner invitation from him
she was a dangerous" woman for
Jack Stuart.
"Thot woman" said Pat Sweeney
to Father Ryan, nodding toward Mia
Ravelle. who was passing in her
coupe at the moment, was awarded
a beauty prize in her home town in
Illinois. TIL prize itself didn't cost
over foive dollars. but tn pooblicity
she got won her a millionaire hoos-
BAN thot she divorced in a year on
an ally-mony of a t'ousan' dollars
~-L All AAA~aA anNaaAnn said
she was pritty!"
TWAS ever thus" quoth Father
Pat. Let a mar tell a woman she
is pretty just once and the devil will
tell il to her 40 times q day for the
rest of her lifei" .
II was late in November that Jill
committed her firse g~rievious indis-
erection. and while it was an accident,
its consequences were just as harm
full as an intentional act. Appear
ance are often very deceptive, and
il must be conceded that appear
ances were against Jill.
What do you thing of that, Jill!'
erupted Tony, as he burst into the
flat one morning at breakfast time
(early breakfast at 10 o'clock. He
was waving a telegram.
"What is it," she asked, the light
of a old-time ambition suddenly
flaming in her eyes, "a dancing con-
tract."
You guessed II right to a dotl"
ne proclaimed, admiringly. Its
from that bird az tn Alphcreston in
Pittsburgh. He offers US 500 pluk-
ers a week for four weeks. Think
OF tn fun we can get out Of IL!
What d'yuh say? Are yuh gamer"
"rd take It for nothing q week. II
necessary, just to show some folks
we can make good" declaimed Jill,
with a meaningful glance in the d.
rection Of the man she had sworn,
among other thing, to obey. But
the man offered no objections. Per-
haps he realized how utterly futile
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