The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17

~ The, The dominating Mrs Met
F She sighed wearily.
Hes such a darling husband.
comparatively speaking Of course.
nut SO helpless SO utterly incom-
petcnt wnen 10 comes 10 taking care
os himself. Tye often wondered
how a man could really yet along
without a woman TO take care OF
him"
( The ladies Of the Afternoon Tea
club nodded and murtnured their
ascent
That Is. with the exception OF
Darthea Bushnell
Darthea was the newest member.
and also the youngest.
She had been married Jess than
year.
She said: Men seem pretty cap
able 20 me. | often wonder why
they gei married al all Thcred
be 50 much more FOR themselves. Il
they d!da'i have TO share It with
someone
My dear, Mrs. Meicalf squeezed
lemon into her tea and smiled In
dulgeu,ly-"my dear. no one blanes
you for your attltudc-now When
you've been married as long as l..
youll have a change ~ heart on.
know how you feel. darling. We
we're all that way once. SO very
much 10 love. So very sure our hus-
bands were all we thought them
20 be-loyal and devoted aud Inter.
ested only Ia their wives But
there I've said enough. Don't let
me dlsllluslon you. parthea. dar.
lInE. BE hnppy-and innocent
while you may"
7 am happy and I'm not the least
biz dlslllusloned. said Darthea.
so don't feel that you have 20
pity me. Mrs. Me;caif. I don't want
Neal TO be Interested In me and no
one else. And-I want him 20
know other women. II that's what
you mean"
MrA Netcaif smiled hlandly and
glanced around az the circle of
faces. THAT isn't all mean. nar.
thea. darling. on. there's no need
OF feeling hurt about Il. or belIey.
lng that your married lfe Is going
10 be Different from the rest. We've
all been through the same thing.
Take my Gene. for example. There
was a time after we'd been mar
rled about hve years-when. had I
heen less broad minded person.
we might have ended IN separation.
But Il wasn'i for long. And the
truth OF the matter ls I'm glad II
happened For from tha; day TO
this have used the incident 10
shame him into doing anything
ask. You see. | never completely
forgnve him"
She broke OF 10 laugh amusedly.
"Oh. yes. that little wayward act
OF Genes has It's uses. There Is.
for example. no need 10 worry now
for fear that be will ever stray
again. I'm Jus, as sure that Genes
only interest az this moment Is with
bis family as am that I'm sitting
In this chair"
Darthea bit her lip.
She wanted TO say she thought
Gene was a martyr for ever living
with such a person.
But she didn't, and while she tried
TO conjure up a less direct dig, Mrs.
Metcalf turned beamlng toward
Bette Oliver. who was one OF the
few unmarried members OF the
club.
Bette was young. extremely
pretty and considered In the YER
nacular OF the Tea club as fast"
She had been admitted only be
cause her career on the legitimate
stage was beginning 10 attract al.
tention and her membership might
reflect some glory on the organiza.
ton.
And you, my dear Miss Oliver.
I'm sure this conversation must be
extremely boring 10 an unmarried
lady. And yet I'm equally sure
your opinion would be a valuable
one. especially"
Airs. Metcal; looked coy-"espe-
cially since you are so well ac-
qualnted with Darthea's handsome
young husband"
Darthea was furious
She might have forgiven most
anythlng-but this
Such unadulterated. direct lnslnu-
alton.
Bette oliver laughed neryously.
She had long since discovered
that a womans attitude toward life
and love and things changed with
matrimony.
The talk OF those older married
women sickened her. created in her