Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 16, 1915, Page 7

PRECIIEIONTICECOTNND SPECIAL SALE Rexall Goods THIS WEEK All Rexall Goods Guaranteed Lake Pharmacy PHONE 42 see Display. 6et Your Coupons in the Great Voting Contest at the Hub. This is the only Gents’ Furnishing Store in Town giv- ing Yotes with Purchases of Goods N Spring Line Is 'Coming in Daily See Our Windows They reflect the Superb Stock with which our Store is filled. JOS. LeVAY he Hu THE HOME OF Hart Schaffner and Marx Good Clothes: WRITTEN IN PENCIL ——————————— By CLARISSX MACKIE e ———— | “I can’t stand it any longer—I won' | stand it!” was Ncmo, Page's lodlll: ;ulholmw-rflylnmschlr. it {1 had dreamed that Bob was so | wretchedly poor—I don't care, I will 188y it—I would never have married ! him, g0 there!” There was no one to hear this pas- sionate outburst of Bob Page's youhg wife, unless one counted Bob's homely bull dog Flinders who crouched on the dusty rug before the empty fireplace, his buibous eyes fixed on the girl’s flushed pretty face and his black lip curled in its habitual sneer of derision. Nellie had always thought Flinders’ sarcastic expression was cute to a de- gree but tonight as she saw his steady gaze fixed on her, as If he suspected disloyalty to his master, she hated the curl of his lip above his row of little white teeth—she hated Flinders be- cause he was Bob’s dog. It had been a miserable day, a day like a hundred others since she had married Bob Page. Bob had left hasti- Iy to catch his train into town and Nellie knew that he had scarcely tabted the wretched breakiast which was the best she could prepare after several months of experimenting in the kitchen, Nellie Pzge was ke thousands of other girls her station in life. Her fathe" mzde just enough money to keep his daughier’'s hends free from the “e0il” o1 housework, to save her from the drudgery that her mother had suf- fered wh they were first married. rienry Porden had so provided that Nellle could have accomplishments of a showy sort, depending upon the beauty and charm of his daughter to consummate the sort of marriage that would lift her sbove all the petty de- tails of economy and hiousework. There- fore Nellie Borden was a brilliant pianist and could sing prettily; could paint a little, embroider exquisitely, could make a concogtion of creamed eggs in the chafing dish—and that was' all, Ne'ile didn't fall in loye with a man %o could immediately place her at the head of a retinue of servants who might relieve her of any responsibility in the home-making. Nellle fell in love with a struggling young lawyer and Bob Page was struggling, slipping, sliding, scrambling to keep a foothold on the running board of an overcrowd- ed profession. But he stayed there though he had to wait for his money and that made them behind with their butcher and baker and grocer and Nel- lie grew peevish and Bob became more tired and careworn as the months went around and be saw how impossible it was for a poor man to make any head- way when he had a wife who loathed housework because she did not under- stand how to do it prnpc;a. who couldn’t prepare a meal fit to'be eaten and who persistently reminded him that they were poorer than their neighbors. Nellie Page was slowly becoming that most unfortunate of women, a discontented wife, and Bob was being as sjowly disillusioned of his dreams of love in a cottage. Neliic reread a letter she had re- celved from her mother that morning. ~ the epistle Mrs. Borden had said that she and her husband were about « take u Jdude southern trip and if it were not for the fact that Bob needed his wife at home they would take Nel- lie with them. Nellie rebelled now Decause she could not go. She had nothing to wear and the wes ashamed to tell her father that Bob was so slow about colecting his bills. Sodden.v she jumped to her feet and tossed the letter into the waste .nsie.. =he looked at the clock and w that it lacked two hours of Bob's For a half hour Nellie Page worked busily and at the end of that time she packed a suit cage, dressed herself for ) & journey and sat down and scribbled {a ncte to her husband. She wrote it in \pencil on a scrap of paper and she «space and in a few words all her dis- content with their mode of life and told him that she was golng away. That was all. This note she placed on one defiant 'ook with Flinders, went out of the house. with life was deepened. gs have been respons- ng and serious results fe thing to do when .Rags and improper dressin ible for more blood poisoni than anything else. The sa : any on:\d is made is to come straight to us for antiseptic gauze, bandages anfi §u_pplies. Better still, don't wait until some oneis injured, but come now and have it in the house for instant use. We have everything forthe sick room for every occasion. Woods’ Drug Store PHONE 408 WE TAKE CARE ling remark. and in the semi-darkness of the win ter afternoon sat down in the seat be hind Nellie without recognizing her. around her face and | The train started and the voices o page Leard every word that was said get to the front.” “if he isn't Py Y i T e it { managed to convey Wwithin a small | her disappointment in him and she his desk in the living-room, exchanged and She was vexed that she had to walk the quarter of a mile to the railroad station. One of her neighbors passing swiftly in a motor car, apparently did not see her and Nellie's discontent There were not many persons going into town on that train but the woman in the motor and another one who lived next door to the Page's subur- ban cottage were in the same coach She pulled her thick veil more closeiy leaned back against the big fur collar of her coat. the women in the rear were lifted with unconscious clearness so that Nellie “Jack says he will put the case in the hands of Mr. Page—he thinks Bob Page is a clever lawyer and bound to too heavily handi- capped!” was the other woman's start- . Feb. 15, 1916. ‘a soup out of smoked beef—the ‘shaved sort, you know?" ~ “Somebody told me—wasn't it ab- surd? [ wonder who ate it?" They both laughed. " “She gave it to her laundress, and the woman told our Nora.” “What right has a woman to get married if she doesn’t know how to take care of a house and make her husband comfortable?” - “Nc more right than a man has to marry when he can’t support a wife. 3tsobhauunlhlyholm¢np end.” “She doesn’t play fair in the matrt- . " ¥ monial game,” was the other woman’s comment. “I suppose she would be ' thunderstruck to think that he was disillusioned—TI'll wager you he's sick é and tired of married life already.” “It will end in divorce,” declared the first speaker decidedly, as they arose and went toward the door for just then the train came to a standstill in the big station. Stunned by the realization of her - own position in the matter, as re-| vealed by the thoughtless chatter of her neighbors, Nellie Page walked out of the train and into another one that was due to leave in five minutes. One thought whirled around giddily in her mind. She must hurry home and de- stroy that dreadful note she had writ- | ten to her husband. She must never let him realize what a selfish, unreas- onable woman he had married. What, she asked herself, over and over again as the train sped toward home, what had she contributed toward the happiness of their home? Suppose anything happened to Bob before she had a chance to tell him that now she knew what was wrong she would work hard to make it right —she would take cooking lessons—she would study the housekeeping maga- zines. The more she pondered the greater was her wonder that Bob had ever married her; she marveled that he had been so patient. Suppose, after all his love for her was dead—that he was, as the women on the train had suggest- be without Bob's love and devotion? | Thoroughly frightened and remorse- ful and hating herself for her blind- ness Nellie Page fairly ran down the street toward home. Her heart almost stopped beating when she saw a light in the sitting-room window. Bob must be -home. He had taken an earlier train and by this time he had found her note and read it and—Nellle did pled scrap of paper to and fro over the dog's head. It was the note. He had read it. Nellle leaned against the door, a sud- den faintness assailing her. Bob must have cared little for her if he could give her note to the dog for a plaything. All at once Flinders saw her, her body stiffened and he stood rigidly watching her, his head poised on one side, the little black sneer curling his lip. “Woof!" sald Flinders and tore ucross the floor to meet her as he used to do in the days before she re- buffed him. “What 1is it?” and Bob turned quick- 1y, to see his wife staring dumbly‘at him. “What Is the matter, sweet- heart?” he asked, gaining her side. “The note, did you read it, Bob?" she gasped, pointing to the scrap of paper he held and which was now nicked around the edges by the playful teeth of Flinders. “Was it a note?” asked Bob, sur- prised. “Why, no. When I got home I found Flinders chewing this scrap ot nhomecoming. "INl do it—-it will . o him | Paper into a ball and we've been play- :;sh]:‘ve“ Ko enroaani e » ing with it.” He smoothed it out a lit- tle and then shook his head over the half obliterated characters. “It was written in pencil and I guess Flinders has chewed all the sense outof it,” he declared, tossing the paper into the waste basket. Nellie was down on the floor her arms around Flinders whom she was hugging. She turned a rosy face up to her husband. “Oh, Bobby, dear, if ever you're tempted to write a perfect- 1y silly, unjust note to anybody—just write it in pencil and leave it around for Flinders to destroy!” ~ Then Nellie Page crept into her hus- band's loving arms and told him the whole story. “Because it will take both of us to play the matrimonial game—and play it fairly,” she said, in the light of ber new understanding. Not for Him. “Look here, Dinah,” sald Binks, as he opened a questionable egg at break- fast, “is this the freshest egg you can fin “Naw, sub,” replied Dinah. “We done got a haff dozen laid diss mornin’, suh, but de bishop’s comin’ down hyar next month, suh, and we's savin’ all de fresh aigs for him, suh.”—Harper's Weekly. 4 Likes Sunday Dinners. Robert had always visited his aunt on Sunday. One week day she asked him to stay for dinner. She prepared just what she had—no dessert. When the meal was finished the aunt noticed Soon he looked up and said: Emmy, you have lots better dinners “Handicapped? Ob, you mean his wife.” than this, don’t you? Guess I'll come ‘Yes—1 long to shake her, some |on Sunday next time.”—Indianapolis T, wORTH WHILE e standard all the mind when we e JEWELRY B . The Cole & Hull service is up t0 t time. 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