Show I The Evening Telegrams Telegram's Daily Short Story I 1 TH THE TWO DIARIES By JUNE GRAHAM Copyright WU 1911 by tho the McClUre Newspaper News pal paper aper r There were more marc Rood good traits trait and fewer faults fault In the character of at Stephen than In that of the average young man He had none of the usual vices and more of ot the desired virtues Ho He was such a amodel amodel model youns O ng man that mothers quoted him tm to their sons Ions and more than one girl whispered to that as a a. husband nothing more could bo be desired delred No one suspected the fact fact and and how could that thal they that deep down In Stephens Stephen's nature there was reposing a little devil that wan wao bound to grow and become a abig abig abig big one and cause a 3 heap of ot trouble for tOl himself and others That Diat little devil was n Jealousy One may covet and ono one may envy while he hates but on one must be In love to bring out tim tho tho spirit of je jealousy lousy get that feeling aroused In a mans man's ch chest cheat t and there Is 18 no laying 11 the ghost until ho he has made a n fool of himself a dozen times Umes over At the age of ot 22 Stephen was not In lovo Jovo Had anybody told him that he would bo be jealous a year later ho he would have laughed the tho Idea to scorn acorn And then thon ho he met admired and fell tell In love with Miss l Nelly Osborne And then then then- j Jealousy JealouS gripped him Ho reasoned right away that because he ho wa was in love o with her she must be In love Jove with him He went BO so far as aa to drew up a set of or and some of which read You ar are an not to go with Joe Scott You are arc not to danco with Fred Win Win- terL You are arc not let Tom Davis escort you ho home e from church services Sunday even even- Jn ings s. s It If you happen to meet Archie hlo TompkIns Tompkins Tomp- Tomp kIns In the you are are- not to stop and chat with him You must not attend a barn dance Jance or go on a straw ride without my consent There were ru half half- halfa t a dozen other things that Miss Nelly must do or not do but Stephen was not quite fool enough to show her t the 0 list and command her to shape her conduct accordingly y There was waa a t hint in his attitude however and something like Ilko a n Quarrel would have been on every week had she not been diplo diplo- matic maUc She gave Stephen due credit for tor all aU his good traits and as aa for tor his je Jealousy jealousy Jeal jeal- l. l OUS she believed what her mother said sati when she observed observe Nelly all babies must have the colic and all alt lovers must be Jealous Both Doth of them are suro sure to get het over their ailment In time Your father was raising a row with me mc al all alJ the tho time till after niter marria o. o Th The day a came when Stephen Stophen proposed matrimony The Tho girls girl's feeling for him was a strong liking If It not love lovo and sh replied But for tor one thing ng I might say yes Then you lore Jove some one else h ht h. bristled up No IINo No It Isn't that Is It anything against my character No It Is your Jealousy When Then have I shown that I was Jealous Jeal jealous ous On about a hundred different occa occa- dons You hava have oven 0 betrayed your your feel eel Ings Inga when you ou have ha seen mo me talking with our pastor tor who Is old enough to be my I father Stephen chewed hewed the tho o rag while the girl went on The tiThe wife wito that has a jealous husband never sees a happy day J She shouldn't give ve him cause to be jealous he sulked And In not more than one case caso out of often often often ten does she do so 0 It I. I Is said that jealousy jealousy jealousy jeal jeal- is fed ted almost entirely upon Imagination Imagination imagination tion You have been BO so foolish In my case that people have bave ridiculed you ou Ho Hon Hou would It be after marriage It different would be altogether You couldn't keep me chained up In Inthe Inthe inthe the house No but If we wa were married I Id I'd d bo be sure suro of at you ou and there'd be no causo for jealousy Ain t Oh I see Well Stephen I Ill I'll II think It over Meanwhile try tty and look at your failing as QS other people see fleo It and laugh It t away That Thai night two diaries were started The one ono read fead I proposed to Nelly tonight Sh She I and postponed postponed post post- charged me with being jealous her answer And the thc other I Stephen proposed to mo me tonight OwIng Owing Owing Ow Ow- I ing to his Jealousy jealous I 1 a a. decided answer I I It was three months month before another en entry entry en en- I Itry try was made mode I Nell Nelly and I were ere married matTle today What a a. fool foot I t have been to be bo jealous of herS her Never Nevor again I I Stephen and I were married today He I has ha promised not nol to be jealous any more I IA A year has passed After about three I 1 months of ot marled life lite Stephen began to I act In a queer manner and tho the young ounE I wife ifo was at last forced to whisper to herself I 1 declare to goodness if Jr I dont don't believe believe be- be lieve that Stephen Is becoming Jealous 1 I She gave ga him no cause whatever but still she know knew that she was watched The Tho husbands husband's attitude STOW grow more unbearable every day and the wife realized d that the tho storm would soon reak Like LUte a good general she prepared for tor the attack Indeed Indeed In Indeed In- In deed oho he made It herself hon Whon Stephen came home one night with a scowl on his face and the tho air of or orthe the injured husband about him he found her trunk In the hall hail packed and strapped and nd tagged for tor h her r mothers Have I Interrupted an elopement ho sarcastically asked to home tomother tomother to tomother I 1 dont don't have to elope go mother waa WM I knew It must come to this or sooner or later I have also realized It Then you OU h have he e decided that you ou have had enough of ot married life Ute With your stupid Jealousy as an at attachment at- at yes My ly stupid st Jealousy jealous oh ho said raid as ashe he ho sat down and took a n memorandum book from his pocket l Ir Mrs Brinly I have kept a diary for tor months past So have II Let mo me read this to you said the husband This took place two weeks before our marriage The entry reads U Saw Nelly and Bob White on the I street Thc They wore were as chummy as If en on on- Nelly lelly l kept looking about as If H. fearful of being seen i And I will now read from front my ray diary said ald the wife Listen Met Bob White on the street today He asked me wh why you ou had selected a man 70 O years old aId as your best beet man at the wedding wooding Told him that you were vere ere afraid a n young oung oun man might want to kiss the bride Said ho he I 1 was aS sorry for tor me mc Mother Iother was to meet me but didn't come The two looked at each other for a a. moment and th then thOn n the husband read rend On our bridal tour we met Jim Par Par- ker Ho carried Nelly oil off Into a corner COTner and whispered to her for tor fifteen minutes What alX about ut She has not not- told me Dare she Then Ther Then tho the wife read read- At the hotel in Chicago Chicago- on our bridal tour wo we met Jim Parker He drew drow me mo aside to tell mo mc that he and Molly Devons had quarreled and he wanted me to see her and try to smooth things thinKs 0 me If It you ou were wera the same jealous chump chumpas as ever and thought I ought to have ve re resented r r. sent d it It I couldn't help but wt Mr Brinly had bad to te pulp gulp Ip three or or four times In Sn his throat before reading as follows fol tol- lows Came home unexpectedly Nolly Nelly much embarrassed Found a m mans man's ns n's glove jlove on a n chair I wasn't fooled a n bit Proofs are arc piling up And Mrs Brinly had a grin on her face as she read Awful hot cia day Katie Morton came me cameto cameto to see mo rae Had her hair down when Stephen unexpectedly showed up Katie had Just time limo to dodge dode him Our dog Tim found and brought In a mans man's glove glo today Saw Stephen looking for it It and then under the tho c chairs for the man Katie says MYS that everybody thinks ho has soften soften- In of the brain Mr fr r. r Brinly looked as ns If it he wished he had never started the row but at th the tha he felt that he must roust stand bv by his hla bluffs Ho He therefore braced up and half shouted Woman I followed you on the street the other day Ten Tee I know you did You entered a cottage on Vine street I 1 did You remained there thor an cn hour At least an hour And und und- At toast feast an hour hoar Mr And you to me about iU iti No zo I dl did not wish to hurt h wrt your feel teel- ings Inks My Uncle Joe lives hives In that cottage cot cot- tage but Is ii going to move out ot He told me that It If you were not such a Jealous jackass of ot a man hod hed give us the rent free tree for five ve years ears but he felt sure you'd drive me away within three months Dont Don't you want ant to put that In your diary Mr r Mr Mn Irl Brinly Ho her trunk kissed her and began to behave himself and has not had a relapse since Both diaries were burned that evening |