| Show 1 Margaret Garrett Garretts w I It 1 11 I t c Husband Husband By JANE PHELPS 2 2 4 iH f I I CHAPTER V. V Our Home But I was happy Not wildly hilariously hilariously hilariously hilari hilari- happy happ as I might have been had hadI I 1 been younger or less serious but truly contented Bob too appeared as asIf asIt asif If It he were happy at last e Ve had a a. anice nice little maid to help me but remembering remembering be bering ring Bobs Bob's tastes I cooked almost everything he ate though often otten he heI never suspected It and gave the maid I the credit I was wag so proud of our home When Tom and Elsie made their first call calland calland calland and raved over the good taste displayed displayed dis dis- dis- dis played at least Elsie did I was delighted delighted delighted de de- de- de lighted beyond measure And when we had prevailed upon them to remain for tor fora torI a hastily prepared supper and Tom I had laughingly told Elsie Isle that he heI thought Bob had the best of the barI bargain bargain bar bar- I gain I was again pleased Already I had found out that when I others praised me Bob took more notice notice notice no no- tice of me and sort of ot took to himself himself him him- self praise for tor having selected me as I his wife I did then know that thatis It is a weakness of all aU men That what other men covet is always more deI de de- de- de And that Bob had this common common common com com- mon weakness I I had spoken several times of doing a little entertaining but Bob had obI objected objected ob ob- kindly of at course but none the I less firmly Just as he firmly objected to paying visits as yet I Walt Wait a little Margaret he would say when I broached the subject It ItIs ItIs itis Is too soon after mothers mother's death Let Letus Letus Letus us be happy together for Or a a. little while When he talked like that I only too willingly sa gave up an any plans I might have made So o we had had no one in our home homp save sl his family and mine and Tom and the two college chums who attended our wedding Bob Dab brought them home to dinner on on- on night without any warning I 1 knew it would make no difference differ differ- enc ence he hp said half halt laughingly half halt apologizing You are such a good housekeeper that I never am afraid to a ask ak k anyone home a great compliment Mrs Irs Garrett Carrett I know some of ot the boys who wouldn't dare take a a. stray dog home homeI I without ut asking permission Henry Creedmore said as II he hI shook hook hands and andI I r sed his pleasure at meeting me mo moa a again pain I st should say sav so John Ken Kendell dell I broke In but Im I'm going to take ocd good I 1 care that t I marry a woman like IlkI Mrs Irs I If Garrett If t I can find one one So amid amidI I much joking and laughter we went Into th the room I could see that Bob was dell delighted at their praise and equally pleased b by bythe bythe the dinner which I had prepared esp esp e for him He lie loved lo fried chicken done plainly In butter and that was my main course coune I 1 Thad had fortunately ordered an chicken so 50 we had I al also o o had hat n a salad of df t which he was Inordinately Inordinate fond The dinner passed off ott so pleasantly that I 1 was rr e ne l to say sav We Ve surely sureh must have ha guests euest oCl oftener ner to enjoy enjo them now Robert you vou seem so thoroughly That depends entirely on who the guests arp are he returned After ACter dinner vr we n rv d coffee IP Ir the little e atco we e had fitted p lip p as atM n a t M Th Tb m. m men and spun pan yarns yarns of or their college days It wa ws all 1 fr Tor- Tor r Inter IA to me rne as 1 Im ing m ine me a light tight on Bobs Bob's history before I knew hm him I OJ 1 tell y Trot YI i. i Mr Garrett h ha h. w WI was AY a agay gay Y bird nry Creedmore remarked it rush F e r 1 l v wh h n aver ver visited New Ha Ua- craven Haven Uaen ven en tell fell for him n r pIte It lt pr e f on ate tau As r m IU h he h. didn't fall fn- fn f t t tha m what whar ne does doe It make mak maker J Jin Jr JinK J K Kendell ndell ell ak pit aek-A aek 1 Jo Ie watched th the smoke wreathe wreath eath f nm m h his h's cigar curl to Stop your kidding boys bos ra rs Car- Car I rett nett will think I 1 was a wild lId one Bob BobI I broke in In just as I was wondering It if ItI I what they had Just said was true If It ItI Bob was as popular as they made out I Jf it so he surely must have loved me mei i dearly to want to marry me So while I could not help a Jealous twinge e as they talked of at those other girls I also II felt an Immense com comfort art as I thought that mat Hob had chosen me I They remained until after 12 As Bob turned out the lights he said I Bully fellows arent aren't they I Yes I like them very much They are apt to be frequent callers so I am glad you like them John Kendell Kendell Kendell Ken- Ken dell is a very ery successful editor and Henry Creedmore Is a lawyer They are both unusual men Men Ien worth knowing Why haven't they married I dont don't know Im I'm sure but I image Imagine Imag Imag- e line ins ine they wouldn't be easily suited either one of at them They would expect expect expect ex ex- ex- ex too much of ot a wife They would want an Intellectual companion as well as a homemaker and such women are hard to find In after years I remembered this speech of ot Bobs Bob's though at the time I thought nothing of it Bob Dob had had a pleasant evening his friends had complimented complimented complimented com com- me most fulsomely why should I have looked for or any meaning that could effect me in what Bob said concerning them their tastes I was too self satisfied too content to think or care what others thought necessary in iU it a wife As long as Bob Dob was pleased that was all that concerned me I CHAPTER VII VI I A Way to Spend the e Summer Life In r reality aUty and the life lite of our dreams is Very different as I 1 soon found out When wo we are very young we put the armor of dreams on a man and to us he lie is a hero And when we weare weare weare are engaged or when we are first married married married mar mar- ried to the one we love our thoughts are so fitted filled with rose colored illusions I c concerning them that we are arc apt to of life lite forget the common comm n sense things which may or may not disturb us ac according according ac- ac cording as we deal with them I had every reason to believe my life would b be 00 a happy one always run on smooth smoothly I had not married for or a aI ahome ahome home for tor wealth but because I loved I m my husband I believed he loved me Why should I 1 have any fears ears for or the I II future I had somewhere read that a man shrinks from a woman who lo loves los s too much who pours out her wealth of ot af affection affection af- af upon his altar fires tires But I smiled as aJ I read I knew It wasn't true Why didn't I 1 tell Bob Dab dozens of times I f each day how much I loved lo him And wasn't he more In love with me than when he asked mo rIM to marry him So Sol I pooh-hood pooh the famous writers writer's PsYchology psychology and excused It by thinking she probably had never ne married You love 10 to have me me- metell tell you OU how dearly I care for tor you ou dont don't you Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert I asked that very night as I nun flung my arms about his neck I Why of yea es of course he had answered an- an But the lack of ot warmth In his j I voice his unresponsiveness me I and I went on I You dont don't say It as if U you ou meant It it i II dear Dont Don't you ou love me as I do you ou f And dont don't you ou want to hear me say ay BY i If I Of Ot course I T love you Margaret But Rut sometimes cs I l have things on my ray mind and you must excuse me mo if It I seem a bit fo absent winded minded Then of ot course I love io you ou he repeated and kissed me But usually our life went on so smoothly that I was contented sure suro of ot Bobs s love and consequently happ happy Married life certainly agrees with you Elsie I exclaimed one day when we were lunching together I wouldn't know you ou for tor the same person Youre You're awfully happy arent aren't you ou Indeed I am Bob Is kindness Itself itself It- It self seir and as generous as can be You know I never had much to spend El Elsie El- El ale sie and it seems so nice to have so large an allowance and never be asked what I do with it Yet do you know I added with a little laugh I sometimes sometimes some some- times wish Bob would ask me more I about how I spend my time and what I d. d do But But he never does docs Dont Don t be a sill silly Be Bo on your knees that you haven't a a. stingy inquisitive husband A A. man can be SO disagreeable disagreeable disagreeable disagree disagree- able if It he tries I 7 know but sometimes It seems as i It if he weren't Interested As If It what 1 I did was nothing to him though him though of cou course l I l know quite different Then why worry Take the goods the gods provide Margaret and amI forget target to wonder why We VI women take life lite ourselves too seriously I know I do doat doat doat at times I couldn't help laughing The Idea of ot dainty Irresponsible Elsie taking herself seriously was too ridiculous y Why hy she was the embodiment of ot carefree care care- free rl happy aPPy y womanhood and in to spite of at being the mother of ot three children she looked younger than me though I we w were re almost of at an age As the time drew near for tor father and mother to go down on Long Island for tor forthe forthe the summer they tried to persuade us to close our apartment and spend the hot months with them At first I was wasI I Inclined to do so But Bob happened I to say that he probably o uia come down all but two or three evenings a u. week and that he would then stay at atI I his clu club I I knew if It we wo went Robert would be bo with me more constantly the days and I evenings he came down But what about those other evenings He lie had I said two or 01 three It easily might be three or four perhaps more Then I should be unhappy because we were d. d Do Just as you like Margaret he told me me when we discussed mothers mother's Invitation It would be a nice change for you and I should also alo enjoy It It- It when 1 could get down I do not think I was more Jealously ly inclined than most young women yet yetI I couldn't help wondering with whom Bob would spend his time tho the evenings evenings eve eve- pings he remained in town town town-It If I left him We Ve could go down Saturday afternoons afternoons afternoons after after- and stay over Sunday anyway couldn't we I asked after acter considering it a while Why of at course he answered heartily We Ve could motor down in the roadster about noon on Saturday sometimes Friday night and come back Sunday night or early Monday morn morn- ing That settled it Much to mothers mother's disappointment I told her we would keep our apartment open but would spend our week-ends week with herI her I hoped you would just come and stay she sho returned her face ace plainly showing her I sorrow at being unable to convince me that Bob would come comedown comedown comedown down nearly every night If It I were there Father too didn't seem quite able to understand it 1 but ut as soon as asIt asIt asit It was settled I 1 felt Celt sure that I 1 had done right that I would be much happier not to be separated from Bob Bo even for a II night I also Judged he felt Celt as I did though he had left let all poll the ar arrangements t entirely e to me I g el aio When it comes o real h hot you'll lI be I glad enough to stay with us father tather remarked when I explained our plan tan tanto to him And dont don't stick tick too close to Robert No matter how much he loves you he might like ilkI to miss you occa occa- To he be continued |
