Show M liar Margaret rgaret aret Garrett Garret s s i Ir HC Husband G 4 DyANE miri CHAPTER 43 A Morning Walk Bob Dob went immediately to sleep I spoke to him onto once or twIce after atter I followed him to our room but he did not answer My head ached so dreadfully dreadfully dreadfully dread dread- fully I couldn't sleep Then too the thought that Bob Dob had seemed to care so ISO little added to my misery although I would not admit that I had failed I 1 would talk to him again In the mornIng mornIng mornIng morn- morn Ing when his anger had cooled and he would surely see things as I did But the next morning morning- Bob ob treated all aU my overtures so coolly that I be became became became be- be came almost discouraged My head still sUll ached and after atter breakfast I took tooka a long walk It was a 11 lovely October morning the air was fresh and crisp and before long I began to feel better With my headache gone I commenced to take a a. less doleful view of the way Bob had acted and to find rind excuses for him He naturally was a 11 bit angry because because because be be- cause I 1 had tal taken en th the initiative and refused the invitation without consultIng consulting consulting consult consult- ing him I was to blame In that Yet perhaps it was for the best for had he accepted the Invitation it would have been in bad taste for me to de de- cline That must be my cue I 1 must appeal to his usual goo good taste In all aU social matters Refreshed my mind made up that if I ap appealed aled in the right way Bob would not insist upon going to Henry Henry Henry Hen Hen- ry Creedmore's party I 1 stopped in Elsie's to have a n. little chatWell chat Well Margaret have you come to your senses sho asked after atter we had tall talked ed a little while Come to iny my senses What do you mean About the party I 1 told you rou Bob would go You'll owe me a box of ot ou see if dont don't gloves you you I didn't bet Elsie But I 1 am sure Bob will remain at home with me But he told me over the phone last night that he wouldn't miss one of Henrys Henry's parties for anything in the world I I know It was my fault I 1 made him a n. bit angry by r refusing fusing to go without consulting him And you ou think he he will wUl not go I am sure of It it Well all I can say is that If it you break up the friendship between Bob Boband Boband Boband and Creedmore I think it will wUl be a pity pity almost almost wicked Why Bobs Bob's mother used to call him and John Kendall Kendall Kendall Ken Ken- dall her boys' boys ana and she thought their influence over Bob a a. good one They are very fine men Margaret Bob doesn't heed them now he has me I 1 replied with a colossal egotism Oh you think you ou are all sufficient do you ou Im I'm sorry Margaret but no woman can take the stand you are taking taking taking tak tak- ing with a full-blooded full companionable companion companion- able tell fellow ow like Ince Bob and get away with It You'll come a n. cropper my dear Just as sure sur as aa fate Im not afraid It may take a little littlemore littlemore littlemore more time but when my y husband sees that I 1 intend to fill till his lira Uta as he fills tills mine there will be nothing more more to do He doesn't yet realize that his mother was a n. bad Influence Wh Why Margaret Garrett how can you OU say such a thing His mother as bad influence Why she was vas the dearest sweetest old lady that ever lived Everyone loved her I dont don't doubt that yet I 1 still insist that her Influence waif wa bad for Bob She thought too much of ot making making- him happy too little of his duty to her I Ishall Ishall Ishall shall make him just as happy happy after after a n. time and time and he will not forget what he owes me his wife Theres no use arguing with you Margaret If It I 1 didn't really care for you yop I should be heartily dIsgusted with you and your ideas But I am only sorry for you as It is SOme time Um- you will pay and pay dearly for the I stand taking you ou are now One would think you were at least my grandmother to hear you talk I exploded really angry at Elsie Then rose to goI goI go I I am older than you ou are in experience experience ence Margaret I have been married so much longer than you have Give Bob a little rope dear So that he may hang himself I t interrupted So that he wont won't she replied Then laughingly We Ve seem to get very serious when we are together lately Lets Let's stop it Wo Well We'll ll leave your management of Bob out of ot the conversation conver conver- I cant can't help but give ghe you advice advice advice ad ad- vice the tho benefit of my own experience when we speak of it itI It I shall be only too glad Elsie I have been tempted to tell you as I told mother That I would attend to Bob without her help So your mother too too too-oh oh I forgot so you yon told her that Yes I wont won't offend again Margaret Come on up to the nursery the baby cut a n. tooth this morning and Charlie Charllis I Is so delighted that he Is consta constantly putting his finger in her mouth to feel eel I of it The The nurse cant can't turn her back for a minute minute that he doesn't do It And his fingers arent aren't always clean you know ow What year old boys are I responded as we climbed the stairs to nursery where Baby Daby Madge was being annoyed by her small brother v t CHAPTER 44 New Tactics I remained with Elsie and the tho children for an hour I was passionately passionately passion passion- fond of her children they were f sn such St dainty well behaved darlings Cl Clarence tence lence the oldest was a manly little chap about 7 7 then Charles 4 4 and Madge about 2 In spite of ofner her ner love of ot gaiety Elsie's children never nElver were neglected She had a avery avery avery very capable nurse who was devoted to them With Deltas Delia's help I 1 had taken enre entire entire en- en tire re care of ot Donald Mother often otten Kept him for hours or would come and stay him while I went shopPing shopping shopping shop- shop Ping and as he was a very good baby I really Was not at all confined confined con con- fined because of him When r en Bob Dob came home to dinner i r told him of my morning walk and my call on Elsie I hadn't been out for tor a couple of days and It did me good My headache headache head head- ache was cured almost magically I i have nave always told you not to stay In so closely he returned You women dont don't get half halt enough fresh fu air Then I hope you told Elsie that we had decided to go to Creedmore's Creedmore's Creed- Creed mores more's Party rather that you had I 1 hold her I should go I am very sorry Bob that I told Elsie I 1 wouldn't go without consultIng consulting consult consult- ing yo you yott It was very wrong But so long as I did tell her so it would be In extremely bad taste for tor you to say you would go Dont Don't you think so I spoke very slowly and calm calm- ly Bad taste nothing what's that got to do with going to an affair given by one of my oldest friends and an affair I wouldn't miss for a good deal The bad taste was yours in even thinking I could be coerced Why Bob I told Sold you I 1 was was sorry You wont won't insist upon going now will wUl you I told Elsie all about it It ft that I should have consulted you etc and also told her that I knew when you realized how I felt you would gladly remain home with Donald Donald Donald Don Don- ald and me As Donald goes to bed before dinner din din- ner I 1 cant can't see Just why you bring him in and as I have told Henry J I will come I surely shall shaU go to his party If Jf you want a good time you will come along but If you prefer to remain at home home why why please your your- self You really reany mean to go I certainly shall shan and while we weare weare weare are on on the subject Margaret I 1 might as well tell teU you that I shall continue continue con con- to go with all my old friends Just as I used when mother was with me You can of ot course please yourself yourself your your- our self about going with me but I 1 shall go every time I am Invited So dont don't decline any more invitations for tor me unless you wish to embarrass your your- self It may sound as if Bob spoke angrily angrily an an- but he did not His tone was vas coldly quiet but I 1 could see that he meant every word he said I 1 felt a shiver of apprehension run over me Was I to be bo obliged to keep on fightIng fighting fighting fight- fight Ing the influence of these friends he ho knew before I 1 met him Well if necessary I 1 would keep on fighting I 1 would let Bob see Just how unhappy how miserable I 1 was made made- made because because of ot I. 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I them them and because of ot the way he insisted upon clinging to them I Oh Bob you ou cant can't mean what you say You cant can't intend to make me II I unhappy when I 1 love you so and I 1 burst into sobs I There Margaret Bob said after I a few minutes you will make yourself yourself yourself your your- self ill You dont don't have to go so why I are you crying I 1 should think you I would enjoy going with me but if you i dont don't that's up to you But do stop crying dear Della Delia will think I 1 am beating you he added whimsically I I 1 rather you would I sobbed Id rather be beaten than not loved the same as I love you I dont don't want I I anyone but you I 1 married you be because because because be- be cause I wanted to be with you I could have seen you with other peo people peo-I peo pIe I married you to be alone with pea pea-I ih I you and thought you felt Just the same toward me Bob made no reply but took a I I magazine and commenced to read I 1 cried for another few tew minutes then got up and wiped my eyes Then I 1 I leaned over Bobs Bob's chair and pressed I a kiss upon his bis cheek at the the same time telling him how much I loved shim him I 1 then went quietly out of the I t tI room and upstairs If It he asked why why I 1 didn't remain with him I would tell I him that J J. wanted him to see how nice it was to be alone About an ani i hour afterward he came up to go to toi bed i I I I thought I 1 should find you fast asleep he said a dandy r I number Margaret you must read it it I And you didn't miss me I j Miss you What do you mean I i Why Why oh oh nothing I 1 answered then again I commenced to cry j For h heavens heaven's sake what ale crying about again Bob You dont don't even miss me leave the room I subbed sobbed jB If Do be sensible and go You have made yourself nervous nervosa crying so much I hate to ee I woman your age agg crying ove lUttle little thing Come now and tOl b be b se Te ble He kissed me as usual was soon sleeping sown soun Tomorrow Self Tomorrow Tomorrow Self Self Communion J |