| Show I Confessions II Of a Bride BrideI I I Woman Depends on the Sex Appeal to toMake toMake toMake Make Marriage Smooth Is There No Other Way It In is a wise husband who knows know how to watt walt until wife begins to blame herself hersel tor j a d quarrel A normal loving woman will arraign herself eventually I as surely as she will weep while doing It It nut nn be bea a false fabo standard of conduct conduct conduct con con- duct and I as as s unfair to and her sex as the double moral t standard but It Is just aa as human I 1 blamed myself thus as I lighted m my disheveled head against the closed door of ot my husbands husband's chamber It w wasn't a nt after atter all all Bobs Bob's fault tault l Katherine Miller had wanted anted to promote promote promote pro pro- mote dissension between Bob Dob and me I had hall seized the chance to doubt my myman man I J had tall fallen falten n for fOI that girls girl's scheming So whom 1 I had hl believed to be only a rather stupid beauty had put pUl it over over me The rhe last ounce of my pride crumbled under the pressure of ot that hard thought 1 got up and opened the door My l husbands husband's room was dark TouchIng Touch- Touch lug Ing the tho familiar furniture I 1 groped to the bed 1 knelt by the pillow and felt softly for lor the shaped L-shaped scar upon Do Bobs Bob's s 's Jaw I Bob nob I whispered Bob Hob Hobell Well ell came the short Inquiry so sud suddenly that I Jumped Have you ou been asleep No Why hy didn't you open open the door I 1 asked It wasn't lo locked led Bob said And well 1 knew krew that that thai he lie was reminding me that I had locked my own door against him And An 11 I haven't slept Who Vho could sleep a a. night like Ilke this this' So once more I had been wrong about my husband I J had grieved and raged raged over over r nothing Once more I 1 had been eager to think the worst about my man unless man unless staying awake and denying me was not just as aa dreadful dreadful dreadful dread dread- ful as going to sleep and ignoring meAt me meAt meAt At an any rate rale I had let myself In for more trouble than I expected Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps I had gone too far tar for tor I knew perfectly well that Bob had some very fine tine theories about love and marriage and one of ot them was waa that th t It isn't honest honest honest hon hon- est to cure a spiritual hurt by a caress Husbands and wives will wll never st stay slay ay lovers to the end of ot their lives until the they learn to be as honest with each other as men are So Bob had argued when we were first engaged Now he was living up to his tine fine e theory while I relied on the sex appear appeal to cure our dICter differences n of opinion And AndI 1 I didn't seem to h have Ye any other power Bob I 1 deposited a kiss on his closed eyelids I want to cuddle up upI up- up I want to tell tell- you about a lot of things My ly husband opened his eyes ees raised himself on one elbow and brushed his hla lips against my cheek before he said Sorry Jane but Ive I've promised to Join Morrison at half haIr past five to re rt reaume resume re- re sume Bume the search for the baby Its It's five o'clock now Well Vell talk while you dress I exclaimed ex ex- claimed No Ill I'll make you some hot coffee myself 1 I departed for tor the kitchen with a sore heart Nevertheless as I lighted the gas under the percolator I had to smile Was Vas 1 I not making another appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal to the physical man Was Vas that after all womans woman's supreme appeal Couldn't I make my marriage something something something some some- thing better than that couldn't Ire mold it nearer to the hearts heart's desire Not unless you learn to trust your husband I said as I 1 arranged a darling darling darling dar dar- ling little breakfast tray with cups for tor two Cant vou ou ou see Jane Lorimer that every time you doubt Bob you de destroy dethe de- de stroy the best beet feeling he has for you lIe He shuts up as tight a as a clam Maybe Maybe May May- Mabe Ma be he Isn't different from most men mell that way Heaven help the brides who dont don't use better sense than you ou do To be continued |
