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Show i flOW and MM$PD IIFEl IJ I Imj. the noted author I -.I t Idaih MSGlane (s-ibson I Im JOHN COMES. W I did not realize until afterward how Pt strange it was that my thoughts never m ' turned to Jqhn, iny husband, during K the evening that my mother died. P At my father's death and burial, my 1L whole heai't was breaking because f John was not with mo, but 1 did not (hink of him after I had found that I my mother was dying until the next morning, when I was awakened by. J some one coming into the room, and : looking up saw that it was my bus- band. 1 could not take any comfort from ? his face. It was sterner rather than '! sad. He came forward and lifted me F- up in his arms, saying: "It seems, Katherlne, as thougn you aro having more than your share of misfortune." ' The tears came as ho bent down to kiss my lips and I flung my arms f. u surprise you are, John! I didn't ex- pect you." I "Not at a time like this?" he un- ? swered abruptly. Of course I couldn't remind Johu tht the last time I had gone through k an affair of this kind, he had delib-i delib-i erately left me to go through it alone. V So I explained by saying, "I was so upset last night, John, that I forgot to telegraph you. That is the reason It 1 didn't expect you, dear." m Important Business Engagement. "Gaylord telegraphed me, and I took & the first train, of course. It was a .fy great trouble for me to do so, as I had 1 an important business appointment. However, I could not leave you-alone at P this lime, especially as Gaylord of course would be. the first to find lauk I with me because of my absence. Ho knows I have criticized him and his -! new wife." t Slowly I drew my arms from about ; his neck. It hardly Beemed possible f that anybody, especially my husband, could make such a calloused remark, ; when ho must understand that I was down in the depths of sorrow. John v evidently has - very definito ideas f-f j marriage, and that is that It makes two people one. He doesn't spare me at C all when he oxpi esses his thoughts, i He seems to think that I am in thought jils other self. i "Here,' Here, what are you doing?" he asked, as I was getting out of bed. ? "They told me downstairs that the doctor said you should not leave your I bed today and I came up just to tell ? you that I was here and ihat I was p going down to breakfast and send r; yours up to you." k "I would like to have my breakfast 1 sent up, John," I said; "but you need 1 ff not bother to order It When I am 3 t ready I will call n waiter." 4 r "Of course I shall order it, my dear ', v girl! Otherwise you will probably niti- r bio at a piece of toast and drink a cup JSwfr f of strong coffee. I'm going to order -&m you a beefsteak, some fried potatoes imj and some hot calies." sejfij i "Don't, John, don't! I couldn't pos- aJi f, sibly eat them, and the odor of them wtjjl i would be more than I could bear." iSS Going to Send Them Away. Twi (5? "Well, I'm going to send them any- sdlR t way and see if you will not eat a lit- ii'ijm f tie of them. I'm sure you could if lSi I you would try." I turned to him abruptly. "See hero, John Gordon, what would you think if I Insisted upon ordering and making you eat toast, which you detest, and coffee? If a waiter brings in a great trayful of food to me this morning I shall Bend him back to the kitchen. I will order my own breakfast, and order or-der what I want wfcen I am ready for "Oh, if that's the way you feel about it, all right." "It is the way I feel about It, John." "Don't you think this the -wrong tirao to quarrel with me," John asked In a tone touched with anger. "I merely wanted to help you decide." "I am not going to quarrel over anything, John," I answered. "I'm "red or, so tired of having you decide de-cide everything for me, trom mv food to my religion, and I am not gohig to have It any more!" TomorrowI Change My Tactics. n,v |