WhenhewenttoDenverortoChicago，hedriftedaboutincarelesscompanywheregayetyandgood—humorcanbebought，notbecausehehadanytasteforsuchsociety，butbecausehehonestlybelievedthatanythingwasbetterthandivorce。Heoftentoldhimselfthat\"hangingandwivinggobydestiny。\"Ifwivingwentbadlywithaman，——anditdidoftenerthannot，——thenhemustdothebesthecouldtokeepupappearancesandhelpthetraditionofdomestichappinessalong。TheMoonstonegossips，as—
sembledinMrs。Smiley’smillineryandnotionstore，oftendiscussedDr。Archie’spolitenesstohiswife，andhispleas—
antmannerofspeakingabouther。\"Nobodyhasevergotathingoutofhimyet，\"theyagreed。Anditwascertainlynotbecausenoonehadevertried。
WhenhewasdowninDenver，feelingalittlejolly，Archiecouldforgethowunhappyhewasathome，andcouldevenmakehimselfbelievethathemissedhiswife。Healwaysboughtherpresents，andwouldhavelikedtosendherflowersifshehadnotrepeatedlytoldhimnevertosendheranythingbutbulbs，——whichdidnotappealtohiminhisexpansivemoments。AttheDenverAthleticClubban—
quets，oratdinnerwithhiscolleaguesattheBrownPalaceHotel，hesometimesspokesentimentallyabout\"littleMrs。Archie，\"andhealwaysdrankthetoast\"toourwives，Godblessthem！\"withgusto。