Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-19
'sYou have ceased to love him, dear?'
[rs. Paradox's neither questioned her

Mrs. Paradox's neither questioned her
child.
cob, mamma, long ago." declared poor
little Abby Jane. with streaming eyes.
So the papers were signed, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Paradox separated in good earnest. |
Abby Jane went back to the maternal
home, and Mr.. Paradox took up his quar-
tiers in a hotel until he could arrange for !
his final departure to Canada.
But the night before he was to sail to
Nova Scotia the waiter came to his room
and announced GLADLY" ...5
cts my mother" thought Mr.. Paradox,
who was sitting staring into the red Goals |
of the CRATE as if they were a riddle he
was trying to read.
But it was not his mother; it was his
wife s~ a= as.s,s
"It's only me, Louis" said Abby Jane,
trembling all over. IL wanted to
speak Just word or two to you before
you went away-forever. H.: VI.
"Are you satisfied with the Allowance"
said Mr.. Paradox, gloomily.
ooh, quite; it's more than generous!"
cried Abby Jane, hurriedly: "Only,
Louis, I could not help telling you one
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wrong about Rover; he was noble dog.
should have let him stay, only-only I
was a little out of temper that day. And
1--we asked your mothers pardon for
refusing to let her live with us. :hink,
now, that she would have been great
help and comfort to me. And I think,
Louis, that 1 should feel better it YOU
would say you forgave me for scolding
so much about your cigars. And"
"Stop!'' said Mr.. Paradox. "It isn't
right, Abby Jane, that all the apologies
should be on your side. I've been wrong
myself -
ooh, no, Louis, mop cried out the lit
| tie wife, bursting into tears. f..
eyes, I was-about your Aunt Ana
stasia,' declared Paradox.
"She was dreadfully trying old crca-
ture," owned Abby Jane, and I knew it
all the time ..,a. :..
''But should have treated her civil
ly,' persisted Mr.. Paradox. "And I
did not give you that season at Sara
toga." ...l 49,. .s.... 81.
'sDear Louis, don't talk so! All I ask
of you is to forget and forgive my horrid
temper" besought Mrs. Paradox
eff there is any forgiveness said the
husband, with sottening eyes, lit is l
that need it. I have acted like fool,
Abby Jane" ...
1--WE have both been foolish, Louis"
timidly suggested his wife.
| "But because we have been idiots, it
don't follow that we need to be for the
FUTURE" said Mr.. Paradox, holding out
both his hands. "Abby Jane, shall go
to Nova Scotia, or shall stay. Speak
quickly; it is for you to decide.''
"Stay," whispered Mrs. Paradox.
He folded her close to his breast
'Little wife," he said, 'let us go down
to old Parchment's Office and tear up
those papers of separation"
81 don't care how soon you do it,"
said Mrs. Paradox, laughing and crying
IN the same breath
"And then?o ~. Il
"And then," said Mrs. Paradox, twist
ing the second button of her husbands
coat around and around, ''wc'n begin life
over again-on an altogether new plat
FORM"
And that was the end of the legal sep
aration. Of course there was a general
gust Of gossip about it; people said it
was very strange the Paradoxes didn't
know their own minds"
But Mr.. and Mrs. Paradox were suited,
and, after all that was the main thing.