The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

go to Brighton, ! VIII go ana
stay" D..
I've already said couldn't at-
ford a trip to Brighton If you want
to 30 down 10 my aunt Higgins III
send you at once.
q won't 20 there, | hate your
horrid old aunt Higgins"
"Very well. / detest my mother
in-law,'
"Oh. you monster! And you could
afford it, you know you could, Il
YOU didn't always spend SO much for
your dreadful cigars and beer,
Its none Of your business what !
spend" "
where ! 90 to"
Very well, madam. go to Old
Nick for all | care.
Jenny fairly screamed.
"Oh. you horrible John Denison
| won't live withany man who treats
me so. I'm going home this very
day, and I'll stay, too, so ! VIII.
Nv mother won't let me ne treated
50"
All right. ma'am, ! dare say a
separation would suit Us both much
better.
1t would suit me. I'm sure .
Mrs. Jenny stopped crying, and
her bright eyes being Is red as her
cheeks, and much swollen, she did
not look as pretty as usual.
Very well, said Mr. Denlson-
taking up his hat to leave the room.
Il viii send a lawyer and we will
divide the things fairly and have it
done with. I'm willing TO make a
fair settlement for you, so that you
won't have to look to your mother
for monev-and that's all viii do.
That's all / want. And l dom
care a snap if | never set eyes on you
again"
''Tit-for tat, Madam. No doubt
we shall both be satisfied. III ar
range affairs here and leave for q
holiday at Hastings"
"Oh, oh, and you couldn't afford
to let me have month at Bright
on. Tll-I'll get a divorce right
of"
No need. Wen just draw uF
an agreement to separate, and sign II
before a lawyer. and save the pub
hcitv OF q divorce. Neither Of Us
will want TO marry again, any how.
should think rot. One eXpe'
rience Of that is enough
"Well, we viii arrange things i'm.
mediately, and you can 20 toyou
mothers as soon as you please
I'm going now. You can send
me my part of the things, ,forI shan
wait here another day"
Ali right. Have YOU got money
for your fare?"
"Yes, you gave me enough yester-
day."
Then III see the lawyer at once
and you can sign the papers before
you 90"
No. won't go to a lawyers Of
flee, You can bring them down tc
mothers for me to sign before you 60
TOTO Hastings
John went out. and Mrs. Jenny
drying the last tear went to hel
chamber ard proceed to pack heI
trunk, hailed passing cab to take
her TO the station. left the coldest
note of goodbye on cerd for John
and al supper time the same night
astonisheG her mother by walking in
at the door of the old home and say
ing she had come 70 stay for ever
Mrs. Smith, who wss a very amia-
bic woman,and whom herson-in-laN
did not detestat all,guessed the stat,
of the case very fairly.
And when Jenny's father. who die
not at all approve Of the course the
the child was taking. would hay,
sent her back at once, she interposed
saying:
" No, no, father. Just let this lit
tie domestic difficulty work its OWL
way. 1t will be very nice to hav.
the child make US a little visit. anC
you will see how it will end. Jus
keep your own counsel. and no on,
will be any the wiser
SO they told the neigbbors tina
Jenny had come for Il few days. anC
husband would come for her whei
her visit was over.
Jenny did not say much, but he
mother noticed that her eyes wer
red a good part of the time and SIT
did not care TO goout anywhere witt
her friends.
The fourth day came postcard
from John, saying he would be Their
next day with the papers for Jenn,
to sign, and then she could tell hin
where TO send her part of the things
so that he could break up and be OF
at once, for it was too lonely to sta,
in town.
Jenny said not one word whel
the tossed the card to her mother t,
read.
Neither did Mrs. Smith, but sh,
smiled very significantly,and slippe,
the card aEay where no one els
would get hold oft.
The next dav. about the hou
when John must arrive, Mrs. Smitl
took the carriage and drove away
saving she would be back in an-hou
or so, leaving Jenny to meet he
husband alone.
Jenny tried TO look very cold anC
naughty and succeeded in lookin;
extremely silly.
John, on his part, tried to lool
very fierce and stern. and succeeded
in looking very stiff and awkward
while they were both very red in tn,
face, and very nervous.
IL have brought-these," h,
said, taking a package of paper,
from his pocket, and if you viii
sign them | can 60 back to town thi,
evening. Here is pen and ink,
see.n
+" You win have to show me wher,
to sign, says Jenny. :" / never saw
any-any such papers"
Oh, certainly. Write here, anc
here, and here, and-aheml-my-
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