St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-03
suItatiOns.n continued Grldley. "Ten US


leaning out of Mr.. Surveys window; /
dropped my penknife on the window sill,
and it rolled on little ledge out of reach.
So got on the sill after it. While / was
there Surrey comes in with a client, shuts
the inside shutter, and leaves me standing
outside. Take a seat, Mr.. Rolph,' he says;
and when heard the name concluded to
keep quiet and wait. Il hope you have a
good report 10 make to-day?' The governor
spoke kind Of anxious and waited breath
lessly for the reply. got a peep at the
stranger through the shutters, and saw
tall, well-built man, with short, black
beard and mustache. His face looked care
worn and he spoke with an effort.
" Surrey" he said when i left YOU the
other day, promised to take your friendly
counsel, and seek my wIfe's pardon and
forgiveneSs-to ask her to come back TO me.
l have done so.'
land you have succeeded?'
" i have failed. She rejected all over
lures, discredits my repentance, and intends
10 appeal TO the courts for release. Ny
harsh treatment seems to have wholly stlfied
the love she once bore me-
HE buried his face in his hands and
groaned.
My dear FRIEND says Surrey. 4 wish
l could help you. You say she told You
that she intended to apply for divorce%
i did not see her. She sent me word
"'By whom?
"'Bya cousin Of mine. His name is
Jerome. Came TO see me the day left you,
and, advising me precisely the same as you
did, offered to intercede on my behalf with
my wife, who, he said, was still nourishing
her resentment, and would probably refuse
to see me. He went, and returned with
the result have stated
"'Was not this man jerome the origin
of your Quarrel?'
:" He was the immediate cause-though
an innocent and unsuspecting one. The
real origin of our differences was my con-
slant checking of my wife's affection, be-
cause it seemed too offusive and trivial In
its expression. / forgOt-like a blind fool
that she was young, ecstatic and essen
TALLY feminine; that she looked upon con-
slant reinsurance of affection as a natural
and proper demonstration, and the absence
thereof as indifference and GOODNESS. Then
1 am devoid of sentiment, aggressiyely
practical, and withal intolerant of the OPP
posite qualities; it has been one of my
crotchets that deep feeling abhOrs self-as-
sertiOn, and only cheap, surface sentiment
finds vent in superlatives. Moreover, my
wife, through youth, ineXperience and a
habit of speaking without reflection, some
times showed a lack of appreciation and
perception, towards which l was almost
brutally severe. Upon my soul, think il
was because, being mine and part of me,
/ could not bear TO see her lacking
in anything. And to this that when she
was hurt by some matter, trivial in my
eyes. or petulant and resentful without-as
l deemed it-any cause, and when a word
from me would have smoOthed all over,
resolutely refused to speak it. believing
that my obstinacy was wholesome disci-
pline. Would to God my eyes had been
opened before it was too late! / am grow
ing unmanly. There is no more to be said,
and / leave the matter in your hands. 1t is
not necessary for me to appear, sup
pose?"
'Well-er-no, not necessary. but /
would prefer to have you with me in court.
1t might-er-might become Indispensable
"'I shall not resist the suit you know
.''No, but-but I'D rather you'd attend;
it would be-er-more satisfactory
GAS you wish. Only. for the sake of
pity, have it over, and let me go away
away from my thoughts-my memory-if
cam
Then they left, and I crawled in the
window, pretty stiff, can tell you from
hanging out so long"
Johnny" said Gridley, thoughtfully,
''that fellow Jerome is playing a crooked
game"
''Sure as taxes" says Mr.. Kaiks.
'He's evidently hard hit with the plain
tiff land that's not surprising, for she's q
beauty, l tell you), and hopes that this
divorce will open way for him."
That's an indisputable presumption,
Gridley; but how can we show him up with
out giving ourselves away?"
THAT'S the question. Can't you draw
on the resources of that fertile legal mind
and suggest some way SOS We can confess
on him without confessing on OurSelves?"
'S'pose we make a clean breast of it to
the governors?" said Mr.. Kaiks.
'tKisky."
''Not so very, because I've got an idea
that they're in hopes that things will come
straight when the parties see each other;
else why did they both insist on bringing
'em into court? They're not wanted"
That's true" replied Grid. "Well,
maybe it'll come straight without us. We'd
better wait till the last moment before tax
ing any chances"
but suppose it's not arranged, and we
see things coming to crisis, would you get
up in court and peach on yourSelf?"
IL will if you will"
''Done!'
= =
Another dinner table-not a three-for-
two restaurant this time, but in the cosy
dining-room of his honor, Judge Portly (of
department some-thing-or-other), who has
no sooner kissed his comfortable matronly
spouse. and tucked snowy napkin under
his benevolent chin. then he begins:
''My dear, I've had a remarkable expert
ence to-day-one of those extraordinary
incidents which relieve the monotony
Of the law-soup, please. When the
bailiff finished his unintelligible jargon,
purporting to announce the opening of my
court this morning. and as L glanced over
) the calendar the first heading was Rolph
VS.. ROlph, action for divorce. Nothing re-
markable about that you think? No; but
: hear the rest. On one side was the plain
5 tiff, as beautiful woman, my love, as-as
, yourself-and apparently in great grief.
She was attended by an old friend and
class-mate, Briefly, who watched the de-
7 PENDANT anXiously, as though he expected
: some developments from him. On the other
side, and near the detendant-a stalwart,
, stern-looking man-sat Mr.. Surrey. a ris-
ing young attorney, who has only been at
the bar about ten years. He eyed the plain
tiff as narrowly as Mr.. Briefly did his
client Each of these gentlemen was at
= tended by his Office boy and beyond them
! the court room was empty. Mr.. Briefly
: got up and stated the case in few words.
, keeping his eye on the defendant all the
! while; then Mr.. Surrey replied that his
client made no opposition, and admittC d
the allegation of desertion, which was the
I, charge. He seemed to be disappointed as
he sat down, and both plaintiff and de-
PENDANT turned their pale, rigid faces to the
court.