The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-08-12

ers remembers the Hick.. Brown
divorce trlal--how the defendant
paid no attention to The sull how
the judge, in granting Il decree
without alimony, scored the far
plaintiff for seeking a divorce on
such trivial grounds, and assured
her thai he allowed a decree only
because it was plain 10 be seen that
il Was case of incompatibility,
and how, Two days after receiving
her decree, the plaintiff lett sud.
denly, and everybody SAID, ltold
You so; | knew she would 90 as
soon as she got it,"
But everybody does not know
that the reason she left so sudden.
ly was that she received a telegram
announcing her fathers death, or
that when she reached home she
found that he had died a bank
rupt.
Hicks. Brown knew il, and his
heart ached with the longing to so
To her aid-and then the Hicks.
Brown pride came TO The surface,
and his heart hardened with cold
snap and he bent himself to his
work harder than ever.
One morning as he rode into
town, Hicks Brown was thinking
how lonely his sister must be
sometimes out there in that slow
little suburb, and an idea struck
him. "By Jove!' he thought, "ll's
the very thing. There are lois of
nice girls who would jump at the
chance to be companion to so jolly
a girl as Lollie." And he stopped
AT "The Sol' office and lett a Want
advertisement, which stated that a
young lady desired companion
who was able to speak French and
possessed sundry other accomplish
! ments; must furnish best refer
ences; would receive liberal sala-
ry, etc. "Apply in person at resi-.
dence, NO.-Grove street"
Mabel Hicks Blown. discussing
ways and means with her mother
at their slimly furnished breakfast
table next morning. saw this adj
verlisement. "Il's The very thing,
mamma. and I'm going to see
about it to-day. Something must
be done, and I'm the one to do il,
So"
"Bnt, Mabel, it seems so-so-
why, The idea oi--'
There, there's no use saying a
word. mamma. We can't be chos.
erS any more" Aud 50 it was
settled.
At 4 o'clock that afternoon, Ma.
bel Hicks Brown rang the door
bell at he house IN Grove street
indicated in the advertisement
and was admitted by a trim maid
who seemed TO know her erraLd
and urshered her into the pretty
drawing room on the right.
Somehow the room had a famil
lar look. AT least there were
things in it that seemed familiar
That picture in the dark corner
she must have seen ii before. She
rose to look al it, and as she die
50. some one came hurriedly int,
the room. Turning she stood face
to face with Henry Hicks Brown
For full half minute they sto0(
staring at each other, stunned
Then Mabel, weak from the strail
of the weeks and months just pass
ed, gave shuddeyirg sob and sanl
TO The floor.
Ten minutes later she found her
self upon the divan in the corner
with pair Hf strong arms abou
her and a very dear face close T.
her own, while a deep tremulou
voice whispered, mabel, can't W
cant we make it all up? Tel
me, little girl"
She told him right then an
there; and half an hour after tina
they stood in the study of the pal
sonage close by, Hicks Brow
would have ii so, for all The worl
like pair of clippers, and what ha
taken nearly five months TO unit
was relied IN five minutes.
And that was the real end of til
celebrated Hicks. Brown divorc
case, the part that only a sma
minority Of the newspaper readin
public knows about.