Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-31
PRICE OF A QUARREL
An Essay On tns Bookks~ptEg OF
Domestic tnsslicity.

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TIE ch4racsers la tbs s<sfeh ars
Nr sad Nrs john Bentley aud . nss-
seng-r boy. ali ordinary people. aad
Richard h&Fper. tsq,s an hons4t law
yer The scene i Mr.. hsrpsr prtEats
of3sr-
Mr. Bentley isnterins sood deal
f.stsr than sasa.s - BE- nses~~sryl-i
sDat sss why hr. Harper u not here.
Tea o'clock We tbs hsas. snd q i nos
after elssea- Men have no earthly -
gsEd i - sn sppoinssneaL
Mr. Bentley tvery gently1-Ho may
have been here a. tn
Mr.. A. tAftsr a pause, during
whl,h they hare t4lsn +eats on oppo-
sits sides Of tas r0.smi " ell. shY don't
you .snd for Mr. Harper?
tBeatley ri.ss. and approaches his
~ifel.
Bsnt--Alice. knew D.,-ss would not
be here. know where he i now II
J send for him il viii usrsn thai ws are
h<spsie.siy estrangeA; that We really
wish him 70 draw up the legal forsa Of
separation
Mrs E-Do~s anybody doabt that?
BenI. Dick dsss: znd--snd, there Is
one ozher person. bat hes not worth
mentioaiag
Mrs Il. Il quite agree with vou-
Beat ihitterigl-tor the frst time in
az noaths. Then, with eoatritiont
Alice. al not mean II. I visa
hadnt SAL 5. ncr anything else like II
- you. ever in my life. take them all
hack
Nrs IA million apologies in one.
This humility l. touching. But why
don't you end Tor Nr. Harper
fBeutley looks a. her uaorEe@rf. as
A ke would like % say something
more. she meets his vlance iiraaly
lie makes = Departing gesture.
walks % the wall where there h y
district messenger company's box
and rings the ealk While his back j.
turned she wipes her eyes with her
handkerchief
BENT 1t j. done.
Ma B-Yns. you have done II ~
last
Remit? fHe seams about To say
something disagreeable. but suddenly
thinks better OF il. falls into . chair
AMI pals = notebook out Of his pocket
since yoa aIlude - the cause of this
mat unhappy quarrel. let's see exactly
what Il -
Mr. B--whA. do you meant
B~nt--I have The whole thing In
This notebook-the history OF our dis-
agreement
Mrs IA sort of pocket conscience.
Why don't yen publish up '-How TO
lake Home Happy, by "a Man Who
Never Tried" Advertise ~ as . CON-
pete msn-ual Of ungcntlsmanly be-
bays1r and IL ought 20 sell very fast,
% the few men who have anything TO
learn on the subject
Eect-fherc Is not much about eti-
queste In &C. It's work on finance
Mrs. n. Rising sScitedlyl-Jaek
Bentley. yoa insult me. There 10 no
question og money herr You are not
rich. bat * you were what once be-
licvv-1 yoa To b.. . ,ald 30 with you 20
the poorest t-usmens la this city. and
find lifelong happins~. in making it
. home forus.
Beat Throws the notebook down
and leap. cut ~ ths ehairD-Aliee.
when you speak like that you bring me
- nv scp-eS. What you once believed
mel VIII DC that OF anything you
With. Come with me. then. and LEI Us
have that home to-day. To-day and
ALWAYS. Alice. Alicel
They f,il into each others arms in
The good old way.l
Mrs h (Di-e ngagfnc herself from
hi- arms hastily There il somebody
coming.
bentley glanoes apprvhensively nc
The deer Snatches his notebook
from tke floor They Try to look as IL
nothing had happened HOweves. no.
holy comes ioD
Mrs. B-I d1n't wonder you were
anxious about that notebook.
B~nt--My anxiety shall cease pres
emily. lie looks around the room }
Ccnfsund s,eam heat II there were
cuiY an oren DIRE here
Mrs. j. oh. don't destroy H. I want
q zee what's mi n.
hent-i hate ~ touch n. but--oh.
vel. Wen never quarrel again.
Ms ~ sSitsf-Something about
rnoaey- That's What you said. Well.