Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-04-11

lN'l NiN wars SDtl dltlllll, ana
Cupid grow tired of following Mr. |
and Mrs. Benton and won't off to ut |
tend to other young folks. Benton |
was u bit moro attentive than most /
married mon and know no club OK /
CuSo or had no business that kept
him lato at night. For six years hu
had newer spent n night away from
his wife" And ono morning he awoko
up and Camc to the conclusion that
no was horribly bored; that no want
cd to be FREQ, and that his lovC for
his vito was n hit of QuiXotic imag-
nation.
With Benton n thought ALWAYS
produced action. The whole morning
he Thought tho matter over, and then
partly to got away from his Culvirun-
mont rnd partly for change he took
tho train for Now York. He walked
around the city aimlcSsly until about
O'Clock, and then he went to Cen
trail park. \ woman passed him and
half turned. There was something
familiar in her face and figure, and
he walked after her.
Cora, ne called, and she turned
TO him smilingly.
Sho put out her hand and said: Il
tried to avoid you, Tommy Benton,
for both our good but, and she gave
n little sigh, You have madC that
impossible now. am not fataliSt,
but this meeting isn't going to be
productive of good, and she smiled
again in that onigmatical way of
hers.
Let's sit down" said Benton. and
they found bench.
well, no said after long pause
II am diSilluSiOniZCd IwOkC UP this
morning and found that was not in
love with my vito. Possibly that
was not the underlying thought, for
tho real fact of the case is that !
want my freedom. Nature ncvor cut
mo out to DO domestic man. |
haven't rs much sentiment possibly
as the majority of men, but l will
say that since l havo been a married
man l have always acted as such. |
want my freedom now, and you,
Cora, must tell mo how to get it. "
Sho purscd her lips up and said,
with some show OF coquctry, Mo-"
Yes, he said. You. am going
to ask my wife to get a divorce. If
she does not accept, we'll your
grandmother died suddenly, didn't
she, and there wcrcn' t any marks of
| Vin1pnpn on, thc hnlI-c''
"Thero usually isn't any mark of
violence on the body of ono who has
died n natural death, said the girl.
Possibly not, y he answered, and
l want my wife to either got di-
vorco or die II natural death, and he
looked at tho girl fiNcdly.
The girl was silent for little
space. Then she said, why should
l help you, Tom, to got an motion
sivc woman out of the way"
Because, "hc answered slowly, Il
want another inoffensivo woman to
take her place"
"Who is sho?" said the girl quick
ly.
Their eyes met.
You needn't ask, " he said.
Her fingers wcro working nervous
ly and tn toe of her boot was de
scrihing ungeometrical circles in the
gravel as she answered, Il will help
you"
He was trying hard to DO calm, but
his lips shook as he asked, Can
meet you hero Wednesday after
noon?"
Yes, Sho answered, land will
bring tho drops with mo. l have
given upmy position, Tom, and am
free to do rs | choose now. Othcllo's
occupation = gone, and think l will
take up marriage as change, and
then the woman in the case dropped
the serious and began to be as other
women, with the smile on her face
and, after n space, hiding her
thoughts. Benton took the 3 80 train
for Philadelphia.
That night he and his wife were
playing cuchrC. BCrtOn was dcal;ng.
Nan, he began, I'm tired of mar
ricd life. WANT to be free. Will YOU
get divorce from mr?"
There was n scared little look in
her face as she glanced up to him.
IN perfectly sane, Nan, and ter
rihly in earnest. / never will n thing
unless do il. You know mo enough
to understand that. III give You
grounds for divorce, and then you
sue. Clubs are trumps.
1T would kill me to sue for a di-
vorcc, Tom.
You'd better do it, Nan, for I
mean to he free You rcncged there.
| played club, and you put Il heart
on it, Your mind : not ON the game. :"
She played tho hand out without
speaking. Then, when he had hand
ed her tho cards, she said trrmulous-
ly, when do you want my dCci.
sion?"
Tonight is Monday" he said
Say, Wednesday morning, before |
go to business.
"All right, Tom"
They played cards for tirr, and
then she took book and he his IN
per.
She cried behind her book, but he
read tho stock reports carefully
Then they went to bed
Tho next night they played cards
again. She was very quiet, but she
made many mistakes, and at last Shc
Thought shn'd go to bed, rs she was