The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-28
A FRIENDLY RUSE.

Mr.. Garraway stood up as young
Mrs. Bradshaw rose from her seat at
the dinner table 1t had been rather a
quiet dinner, and he had had to do
nearly all the talking. Bradshaw open
ed the door, and Mr. Garraway noticed
that each avoided looking at the other.
Ernest Bradshaw closed the door and
came back to the table, He cracked a
walnut, and on opening it threw it into
the fire.
"Bad?" said Mr.. Garraway. He was
starting cigar and he had refilled his
glass. He was perfectly at home with
the Bradshaws.
Yes, F" said young Mr.. Bradshaw
violently. "Of course it's bad. Worst
Of it is that you never know until you
try"
Mr.. Garraway owed his success as a
solicitor mainly to knowing exactly
when not to do the wrong thing. Young
Bradshaw lighted a cigar and after a
few puffs let it go out. Then he stood
up with his back to the fret was his
fire-and looked at Garraway
81 want to ask you something, Cara
way. Do you ever have people coming
to you to draw up deeds of separation"
"Oh, yes; pretty often. !"
We'll, would you mind being of
some use to me-and to Ellen?'
why, certainly. I've known you
both-Mrs. Bradshaw especially-for a
long time. But You two don't want to
be separated? Why, man alive, you
haven't been married yearp'
"Garraway, look here. We have had
row, a dispute, or whatever you like
to call it. -
4 "What 1 should call it, " said Cara
way, rising and speaking with some as
cerbity, would be a little disagreement
4 between two excellent young people who
ought to know better -
Nevertheless, my dear Garraway''-
the young husbands lips quivered-
nevertheless we have agreed to part. "
On the piano i'll the drawing room up
stairs a few chords were struck and
the clear voice Of Mrs. Bradshaw rang
out. Garraway, getting on in the thir-
ties, and sober man of law, found the
hand that held his cigar shaking for a
moment.
"You see, said Bradshaw perfect
! ly jolly over it. -
There was a sudden stop and crash
on the piano, as though the player could
keep it up no longer.
look here, Bradshaw Mr.. Cara
way passed his hand carefully over his
smooth, spare hair-'look here. Call at
my place at IL tomorrow morning, and
I'll do what is wanted -
"Thank you, Garraway.
Shall we go up stairs? must ar
range with her
The demure, precise little clock on
the mantelpiece in Mr.. Garraway's
chambers struck IL o'clock. A small
boy entered with a card.
''Thank you, Judd. Show the lady
in, Mr. Gibson.
Mr.. Gibson withdrew his work to the
outer office, stepping aside at the door
to permit a slim, girlish figure to enter.
'How do you do, Mr.. Garraway? I'm
not late, am l? did not know the place,
and 1 had little difficulty. presume
you are aware of the nature of my er-
rand?'' said the visitor.
1--WE often have little difficulties in
the law, Mrs Bradshaw. If everything
worked smoothly, we would starve l
had no chance of speaking to you last
night, said Mr.. Garraway, excepting
to ask you to call, but 1 had brief
conversation with Bradshaw, and he
assured me that you had quite made up
your mind about the matter.
''He is, in this particular instance,
| quite right. She put her lips together
and looked as determined as she could
"And SO J. am to draw up the deed of
separation"
eff you please.
cts rather rough on me, :" went on
Mr.. Garraway, with an effort at humor.
"Why, it seems only yesterday that
was his best man, and you and he went
away to Neuchatel, and we cheered you
as you left Victoria station Do you re-
MEMBER
Would you mind telling me, please,
when the document can be drawn?"
"And do you remember your first din
ner after your return, and how jolly we
all were? Why, you were as comforta-
BILE as anything until week or SO ago
weren't you?''
"What propose to do,' said the
stern young lady, with just the suspi-
cion of a catch in her voice, sis to go
abroad with my aunt for year or two
and leave the house just as it stands for
Ernest to live in. He can get house
keeper, you see, and''-
by Jovep cried Mr.. Garraway
"That's not a bad ideaP'
'You think-you think it will work
all right, NJ. Garraway?"
"Oh, 1 think sol I'll tell you why.
OF course you want Ernest to be COM
Portable, don't your
There was softening of her eyes.
"Oh, yesl 1t is only our one great
quarrel of last week that is parting us,
and'-
81 know know. Now, look here,
Mrs. Bradshaw / wouldn't take SO
much trouble if l were only your law
yer, but Tn your friend as well, am 1
not?''
Dear Mr.. Ga1raway, we two have
Always Deen ROOu Ir1enuS.
"Well, will you allow me, then, as
an old friend, to give you little adj
vice? l should advise you to make up
this difference of opinion with Ernest.
I'm told-of course I'm only bachelor
but I'm told that all young couples
have their quarrels to begin with, and
they do say-here again speak, of
course, as a mere bachelor-that the
making up is always the most delight
full part of it.
Mr.. GarTaway, thought you would
argue in that way, and it is very good
of you, but my mind was made up be-
fore came here, and nothing that you
can say will alter it. A woman must
judge for herself in these matters.
"Quite so. l think that to a certain
extent you are right, and if it is use
less to say anything after your present
resolution, why
you may be sure of that" said
young Mrs. Bradshaw confidently. "Er-
nest must put up with the consequences
And you will see to the drawing up of
the deed?''
1T shall be put in hand at once.
81 should like to leave London this
day week if possible. -
81 dare say" said Mr. Garraway,
with great amiability, THAT that can
be managed.
There is only the question of
housekeeper. Somebody must be there
to look after the servants. :"
cit is there think can be of some
assistance to Ernest Mr.. Garraway
spoke with genial assurance. ut so
happens that client of mine is looking
for precisely a situation of this kind. "
"How extremely fortunatep'