Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-25
"DEING married is such a bOre!"
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said Mrs. DObley-
i wish you wouldn't talk like
that" said Dobley. when matters
are irremediable there is nothing to
be gained by dwelling upon them.
We should try to cast OFF our troubles
as though they didn't exist"
That's very nice in theory" said
Mrs. Dobley. but one cannot get
away from matTimony SO easily. 1t
hampers one so. Everything is SO
see the papers one would imagine that
life was very exciting"
Mrs. Dobley's outburst of ennui had
been suggested by a morning paper
wherein divorces, prize fights and
theatrical openings crowded each
other wildly.
Sometimes I think" she said, pen
sively. that 1 should like to go upon
the stage"
THE only really exciting stage
life," rejoined DobIey, lis Inc life of
the amateur. 1t is full of color, adj
venture and possibilities. A thorough
Iy bad amateur parliamentary,
some classic drama in which the
actors have to wear tights and togas
and carry spears and shields-is more
completely satisfying than any ex-
Perience l know Of"
Divorces are always exciting" OBJ
served Mrs. Dobley, and so are mys-
FERROUS disappearance"
Mysterious disappearance" said
Dobley. ARE interesting and easy.
One can drop out of view more COM
pletely than If the earth had swal-
lowed him. with very little trouble.
A change in the manner of dress, the
style of wearing the hair or the fash
ion of walking is a more effectual
disguise than the wigs and boards of
the old-fashioned melodrama. / viii
wager that 1 ear disappear suddenly
and that it will be Impossible to track
me. We have few Sherlock Holmeses
nowadays"
what a lovely ideal" said Mrs.
Dobley. "To disappear completely
without telling one human being
where n was going and see how it
seemed to lose your own identity"
ct will promise you that I can do
it," said Dobley. "You Will not be
able to find even the slightest clew as
to my whereabouts"
"Ah, yes, but you'd have all the
funi" said Mrs. Dobley; suppose we
both disappear"
Both" exclaimed Mr.. Dobley,
"can't you understand that the per-
son who remained at home follow
ing up clews would have the cream
of the situation? Fancy the mys-
terry and the novelty of feeling like
a detective"
ST can't exactly see that" remarked
Mrs. Dobley. 81 am not sure that
I should like to feel like a detective.
But IL you really feel hat way 1 shall
disappear and you can follow up the
? clews."
"But where would you go?" asked
Dobley, a~nxiously.
Mrs. Dobley laughed gay1y. "Of
course I shall not tell you,'' she re-
piled. at isn't likely that you would
have any trouble finding me. 1 shall
Just disappear suddenly"
'Let's both disappear" said Dob
ley; absolutely disappear for q week.
Leave no traces whatever of our in
tended destinations. Travel incognito
or in disguise If we wish. If possible
let one track the other, using any
detective ability that we may have,
but calling in no outside aid what
ever and telling no one of our plans"
ST suppose people would think it
oueer," unused Mrs. Dobley.
"Not understanding u longing for
unusual adventure" said Dobley,
"they might think it idiotic."
"Some folks get SO attached to their
individual ruts you can't move them"
said Mrs. Dobley. "Yes, it is best that
we do not mention the idea of our go
ing to a soul. When shall we go?"
''The ethics of a mysterious dis
appearance" said Dobley, "call for
mystery in getting away. There must
be entire secrecy as to the mode and
time of disappearing. Within As
hours. let US say, We shall be gone.
That is all that is necessary We
should know"
Il think it will be Just too lovely
for anything" said Mrs. Dobley, de-
Iightedly. I'll wear my
Ssh" said Dobley; mo clews. re-
memberl And yet just a few points
that may help you. II I were you'