The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-02-04
HER REMEDY.
BY HELEN GRAVES.

when she married Adolphus Jones
that he was male firt but she was
very much in love and trusted, in
common with many another deluded
female, that matrimony would work
complete reform in her lovers whole
nature.
So she married Adolphus, and went
to the Continent for a wedding trip.
The first week was all happiness ;
the second, things began to grow a
trihe monotonous the third, Gerty
came home to the pretty little house
at Clapham, which had been furnished
for her, and cried during whole
evening during which Adolphus
stayed away.
tits cruel" said she-'perfectly
cruel |"
"Pshaw =, said Adolphus, stroking
his moustache. IA man can't always
be dancing attendance on his wife
And if there's anything / hate, it's a
swelled nose, and eyes that look as
if they were painted all rouud with
red I'
"That's not the way to manage" !"
said Mrs. Gertrude to herself.
For this poor little bride was steer
ing her own canoe, as best she might,
through all those unknown shoals and
quicksands.
So she took to worsted work, cir
culating library and piano practice,
meeting her husband with a smile
when he came home, a little later
every evening.
Come, now, that's sensible, !" said
Mr.. Jones. "Glad you're amusing
yourself so we'll without me !"
'And that's not the way, either, !"
said Mrs, Jones to herself.
They had been married about six
months when Mr.. Jones came home
one evening in great exultation.
DO you remember my telling you
about Belle Poynsett, that / was so
desperately in love with down at
Brighton?'' said he. "She' sin town,
visiting Whytes; and she's prettier
and more dashing than ever. wish
you'd call upon her, and we'll invite
her here to dinner"
eyes," said Gerty, family.
Of all Adolphus' old sweethearts
this Belle Poynsett was the one Gerty
dreaded most and now the danger
had descended upon her like an un-
foreseen doom.
Miss Poynsett came to dinner few
days later, a superb brunette, with
eyes like black velvet, and sweet
languor in her voice and manner.
Gerty received the visitor with the
most becoming cordiality.
"I've heard Adolphus talk of you
so often," said she; 81 quite long to
know you"
"You're very kind" said Miss
Poynsett, a little puzzled.
Her general experience with the
wives of old sweethearts was not OF
this nature.
But now we shall be great friends,
l know" said Gerty, taking both
Miss Poynsett's hands into hers.
you'll come and spend the day with
me tomorrow, won't you?"
"I shall be delighted" said Miss
Poynsett.
"By Jove!' thought the delighted
husband. "Gerty is coming out a
regular brick p
The next day Mrs. Jones had new
proposition to advance.
"What is the use your staying at
that hotel" said she, when we've
got such lots and lots oi room here?
How charmed / shall be to have you
as my guest Dear Miss Poysnett-
Isabella-do consent" 7"
And Isabella, who knew the differ
ence between gratis living and hotel
bill, did consent.
But after week or two of this sort
of thing, Adolphus Jones began to
grow restive. Belle Poynsett was all
very well, once in a while; but Belle
Poynsett, morning and evening, was
different thing. Her great eyes
palled upon him-her musical laugh
grew monotonous-her pretty ways
lost their charm.
"Hang it all, Gerty," said he, one
evening, II never get chance tc
speak to you nowadays p
"To speak to me, dear?'
"No. That woman's always in the
way"
"Adolphus You don't mean dear
Isabella?"
eyes, do mean dear Isabella r
the last two words ground out rather
venomously from between his teeth
"I'm sick of dear Isabella. CAM
you get rid of her 7"
Gerty's plotting, scheming little
heart gave bound within her.
"Well," said she, ifyou really pre-
fer being alone. But I thought il
would be so stupid, just you and me
together"
''It would be a great deal joiner
than to have Belle Poynsett's big eye:
staring one out of countenance the
whole time," said Mr.. Jones.
Miss Poynsett went back to Brigh'
ton at the end of the week, declaring
that there was nothing like the in
sipidity of newly-married couple
though, to be sure, Dolly Jones wif'
was more sensible than the average o
them. And Adolphus took to staying
at home of evenings.
Once or twice subsequently the epi
demic of Irritation overlook Adolphu
Jones again, but Gertrude's remedie
were prompt and sure.
A blue-eyed cousin from the coun
try, who wrote letters to a rural pa
| per, and composed poetry, rather at
, tracted him.
Gerty at once invited Miss Cynthii
Carstairs to visit her, quoted Mis-:
| Cynthia Carstairs on all occasions
read aloud miss Cynthia's poetry
and, so to speak, hurled Miss Gym
1 Il