The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-15
A Master Stroke
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latter class Mr.. berwick was a level
headed, practical man. He had had
quite enough Of ''spooning" during the
engagement, and the wedding feStivi-
ties had bored him. He wished to set
tie down to the humdrum of life. NOT
SO the lady. She saw no reason why
the honeymoon should not continue in
definitely.
Now, there were both truth and fall
lacy i'll her position. There is a differ
ence between q lunar and a life honey
moon-the same difference as between
q bubbling brook and a deep silently
flowing stream. Mr. berwick, though
tired Of the former, was ready for the
latter. The consequence was that his
wife Jumped at the conclusion that they
had made terrible mistake-that they
were not fitted for each other. One
day, with as much deliberation as she
could assume, she informed her hus-
band of this conclusion. Naturally he
was very much surprised.
well" he said calmly, Il fear it is
too late to repair the error"
Nothing under heaven would induce
me to endure this any longer 1 would
soon land in lunatic asylum
''What do you propose to do?"
'Leave YOU"
"Well,'' replied the husband, eff you
are to do that it would be far better to
go before there are any children to
suffer by this tergible mistake"
1.-THE sooner the BETTER
would you like a divorce so that
you can marry again?"
''Thank you. I've had quite enough
Of matrimony."
Il want you to be comfortable. L
will leave you in possession here and
live at my club
"You are very kind. shall return to
my mother
George berwick considered this
merely a passing squat and while at
business during the day thought it
would have blown over by the time of
his return. What was his astonish-
ment when he went home to find his
wife gone with her principal baggage.
The situation was serious. His first
impulse was to go after, beg her par
don and bring her back if possible be-
fore her flight should become known.
But for what should be ask forgive
ness? He did not know. And if he
should humble himself once for sins
o. had not committed would he not
need to do so indefinitely? Should he
await developments or bring matters
to crisis? If Il knowledge of her
foolish move got out it would be ir-
reparable. He determined to settle
the matter at once.
When Mrs berwick got settled at
her mothers she was not quite sure
whether she had taken a very brilliant
or very silly course, but her mother,
who had made a spoiled child Of her
and into whose ears she had poured
all her husbands imagined harsh
treatment, satisfied her, at least for
the moment, that she had done just
right and he would soon come to her
crawling on his knees.
What was the young wife's astonish-
ment the morning after her flight to
receive a call from a lawyer, who, the
moment she appeared in the drawing
room, stood up and mechanically read
something which she did not under
stand, but which the man informed
her was a summons in divorce pro-
ceedings on the part Of her husband,
on the ground Of desertion. The BUSH
ness air with which the attorney
handled the matter caused the room to
swim and the floor to sink.
T-I-wish,' she stammered, ''to
see my husband"
MY client does not desire an inter
view. You having deserted his bed
and board
"Where can I address him? Is he
still at homer
81 am not at liberty to tell you"
''Do you mean that 1 can only COM
municate with him through you?"
''He did not tell me that he expected
any communication from you, but said
that if there was anything it must
come through COUNSEL
This is shameful"
The man bowed and was about to
take his departure when she stopped
him. "Stay. Will you forward let
ter to my husband?"
Certainly"
Going to a mahogany writing desk,
she wrote a letter, a tumble of re-
proaches, threats, sprinkled with mi
mute quantity of self condemnation,
and was about to seal it when the law
yer said:
Pardon me. AS Mr.. Zerwick's coun-
sci l must see that letter or I shall de-
cline to transmit it,"
Mrs. berwick tore up the letter and
ordered the man to leave the house,
but before the door was closed on him
called him back, rewrote the letter and
handed it to him to read He did so.
and refused to transmit it, on the
ground that it would not be acceptable
to his client.
At the end of an hour, during which
Mrs. berwick wrote a number of let
tiers, each more tractable than the last,
she finally was brought into a state of
mind to write SimDly: