The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-10-24
When She Came
TO HERSELF
~ Vi 1910 ~.

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i il tine THE farce w. snies-
Clara Mansfield spoke bitterly
The scene which proyoked her pro
test va IN ifself : pretty ea0ggh
sight 4 nan 2ss bidding hs
dog good-by, while that animal vas
exhibiting every nanifeststiOa Of
delight a. the czresses,
10 her, however. this foregrg-11
Of light confrasted sharply with
tie picture which roc in her mind
The man va her has3and, fr5zz
whom ne had beoor1e es,rslzss-
and with whom, thoBgk living u
the same house, sie he9 % cgmnss-
uieatiOn.
Sitting Jorn rfers ~ was- AMI
letting tise pzt slig before Aer. -
saw many thing Nale1 ha tgg -1s
this situation u pea oUe %
them, she frzakly s5nftres- wsre
her fault sore n sfe1 uere foos-
isb, and nerd M hare rzte rrgutle
At al, rad ezeh awaited az erplsrs-
tim BIT -raer ha3 1oae fbe5r
work. ard TIE two pey5e. wi0 fre
years ago lid ple3zed fhems-lree r.
ciesge 70 eaeh 0fker fIl death d.1
them pzr, kzd drifted aEag fro,a
each other entirely
Il pzs That 0llr n her despCn6-
encT, u gave her mzeb ssfisisetiOn
70 know that there ras 10 other
woman, and 10 9ther man. IN the
ease, Only = falling sgiaei5Ow n
unite in ooe srnspathetic life
But, il had failed, sie .zdiy con-
c.uded, and re farce had better end.
'aGbeFe wa 10 need 10 put II Of. "
re aid ~ herseIf, YEARLY. 1T
m1st c0ne, and ! ean bar this life
10 i0Dgef.
Sic went 70 her room and began
oyerhaGling her Belongings. II va
= longer tasl than ne had imagined.
Her Own ciyrhing fook little time.
But sorne bits Of ievelry, some little
irinkefs Of small intrinsic value, but
around which clustered tender az
sociations; some gifts from HMM
o'her days when things we're differ
enf; tiiese things she pOndered oger.
Some articles, after an inward
struggle, she put 10 themselves, for
him IN her work she came upon a
miniature, done 10 ebony and gold.
n little girl with sunny hair and
lace Of ethereal beauty
For some minutes she gazed at
the picture, then kissing If over and
OYER, she pat it first with her
things, then with his, then changed
it again, and finally, with a last
long kiss, Jet it go to the fathers
share.
Tbie task completed, she sat dovD
10 write a letter. That she found
hard 70 do also. Words failed to
express her meaning The waste
basket was nearly full Of fragments,
before she had penned a plain,
blunt epistle, which stated simply
that their lives together had been
a failure, it was better for them
hereafter TO 20 their separate ways.
lie might take any action he saw
fit, but she had ceased to be his
wife. Going to the library, she put
it on his desk.
Then, yielding to the spirit Of
restlessness which possessed her, she
left the house and walked aimless-
ly up the street. Coming to a store
where she was accustomed to shop,
she was about 10 enter, but catching
sight Of cosby acquaintance in
side, she hurried away.
Further up the street, hearing the
crier announcing court, she remem-
bcred that the famous divorce case
of Arbuckle VS.. Arbuckle was TO
begin to-day. Divorce was a ques-
ton of interest to her now, she
thought, why not 90 in? And, act
ing upon the impulse Of the mo-
ment, she turned into the temple Of
justice.
As her features were well hidden
behind her veil, she ventured TO
place near the bar. Looking about
her, she saw that she had taken a
seat behind beyy Of sensation mon
gers, who in audible whispers were
discussing the pending case. AS
some Of their coarse comments came
10 her ears, she shrank within her
self, and was considering whether to
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