The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-05


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has b1tsd a5slys Poor clllllees-
70 have been Obliged g endure TINT
woman Tor 50 longl It's . yFontiels be
lived as long as he did Well I sup
pose ] mnst so over and offer the usual
consolatou.z
Row. there was not only q want Of
reason for MIS-. Cressler's going over
to offer the usual consolation. but
there was a superdulty of reason why
she should not do So Mrs. CreSsler
had henelf been Mrs. Chittenden and
by good rights should have been the
widow. But she had tired of Chitten.
den. sent him or and secured divorce
on the ground of desertion- On the
day the divorce was granted she had
married Tim Cressler. ChIttenden,
who had been forced to desert one wo-
man, chung to another and married her.
CressIer was stIIl living with Chitten-
denis first wife, but report said that
he was very abusive, the reports ema-
Mating from his wife, and if he did not
mend his ways he. too; would be forced
to desert her. Mrs. Cressler's inten-
ton was to oner Mrs. Chittenden that
kind of consolation which Satan would
give soul he had purchased-that is,
he would thrust It into he'll.
Good morning, Mrs. Chittenden.
have thought, considering what we
have both been to poor Chauncey,
would come over and oSer my sym
pathfes. Notwithstanding his faults
he was too good for most women
tgTTe, y,.oo ,,rr,1 F,oV. mo eR0fH the
widow demurely, "but I suppose he
WASN'T good enough for you, Mrs.
Cressler, or he wouldn't have left you"
IT was glad when saw that You and
Chamcey were getting on so well to-
gether. There was too great gap
between him and me. Chauncey was
not smart man."
Ellis first wife was"
at isn't that was very smart" said
Mrs Cressler modestIy. "but Chauncey
was very dull. He needed a wife of
very moderate Intellect"
You were fortunate in getting an
other husband the day .you got your
divorce from the one that deserted
you" said Mrs. Chittenden. maybe
instead of luck it was smarmess."
II didn't want poor Chauncey to SUI
fer from thinking I'd take him back"
II WIS very Oh you uOG "
him suffer any longer than he did"
There wasn't any time-tf hadn't
been married-that he wouldn't have
been glad to return to his sufferinEs."
''Then 1t must have been lucky for
him that you were married"
WED see about that some day, only |
in heaven there's no marrying or 6
ing in marriage"
Glow is It in the other place? Do
you think you're going to have him
-here?'
.srm not going there, Mrs. c 'tten-
len, nor is Chauncey. If thereL mar
wing there you'll have to look out for !
/ new husband"
YOU'D have both Chauncey and Tim |
CressIer in heaven, only there's no |
more bigamy there than marriage"
Mrs. Cressler was not getting ahead
n the game. Her thrusts were vigor-
Jus. but they were parried with great |
kill. There was one thing she had
.ome over for that thus far she had not
-ained-a knowledge OF what funds
Chittenden had left his widow. She
lad n vague hope that the law might
ook kindly upon her and consider her
fraction OF that widow.
81 hope Chauncey left you comfort
bile, Mrs. Chittenden," she said in a
one to intimate that she would like to
,et back TO her purpose of Offering con-
olation.
.sIt's You he's left comfortable" re
lied the other, because he was moth
nG to you. He left me unconf rtable
because we were everything to each
ther."
..They say you made frugal wife
nd he left penny or so In the bank"
HE did, and to his widow"
There's allmony due me-"
''I hope you may get 1T"
eff it's due the law III allow 1t.
Eyes, IL it's due. You got your di-
orce at noon and married at O'Clock.
here's alimony for one hour due you"
'sI suppose 1t wouldn't look we'll for
ne to come to the funeral"
'HChauncey's funeral, so far as his
rst wife is concerned, occurred long
CO."
sof course I'd like to show my kind
? sympathy for you. The neighbors
hight think 1t queer of me to be here,
ut It would show them that I'm not
Malicious"
'.Oh, they know you haven't any
nudge against me. why should you
ave? 1t was who made 1t easy for
GU. Chauncey was well enough salts
ed with the desertion plan after he
let me-
"EI'm! They all know that wouldn't
and him any longer"
.FIe told me he was afraid you
'ould."
ard have just liked to hear him say
lat in the hesh''
There was step in the back room
,e room where Mrs. Cresslcr supposed