The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-21
BY S, f. KlsER.

VI
y happened to upset my plans. How /
everybody, anyhow
"Oh, about the same. suppos
You know that Dave Simmons and hi
wife have parted?'
NO! Is that so? Well! What wa
the trouble?"
Got tired Of each other, guess
Dave and Abbie Bramwell are to b,
married SOON
"Abbie Bramwell? Why she mar
ried Jim Hewlett"
Yes, but they were divorced over q
year ago"
THE dickens you say"
Tom Deckers wife was mentioned
as a correspondent in their case"
Fanny Deck-for heavens sake
There wasn't any truth in 1t. was
| there"
Il don't know. They kept 1t out OF
the papers. The Deckers are living
apart, though"
by George, What next? Arthur
! Creston and Madge Burroughs were
| engaged to be married when left.
How are they getting along?"
They lived together about a year
and half. She's Frank Wentworth's
wife now"
What, Well I'm not so much sur.
pris ~Aum that She and Arthur might
have Auown that they'd never get
along together. What happened 10
Franks first wife? Is she dead?"
No, she got divorce and went on
the stage They say she's doing pretty
well Of course. you've heard about
Billy Hemenway and his wife? ~
They're not divorced, are they?"
Il should say they were She was
married to Fred Reybnrn last fall, and
they say Billy and Fred's former wife,
who, You remember was Bertha
Steele, are going to try their fortunes
together"
60 on, You don't mean II? How
Is your-ah-how is Sam Davis get
ting along? 1t seems to me that
heard somewhere not long ago that he
had lost most Of his money
He's all right again guess he
did drop lot of it specializing. but
he had investments that turned out
very we'll so he isn't hard up, by any
means. He married Abbie Willard
after she and Joe were divorced"
Joe and Abbie Willard divorced?
Whatever made them separate? They
were the last people on earth that I'd
have expected to have trouble"
Il guess 1t was Joes fault He be-
came pretty gay after he got that
money from his grandfather"
Who's he going to marry?"
He and Helen Bassett have been
married for nearly a year
Helen Bassett?"
Yes Dick Bassett's wife. you
know Dick let her get divorce. and
Joe Willard is said TO have given him
100000 | don't know how true it Is"
Things seem to have been happen.
ing since | left. How is your mean,
how are the Speneers getting along?"
do you mean Ed Spencer? He
and his wife got divorced and she and
Dick Bassett have since been married
They say Ed and Wallace Harpers
former wife are likely to pair off be-
fore long"
rs Wallace dead?"
Hardly He's very much alive He
and Alice Carter were married three
weeks ago"
Who is Alice Carter?'
why. you must know her. She
was Johnny Booths first wife. Re
sumed her maiden name after their
divorce"
Great Scott The Johnny Booths. |
too, How is 'your-ah-and so John
nys married again, too?"
Yes. He married Maud Rankin |
There was a good deal OF talk about |
him and her before Johnny and Alice
separated
There was. Ell? How is your
that is-sre you travelling alone?"
NO. My wife's with me. How is
your-ah-do you like it here?'
Yes, first rate didn't at the start. /
but I've become acquainted now, and
things have been coming my way
pretty regularly lately. so I'm very
well satisfied Id like 10 have you
and your wife come out to the house
and see US. Cans you come this eve
nlng?"
Its mighty nice of you TO ask MS
out. I'D be glad TO go. and think my
wife will appreciate it, too. Does your
wife like it here?'
"Oh. yes: you couldn't get her TO
live anywhere else. She was born and
reared here. you know. All her poo
pie and her friends live here and"
Then you-that isl hadn't heard
Yes. II was two years ago. or
course. I'd have felt differently about
it If we'd had any children, bui-oh.
well. that's all past now. I'm glad
you brought your wife with you. TN
be a pleasure to hear her CHEEKY laugh
again You're here on business prin.
cipally. ; supposez
NO, we-i guess rOu don't quite IN.
derstdnd We are here on our wed.
ding trip. -CEiCago Record Herald.