Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
Ready Made.


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that ! want and for the matter of that
not one that wants me-"
Dick Turrell had spent the night at
| his club. had gone to bed in one of the
bedrooms on an upper story at 3 a. m
and was now at II crossing the park to
| reach a trcley for the purpose of
going down town. Ssme distance be-
fore him a young and pretty woman
sauntered languidly. In her gloved
| hand she held the handle of On open
white lace trimmed parasOl, which far
| Their up rested on her shoulder. a little
girl whose dainty garments hung about
her like a white cloud was running
hither and thither, chasing and feeding
some tame squirrels for whom she had
brought supply of biscuits.
How l would like a wife and child
like that!' unused Dick Turrell. "Ev-
erything ready made, no trouble of
sending flowers, no lovers quarrels, no
getting up at midnight to walk the
baby; on the other hand, no cocktails
to faint a mans breath, no late hours,
no headache in the morning"
By the time he was face to face with
the lady she cast a quick glance at
him and instead of dropping her eyes
at his admiring gaze stopped short and
continued to stare at him.
"Oh, WIFI" she exclaimed.
Turrells hand went up to his hat,
which he, slowly lifted from his head
and stood holding it respectfully,
''How could you have acted so cruel
ly?"
Madam. you have mistaken me for
some one else"
! The lady burst into tears.
''If you have no feeling for me, why
Go you not consider your child? Poor
dear little thing! How much happier
she would be if you had not deserted
US! And now she is getting old enough
to ask, why haven't l a papa like
other childrenY"
What use for Dick Turrell to argue
with this woman, who had evidently
mistaken him for a brute of husband
who had deserted her. Dick had read
of remarkable cases of mistaken identl-
ty and hardly considered it possible to
convince the woman of her error In
deed, he didn't wish to convince her OF
her error; he wished to take her to his
heart at once.
81 am penitent," he said, throwing a
tremble into his voice and bowling his
head
''Thank heaven! And you're not go
ing to pretend you're some one elseT'
NO." Dick replied, depressing a sob.
'I forgive you all"
The lady cast quick glanceS about
her and, seeing no one near, threw her
arms about her newly found husband,
and her head fell against his breast.
He kissed her again and again.
Then it occurred to him that he
knew nothing of the lady or her af-
fairs and would be tripped at her first
question. He resolved on an eXpedi-
emit
ct must have left you after my at
tack" he said
'What attack" anxiously.
zone morning l awoke and found
myself in hospital. My memory was
gone From that day to this 1 have
no recollection of my past At seeing
you I didn't know you. l can't even
cali your name or the name of our lit
de girl"
''Was that after the morning you
stormed 80 and threatened to leave
meT'
eff stormed and threatened to leave
| you it must have been a premonitory
symptom of the coming attack"
Poor dear Will! And 1 didn't know
what was troubling your
"You owe me a great deal of affec-
tion," replied Dick, rolling up his eyes
in feigned effort to repress tears
''And you shall have it, dear heart.
Edie and will try to make up for the
past You must come right home with
u.s."
Turrell was terror stricken. He was
not prepared to enter at once upon the
part of husband and father to another
mans wife and child.
''Yes, ] will go home with you, but
must come right away again for a
brief time. You must know that
have been living an entirely new life
since we parted / have responsible
ity."
Great heavens! You are not mar
riedY'
"Not married" He saw in this a
chance to gain time. "But I had con-
cluded to take a wifa-just to keep
house for me, you know; 10 love, a
mere matter Of convenience. Of course
l must resume my former life gradual
~. must satisfy this woman"
"How fortunate that you are rot
married.
"And a bigamist."
The Iady's husband-at least the man
she thought was her husband-disap-
peared again, and for a time she was
heart broken. Then suddenly he turn
ed up once more, this time with sol
| emn countenance.
Leave me-" she said. II will trust
| you no more"