The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-12
CorSoIofior

! WNuldu ltl Sb l'AlHs AA S ' NNAANNA '-N lived as long as he did. Well, l sup i pose I must go over and offer the usual consolation.
 Now, there was not only want of reason for Mrs. Cressler'S going over to uGrer the usual consolation but there was SuperfuIty of reason why she should not do so. Mrs. Cressler had herself been Mrs. Chlttenden and by good rights should have been the widow. But she had tired of Chlttcn- den, sent him Ofr and secured divorce on the ground of assertion. On the day the divorce was granted she had married Tim CreSsler Chittendeu, l who had been forced tO desert one wo- man. chung to another and married her l CrcSSIer was still living with Chitten- deu's first wife but report said that | he was very abusive. tue reports ema- hating from his wife. and if he did not mend his ways he too. would be forced to desert her. Mrs CreSSler'S inten- tiou was to offer Mrs. Chittenden that kind Of consolation which Satan would give a soul he had purchased-that is, | he would thrust it Into hell. Good morning. Mrs. Chittenden. have thought considering what we have both been to poor ChaunCey, l would come over and offer my sym pathieS. notwithstanding his faults ! he was too good for most women"
 He was too good for me" said the widow demurely. but I suppose he wasn't good enough for you. Mrs. ] CreSSIer ar he wouldn't have left you" T was glad when l saw that yoU and | Chauncry were getting on So well to- ] gether. There was too great d gap 1 between hm and me Chaunr"y waS not a smart man.
 His @r>i wife Was"
 Fl isn't that ! wa> very smart" said 1 Mrs. Crvss'rr moIe~tiy. "bn, Chaunrcy 1 was very d1'l ur needed vile of ! Very mo!nu@tr intellect"
 "Nou We're fortunate In getting an other husband rh" day you got your divorce from the one that deserted you" said Mrs. CLittrudvu Maybe ] instead uG luck it was Smarluess. Il didu'J waut ryor Chauu,cy 10 Sut- fer from thinking Td take him back"
 Tt wa> very kind of you not 10 make him SmTrr any lou@rr Ihau he did.'
 "Thnrr wasn't any time-.I l hadn't been Harried-thuJ he wouldn't have ] been glJG ru return 'o his Suf'rrimgS
 Then it must have been lucky for him thar you were married"
 "Wc'd Sr,. about that some day. only | in heaven there's no marrying or giv- i tu@ in marriage"
 How k it in the other place: p" you think you'rr going to have him 1 there"
 I'm not going there, Mrs Chittcu- den. nor k Chamrry. If there's mar rying there youU have to look out for { q new husband"
 You'd have both Chauuccy and Tim ! CreSSler in heaven. only there's no more bigamy there than marriage"
 Mrs. CrrS~lcr was not getting ahead in the game Her thruStS were yigor- ous. but they were parricd with great ! skill. There was nur thing she had coruc over for that thus fur sine had not ! gaincd-a Knowledge of what fun'l> ! Chittcndru h#d left his widow. She . had vague h"p" that the law might | look kindly u,uu hey Hud consider her | frartfou of that widow. "I li,rr ChHUuroy h.fI you comfort able. Ms. ,'HIurnGrn." she said iu d tone To intimate thar she would like to -rr barl 10 her rwTo-' or "T"riug con ~claiou.
 Its you u,.~ left comfortable" re .l.nI the other. 'beraU~e he waS n"th- ing to You. He left me uncomfortable because We were evrrythiu- to each other"
 They say you madc a frugal wife and Lc left peuny-or so in the bank. He did. and to LiS widow.
 There's a!imony due me"
 T hope you may get it. .Ir It's due the law Il allow it."
 Yes. if irs due You got your di- vorce at noon and married at | o'clock. ] There's alimouy for one hour Iue you
 "I suppose it wouldn't loo', well for me to romc to the i@ncral'
 .'Chavnrcy'~ funeral. 50 far as his first wife is concerned. occurred long lgo."
 'Of course TG like to show my klnd- 1 ,y sympathy for you. The neighbors might think it guecr of mr tr be here, but it would show them That I'm not malicious"
 ~un. ,hrr lnow you ha.eu't any ! ruda. ay...u~, wr. Why >GouId you lava: It w.l< who made .l easy for voa. nlluu"ry was well euoaSh satis lied win the Jr~nrgiNn ph" after h" | met ma."
 "Irg! They nii Lu,H rhat wouldn't stand him auy lon2rr.
 He to'd me h" was afraid you would"
 I'd have just liked to hrsr him say Mar in the flesh"
 There was u stop in the harN room the room where Mrs. CrrS&irr supposed the corpse was lying d mans step, and who should walk into the room but 1 Chauucrv ChiLreudeu
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