Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07
Mrs. Grantham's Expert Advice

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Nettie." said Mrs. Grantham, ssyor
must be more strict with John O,
you'll be sorry, mark my words.
notlced this morning when he told
you that he wouldn't be home for din
ner that you didn't ask him why. You
seemed to take it for granted taht ii
was all right. Does he often stay in
the city all night without telling you
what keeps him?"
wish, replied Nellie, you would
not try to make me suspicious q,
Jonn. | know he's all right. I'm not
going to conjure up a bugaboo and
let 1t make me miserable
All right said Mrs. Grantham
VINO had come to live with the PUNK
'etts for few weeks and whose suit
Tor divorce had recently been fled
go your way. I don't want to in
,terfere. But l can see what's coming
as plainly as if it were all pictured
out before me-
Nett1e Plunkett rushed into the
library, took a picture of John from
the mantel and kissed it, declaring
that he was an old dear and that she
trusted him implicitly.
At breakfast the next morning Mrs
Grantham, addressing her brother-in.
law, said:
I think heard you coming in last
night, didn't l, John?''
AOh, did your" he asked. 81 sup
posed | was quiet enough to keen
from waking anybody
Quiet? You fell half way up
stairs John, I want to give you a
solemn warning. Now don't think ]
hare any desire to interfere with you
and Nettie, but do you know how
many men fail in business and how
many homes are ruined in this coun
try every year ON account of strong
drink?"
NO replied John PIunkett, 81
have no head for figures. They make
me dizzy. Nettie I'm afraid may
have to stay in town again this even
ing. You won't mind will you dear:
It's business you know
Nettie Plunkett looked stealthily al
her sister. and saw that her darkest
suspicious were aroused
TT seems to me that it is necessary
for you to be away from home a gooi
DEAL Mrs. Grantham remarked.
.'Oh, no, I'm not likely to be ava,
again for months"
He went upstairs whistling, anl
Mrs. Grantham turned upon her sis
ter, saying:
"I'm sorry for you, Nettie Yos
see where you're drifting. There you
sat and never made murmur. Tha
man is deceiving you"
"You always made your husband
tell you where he went and why
didn't you?" Mrs. Plunkett asked.
Not only that, but I made it m,
business to find out whether he wa.
telling me the truth"
"Why, was he in the habit of. lyins
tc your
You never can tell when a mar
will try to deceive you. It's best tt
be on the safe side. / wouldn't trus
any man for a minute out of m,
sight. Sh-hi Do you know what
think? l think John was intoxicated
when he came home last night. Net
tie, you will rue it if you let this ge
on. Put your foot down now ani
stop it. Don't let him step out Of
this house without telling you where
he was last night and where he is
going tonight, and who is going to be
with him.
Mrs. Plunkett rushed away from
her sister and went upstairs. Hal
an hour later she and her husband
returned to the library, where Mrs
Grantham was reading a pamphlet or
The Treatment and Cure of the
Liquor Habit"
Caroline said the younger wo
man, 'T have just had serious tall
with John, and he and have come
to the conclusion that we may as
we'll make our case plain to you. We
have been married nearly sever
years. How long had you and George
Grantham been married when you
separated?"