Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-27

report. made aur investigator IN the
most thorough manner ana have not a
doubt that Il court can be found that
will give you a divorce on the grounds
we have furnished Is they are proper
Iy elaborated. Your check for $500
will greatly obiige."
Livingston Perry thrust the precious
document into his pocket and decided
chat he was indignant and justly in
censed. But as he walked slowly
homeward he felt an emotion that. curl
! ously enough. WAS much more sorrow
than anser-sorrow that Marjory should
wish to get rid Of him. He quite for
got for the moment that he wished to
get rid of her.
The official envelope that was left at
the house the very same day was
plainly directed to Mr. Livingston Per
ry. Now. Marjory Perry had no ex-
cuse whatever to open it, for she saw
plainly how it was addressed. But
she opened it nevertheless. and to her
surprise she felt a jealous paDg.
She hesitated over it for half an
hour. but finally decided to inspect the
contents. 1t began Dear Sir" She
caught her breath as she read on:
I'VE have made n faithful investiga-
ton of your wife's career for the last
ten years and have got one of the
finest cases we ever worked up. Moth
ing whatever is lacking to make 1t
complete. We can furnish you with
proofs of her Irritation at the age Of
fifteen with schoolfellow.
| AT sixteen she is said to have been
infatuated with her music teacher. At
seventeen she announced that she
would marry foreign title or never
web. as we can prove by witnesses.
From her eighteenth year." contin-
ued the report, ''she has been noted
for extravagances. Some of her hats
cost 500. and she bought one last
| week that cost $40.
"As early as her sixth year her terri
BILE temper appeared. At that age she
is known to have threatened to set fire
TO the house. 1t can be shown by
three different servants that she once
tried to send the butler TO buy n gun,
although she was barely seven then"
The investigator then leaped lightly
from her childhood to her girlhCod
again ard wrote: "She has repeatedly
been heard to say that no husband
could rule her ard that she would have
her way about things or make things
red hot for mile square. She has also
been heard to say that all bullying nus
bands SHOULD be drowned.
When you first came on the scene
and began paying your addresses to
her she pronounced you ninny. The
butler will make affidavit to this. 1t
was her mother that brought about the
match. She told the daughter that she
could run away afterward If she didn' t
like your antics. Her maid will make
two or more afiidavitS to this.
I'VE have also learned the important
fact that she looked long while into
a gunSmith's window only n month
ago. and there was dangerous CLEAN
in her eyes as she turned away. This
point has a value that any keen law
yer will see at once. Any judge will
charge the jury that this is a highly
significant circumstance"
When Mrs. Perry had reached the
end of this report she spread it out
!. on the table without trying to conceal
it. though it was not hers and had
been feloniously opened by her. To hel
surprise and indignation one. two
three tears rolled down on her pretty
, little nose.
y "Mariory. what does this mean?" de
| manded Livingston as he entered the
room and placed the letter in bel
. hands.
$ "And. Livingston. what does thi:
g mcan?" she demanded as she pointed
: to the sheets on the table.
Five minutes were spent in exchang
t ing and reading reports.
r Then Livingston Perry said: MAR
). jory. I'm going out to horsewhip tn,
- scoundrel who slandered you this way
t l owe it to myself as your husband
q 81 wish l were man as big ant
e strong as you" responded Marjory.
"Why?" demanded Mr.. Perry. takel
s aback.
"Because-because," said she. az,
like to do the same thing to the maj
who made the report about you
And people are still commenting oil
+ how long that honeymoon has LASTED
and saying that neither could hav'
i done better by looking the whole worlt
, over.