The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-10-14
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John ". Harding
Copyright. 1908. by G. ". DiIlins.
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 "Why, Joe, how absurdp' she laugh. ed beginning to gather up the supper plates. "Jimsy knows it's pot luck"
 That's the trouble. Jimsy knows your mother knows-Williams knows everybody knows. and they're always talking about how you've got to work and slave because you married me and all that sort of stuff"
 "Jimsy doesn't"
 'eWel, he thinks it, and your moth CTS always rubbing 1t in, harping on the same old string-that ain't wor- thy of you, that it's a shame the way you have to work and slave, that I don't seem to get along at all and that you''-
 "Oh, don't mind mother; you know her"
 She pever did want us to marry"
 But dear old dad did, and he was the one I wanted to please-after you, Joe, of course Mother is just a bit peculiar. I'm sure she doesn't under stand me much, and I'm equally sure that I don't understand her, so we won't bother about her. Just sweep up a bit, will you. while I wash the dishes? Jimsy may drop in by and by" Brooks went into the kitchen, donned an apron from force of habit instilled into him by his wife, ever careful of his clothes. and reappeared with carpet broom and a dust cloth. He ! lal r1-os manifest by the reckless manner in which he used the broom. Finally, with an expression of determination, he said in firm voice:
 "Emma, you know it will be six months or year before I get another chance at raise-unless, of course, I 1 quit and get a job somewhere else. was thinking that perhaps you're tired and want to call it off,
 Gall what off?' i "Why, everything-the whole busi- ness. mean our marriage" he said | desperately.
 Her eyes opened wide with incredu- | lous astOnishment. l You mean separation"
 That's exactly what I mean" 1 What for-because I'm tired?" Something like that" 1 What an idea. You must have the blues badly to talk such nonsense as l that Don't you think it would be as well to wait until complainT | You have complained "No-at least can't remember" Not in words, but
 But what:"
 Look here" he said impatiently, "don't you suppose have eyes? Don't you suppose I have feelings? I've seen T know that you're sick of this drudgery and all the rest-sick of it and sorry. There's Smith with his five thousand-he wanted you first. You could have"-
 She interrupted him sharply, her face flushing. "Joe,w
 "Well, think"-- "That's enough of thatr'
 "Oh, welL" he declared sullenly, turning away and dropping into a chair. "I didn't mean"-
 She followed him and placed her hand on his shoulder.
 Joe, I married you because I loved you," she said gently, and for nothing else in the world. There wasn't any Influence except that, and that over came all the rest-mother and all of them"
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 'There has been a little hard luck"- 1 "There has been a precious sight too much of it."
 T know you haven't been treated right. but bad luck and ups and downs are what a woman ought to expect when she marries. She has to take the bad as well as the good, and she ought to know enough to accept the one as cheerfully as the other when the bad is nobody's fault. That is what think, and that is what have tried to do But there are some things'-
 She paused, reluctant to carry her thoughts further into words.
 "What? You may as well say all you've got to say while you're about it, he snapped.
 Its just this," she went on. Never refer to Jimsy in the way you did. I married you, Joe. Please try and leave unsaid things that might make me regret it."
 He ventured no further remark and tt -I