Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-12-02
THE FIRST QUARREL.
on CLINTON c. FLAoLER.

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Oh. how ! need your comforting ca
resses. Why will girls separate them
selves from their own loving CIR
friends 10 place themselves IN tn
power OF u rough. harsh. uDgenerOus
Irritating. annoying man. 10 what 1
situation have / awakened. Married
but three weeks. | have discoyerPC
that my husband. instead OF being III,
kind. consIderate. devoted creature
thought him. Is brutal positively
brutal Oh. how Il pains mo to cunfess
It even to sou. my own true. best aud
only friend.
1T al came about In this way. On
our wedding trip Bert received leIe-
gram calling hin back 10 the city on
business. We bad been travelling three
weeks Of The honeymoon aud were 10
spend the fourth week with mHmma
before leaving my home forever.
When Bert's telegram came | told him
that we could have but one honey
moon and he should not permit bust
ness TO interfere with II. He replied
that the matter IN question might in
Huence our future comfort. since It
was Of great Importance. lie posi-
lively refused TO disregard the sum
mons Then | told him that he could
do as he pleased would carry out
the arrangement we had made and
40 home. He asked II considered II
a proper act for wife to leave her
husband for the fourth week OF the
honeymoon. That's just how reason
able men are. AS II | were leaving
him. not he leaving me! What do you
suppose he said to me?
"'lf you're going to commence run
ming Off 10 your mother at the end of
the third week after marriage. you'll
probably keep II up so long as she
lives Could he have made more
horrld speech: / just walked out Of
the room aud left him. The same
afternoon came home he went to the
city. Mother had gone away for the
day when arrived and must wait
till evening for her return. Since
can't tell her of my frlghtful treat
ment / must tell II TO the one / love
nest best 10 write me by return
mail. giving me that sympathy of
which | stand so much In need. four
loving MOLLlE."
The next day Albert Goodwin comes
home from business. opens he front
door OF the house prepared to receive
him aud his bride, puts his hat and
cane In the hall closet and goes up
stairs. sIgbing heavily goes into
bedroom where he is surprised TO lind
his wife.
why, Molle"
No reply.
What has brought you homer /
thought you were not coming for Il
week"
well, mamma, She
"She. whutF"
"She sided with you about our lit
tie disagreement"
Little disagreement"
Yes. feel perfectly satisfied now
that mother thinks | should be here
with you"
"Oh, its your mothers view of it
that has converted you"
a few gulps aud a burst of tears,
Young husband clasps wife In his
arms. She pillows her head on his /
shoulder, aud he kisses away the big /.
drops. An hour OF exquisite happi. |
ness. aud the couple go down to din /
uer. When coffee Is served there is |
ring at the doorbell, aud the postmnn /
leaves n letter for Mrs. Goodwin. /
She scans the superscriptlon. frowns .
ard lays 1t on the table unopened.
"From home" asks the husband.
NO It's FROM Ethel Beech"
Your bosom friend. Aud you lay II
by to finish your dinner with me.
that's lovely of you"
"Oh. can read II at my leisure"
Come, sweetheart. this Is all sac
'idce for me Read your letter. III
ook az the evening paper"
He takes up the paper. She opens
he letter, reads few lines, tears
{ IN bits and throws II into waste
basket This IS the letter:
My poor. dear suffering Mollie. Can
'ou doubt that II | were With you in
his. your great llfp's disappointment
md addiction. / would take you TO my
leart Who ever heard Of II man al,
owing business to separate him from
us wife during the honeymoon? And
low selfish IN him to grudge you
reek In that home where you have
cen born and reared by loving par.
nts before leaving them TO live with
comparative stranger. hope that
v this time your mother Is With you,
bat her arms are about you aud she
sympathlzlng with you 10 your mis-
ortune DO write me what you IN.
,nd TO do. win you get a divorce?
II must tell you how beautiful my
cw pink SIX looks. hunted all over I
,wu for shade Of trimming TO
latch aud at last found Il at D.'s.
"Goodby, precious, How pity you, :
cor dear bape your mother will
rep you with her always and you'll
ever have to 80 back to your ungen- 3
-0us husband Your loving
ETHEL"
Ethel been saying anything I'M
easauty" asked the husband. sur
rised at he tearing up Of the letter =
asNNH a.