The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-26

Livingston Perry thrust enc nnsoaosan
document into his pockst and 1oeiaed
bat be was indignant and tnst1v In.
censed. But a. be walked slowly
homeward he felt an emotion that. curl.
ously enough. was much more sorrow
than anger sorrow that AIarjory 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 Iefs al
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 20 her
surprise she felt jealous pang.
She hesitated over 1t for half an
hour, but finally decided to inspect che
contents. 1t began Dear SIR she
caught her breath as she read on:
I'VE have made faithful investfga-
tion 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 II
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 ann~unced that she
would marry a foreign title or never
web, as we can prove By Witnesses.
From her eighteenth year. contin-
ued the report, rshe has been noted
for extravagances. Some Of her hats
cost 800. and she bought one last
week that cost SIS.
@As early as her alxth year her terri
BILE temper appeared. At that age she
IL known to have threatened TO set fire
TO the house. It can be shown By
three different servants that she once
tried to send tho butler 10 buy a gun,
although she was barely seven then
Tho investigator then leapod lightly
from her childhood to her girIhood
again and wrote: ''she has repeatedly
been heard 70 say that no husband
could rule her and that she would have
her way about things or make things
red hot for milo square. She has also
been heard to say that all bullying hus-
bands should be drowned.
when you first came on the scene
and began paying your addresses to
her she pronounced yon a ninny. The
butler win make afiidavit To this. IL
was her mother that brought about the
match. She told the daughter that she
could run away afterward n she didn't
like your antics. Her maid wili make
two or more afIldavits TO this.
"we have also learned the important
fact that she looked a long while into
a gunsmith's window only month
ago, and there was a dangerous gieam
in her eyes rs she turned away. This
point has a value that any keen law.
yer win see nc once. Amy Judge VIII
charge the jury that this II a highly
significant circumstance"
When MrS. Perry had reached the
and Of this report she spread II out
on the table without trying 70 conceal
X though II was not hers and had
been feloniously opened by her. To her
surprise and Indignation one, two
three tears rolled down on her pretty
little nose.
"Marjory, what does this meanr' de-
usanded Livingston as he entered tho
room ana placed tho letter in her
hands.
"And, Livingston. what does this
meanT she demanded as she pointed
10 the sheets on the table.
Five minutes were spent IN exchang-
ing and reading reports
Then Livingston Perry said: Mar
5cry, I'm going out to horBesYhip the
scoundrcl who slandered you this wayi
I owe II TO myself an your hnsbandF'
Il wish ! were n man as big ana
strong as you" responded Marjory.
-Whyfv demanded Mr.. Perry. taken
aback.
"Because-becausc. said she. ia
like TO DO the same thing 70 the man
who made the report about you"
And people are still commenting on
how long that honeymoon has lasted
and saying that neither could have
done better by looking the whole world
over.