Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-24
Two mistakes
One Corrected the Other
After a Long Interval.
BY sHEELAH ESTHER DUNN
By sHEELAH ESTHER DUNN
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

returning from shopping. I opened
my reticule TO take out some samples
when. TO my surprise, found entirely
different contents from what / had ex
pected. In short, l had laid my own
reticule down on counter and picked
up one belonging TO some one else.
Among the articles i found inside
was slip OF paper. on which was
written:
Dearest Little Mary-Mect me at the
'ounlain tomorrow at O'clock I have
made all arrangements. We will be mar
REQ at tho rcctory and take the evening
Train Tor Il. Don't let your fears get the
pe,ler or you Remember. O'clock sharp.
! VIII be there half an hour earlier. III
YOU think you had better come yelled
carry violets. Your loving J.
Tuesday.
Fifteen years before had received
Just such note. Indeed. there was
something similar in the handwriting
OF the two uissives. Then had mar
rled man whom i had been obliged
to leave before tho honey moon was
over.
"A sudden thought.struck me. How
would 1t do for me ITO keep this girls
| appointment a trine,ahead OF time. i'm.
personate her. yelled and with violets?
could find out whether she was about
10 wreck her future or marry true
man If the former.1 might save her.
AT hnlf past l sailed forth. bought
the violets OF n street flower vender on
the way and at n quarter To , entered
the square. knew well how TO as.
sumo hesitating step. for had been
there' before. On nearing the foun.
tain' looking out for j.. 1 saw n man
looking eagerly at the viosets I'm my
hand. but OF an age more suitable to
an elopement with me than young
girl. AS drew nearer something in
his face and figure appeared familiar
TO me. Then | stopped. overpowered
with establishment.
NO. was not mistaken lie was the
man who had been my husband. Eff
teen years make n marked difference
In ones appearance. and they had
changed him more than they usually
change men.
was now moro than ever bent on
playing the part. He joined me. and
in whisper. MS though l had lost nv
voice through excitement. said:
Take me where we can talk. / have
something to say to you" lie replied
that his auto was waiting on the street
and led the way there. got I'm the
auto. and he ran ii out OF the town.
II am not satisfied about this pre-
vious marriage of yours" / said.
Great heavens. haven't we gone
over that sufficiently? You have heard
my explanation. and the last time we
met you expressed yourself entirely
satisfied"
81 don't like your laying the blame
on your wife. II we were to have
trouble and separate I suppose you
would lay all the blame on me-"
He turned TO look at me MS though
taken abaclI at my words. He could
not see my face for my veil. but his
eyes were fixed on that as IL they
would pierce it.
"You women are all alike" he said
presently. I'VE men no sooner stand
you on your feet than you fall down
| again. Here at the last minute you
are bringing up what / have been al
such infinite pains TO settle"
But. tell me. don't you blame herr"
mo. / don't blame my self rather
than her. newly welded pair are
like two persons floating down a tortu.
Gus channel full of rocks and snags
it is the mans part 20 keep his head
and steer the boat supposed that
honeymoons were always what the
name implies. l found my wife
prey to all sorts Of temporary emo
| tions-one moment loving the next FIR.
ritable. the next hesitating. the next
Respondent. ] should have known that
this. at least 10 some Compartments. IS
condition TO be expected-a reaction
upon realizing that ones fate is irrev.
ocably linked with another PERSONAL
ty. Besides. she was very young. You
are ten years older than she was at
that time. and confess ] have looked
to you for more steadiness. / am
much disappointed.
"a woman Of my age should have
more sense than 10 elope"
you know the reason for that II
your father and mother had not an alb
surd prejudice against your marrying
n divorced man we might be married
sensibly, as becomes our age"
Your first marriage having been a
case Of elopement. | should suppose
considering that It resulted disastrous
~. you would not care to try It again"
'The elopement has nothing TO do
with either case Two people elect TO
unite. The method OF their doing 80
is a mere matter OF sentiment"
There was a silence for a timc-at
least nothing but the chugging Of the
auto. We we're both thinking. he
probably OF the ficklencss OF woman,
Of how a trihe may turn the whole
current OF two lives. For years I had
considered that ] had married n brute /
True, / had mourned that he had turn.
ed out TO be such, but had not doubt. /