Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-09-22

Two Mistakes.
One Corrected the Other
After a Long Interval.
By SHEELAH ESTHER DUNN
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.
By SHEELAH ESTHER DUNN

KeturnluE from shopping, opened
my reticuip 20 take out some samples
when. to my surprise, | found entirely
different contents from what ! had eX-
pected Ia short had laid my own
rcticule down OH cmntrr and picked
up one bplungiug to some one else
Among The articles | found inside
was slip OF paper on which was
written:
Dearest Little Mary-Meet me at the
fountain tomorrow at O'Clock I have
made all arrangements We VIII toe mar
ried ~ the rectory and take the evening
train for b. Don't let your fears get the
better Of you Remember 8 o clock sharp
J viii be there half aH hour earlier II
YOU think you had better come yelled
carry violets Your loving
Tuesday
Fifteen years before | had received
just such note. Indeed there was
something similar IN the handwriting
OF the two missives Then had mar
ried man whom ! had been obliged
to leave before the honeymoon was
over
y sudden thought struck me How
would il do for me to Keep this girls
appointment a trihe ahead of time i'm
personate her. yelled and with violets?
| could find out whether she was about
TO wreck her future or marry true
man. If the former. might save her
At half past | sailed forth. bought
the yfoets of street flower Vender on
the way and AT a quarter 70 : entered
the square | Knew well how to as
sumo a hesitating step, Tor | had been
there" before. On nearing the foun-
tain, looking ont for j.. | saw man
looking eagerly at the violers I'm my
hand. but of an age more suitable to
an elopement with me than n young
girl. As drew nearer something in
his face and figure appeared familiar
to me. Then ! stopped. overpowered
with establishment
No. was not mistaken. He was the
man who had been my husband. Eff
teen years make a marked difference
in ones appearance, and they had
changed him more than they usually
change men,
was now more than ever bent on
playing the part He joined me, and
in a whisper. as though had lost my
voice through excitement. l said:
Take me where we can talk. have
something to say to you" He replied
that his auto was waiting on the street
and led the way there got In the
auto, and he ran il out Of the town
Il 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. ana the last time we
met you expressed yourself entirely
satisfied
Il don't Ike your laying the blame
on your wife If we were to have
trouble and separate / suppose you
would lay all the blame on me-"
He turned to look at me as though
taken aback at my words, He could
not see my face for my veil, but his
eyes were fixed on that as II they
would pierce 1t.
You women are all alike" he said
presently we 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 Mt
such infinite pains TO settle"
"But, tell me, don't you blame her?'
mo, / don't. | blame myself rather
than her. a newly welded pair are
like two persons floating down a tortu-
Gus channel full of rocks and snags.
1t is the mans part TO keep his head
and steer the boat | supposed that
honeymoons were always what the
name implies. | found my wife a
prey to all sorts Of temporary emo
tions-one moment loving. the next ir-
ritable. the next hesitating. the next
Respondent / should have known that
this at least to some temperaments. 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 steaduess. am
much disappointed.
"A woman of my age should have
more sense than to elope"
You know the reason for that II
your father and mother had not an alb
surd prejudice against your marrying
a divorced man we might be married
sensibly. as becomes our age"
Your first marriage having been a
case Of elopement, | should suppose.
considering that 1t resulted disastrous
ly you would not care to try it again"
The clopement has nothing to do
with either case Two people elect to
unite The method of their doing So
is a mere matter of sentiment"
There was a silence FOR time-at
least nothing but the chuggiug Of the
auto. We were both thinking, he
probably OF the fCkleness Of woman. |
Of how trifle may turn the whole |
current OF two lives. For years | had |
considered that had married brute /
True had mourned that he had turn |
ed out TO be such. but had not doubt /
ed that my Interpretation Of him was /
correct. And now ! found him accus.
ing himself Of a want Of tact In his
former treatment Of me his bride and I
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