Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-25
BY Carl Jenkins.
Copyright, 1911, by the Associated
Literary Press),

whole month to come on Bonded
knees, and ask forgiveness, but he
hadn't appeared. It was even said by
those who met him daily that his
face wore a smile. Until this smiling
business came to her ears, the wife
had not thought. seriously of divorce.
Then she was angry and ready to
listen to the counsel of her parents,
who had objected to the husband
from the outset of his courship.
"If l had husband said Miss
Susie, as they drove along; III ! had
a husband with black eyes, and
darling mustache, and curly hair, and
white teeth, and small feet, do you
think would divorce him?"
Little you know about managing
husband" was the, contemptuous re-
ply.
II don't have to. I'm going to let
mine manage himself"
"And swear at your
''If he wants to. can call him
names faster than he can swear. Did
you ask Ronald what he was swear
ing about?"
mo
''Did you ask him why he kicked
that footstool up to the ceiling?"
mo"
"And when he said he wished he
had never got married, you didn't say
he could bet his bottom dollar that
you wished the very same thing
II was shocked, you know"
"And so made Ounce of yourself!
Sister Katie, you are three years older
than am, but I've got twice the
sense you have. Oh, why can't get
married and show the rest of the
family how to manage husband!
Cricky, but you are lot of geese!"
But father says did just right" !.
"And he's Ounce and mother
ditto. II they'd known beans they'd
have sent you right back and let
you and Ronald sulked for couple
Of days and then made up. Humph!
Come running back home just be-
cause your husband came home in
a mood
But he hasn't come near me to
say he's sorry" replied the wife in
voice that had a bit of wall
in it.
"Of course not. He's the man of the
house. He's the 1t. He didn't leave
you, but you left him. Why should
he come crawling to you? Oh. you
ninny of wife!"
"But-but what can do?" the
woman sobbed.
"I'll drive you to your home In
stead of to a lawyers office, and you
walk right up to Ronald and tell him
to swear and kick over things when
ever he feels like it.. Those are
spells. Tell him you may have a
spell at any time and break the mir
rors and all the dishes in the house.
Will you do it?"
"1-I don't know. Well drive on
while l think l thought-thought it
was awful for Ronald to come home
and act as he did, and SO do pa and
ma, but"
'But rye seen father come into
the house and kick the cat and yell
at mother that il he found any
more Jumps in her mashed potatoes
he'd hunt another boarding place.
daughter! What's that coming
ri can't see."
well, can. It's an auto, ard we
are going to meet in the narrowest
part of the road You know how the
pony is about autcs,. If we don't
have smash-up I'll miss my guess.
Here he comes. Don't do any scream
ing or jumping out If he's a gentle
man he he'll come to our help. My
stars, Kitty, who do you think 1t is?"
"Who?"
"Sure's you live it's Ronald. Where's
my handkerchief? want to wave to
him"
Susie, I forbid You to wave!'
"But I'm already waving!"
"Think of my position!"
"And think of his! I'll bet dollar
he's riding out in hopes to catch sight
of you. Whoa, you idiot of pony!"
Susie, / must get out and run
through the woods!" exclaimed Mrs.
Andersen.
wait! Wait! Well both get out,
but there'll be no running. Howdy
do, Ronald? Yes, take him by the
head. He's fool of pony about
eutos. Nice day This is Kitty, your
wife. She wants to sit down on that
log with you and have talk. The
pony will stand now, and I'll gather
some of those wild plum blossoms"
Man, and wife stood looking at each
other in the greatest embarrassment
for moment, when Miss Susie spoke
again.
Fright up there on that log. The
highway commissioner left 1t on
purpose for tired people to sit down
on. And don't you sit too far apart
either, or shall come and crowd
in between you. Hike along now"
Rather queer that we should
meet this way, Mrs. Anderson" said
the husband as they got seated.
Eyes, Mr.. Anderson, it Is" was
the formal reply.
81 didn't know but what you had
your divorce by this time"
"I-I-was just on my way to
town"
ITO file your application. see."