Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-06

agreed to separate. Mr.. Adams own
ed the house. but Mrs. Adams owned
the homestead In which she had been.
born. and she decided to go there TO.
live. Perhaps ] am not right IN In
| cluding Mr.. Adams with his wife in
considering matrimony failure. de
was steady going business man
whom nothing appeared to trouble.
and whenever he took any action It
was not on impulse. but after deliber-
alton.
! Mrs. Adams departed on Monday
and on Tuesday afternoon returned to
| her husbands house to procure some
articles that she had forgotten.
who are you?" she asked OF the
| person who received her.
The housekeeper."
! "weli. I'm Mrs Adams. l have left
some things upstairs In my room that
/ want"
| She brushed past the housekeeper.
went upstairs, tried her bedroom door
and found It locked. She called to
! the housekeeper for the key. The
| housekeeper informed her that MIR.
Adams had locked the doors of the
rooms he wished kept closed and COM
mitted the keys to her charge. She
did not feel at liberty to permit any
one to enter any of those closed
rooms.
But I AMI mean | have been-the
mistress of this house. / wish you to
| give me the key to my room
mot without Mr.. Adams order"
Mrs. Adams was nonplused She
had not considered what it would he
! to find herself locked out of her own
bedroom. Flouncing into the library.
| she threw Off her wraps. unpinned her
! hat and laid it on a table with an air
| Of one who proposed to settle herself
| and remain till the crack of doom.
"Will you wait for Mr.. Adams to re-
| turn?" asked the housekeeper defer
entially
What is that m you!
Nothing. but | thought it might be
something to you since Mr. Adams told
me he wouldn't dine at home today.
but at his club, and he will spend the
evening there"
"I will dine at home" said Mrs. Ad-
ans decisively.
~ have no orders as to guest at
| dinner: therefore | have not prepared
| anything"
"I'll not trouble you to prepare any
thing. Send Susan to me-
"NIr. Adams has discharged Susan"
| discharged Susan. told him to
keep Susan"
..I thought you and Mr.. Adams had
separated"
"Never mind about that. don't
propose to give up my house to your
management"
| She whisked off 10 the telephone
room and shut the door,
Give me the Athenaeum club
mean 1865"
When the club answered Mrs. Ad-
ans asked If her husband was there.
and on being told that he was she de-
sired that ne be called TO the phone;
his wife desired to speak to him.
This was reported 10 Mr.. Adams in
the reading room. lie noticed that the
words wife and husband had been
| used Instead OF Mr.. and Mrs. Adams
| When he took mp the receiver ana was
asked who is thls?" he replied:
"bIr. Adams"
I'm your wife" was the reply.
oh!
I'm at home.
Your home or miner
Both our homes | see that | have
scarcely ieft it when you have got IN
hOusekeeper."
"Just SO"
"And she has refused me admission
to my own room"
Whose room?"
MY room-mine. minel Do you
hear?"
"Ohw
I'm going to stay here till you come
room"
There isn't any dinner there"
Il shall order one sent In from
Blakesley's."
"For one?"
J "NO: for two"
J "Who's the other onef
4 you"
"Ohw
Prank, I've come to the conclusion
that this separation Is all nonsense"
"NonsenseY,
I'm going to stay just where I am
l wish you to come home at once and
discharge this housekeeper. don'l
!: want her In the house"
"Ohv'
"Well. will you conner
"Of course, If I'm sure Of dinner"
'T'll attend to that
"Well. I'll be there by g."
"All right Goodby."
"GOodby."
4 When Mr.. Adams appeared his wife
was somewhat Modified. Indeed. SHE
was quite ready to be very good to
him. Her bitterness against the house
keeper however, remained the same