The L'Anse sentinel., 1912-11-09

~%HE boy looked steadily from
H one 10 the other. his eyes
N dark with Tie pain ot under
Standing
But" he said hravely, "he must not
hc allowed to strike her. why doesn't
she leave him: Why not get q divorce:
No woman should I've with man who
strikes her. God doesn't intend that
10 he H"''--
:Go1 put us all inJo tie world ard
hcll take us all out nf it," said thc
clown. philosonhizinc That's about
all we Ought - expect i'm 10 io.
don't think God as anything to 40
with mItriiAony He says: i on take,
,aGr choice and you trusts 10 luck. not
~ nc. If it turns out all right. says
Ne YOU can thank me, but if II goes
wroac. dou't blame mo- So there you
are. Il strikes me thaf'NT1+ don't in
tend good many things. but they
'appcn Just the same. y for 'cr
getting divorce. SIMS Ia, proud, she
made 'e- bod. as the fcliv- says. and
ffc's going 10 lic In II o. long as there's
roaH} She made 'er he'd siXtcCn years
20. shc did. against 'er fathers
wishes. and She amt the KIND to 20
Lact: and say its too ard for e" tn
Sleep IN and she'd like 10 came 'nmc
ytil sheep in ono of Is for Il change.
no. Stree. my lad.
shes got some of or OWN money in
the show all OF it, | durc say, MoneF
or crandmotlicr lett 'cr couple of
,cars ago. Brad promised We'd hur
or share IN Il year or two and lei 'crput
-he money away for Christine. But
he'll never do Il. not I'm \
Her father was a very wealthy guy
IN New York. Joey continued. relating
The history a. Mary Braddn"k. The
Old man-hls rnmc's Albert Pcntman.
;he banker-was couSidcrin, second
venture into matrimcuy at the time.
Mary was eighteen and raised such n
row he sent 'er of to sch 'n!.
zone day circus comes so the town.
The young ladies al preceded to fall
IN love at first sight with a handsome
young cducStrian. lie was very good
look!rg. | can tell you that. ard hr ad
"a fine tlgger. Well do ! remember
Tommy Braddock in them days. lie
was twenty-five and he rode like a
Arab Well. wot should 'apnon hit
Is hoss Il green one. must bot S|dieA'
Ike. scairt by one of tho balloons that
II i'm OF the nose. Erad fol- or IS
tho brute leapcd ont of the ring. ara
started right for the seats where the
school misses was setting l'p irIl ;
Brad and sails after i'm, The hosS go:
tangled in some ropes and stumbled.
,ust rs he was about Ia lc3p Into the
place where Mary lortmau sat, Brad
grabs i'm by the bit AMI jerks i'm
around. but in the plungiug Chat fr'-
lowed, the boss fell over OH i'm. break
ing Is leg--I mean B.dd's. OF course.
there was great stew about Ii. lie
was took TO 'ospltal and the papers
was full OF 'ow he saved the life of the
rich Miss Portman. Well. she used 10
20 to see I'm lot. When lie got SOS
he could 'obblc around, she took i'm
out driving and so OH. lie was u fair
spoken chap in them days aud he nd
a good face. SO she fell Lcsperit in
love with i'm. lie was an Gro. She
told 'er father shc was going te- marry
I'm. AS the M gentleman was ah"u;
TO be married 'imstlf lie 'atcd 10 share
the prominence with or So he snld
he'd disown 'er II she even thought of
marrying a low down circus rider. That
was enough for Mary. She up and run
off with Tom and got married to i'm
In q iiffy, beating er father TO the altar
by about two weeks.
AS soon as Tom was able to ride
again, they Joined the show, Her father
disowned 'er, ms he said he would. lie
H.