Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
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The wife lay back on the pillows
and wept, and the husband dined on
q stale roll and sliced cucumber
and thought thoughts. A wrinkle
and q toothache-not more.
both had ceased to worry by next
morning. but there was no laughing
and making up. At tho end Of the
third day the husband came home to-
say:
Dora, isn't It plain to you that
we made great mistake in getting
married?"
It being put that way to her, Of
course Dora replied In the affirma-
tive.
And can't you SEQ the wretched-
ness Of continuing the mistaken
Yes. Dora could geo IT,
We neither Of US want the noto.
nety Of the divorce courts"
mo"
I'm fact, we don't want to admit
even to our relatives that we have
made mistake"
mo"
Therefore, we will 90 on In q
way, but 1t will be a separation
You will address me as Mr. Glynn,'
and shall give you the title OF
Mrs"
Very Well, Mister G1ynn!"
mo moro kfssing-no more holding
hands"
II am glad Of that"
IT wish TO go out Of an evening
I 90, and you, Of course, have the
same privilege
Eyes, there are many places wish
Ia ~ to No al
and when you are In the house here
with me 1t will be very stupid"
Mr.. Glynn perceptibly WINGED at
III at the end Of five or six months.
we find that we are in perfect accord
we can"
but we shan't find any such
thing" was Interrupted.
Very well, Mrs. Glynn!"
very we'll, Mr.. Glynn!"
At breakfast next morning Mr..
Glynn found himself the star boarder.
and his wife the landlady He didn't
ask for a second cup of coffee, as was
his wont, because he found It hard \
to get rid Of the first, and he won
dered by what process the bacon had
come to It's sad end. No apologies were
offered by the landlady. He tried to
get up discussion on politics, but 1t
was not success, and something
seemed amiss as he started off to
his work without goodbye kiss and
a pat on the cheek.
That evening when Mr. Glynn
reached home he found the table set
for one. The eatables consisted of
bread and butter and canned salmon,
and note had been left saying that
Mrs. Glynn might not be home till
late hour. She had been given her
liberty, and she meant to enjoy 1t.
Mr.. Glynn passed by the sumptuous
supper and went to restaurant.
After he had dined he decided to 60
to theatre. Then he decided not
! to. He walked about for couple Of
hours, wondering where MI Glynn
could have gone, and then went to
his home. He forgot for the mo-
ment that 1t was his boarding house.
He forgot that he was separated
husband
Mrs. Glynn came In at II o'clock.
She was smiling and happy-or at
least so pretended.
LOOK here, now, what does this
mean?'
sir" exclaimed the "landlady" al
Sne Wnlrle0 on nlm.
II demand to KNOW
"You are not in position to de
mand anything, sir!"
Alas, he wasn't She walked on to
her room, and after sulking for an
hour he sought his-but not to sleep.
1t seemed as II there we're hundred
wrinkles in his sheets In place Of the
one In his sock. How mean he had
been about that toothache! What .
fool to suggest a separation! He had
been star boarder for thirty-eight
hours, and he had failed to find any
that II after five or six months--
Chump! idiot! Bonehead!
We'll" replied Mrs. Glynn to q
knock on her door just at daylight.
Dora, / want to speak to you"
breakfast at the usual hour, Mr..
Glynn!"
Dora. don't want separation"
But you've got one!"
II don't want to be boarder"
There are bachelor apartments and
Wallets"
Dora, want my home and my
little WIFE"
Silence from within.
~ ought not to have minded that
wrinkle"
| More silence.
II ought to have sympathized with
you"
The sounds OF feet on the floor.
II was mean about 1t. :"
The door was softly opened an inch
or two.
"And-and-separat be hanged!s
"Why. Frank. hadn't separated at
all. It was all you, by your lone
some"
"You see, had had wrinkle in
my sock all day"
Poor boy! And had had the
toothache.
poor girl! Well, what Is It to BET"
ooh, as your landlady, | have
raised my boarder out Of the game
"But as your hubby"
arr he'll beware of wrinkles In his