Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-16

dark with the pain of under
standing.
But" he said bravely, "he must not
be allowed to strike her Why doesn't
she leave him? Why not get divorce?
No woman should live with a man who
strikes her. God doesn't intend that
to be. He
"God put us all into the world and
he'll take US all out of it," said the
clown, philosophizing. That's about
all we ought to expect i'm to do. L
don't think God 'as anything to do
with matrimony. He says: You takes
your choice and you trusts to luck, not
to me. If it turns out all right says
he, you can thank me, but if 1t goes
wrong, don't blame me- So there you
are 1t strikes me that God don't in
tend a good many things, but they
'appen just the same. As for 'er
getting divorce, she's too proud. She
made 'er bed, as the Teller says, and
she's going to lie in 1t as long as there's
room. She made 'er bed sixteen years
ago, she did, against 'er fathers
wishes, and she amt the kind to go
back and say It's too ard for FER to
sleep in and she'd like to come 'ome
and sleep in one of is for a change
No, Stree, my lad.
She's got some of 'er own money in
the show-all of it, dare say. Money
'er grandmother left 'er a couple of
years ago. Brad promised he'd buy
'er share in year OF two and let 'er put
the money away for Christine. But
he'll never do It. not i'm.
Her father was very wealthy guy
in New York" Joey continued, relating
the history of Mary Braddock- 1.-The
old man-his names Albert Pontman,
the banker-was considering a second
venture into matrimony at the time.
Mary was eighteen and raised such a
row he sent 'er Off to school.
lone day a circus comes to the town.
The young ladies all preceded to fall
in love at first sight with n handsome
young equestrian. He was very good
looking. 1 can tell you that. and he 'ad
a fine figger. Well do / remember
Tommy Braddock in them days. He
was twenty-five and he rode like a
Arab. Well, wot should 'appen but
is boss. a green one, must bolt sudden
like. scairt by one of the balloons that
lit i'm on the nose. Brad fell off as
the brute leaped out of the ring. and
started right for the seats where the
school misses was setting. Up jumps
br3Q ana sails AFTER I'M Inc moss got
tangled in some ropes and stumbled.
just as he was about to leap into the
place where Mary Portman sat. Brad
grabs i'm by the bit and jerks i'm
around, but in the plunging that fol-
lowed. the boss fell over on i'm, break
ing is leg-I mean Brad's. OF course
there was a great stew about it. He
was took to a 'ospital and the papers
was full of 'ow he saved the life of the
rich Miss Portman. Well, she used to
go to see i'm lot When he got SOS
he could 'obble around, she took i'm
out driving and so on He was fair
spoken chap in them days and he 'ad
a good face. So she fell desperit in
love with i'm He was an zero. She
told 'er father she was going to marry
i'm AS the old gentleman was about
to be married 'imSelf, he 'ated to share
the prominence with 'er. So he said
he'd disown 'er if she even thought of
marrying a low down circus rider That
was enough for Mary. She up and run
of with Tom and got married to i'm
In jiffy, 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, as he said he would. He