The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-11-07
By RUTH GRAHAM

0LOiCA'
81 think it rather a case of runaway.
You have taken the bit in your teeth
and are kicking the dashboard to
pieces"
"Do you consider that proper smile
to apply to your wife?''
"When are you going to leave?"
when get ready"
81 have the same right. shall leave
when l get ready. and ! shall be ready
as soon as | can find house. Wait
minute"
He stepped to the telephone and ask
ed real estate agent if the house of
fered a week before was still unrented,
the wife listening to one-half the dia
lOgue.
Gall right" he said. hanging up the
receiver II shall be ready with my
part Of the separation tomorrow.
have taken that house we were Of
fered last week"
"Who is to keep house for yours
"a housekeeper."
"What housekeeper"
Willy OuOulu ludl SO1NCI FOu S1hNC
you have decided to leave me?''
''It concerns me very much, | don't
propose people shall say that | have
been turned out to make room for an
other
II shall not discuss that matter with
you now. I'm going around to the house
to have a look at it.
81 think I'll so with you"
every we'll; if you insist. come on"
They walked past the agents. got the
key and went to the house. Neither
spoke a word on the way The house
was furnished The wife did the talk
ing as to the appointments
1.-THE sitting room is attractive" she
said, land. the little parlor on the
other side Of the hall is plenty large
enough for formal visits The buffers
pantry is nice too. What a roomy
kitchen! And the last occupant has
left it neat as pin. Every pot shines.
The upstairs. too. is light and roomy
I always did like these brass bed
steads. They're so bright and cheerful
looking. What a lovely bathroom
tiled all through and not bit of that
elegant porcelain clipped. These bed
rooms are all beautifully furnished. and
the rugs are not bit worn And the
The outlook from the front bedroom
is delightful shall have it for my
own"
whats that?"
II mean | would occupy it if | had
not been forced" = TREMENDOUSLY 'by
your i'll treatment to leave you"
This will be my houskeeper's room"
"Your housekeeper! Her room should
be in the garrett
"It shall be right here"
"Are you going to have your house
keeper roomed better than your wife,"
my wife makes her own bed. and
suppose she must lie in it,
HIN. Perhaps. now. you will tell
me who is to be your housekeeper."
Don't bother about whom | select to
take care of the premises. shall have
a woman older than myself so that per
sons will not talk about me-"
Whom. for instance?"
"Well, think the Widow Scott would
like the position
1.-THE Widow Scott! Well. declarer'
whats the matter with her?'
II wish you to distinctly understand
that l don't propose to turn you over
to any such person"
Suppose you name some one"
''To occupy this room?'
"Of course -
mo one occupies this room but me-"
'But how can you occupy it if you
are going to leave me?'
"Since you've taken this house and it
looks so nice and coy and comforta BILE.
with such pretty furniture and soft
rugs and hardwood floors and tiled
bathroom
"Are you making an inventory"
Don't be Silly-and lovely curtains.
and since | like the outlook from that
window so well and would love to ex-
change that dirty one at the boarding,
house for it. | have decided to stand
your harshness awhile longer
He put his arm about her There
was no fight left in her. 1t had van
ished
81 couldn't drive you away with a
-o'-nine-tails." he said
"Oh, how happy we shall be herev'
throwing her arm about his neck
Eyes. and we'll do no more boarding
1t will ruin any couple that ever lived
If kept up long enough. We will dine
under our own rooftree in future If
the house is no better than a chicken
coop. This one is for sale as it stands.
and shall buy it."