Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-26

suddenly Strengthened up ana called Tor
her hat and coat.
Where are you going. dear?" asked
mamma in establishment
I'm going 10 turn that woman out
of my house"
For heavens sake don't. You will
meet your brute Of a husband, and
there will be dreadful scene" said the
mother.
You'll make goose Of yourself"
put in Miss Edith. shes very lady
like, and your quarrel is not with her;
It's with Edward"
We'll. III tell him just what think
of him."
You can do that here" said papa.
and avoid an alteration with the
houSekeeper."
What the dickens do you care who
takes care of his house" put in Jimmie,
Mrs. lngerSolls younger and favorite
brother, since you don't wish TO do it
yourself:"
shut up. Jim. You talk like fool"
retorted Mrs. Ingersoll.
lit seems to me-" said papa. that
you are the illogical one. Ny recon-
mendation is for you to either let
Edward alone or so back and assume
your position as head of his house"
My dear" interposed Mrs. Martin
to her husband. how can you expect
that such a brute will take her backf
He has doubtless treated her as he has
in order to get her out OF the way TO
make room for this vile woman"
At this Mrs. lngersOll threw up her
hands, gave piercing shrek and fell
into her fathers arms. This finished
the family conclave for the evening.
Mrs. Ingersoll was put to bed and a
sedative administered. She tossed
about fevevishly till morning. when
she went TO sleep. and the household
walked about on tlptoe till 10 o'clock,
when she awoke TO renewal of her
misery There was another family
consultation, and she finally determin-
ed to go home and find out the worst.
This meant that she wished to know
what the introduction of pretty
young women into her husbands
home in lieu of housekeeper meant.
She sent note TO her husband stat
ing that she would meet him at their
former home when he returned after
business. and she requested that his
/ houSekeeper be not present She had
so far recovered her equanimity as TO
make an excuse for the meeting and
did not give away the fact that in case
| there was nothing in the way inyolv-
| ing the housekeeper she was ready TO
| come down from her high horse and be
! good.
Receiving n favorable reply at 5
! O'Clock in the afternoon. she went
| home and found her husband there.
! Her first words were:
who is this creature who has dis
graced herself by
please 90 not speak so OF an esti'
! Unable womar," interrupted IugersOlI
us there anything between you and
| herr"
| Anything what?"
| Anything wrong"
"NO: she is my houseEeeper."
There was q short silence. at the
end of which Mrs. Ingersol said:
Edward, | have acted hastily"
You certainly have"
| I'm sorry"
| THAT'S quite sufficient. sweetheart.
! I have no desire to humiliate you. hut
/ let me tell you that you tool; step
which in most cases would have led
to elimination. and this would have
| drawn forth recriminatlon. l chose
an entirely different course to show
! you the folly of your act In doing so
was obliged to take a risk. but must
take the chances of OAR permanent
/ separation
oh heaven" she gasped.
"Whatever course | might pursue
was fraught with danger"
/ BY this time she was nesting in his
! arms. and the danger they had incurred
had passed. 1t had been more than
danger; it had been crisis. But the
crisis once passed the disease was
( broken.
/ Mr. Ingersoll informed her that his
| housekeeper was the wife Of one Of his
intimate friends. who with her hus-
bands consent had played the part for
her-or rather thcir-beueft. She had
only been In the house when she had
come there TO meet Miss Martin, and
her husband was waiting for her out
side
Mrs. Inaersoll went TO the telephone
and called up her mother. This is what
she said to her:
My husband is the noblest man that
ever lived. He has saved US from tie
horror Of a permanent separation. and
love him far better than ever before"
"FOr heavens sake" interposed the
husband. Cant you wait till you see
your mother without Informing the
world Of my virtues through a tele-
phoneT'
While after this crisis Mr.. and Mrs.
Ingersoll had their disaGreements. the
lady was more cautious and never
again took the bit in her mouth" In
deed. as she gained In experience she
realized and s!uddercd at the danger
through which they had passed She
came also to admire the course her hus-
band had pursued with her and admit
ted that leaving her to iufer that her
place was or might be supplied was IN
eficien. remedy.
Sept. % n American