The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-10
WORKING OUT
A PRINCIPLE
A DisagreeabIe Situation Re-
Iieved by Accident.

One day John went away. aud when
he came back he brought a wife with
him, As soon as we saw her ii was
evident that John. with good natnrcd.
easy going proclivities. had been roped
into a marriage with a woman beneath
him
Amy and | found ourselves in the
face of problem. We could not take
Mrs. Wren into our hearts along with
John. and we could not give John up
The only thing we could do was TO
treat her as cordially as possible This
we tried. but it proved a failure. She
was constantly in trouble not only
with US. but with others. Her aSso-
ciates We're noisy. common people like
herself. and she usually led them by
the nose TO make themselves more dis
agreeable than they were naturally.
Having children who needed the
country air, Amy and | concluded to
build a suburban residence. We were
much interested in its construction and
when we got into it thought we We're
settled for life My wife insisted on
inviting John Wren To come up ana
stay over the first Sunday we spent ~
the house
will you invite his wife, asked
No John understands the siruaAon
perfectly and will come without her
Very we'll" | replied. Il trust she
will be satisfied with our loving uei
husband and ignoring her"
John came He said nothing about
our leaving out his wife. and We did
not mention her during the visit He
looked careworB when be arrived. but
frightened up while he was with -
When about to return he again re-
lapsed into sadness.
Three months after we got settled
Mrs Wren wrote Amy asking some
questions about the place of our resi-
dence. saying AFT the same time that
she was urging her husband TO build
near us. You are such friends" she
wrote. land John enjoys your society
so much that | have not the heart to
let him be separated from you
Amy and looked at one another IN
establishment. What could we do to
prevent this woman from coming
among US? What did we do: Moth
ing. One morning we saw a load of
lumber dumped In the adjoining lot
and upon lnauiring who was going to
build there were told that II was
man of the name Of Wren.
Well, we watched the house go M.
every day losing interest in our owu
home now that 1t was to be in the
shadow OF Mrs Wren's When she
moved in she was profuse in express
sions of frieudlinesS-all on account of
her husband-and was sure that il
was the only thing that would save
him from n chronic melancholy A.
John left in the morning on an early
train and never returned until npa1
midnight 1t did not appear that the
remedy would be effectual Neverthp
less whenever be- was nn from the
city for rha Law he spent au his TIME
with rs Rat If John was NOT often ot
home his ~tfn'S friends were tla~s.
constantly They wou.d 1T out nu t4,.
piazza HuGH 1ate In the .-.eHH1. talk
ing and Ha-3ug ba3~trr, .~Ey
We had u"ver noticed au< fo91nt-~~
Att t1t&t~.5 tfH* At.t- ffs# Z ttt "A H. N !t'
but now uu~r at her friends played Oh
some Instrument. There were guItar~
nanaotiu~ s"0la~ tambonrIne~ ana
bones 1't., p.Hfer~ seemed to nave
barely +ara"a chr ruaisnenrs OF mHSb
and Kept us au 1ure~~aut hdmmeru-
that wan.l destroy the nerves Of ID
dIi~>aur. our eecn.u- when Amy WAS
>atfern- feou headache ventured
lO lni"rH thr party Of the fact from
my piazza 4a1 ask a respite They
stopped u:a>Iug rmmediarely and sutk
ny. The NEXT evening their concert
was eutjvened Uy ii French norm.
Amy. said t. that woman came
mere to drive Us out.
Il DO believe IL" she said
when tbe autumn came and Mrs
Wren announced that on Johns ac-
count his health demanding that be
should remain near Us. she would re
main in the country, there was nothing
for Us to do but take a house In the
/ city. we could only afford fat. but
we feared that Mrs. Wren would take
another in the same building ana over
! or adjoining Us, SO we rented a house
standing by itself. feeling safe that
she could not build another beside US
before spring.
Mrs, Wren finally decided to spend
the winter in the city, returning to her
/ country place in the spring. only to
I find ours rented. She was preparing
to return to the city, doubtless to dis
/ cover where we We're going for the
/ season and follow US, when one after
/ noon a terrific thunderstorm came un.
/ For five minutes the bolts flashed In
! rapid succession. and after one OF tire
/ sharpest a servant appeared at the
/ Wrens' front door calling for help a
neighbor went over aud found Mrs
! Wren lying dead in a room in which
+ We're kept a dozen OF more musical i'm
! struments, to which had been recently
added a snare drum.
When John married again two years
/ later, Amy took pains to pick OUT a