The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-07

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 man who
strikes her. God doesn't intend that
10 be. He''-
God put Us all into the world and
he'll take us all out Of it." said the
clown. philosophixing. That's about
all we ought to expect i'm to do.
don't think God as anything to do
with matrimony. He says: You takes
your choice and you trusts to luck, not
to me. II 1t turns out all right says
he. You can thank me, but II II 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 feller says. and
she's going to lie in 1t as long "A 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 'er 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 1t. I dare say. Money
'er grandmother left 'er couple Of
years ago. Brad promised he'd buy
'er share in a year or two and let 'er put
the money away for Christine. But
he'll never do II. 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 of to school.
Zone day a circus comes to the town.
The young ladies' all preceded to fall
In love at first sight with handsome
young equestrian. He was very good
looking. can tell you that, and he 'ad
a fine f1gger. Well do l 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
1t 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
Brad and sails after I'm. The boss 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 hoss 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 u 'ospital and the papers
was full of 'ow he saved the life Of the
rich Miss Portman. Well, she used to
70 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
4 good face. So she fell desperit in
love with i'm. He was an 'ero. She
told 'er father she was going to marry
I'm. As the old gentleman was about
to he married 'imsef, he 'ated to share
the prominence with 'er. So he said
nod di,own 'er II she even thought OF
marrying n low down circus rider. That
was enough for Mary. She up and run
of with Tom and got married to I'm
In a jinS. 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 or, as he said he would. He