The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-01-02

left out that should be locked up she
would notify her or Mrs. Ingersoll.
In short. she sent Miss Martin away
charmed with her In spite of the lady s
disposition to quarrel with her on her
sisters account.
When Mrs. Ingersoll was informed
that the housekeeper was an attractive
woman she sank down in heap. as II
she had been shot. The family gath.
cred round her to brace her up, the
stimulant used being reproaches cast
upon her husband. Brute, manster,
villain" and similar epithets ratified
patient did not respond for time, then
suddenly Strengthened up and called for
her hat and coat.
where are you going, dear?" asked
| mamma in astonishment.
I'm going to turn that woman out
of my house"
For heavens sake don't. You will
meet your brute of husband, and
there will be dreadful scene," said the
mother,
You'll make a goose of yourself" "
put in Miss Edith she's very lady.
like, and your quarrel is not with her;
it's with Edward"
well. I'll tell him just what think
Of him."
You can do that here" said papa,
"and avoid an alteration with the
housekeeper.Y
What the dickens do you care who
takes care of his house," put in Jimmie,
Mrs. Ingersoll's younger and favorite
brother, 'since you don't wish to do it
yourself?''
"Shut up. Jim. You talk like fool"
retorted Mrs. Ingersoll.
1T seems to me-" said papa, that
you are the illogical one. My recon-
mendatiOn is for you to either let
Edward alone or 60 back and assume
your position as head of his house"
my dear" interposed Mrs Martin
to her husband, how can you expect
that such brute will take her backi
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. Ingersoll threw up her
hands, gave piercing shrek and fell
into her fathers arms. This finished
the family conclave for the evening
Mrs. lngersoll was put to bed and a
sedative administered. She tossed
about feverishly till morning, when
she went to sleep, and the household
walked about on tiptoe till 10 o'clock,
w ch En m of
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 woman into her husbands
home in lieu of a housekeeper meant,
She sent a 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 involv
ing the housekeeper she was ready to
come down from her high horse and be
good.
Receiving a 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 do not speak so of an esti-
mable woman" interrupted Ingersoll.
''Is there anything between you and
herr"
Anything what?" "a. H..
Anything wrong" SA
s'No; she is my housekeeper."
There was a short silence, at the
end of which Mrs. Ingersoll said:
Edward, l have acted hastily"
"You certainly have"
"I'm sorry"
"That's quite sufficient, sweetheart.
have no desire to humiliate you, but
let me tell you that you took a step
which in most cases would have led
to elimination, and this would have
drawn forth recrimination. l chose
an entirely different course to show
you the folly of your act. In doing 80
/ was obliged to take a risk, but must
take the chances of our permanent
separation
"Oh, heavenw 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; 1t had been crisis. But the
crisis once passed the disease was
broken.
Mr.. Ingersoll informed her tfat 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 their-benefit. 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. Ingersoll went to the telephone
and called up her mother. Phis Is what
she said TO her:
"My husband is the noblest man that
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