Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-11-28
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Esp sraaus. Also Potatoes.

Asparagus, Also Potatoes.
What is written is written. Grace
moved 10 Graystone Hall and Halsey
remained at the factory cottage; nor
did the separation, which was regard
ed by both as merely temporary after
ALL aalict either to the extent that
both had supposed it would. Grace
NOV became acting mistress of large
and elaborate menage. AS to her hus-
band, his domestic affairs fell into the
hands of Mrs. Ann Sullivan, wife OF
Jim Sullivan. Halsey's most trusted
foreman in the factory
Mrs. Sullivan, blessed with six chill
dren OF her own, alleged that 1t would
be no trouble whatever to her to take
on the sweeping, mending, and all
else for an additional household, and
to furnish meals for the solitary head
thereof; and such was her ability to
make proof of all these statements
that she in part was to blame for the
sad truth that Halsey was not as un-
happy as he ought to have been.
The chief reason for Halsey's easy
=
in his comparison of the Halsey blood
with blood half Rawn. Grace had
been cold. after ALL She had openly
been discontinued, and especially I'M
happy since the birth of the deformed
child. She had left him and gone to
her father with no great protest; nor
did she, at the occasions of their rare
and Iessening visits, display more than
Yakewarm interest in her husband and
her former home. Within six months
she was beginning to blossom out in
raiment, in demeanor. She spoke of
things not in his knowledge though in
hers. She was changing. She was
going uu in the world. He. for the
slime at least, was doing no better
than to stand still; as the factory now
was doing, and International Power,
aIso-marking time, waiting for some
thing
Ann Sullivan was not bad philoso-
pher. besides being a good cook, and
at times she did not hesitate to en-
gage Mt Halsey in conversation when
they met at this or that time of the
day; as when by chance, one noon
tide when he came home for lunch,
he found her sweeping down the front
stair
You're lookin' lonesome to-day, Mr..
E4aIsey." she remarked without much
preliminary You're fair grievin' for
your wife, suppose? But why should
-yoH expict amy woman to stay here
-whin she has such a Pa, with such
"a house as her Pa has?"
Would you have gone over there,
Mrs. Sullivan?" asked Halsey. stop
ping and feeling in his pocket for
fp;pe of tobacco 1t was question
they often had discussed.
would /? In a minnit! I'd lave
Jim sullivan for liver if I'd one chanel
sucn as your wife had"
She grinned. but her look belied her
speech.
What I'm wantin', Mr. Halsey." she
went on. lis what amy woman wants
/ want a diamond star to wear on me
head whin I'm sweeping fiures. need
di'mond earrings and bracelets to
wear wfin I'm maxim your beds, you
mind and a silk dress that hollers
I'm a-comin! whin start out to
scrub the steps. Amt it the truth.
Mr.. Halsey? Amt that what livery
woman in the wurrld. at Taste in
America, is wantin'?"s
Sure, nodded IIalsey Don't for
get the automobile while you're wish
ing"
True II is! Whut woman of amy
social position has not got her awto-
mobeel to-day? LUX at me. If had
me riggs, I'd have me electric broom
brought to the coorb livery mornin' for
xne 70 SO to market; and livery evenin'.
Mfter I'd got me sweepin' done. I'd
Aave me long gray torpedy come
around 70 take me and Jim out fer a
fast spin up the bullyyard Me with
di'monds on me hair. with rings on
me fingers an bells on me toes, a.
settin' there an lukkin' scornful Oh.
I was born In Ireland, but I'm Ameri-
can now The day Jim Sullivan gives
me what is me due. and l git me first
awtomobeel, twill be the proud day
Ter me-the day whin I'm first fined
fer vilatin' the speed law Of the city.
iris a great country. this!"
Mrs Sullivan grinned happily at her