Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-20

winch sue you re sUluS 10 tdhe III Tei-
erence to Mr.. Perkins. Are you going
to advocate his remaining the pastor
OF our church or our getting some ont
else?'
Mrs. Timberlake had not called for
any such purpose She had made up
her mind to GUST Mr. Perkins from his
pulpit and had laid her plans TO do so
without Mrs. Waters assistance. Mrs.
Timberlake had q mania. She could
not bear to see any one enjoying
comfortable position. This was sup
plemented by a special faculty for get
ting others out of comfortable posi-
lions. and it is an undisputed fact that
persons are drawn TO do what they do
well.
Mrs. Waters had been recently mar
ried and was very happy with her hus-
band in their own little home. This
was not pleasing to Mrs. Timberlake.
and she was seized with a desire TO
GUST Mr.. Waters from his wife's affec-
lions, though in Justice TO her it must
be admitted that a certain sympathy
for his wife was the first cause of her
applying herself TO the work. She had
seen a man who resembled Mr.. Waters
entering the home of married lady
living opposite her own house at
o'clock in the afternoon. Mrs. Timber
lake was instantly seized with COM
miseration for Mrs. Waters. The ten
derness of Mrs. Undertakes heart
yelling up in her bosom, mingled with
=
band, gave birth to an irrepressible de-
sire.
"She ought to know it." she said to
herself Its a shame that such nice
little woman as Bertha Waters should
be so treated
And thus it came about that. Mrs.
Undertakes peculiar trait having
been aroused and fortified by the ten
derness of her heart and her sense of
justice, she could not rest till she had
impaired what she had seen to the
injured wife. She would give Mrs.
Waters some intimation Of what she
had seen the first time they met. But
to restrain herself till then was like
endeavoring TO hold the lid on n cal
dron of boiling water. She determined
tldL as SOO-i ohS W.
tain household work she would call on
the injured woman and tell her what
she ought to know. 1t occurred to
her that she might make pretext for
calling of the work she had undertake
en- with reference to the minister. The
result of all these noble impulses that |
guided Mrs. Timberlake was that with |
in twenty minutes after she saw. or, |
thought she saw, Fred Waters !
enter Mrs. Mainwaring's house she |
posted around to his home to inform
his wife of the fact.
But to return to the meeting of the |
two ladies and the dialogue which was |
opened by Mrs. Undertake asking |
Mrs. Waters which side she would |
take in the. impending crisis in the !
church.
II haven't been member of the |
church long enough" replied Mrs Wa
tiers, ito warrant my taking any part ,
in the matter. Fred prefers that / /
shall keep out of all contentious"
VERY wise. Your husband has al
ways had a reputation for being pol
itic."
The VOID polite" nettled Mrs. Wa
tiers. She understood it, when applied
to social matters, TO mean one who
will draw out all the information pos
sible without imparting any. Howev-
er. she made no reply to the innuendo.
by the bye" Mrs. Timberlake con-
tinued, II was not aware that you
knew the Mainwarings."
81 don't know any one of that name"
Don't know that pretty Mrs. Main
waring. why, 1 supposed you were
very intimate with her"
What made you think that?"
Your husband knows her, doesn't
le?"
Not that am aware Of"
"Oh" Mrs. Undertake made the ex.
,lamation as If she would retreat from
ielicate ground. She turned the sub
ect by remarking that she thought it
vas colder and there would be snow.
But Mrs. Waters did not propose to
cave the matter Of Mrs. Undertakes
illusion to her husband without an ex
Dlanation.
She was not long in getting the
imple statement that Mrs. Undertake
lad seen the gentleman enter the la
iy's house In the middle Of that very
afternoon. As soon as she had i'm
,arted the information she added. with
III the fervor of her compassionate
oul: I'm awfully sorry for you. Mr..
Waters. / wouldn't have told you. but
thought you ought to know It,"
Having thus sympathized with the
ady for having such a husband. Mrs.
took herself away. con-
cious of having done an admirable &C.
ion.
When Fred Waters returned TO his
ONE in the evening. instead Of finding
is young wife ready to meet him with
he marital kiss. the maid handed him
note addressed to him in Mrs. Wa {
ers' well known handwriting. 1t in.
Orued him that the writer had eonR -
her mother, 70 remain unCiI ne cCrT1
ear himself of a grave charge that