The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-08-07

20 transfer Responsibility that | have
Excepted from others to you or any
Jther man"
"Margaretr'
II She walked out of his presence, con-
1cious of having done her duty In her
Afficial position, though the duty was
la painful one
Il That eTening Mr.. Blair thought he
lwould eli on his tiancee, but before
fdoing So he had better think out some
method ~ which he could set himself
| light with her. But the more he con-
o0Edered the problem the greater seem
I'd the difficulties in the way. A sub
Yidiary matter occurred to him. If he
yielded the point with her and consent
I'd TO listen patiently to all she had to
iseay about the case he would be expect
Id thereafter to continue to do so and
p adopt measures she would enforce
Upon him that might lead to ltgreat-
Tr trouble.
And this led to another subsidiary
w. '+nr. though of far greater impor-
Z sfgss sIould Miss Elwood when she
ocean Mrs. Blair adopt the same
method of enforcing her opinions on
isubjects which she was not as COM
Npetent to pronounce upon as himself?
That there would arise matters In
| which she would be far more cumpe
Sent to lead than he he did not doubt
land If he did not yield to her in such
he would be in error. They might be-
forehand make a list of matters in
l cluded in the wife's prerogatives and
hihase included in the husbands. This
only a suggestion that popped
e Tito his head and was discarded at
Z unce. His law firms name was Blair
, I'd Carlisle, Mr.. Carlisle being the
Eknior partner. When their views
Mashed in the handling of a law case
Esarlisle gave way. The marriage
a7fm's name would not be Blair & FL
| Eood or Elwood s. Blair. 1t would be
DIR. and Mrs. Blair
FThe lawyer did not call upon his
! ancee that evening because he did
!. Tot know what he could say to her to
improve the situation. There must be
l "a outcome somewhere. Many couples
ZACH composed Of an intellectually
T rong man and an equally intellec-
/ al woman. had lived contentedly to-
4 Yether, and they must have found
Home way Of doing it. He thought
That If he could pass the matrimonial
Hte the problem would work Itself
Independently of him or his wife
Is led him back a step. He was
/ hrly forty years old, and his fancee
siat. turned thirty. Wouldn't it have
been better If he had married when he
was young?
Mr.. Blair, not being able to solve
the problem Of what he should say
& to Miss Elwood, kept putting off going
TO see her. Then he saw in news
! paper the name of Sommers & Som
mers attached to a legal notice in a
case of the city against the Mercy hos
j pital and knew that his fiancee hal
1 given it to another firm. He WINGED
He was to marry a woman who 1t had
been demonstrated couldn't get on
\ with him in matter Of business
How would they live tremendously as
man and wife?
The call Mr.. Blair was always in
| tending to make was never made
/ Months elapsed and the couple remain
ed apart. Then one day he saw a no.
tice that the case of the city against
| the Mercy hospital had been decided
against the hospital with costs, the
whole amounting to double the original
claim The next day Miss Elwood
called at Mr.. Blair's office.
III wish you to appeal the hospital
e ease" she said