The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
A Game of Hearts
copyright, by w. @. Chapman.)

shoulder of the man ahead
=, me and saw by the paper
be held that eighty separa-
|upl tons had been achieved In
one day of court. Miss Gle
and myself were on a Ravinia
"A bound for the concert and were
s,nr through Evanston. 1T GER
IN Gets me how anyone stays mar
,ovadays," l continued. But
q PEOPLE can't get along togeth-
. n the best thing for them to get
- away from each other.
Miss Clement assented
..riously. But the trouble is
.ert persons don't have chance
along. Somebody is always
80, N getting one or the other SO
~ M about nothing that they
~ ret to thinking that there isn't
liability Of happiness. l ought
ssov" she added and then there
=. hat CLINT into her eyes which
- foreshadows one Of her exper-
~ i've patched up more than
S,vorce case when 1t looked help
And I'VE found this out: That
~ shs time 1t isn't the fault OF the
q. Ar the woman. They'd get along
Z AT II other people would leave
- alone. 1t isn't always the fault
: - mother-in-law, although, good
=. nnovs, no matter how kind they
~ nv to be, they can cause more
l~bls than a regiment Of infantry.
- heres always somebody or a
IA of somebodies to cause trouble
F a II isn't any of their business"
NJ train stopped for a minute, then
nuied on again. And with its start
I'm Miss Clements story.
4 I've handled many a divorce case
N NJ detective existence" she said,
. n then added with a little laugh,
~ many times have played some
NJ trick that brought a man and a
ian together again. It's queer, too,
+ inst when you mentioned it, |
- thinking of another time when !
mpeled on a train, with Cupid in my
nlcase. and dissention humping
~ behind on the ties, where the
n1vsy was hardest. OF course, 1t
mt what I had been paid to do
II hen when everything was over,
In . lot better than If l had fol-
Duod orders. and l guess two other
usons did. too.
4 wouldn't tell their real names,
- 70 you, and just for the sake Of
trance we'll call them Mr.. and Mrs.
nlsha The beginning was a COIN
tlnnce.
s0ns morning received a note, ask
II Ne to call at the office Of Mr..
1uughs. I went there. to find a rather
Rng man, whose face seemed tired
q Worried. His Office was not a big
- Or q spacious one. | could see
~ whatever he had was gained
1so1gh mighty hard work. And he
~ story to tell.
Miss Clement he began, I want
- 10 get evidence for me in regard
= divorce case. Mrs. Douglas and
tvefe married about two years ago.
NJ pretty little girl-pretty
oeugh to be dangerous-and | am
ul1ng on the advice of my friends in
uuing to detective
Imade no answer to that. II l had
would have been to say something
ocus those lovable friends, for | had
N their work before. | allowed him
bso on.
For the first year we got along
nh well on what we had, and then
-. Douglas took notion she wanted
earn q little home of her own. |
- Wiling to do anything that could
zone and / started to work with
= ny might. But getting ahead is a
Nd business. We had enough to
Ne the first payment, but after that,
unp we're harder. And I've been
wFking my head of night and day to
y 70 get ahead. 1t isn't that which
~, Miss Clement. But 1t seems
harder I work the less Mrs. Doug.
- thinks Of me. She acts queerly
Sssrd me as thought she doesn't love
any more. | have not been having
~ good luck with my business, but
AVE been doing my best and my
anos have seen that and they have
NED out to me the truth of every.
ing Mrs. Douglas never has cared
ne, from what I can understand
e married me thinking there were
4 possibilities in me. and then
sen tnings went hard she Just de
neo that she would get as much
"a Oh me as she could and then throw
over. Everything is hers, you see
- mousse is in her name and all that
sne's just trying to squeeze me
"ery cent she can. And I'm no,
ns to let her. That's ALL
made no remarks on the situa
instead, promised that | would
alm know in day or two whether
sot ! could find a way to prove hi:
oGce. 0h ~ '"'
AND there on the desk was a dain
mle envelope, addressed in s
aaine hand. | opened it and witt
eyes staring, and read:
lear Miss Clement:
! have been referred to Won a,
income who can assist me in obtain
evidence upon which to base a ii
suit against my husband. VII
.. Aindiy call at your convenience?
Mrs. jeanette Douglas"
~ Just as thought, there wer,
s'des to the question. | knew tina
&, vas not professional in III,
= sense of the word to sery,
- Clients in h.