Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18

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What is it?"
''NOu are aware that the cilded set
likes r. he shocked Nevertheless its
members are great SticklerS for the
law. You couldn't leave me and live
with Kenworthy without being di.
vorced from me and married to him
Now. I've been thinking that it would
he n coup for you to divorce Ken.
worthy ana rem0rry me-"
Il should think that would he very
commonplace. To take a third husband
would be better"
Yes. but I have plan TO suggest !
that would lend spice 10 your return.
ing to me. Instead of not being seer
together suppose we are seen together
a great deal Everybody would he
talking about the singular feature of
my rivalry with Eenworthy for my
OWL mean his wife. Secret proceed.
in@S for your divorce could he institut.
ed, and after keeping society aCog for
a considerable time. the divorce being
granted. we can remarry.''
The lady took in this plan dubiouSly.
THAT would he good scheme" she
said ut last IF were social climber
who had inst expected m entrance
and needed something to carry me on,
hut as move in the matter Of leader.
ship fear il won't work There's
really nothing bad about t."
There would he something good
about II for the children"
"The children Of divorced persons in
high life are pitied outside our circle
by persons who don't know how well
or the little ones are, but that's moth
ing to us. We couldn't he where we
are If we had hearts like other pco
pie"
you're wrong Kit We have hearts
but we-or rather YOU women for whom
society exists-suppress them. You are
! hungry for our children now"
For the first time during the dialogue
the woman suffered her heart to he.
I tray itself II was now between and
/ o'clock, too late for luncheon. toe
early for dinner. There was scarcely
person in the cafe except Mr. Gold.
win and Mrs. Keuworthy. Each lost
/ hand in the folds Of the tablecloth
and the two hands were Joined there
Are You going to Mrs. VS. tonight?"
/ asked Mrs. Kenworthy.
NO: she doesn't know Of my ar
rival"
/ 81 will see that she sends you an
invitation. It's dinner and a cotiI.
lion"
! Never mind the invitation. We whd
are in the ring are not obliged to have
invitations. I'll go in after the dinner"
Don't he too attentive ut first"
certainly not That would seem
unrcfned. No one we know has seen
us here. We will appear to have met
for the first time since we parted AT
the cotillion."
Now | think you had better go"
He bowed himself away from her
! tremendously, and 4 few minutes
later, giving a ten dollar tip to James,
the waiter who always served her 10
| make sure there should he no leakage
| through him she passed to the robing
room and thence to her carriage.
That evening al Mrs. VS. cotillion
Mr.. Goodwin surprised the hostess and
was made welcome Mrs Kenworthy
/,
and he seemed much depressed. About
an hour after his entrance sensation
( occurred. Mrs. Kcuworthy favored
Mr.. Goodwin, and the two sailed away
together.
The next day society was talking
about the unique scene Of husband
dancing with his divorced wife. What
a. -
Mr.. Kenworthy didn't do anything
about it. Ills wife had married him
! for a purpose. and. that purpose hav-
ing failed. he was not in especially
good standing with her. He was not
sorry to hand her back 10 her former
husband
Mr.. Goldwin's scheme so far as gain
/ ing social leadership for the woman
he remarked did not succeed. and so
bitter was his after disappointment
that she determined ~ drop ont of the
race for leadership. From this moment
she sought another occupation and fell
! peg lower in the social standard by
beginning anew that devotion 10 her
husband and children which had first
stood in her way Of social preferment.
once her ambition was broken through
she every day gained in her interest =
her home till at last she merely kept
her position as member IL society.
What a pity" every one in the cir
/ Gle said. that the beautiful Mrs Cold
win should nave given up a leadership
that might eventually be hers for n
domestic life. They say that she real
/ iy loves her husband and IS often seen
driving in the park with her children
instead Of sending a Covcrness with
them"
Great has been my wife's social
failure says Mr. Goodwin. "and every
day I thank heaven for IT. Singular
that 10 get her started in 4 new, or,
rather. turn her back 10 the old inter
est ! must needs f0ist that ridiculous
lian upon her. she understood IT'S ah-
'urdity as wei. as I. Her heart had got
the upper hand"
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