The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-21

report, made our investigation In the
most thorough manner and have not n
doubt that Il court can be found that
will give you divorce ON the grounds
we have furnished If they are proper
ly elaborated. Your chetk for $500
will greatly oblige.'
Livingston Perry thrust the precious
document into his pocket and decided
that he was indignant and justly in
censed. But as he walked slowly
bomeward he felt an emotion that,
curiously enough. was much more sOr-
row than anger-sorrow that Marjory
should wish 10 get rid of him. He
quite forgot for the moment that he
wished to get rid of her.
The official envelope that was left at
the house the very same day was
plainly directed to Mr.. Livingston Per,
ry. Now. MarJory Perry had no es-
cuse whatever TO open II, for she saw
plainly how 1t was addressed. But
she opened 1t nevertheless, and To her
surprise she felt a Jealous pang.
She hesitated over 1t for half an
hour, but finally decided TO inspect the
contents. 1t began Dear Sir" She
caught her breath as she read on:
I'VE have made faithful inyestiga-
ton of your wife's career Toy the last
ten years and have got one III the
finest cases we ever worked up. Moth
ing whatever Is lacking to make 1t
complete. We can furnish you WITH
proofs OF her Irritation at the age OF
fifteen with schoolfeiiow.
AT sixteen she Is said TO have been
infatuated with her music teacher Al
seventeen she announced that she
would marry a foreign title or never
wed. as we can prove by witnesses
From her eighteenth year contin-
ued the report, "she has been noted
for extrayagances Some OF her hats
cost 500, and she bought one last
week that cost $40.
-As early as her sixth year her terri
BILE temper appeared. AT that age she
is known TO have threatened TO set iire
to the house IL can be shown by
three different servants that she once
tried to send the butler TO buy gun.
although she was barely seven then.
The investigator then leaped lightly
from her childhood to her girlhood
again and wrote: "She has repeatedly
been heard TO say that no husband
could rule her and that she would have
her way about things or make things
red hot for a mile square. She has also
been heard to say that all bullying hus-
bands should be drowned
when you first came on the scene
and began paying your addresses to
her she pronounced you a ninny. The
butler will make affidavit to this. IL
was her mother that brought about the
match She told the daughter that she
could run away afterward II SHE didn't
Ike your antics. Her maid Will make
two or more affidaylts to this.
I'VE have lsolearned the important
fact that she looked a long while into
gunsmith's window only II month
ago. and there was dangerous CLEAN
Ina her eyes as she turned away. This
point has value that any keen law
yer will see at once. Any judge will
charge the jury that this is highly
significant circumstance"
When Mrs. Perry had reached the
end Of this report she spread II out
on the table without trying 10 conceal
Il. though II Was not hers and had
been feloniously opened by her. To her
surprise and indignation one. two.
three tears rolled down ON her pretty
little nose.
"Nlarjory. what does this meanf' de-
manded Livingston as he entered the
room and placed the letter Ia her
hands. s-.s
And. Livingston. what does this
mean?" she demanded as she pointed
to the sheets ON the table.
Five minutes Were spent In exchang
mg and reading reports.
Then Livingston Perry said: Mar
jory. Tm going out to horsewhip the
scoundrel who slaudered you this way.
! owe II to myself rs your husbandr'
81 wish | were u man as big and
strong as you" responded Marjory.
"why!" demanded Mr.. Perry. taken
aback.
"Because'- because" said she. I'D
Ike to do the same thing to the man
who made tine report about YOU
And people are still commenting on
how long that honeymoon has lasted
and saying that neither could have
done better 10y looking the whole world
over