The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-24

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winters, really pathetic figure, scorned
not only by her husband but by every
one else. He made it clear to his world
that she was not to be inflicted upon 1t
by anv unnecessary act of his. She
came to see Betty and me occasionally;
always bright and proud and full OF
spirit, but we could see the wounds IN
her poor little heart no matter how hard
she tried to hide them. / tell you, John,
they like us as women but they desplse
us as wives. 1t will always be the same
with them. They won't let us into
their charmed circle. Thank God, l am
married to an American. He must re-
spect me whether he wants to or not
"Poor little beggar, said |, without
thinking of how it would sound to her;
"she has had her fling, and she has
paid well for it. ~
) elf her stingy old father, who per
mitted her to get into the scrape, would
como up like a man and pay what he
ought to pay, there would be no more
bother about this busines. He hasn
lived up to his bargain. The-Mr'
: Pless has squandered the first million
and now he wants the balance due nm.
trade IS a trade, John The old man
e ought to pay up. He went into 1t with
his eyes open. and l haven It an atom Oh
' sympathy for him. You have read that
book Of Mrs. Burnett S, haven It you!-
r 'The Shuttle9 Well, there you are.
This is but another example OF what
|. fools American parents can be When
IT thev get bees in their bonnets.
eI She seemed to be accusing me!
e ~ hope she gets away safely WITH
It the kiddie,' said |, non-commttally
"Heaven knows where she is May
m be she s as safe as bug in rug.
v. ~ shouldn t be surprised, y sad /.
'. The Billy Smiths and George Hazzar'
u came up at this juncture. Elsie at one'
,e proceeded to go into long series o
a coniectures as to the probable where
abouts of Mr.. Pless 5 former wife ant
their child. was immensely gratl1le'
TO find that they were now UNDIVIDED II
their estimate Of Mr.. Pless and flrmi.
"a allied on the side of the missing eoun
I tess.
7 gathered from their remarks ina
th the young woman's mother and brother
n were still in Paris, where their ever
" movement was being watched by secre
Id AGENTS, They were awaiting the al
of rival from New York of the father o
ke the countess, after which they were
come to Vienna for the purpose OF max
of inp determined fight for the daugh
tor $ absolute freedom and the custod
Il of the child.
n Somehow this news gave me strang
st feeling of apprehension, sensatlo
that later on was to be amply just
fled.
asl | daresay an historian less punctllou
MS about the truth than / propose to p'
would. at this stage Of the narrative, II
sert whoppng lie for the sake OF e1
feet, or action" or "heart interest,
he as such things are called in the presen
H. world of letters. He would enliven HI
to tale by making Mr.. Pless do somethln
wv sensational while he was about 1t, sue
of as yanking his erstwhile companion ou
vs.. of her place of hiding by the hair
re- her head, or kicking down all the barr
gu cades about the place, or fighting dn'
tie with me. orwell, there is no ena Q
as things he might do for the sake OF
er "situation." But l am person OF ve'
wv acjty and the truth is in me. Mr.. Ples
a did none Of these interesting things s
To- why should I say that he did' ;.
I He went away with the others at nal
past eleven, and that was the end OF NJ
a first visit to my domain. For fear thf
if YOU. kind reader, may be disappointe'
ou 7 make haste to assure you that he wa
le to come again.
IN Of course there was more or less tu
M, MOL and-I might say disaftection.
attending his departure lie ralsea oa'
with nv servants because they did tn
and that when they shouldn t have dor
lily either; he (and the amiable baron) toe
|. me to task for having neglected to Doc
.ba oon,n,rtments for them in the Oricl
all Trnross. be insisted upon having