Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-05

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remain at home with the cbt,a. vsaz
mad become sufficiently scora..i ns
with family requirements n ..ea
that the children would reou,r. '. I,
schools and still more their mon. '. g
had always left them to her - ne
and did not relish their care e. p'as
agreed that he should 90 to Bvs :. .ss
distance. Not being actively CO.. !. :
it made no difference where he I,~ .s'e
Mrs. Ellis did not ask her -
the cause Of his desire for a s epar,..a.
therefore he did not make n -.
The truth Is that ordinary family i.
working on a man whose brs,, -
full of matrimonial theories haa :.
him to take the course he did. ~
1t was agreed between hushsns
wife that the fact that be wa. !. !.
part permanently was not n n.
parted TO the children. They was.
be told that their father was ~
away and his return was left indssr,..
His wife packed his belongings. ana :.
he saw her doing the work he -.
dered how he was to get them n,
packed, for to this she had aIv,-.
attended, and he had become absol,.'
~ useless In either packing or uun.rs
ing.
When all was ready Ellis Kissed N.
children, then turned to his wife "a.
had turned away and was busv,,.
herself putting some toilet articles 4
his satchel. He assumed that she Az
not wish to be kissed, and 1t gave him
q pang. But it must be remembers
that he was not going away on =.
count of special quarrel or culm,n,.
ton of quarrels, but on general pr,.
ciples. He kissed all the children ana
they noticed that he Rugged them yev
close.
'"Why, papa" said little Ed, ayou'a
crying"
The only reply was closer hug 4,
soon as the father had hidden good.
by to them he seized his satchel and
shot out of the door without lookin.
behind him, to the wonder Of all er.
cept the mother.
There is no fool like the theorpte
fool. He can go over theories thai
have grown up in his mind. they Be-
coming more and more perfect to lin
the while, and not see some gIsrug
defect that TO another will plainly LEI
down his whole fabric. Ellis fabrk
was topping before he left home Be |
had no sooner got to his new quarters
and looked about him in room il
which there were furniture and deeon
tons, but no living being, when 4
collapsed utterly. That night was The
most miserable of his existence BE
did not sleep, but lay awake trying 70 /
form a plan whereby he might go home
and save his face at the same time.
First he thought that he would lay /
down a series of rules for the guid Z
ance of himself and his wife and I .
she would agree to abide by them be T
would go home and try TO live in peace 4
He even wrote out several OF thes
rules, but tore them up. He though
of various expedients, but none seemed 4
practical
In the morning when all his plans 3
were discarded he wrote a note to BIZ &
wife admitting his mistake and asking b
whether if he came home he would Dc
received as before his departure Ms
Ellis replied that he would be welcome
no condition or stipulstG
whatever. He had scarcely receiTs
her note when he called an automouR
and told the chauffeur TO drive rfe
spective of speed limit, to his home
His wife met him at the door ah
threw her arms. about his neck u
gether they went into the dining rooA
where the children were just hnisal':
their morning meal All rose az
jumped upon him. The older ones na
suspected that something was wrons
In the fathers going and were nue.
moved at his sudden return. WEI
the greetings We're over and the Cur
dren on their way to school Eills saA
TO his wife:
where are those copies OF our pe
nuptial agreement?
Mrs. Ellis disappeared and soon
turned with the articles Inquirer y
Selling them, her husband tore taf-
INTO bits and threw them into tne W.
burning on the hearth.
Wife, he said with animation
s my opinion that these ne"Ianss
plans for trial marriages ana eas
FORCES are for persons who either eah
get on together or have never W
For you and me they ais
iiculous.
"They will not help those VINO =
happily married. and. as for those =.
ire unhappily married. God help 'nss
That was the end Of Ellis nla'li-g
lial theories. When after that Ds 81
lis wife had a spat. according
greement they made after hts ~
hey made it up before going u
hat night. This they found "
-reat advantage in many ways.
{ ended the spat; second. II go. -
sed TO cutting short their
noes: third. they soon became
o considering such disagreemenv ~
uere explosions of nervous irris
nd not worth explaining. Al any ii
hey grew closer each year. ana g.
Ills wonders how he could h"se
uch fool. n
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