Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-05

ASkUN amen
wtnk since you Ten. Aren.e yos nasss
Ing mar and her voacs tsemblsd iAss
the least bit.
~0h, Dan. It's al over nos. aanx
IL. eur tilf3' she began eagerly. catch
ing his arm impnlsavely and pressing
her face against his coatslaeva kiss.
Ing the unrespongiva hrcadclcth agxin
and again. We're snaAsng up: wR1i
60 home together. It.Ia ali be differsns
after this. and I'll SEQ you at tho breRS.
fast table mornings now. she nnished
ioyfnlly.
Dan" she began again. = don't be-
lieve you've had decent cup or cot.
fee since you ieft home. I'd ike 70
make you q cup now. rnysalf," and
she looked relectiyeiy around the sen.
atcr's library On II aha thought there
might possibly BE some opportunity
70 brew cup of cofxaa right then ard
there.
Come ON home. rather. Rhe urged.
calling him By the name of fhe old.
old days. when thay had both dreasned
OF little ones IN their home, and pat
ting hts arm lovingly. tendeyiy. Mad
ut me yatf- she questioned.
Slade WINGED under tho gentIs touch
OF her hand on his arm, and found II
necessary 10 turn away from the tace
that was SO sweet and penitent
Nc he atammered. I'm not mad
at you. only this Il no place to talk
about our tronhlas.~
well. wen so along home she
suggested.
"No, can't ccrne now. You'd bell
ter let Rob take you home" and ne
started for the aeor.
Mary started after him. clutching az
bis argSs.
I've got to know what the matter
Is now--I must--I muat." she declared
yehementiy.
VERY well. Mary. a. Tar az my
plans 60. i've arranged my nfs dItGer'
entity"
-Dtrerentiyi Dirsreasrs Havens
/ giren In r.
''Its too late non. I'm sorry "a
say this, bet you force me-
wait q minute. Dan. She drew q
long breath. a. II nerving herself FOR
an ordeal You're going To say soxne.
thing dreadful BaSore ypu begin !
wasn't DO say that III do anything "a
get things back 5ast the same as they
were before anything. There's noth
ing You could ash axe went do
nothin8l Tnaroa Nowi Nov 20 ON, I
and che sank weakly into q chair.
Look hcra," alade was cruelty MA
ruDt +ThiB separation b permanent
Notnang's going 10 chAnga e..
Separation r. She give HIN Z
blank, amazed stare. why. Dan
who's talking about sapaxattonf We
cant be separated.
''We can be-we are. when LEFT
ron that night IL was tor good and
an, Mazy. We can't set along tuseth
i or and I've mada up my xutna 10 Ii
/ IT'S settled
/ "You mean 10 say you haven'l
missed yer bome7 Y0u haven't want
ed me to eive lnf gou mean whats
happened is for the bestgs
i "Yen." he answered icaiy.
MARY gazed at him In hewflderment
/ You're not tho man I talked Ia Ays
weeks ago. / don't know gov. Il
must DO the people about you--ol
it's
Llke q fash the possibility az an
other woman came into her mind
But che dismissed Il as quickly an 4
had come. She would not insult hin
--or herself--or their lore by such /
suggestion
II ana another man from tbs uns
you married" SIade agreed. abut yeI
wouldn't see IT,
lis II my fault that married mar
whe's turned into somebody else r
Mary argued, fighting. fighting Cor hei
life, her happiness for him. Il mar
ried you. Dan. married q poor yount
fellow who WIS hard worked and
helped him aioag. We started fair
Dan, but this ain't fair" Iapsing NOR.
and more into poor grammar and aia
lect ms her excitement rose. aYou goI
beyond me. but II was because
worked and sayed the pennies Cor you
while yon went out and got helped and
learned. Cooking didn't learn me.
didn't even know I was behind ina
times or unsatisfactory nnsal one aas
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