The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-29

With the cub OF q young man aud
the young girl, both Of whom ought
to have remained in the nursery at
least two years longer, the old folks
get out Of it by saying: TT has
turned out just as might have been
expected!'
At the end OF year there was a
separation, and 1t was then that the
respective Uncle Johns were written
to. They had had their talks and laid
their plans. When the one Uncle John
had come into the presence of Mr..
Britt Hope he said:
Good boy! was glad to hear of
your pluck. You did a very foolish
thing in marrying silly girl like
that, but you are not the first to be
led astray by q dolls face. They tell
me that she don't know enough to
drive hen off the doorstep
oh, Nellie had some good points,"
was the hesitating reply.
well. have you seen a lawyer
about younr divorce?"
NO-O-O."
Better come right out with me now.
me longer you are tied to such a thing
as that the worse for you. Who is the
pest law sgerI N town." ,,,.
hurry about the divorce. Uncle John.''
But I've got gal out west picked out
Tor you. Instead Of running you in debt
wife throw dishes at you and pull hair p
IN. not as bad as that. Sometimes 1
You think she would have murdered you
You hadn't been on your guard?''
Why. Uncle Jonn. couldn't have
things were as bad as that" said the
nephew.
"oh. you didn't say things right out.
but. out l could FULLY realize how much you
Britt; and I am here to make 3 change
for you. When the world knows through
| the divorce courts just how that fiend Of
woman ruined your life It will be more
than aghast that such things can be-
Please don't refer to her as q fiend,
But how else? To economics all YOU
possibly could. you were wearing paper
collars and smoking the cheapest cigars
tnere she was. going to the moving pic
| lures every afternoon and buying candy
by the ton. Oh: the world shalt know-it
lose any time seeing a lawyer"
Uncle John. IL" stammered the
Come along and end this awful rnt.erv
as soon IS possible Why, I'm afraid to
leave. YOU alone here for half an hour.
Iou may commit suicide d,
'Oh, shan't do that"
:. Well. take little time and think of
| all her mean acts and set them down on
paper for a lawyer. Don't spare her. She
you to the verge of" ' ' ~ 90
| Uncle JOnn naQ Deen gone about ten
minutes when Mr.. Hope clapped on his
hat to take a walk. The other Uncle
John had been doing his part at the same
time. He had begged the wife to get a
divorce He had called her husband a
he. lend that ought to be strung I'D with
out mercy. and he had spread II on 50
thick that the wife had finally aid
| II have come to think that 1t was as
much my fault as Britts.''
..Oh. it couldn't be-"
And I shall be in no hurry about 9
divorce
But try and be placid.' rt7
Mrs. Hope pinned on her hat and went
| walking.
The Hopes met and halted.
my Uncle John is here from the west, 81
said Mr.. Hope.
$50 is mine.'' answered Mrs. Hope.
| my Uncle John is an old fOol!'
| 'And so is mine.''
And as the two Uncle Johns neared Chi
cago on the homeward trip one OF them
said:
Wall. it worked as easy as grease"
| Sure 1t did," replied the other.
| And then the two old hypocrites winled
lat each other and shook hands aEain.<
Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure News
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