Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-12

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only one who tells you all the truth.
Everyone else is afraid OF you.
Don't Lee them iafter yun," she
said. with more maternal than wifaly
solicitude. "They can. found that
out. Fatheri You're an awful fool
with your money. You never HAD bse
one real friend. That's me. Yeah
ind It out.
en- look out" slade promised. and
there was . note Of relief In hts tone
ut her change OF attitude.
DO you want me 10 60 away from
our house right offfa Mary asked, as
IL the idea OF actual leaving had Just
occurred to her.
"0h!" Slade hesitated. The details
did seem rather cold hiooded. -nut
it'l be better when It's all settlea
All right" Mary's voice was pa
hent and eolorlees. I'D like 70 feel
] was gcin' where you wanted me to
go wherever 'tis-and- dom what
yer wanted me to-"
Thank you, Mary" and the surface
politeness seemed strangely cat ef
place from this man who was turning
the wife OF his youth adrift. cot
course it'H be arranged that you get
the best OF tho divorce. Ill attend to
that. You simply leave tt 10 ne---'
"A divorce" intercepted Mary Her
eyes widened with amaxement, and
she came up To him. her mouth open
With surprise. "A divercs7*
A divorcewhy, yes--a separation
what's the 6ifferenceY'' Slade was
STOPPING now to deceiye the little
woman, who was herself the soul of
truth and honor.
+What?" the woman gasped.
"A separation Is the same thing ms
a divorce" and be lied shamefaliy.
SIS it7s.
1T win be done quietly" he went
on.
Why, Dan Siadsl' she could not
believe her ears. Give ND your nameg
Why, you might as well AK me to
Eivo up my eyes. I've got 1t new
you're locking for q younger. You
cant have 3 divorce, DAM" All her
tears were dry now and new Hber
in her voice.
Il win hare Il. stermed Slade, en-
ragged because her mood had changed
at the word divorce" iuat when he
had been congratulating himself that
the difflculty was all nicely adjusted
That's all there is to It. ] will have
f."
Anything else. Dan. Anything else
not divorce. You mustn't ask me
to take the name I've carried all these
years and throw Il away. I'E giving
in, but leave my name. I'm givin'
up everything else"
You might as well stopi" be warned
her overwhelmingly. You're going
now, tonight, the first train East To.
morrow. Go where you like. see what
you like. do what you like. spend what
you like. To what you have I'll add
a million more, but I'm going to have
this done In my own way"
@oh. DAM" she shrank from hts
wrath. I'm going home"
EMO, you're not, until this thing ID
settled. MY minds made up. / dent
want to quarrel with you, and should
II you fought me-"
II won't let you. You can't do IT.
IL can't do II, eh?" The word can't
was like red rag to bull. He stood
over her with darkening face and
shaking fist. Don't you know better
than to stand there and tell me that
Have | got to hear It from youi
Haven't you seen what happened to
man, woman and child. ali of EN-, who
ever told me that to my facet I'll
do i'll III do II now. by Godi" and he
strobe angrily UP and down the room.
The angrier her husband became.
the calmer and more determined was
Mary Slade.
Dam" she began very gently, but
firmly. you're stubborn. but you ain't
a bit more STUBBORN than l am when
I'm right. and now am.
"You can go ahead. Do all yoa like,
but this time you won't conquer. be.
cause I'm going to fight you, father.
I'm going to fight you, DAN"
Then with head proudly erect, she
walked to the door, threw It open and
cried. Just a BIT Historically In spite
Of her effort to keep her voice steady: