Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-03-05
The Governors
II Nv A a, Noyeli ?; ton Of
Lazy Alice Bradley's Play
BY GERTRUDE STEVENSON
Illustrations from Pilot graphs Of the Stage Production
OOpyrigh Oublcalon Reserveal By

had TO admit the point
Well, you're going to get IT."
But | don't want 1t now"
You're going to have IT, Dan
Slade." and Mary's mouth set like a
steel trap. You're going to have it
if ! have to get 1t myself"
What do you want with divorce
when I'm willing to give in?" stormed
Slade, losing his patience.
How long have you been willing
TO give in, Dan? What did you come
out here for?" She paused, but he
did not answer You came to force
me out of this house. Don't tell me
you didn't. because | know And
know why you didn't do IT, You
came in here and suddenly you got
look at that girl and mel And it
staggered youl For once, something
swept you off your feetl You knew
then that I'd found it all out You
knew | knew everything. And now
you've been thrown over by that girl.
She's thrown you over Between the
two of us-you're caught. And that's
the real reason that you're not stand
ing here shaking your finger in my
face and telling me to 60 out. to get
out to CO.
Mary stopped for breath. and
walked up and down the room before
she proceeded with her bitter denun-
citation.
And the worst of IT is that after
the girls gone you actually ask me
TO take yer back-to take yer back
just as they all do. It's another man
come home to mother Well here's
one woman that's not going to take
her husband back' No, sir If you
pushed me aside for ambition,
might think 1t over. but you've
pushed me aside for that girls twenty
seven years of prettiness," and she
pointed an accusing finger at the door
through which Katherine Strickland
had gone hand-in-hand with her
sweetheart.
That's what you've done-for TWEEN
ty-seven years of youth for twenty
seven years of figure and eyes and
freshness and all the rest of It, You
put me aside for a younger woman
the very utterance almost lost Mary
her courage, but she kept on. you
put me aside for a younger woman.
Now, no matter what you do, you
can't get me back"
Nov, Mary" Slade begged, begin
ming to feel that he was losing every
thing worth while.
Il take off my ring" Mary con-
tinued ignoring his interruption.
Now it's ended" she finished as
she laid the ring on the table
Slade strobe up to her in the man
ner which had kept her subdued all
the 80 years. of their married life.
you put that ring on again" ne com
manded TITS yours You put that
ring on"
mo. sirl It's off for good" For
the first time Mary's attitude was one
of stubborn temper. She was enjoy
ing complete mastery for the first
time in her life. wild horses
couldn't have got it off yesterday
thought 1t was part of my naturel
But now, now I'm going to ask you to
go. I've got work to do. I'm closing
the house. I'm closing 1t for good
forever"
Mary had said all she had to say
Now that her mind was made up, it
was characteristic of her to turn to
action. She started hurriedly and
noisily to clear up the table, scraping
the plates and piling them up ready
to carry into the kitchen.
For Gods sake, Mary, don'tl" pro
tested Slade, too bewildered to know
what to do or say.
GO along" urged Mary, as she put
the sugar bowl in its place on the
sideboard.
Mary. il you persist In this, I'll
go back and I'll smash that house in
town-Ill smash 1t to pieces" he
threatened. I'm sell it. I'll give 1t
away-break it upl That's what made
all this troubled You know thati Try
ing to live up to that id house.
You told me not to build it, and this
is what get for It."
60 back and smash It. You've
smashed other things that hurt me
worse"
Mary, you're not going to turn me
out of this house where we've lived
so long together7"
You've turned yourself out. Go,
now" Mary's wrath gathered force
as she repeated her command
"Ah, come now, Mary"
You CO." warned Mary, before /
say something I'll regret" She was
scarcely hearing what Slade was say
ing now-her ears were full of the
things he had said to her in her own
home, and that night in Senator
Strickland's library.
"Maryl" The one word was full of
protest and a plea for forgiveness.
60 before I say it," It was all
Mary could do to speak quietly.
Mary" again the word spoke vol
umes
mo use" she replied, as she picked
up pile OF dishes You pushed me
aside for a younger woman, and now
you 60" and with both hands full OF
dishes she kicked the kitchen door