Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-03-05

Dan. you wanted tnal diForce
The question was ominous, but Slade
had to admit the point,
We'll, you're going to get it,"
but don't wan it 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 Ii myself"
What do you want with a 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 1t. You
came in here and suddenly you got
a look at hat girl and me! And it
staggered you, For nee. something
swept you off your feet! You knew
then that I'd found 1t all out. You
knew l knew everything. And now
you've been thrown over by that girl.
She's thrown you over. Between the
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the real reason that you're not stand
ing here shaking your finger in my
face and telling me to go out, to get
out, to GO
Mary stopped for breath, and
walked up and down the room before
she proceeded with her bitter denun-
citation.
HAnd fha v-nrcf ~ ~ 10 fhQf QfflT
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, siri If you
pushed me aside for ambition, !
might think it over, but you've
pushed me aside for that girls twenty
seven years of prettiness." and SIZE
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 wen
ty-seven years of youth, for twenty
seven years of figure and ayes and
freshness and all the rest of 1t. 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!"
Now, Mary" Slade begged, begin
ming to feel that he al losing every
thing worth while.
81 take of my ring" Mary con
tinued, ignoring his interruption.
Nov it's ended" she finished az
she laid the ring on the table.
Slade strobe ap to her in the man
t ner which had kept her subdued al
the 80 years Of their married life
you put that ring on again" he com
manded. IT'S yours! You put tina
ring on"
mo, sir! It's off for good" Fol
! the first time Mary's attitude was on,
of stubborn temper. She was enjoy
t ing complete mastery for the frs
: time in her life. wild horses
couldn't have got 1t off yesterday
Q thought it was part of my nature
i But now, now Pm going to ask you t,
. go. I've got work to do. I'm CLOSING
t the house. I'm closing 1t for good
( forever"
Mary had said all she had to say
Now that her mind was made up, 1
was characteristic of her to turn t
:, action. She started hurriedly an
d noisily to clear up the table, scrapin
the plates and piling them up read
to carry into the kitchen.
q For Gods sake, Mary, don't!" prt
tested Slade, too bewildered to kno,
J. what to do or say.
go along" urged Mary, as she pu
" the sugar bowl in its place on tn
sideboard.
Mary, il you persist in this, T.
go back and I'll smash that house 1
town-T1l smash it to pieces" b
of threatened. I'll sell 1t. I'll give
away-break it up! That's what mad
/; all this trouble! You know that TT.
lie ing to live up to that id hous
~ You told me not to build 1t, and tn.
is what l get for It,"
o, go back and smash 1t. You'y
/ smashed other things that hurt m
worse"
e MARY. you're not going to turn m
,h out of this house where we've live
lg 80 long ~together?"
to You've turned yourself out. g
OF now" Mary's wrath gathered for,
as she repeated her command.
n, "Ah, come now, Mary"
he you CO." warned Mary, before
he say something I'll regret" She W,
er scarcely hearing what Slade was sa
in ing now-her ears we're full of h
,st things he had said to her in her ov
he home, and that night in Senat
S~trickland's library.
IF Mary" The one word was full
he protest and a plea for forgiveness.
go, go before ] say it," It was
as Mary could do to speak quietly.
ou. Mary" again the word spoke v
a umes.
1T. "No USE" she replied. as she nick