The Detroit times., 1916-05-31
THE SILENT SHAME.

< he bIases out OF here" ne
~ forcing the words with diff
theoHEh his dry throat. "what
Epou doing here, anyhow. .You
IL with Kingston. didn't you!
III e)oped."
1CIoped," echoed his wife, dunn
Roqh1ed
(1b. I'm on. al rish-." he growled.
5og't try any Of your 'holier-than'
E1&tU ways on me. IT'S too late for
X 1ASr know what you a.e. And
& III going 10 tell you. You're"
z Zone moment. Mr.. billiard. quiet
k1y interposed Bruce. stepping for
q Ward 10 Eunice's side, -'rou say you
~ eping 10 tell Mrs Hill!erd what
q ~ II. II you tell her she Is any
1Alng bur the beat and tIuest wife a
v drunken cur Of a husband ever had
;ts-eky. I'm going TO tell you you lie.
. Xad then I'm going 10 smash the
words down your fat throat, along
y MN your teeth"
~Y0u're young Kingston. aren't
NDu@~ he growled. Il remember
s Nv. met you cnce. You're the
a 1Daxl that's stolen my wife from me.
ohf Well. take her. Coed radiance.
y oAo'n be leaving you, next. for
~vve warned ycu once cut In
Druco with r deadly quiet, that
e{'1Ir
4. & ne got no further. AS the two
Nfnppled. Eunice's sharp cry OF ter
Y yofs aroused the half-crazed revelers
sense of what was going on.
Y Iancan Hilliard was a big man
IA powerful. And he was fighting
- 4 drink-nred rage
Int presently. youth and clean Nv
\ ~ began to tell ogainyt bulk and
Y reunken fury. Kingssdl evaded an
nxhward swing. ran in and grappled.
4 ~ slipped his hip behind his foes
~ with one hand at the iatters
} treoat. exerted all his wiry strength
~ y sinGle tremendous heave.
ll11liard dew backward and landed
1I = painting heap across the end OF
- eofh. his head striking table
= istsn!" commanded Bruce. glar'
n ~ AVN at the inert body, listen
& 1iI -. YOU worthless hulk! Mrs. Hill
\ Ilnln z gcing sway with me. She is
~ q my mothers home. She viii
\ vo With my mother until she can
4 y divorce from you. Then, please
81 an going to marry her. II
~ TO prevent u, the conse-
\ Dooe are On your own head.
1rme. Eunice." he said gently, |
1ng 70 the sobbing woman and
- her from the room and out
~ house.
~ II same day. Eunice Hilliard
lnotalled - . member OF the
80 little household presided |
~ nruce Kingston's sweet
anothse. Her life there was
~ happy.
-, one day, came brief letter
Hilliard. Dunice read and re
sc. With great rapture In her
% I1urrying TO the room where
and his mother were sitting,
800 It aloud TO them. II ran:
- Uunace:
81 1s ve 10th wanted our free
a. I have Just secured de-
y - q divorce from you on
a 1870 Of desertion. You are
20 - marry Kingston; or any
4 z ]l1n >lss you care to. The court
II 80 me the custody OF our
Snohter. wish had been
d11fok husband to you. Not that
ht does any great good, to
o1nhes Of "a.
n |s5S DUNCAN billiard.
n elrm't Il wonderful" cried Eunice
s6loriousr' declared Bruce. ''But l
1NSrt know desertion was . cause
divorce IN New York But
80 know anything about the law"
q to1ther do l." chimed In Eunice,
1900 thst II leaves mo free to
St5y you"
IS ~Eodayf" hs urged,
<e1Do. dear" she refused. with sud
6tnsavity. ITO me. divorce 10 a
sISGt e death. A widow would not
\ ny Tor . year after her husbands
y n. And I don't Think q divorced
Y - should"
~ last. amer what seemed to
(D1ooo Kingston . century Of waiting,
2Cln yoar passed BY. And OH the
&onn1ng Of the FIRST anniversary OF
A 11vorce. he and Eunice were mar.
1G A. soon as they left the church,
X tu1e wAs obliged to 60 to his law.