The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-07

closed behind me With bang by my
beloved mother inlaw
Ny hrst act after my marTAee am
going TO state without any explana
ton. For such things there is no ex.
PLANTATION that can tie expressed In
words ] went straight TO jewellery
store, bought solitaire dSmond ring,
for which ! paid exactly $1,000 and
sent II by express to my wife.
Since the package was addressed TO
her there was chance that she would
open II without her mothers knowing
Of It's reception. and II she did ! was
curious 10 learn whether she would
return IL or not The express agent
gave me receipt signed 10y my bride,
and after n week had elapsed and my
gift had not been returned concluded
! that Il had been retained without Mrs.
i Tiverton's knowledge ] was In hopes
/ that | would receive a note from the
recipient expressing her thanks, but |
I did not.
A year passed before ! was informed
/ that | was expected 10 take certain
steps that had agreed TO take which
4 would enable my wife TO secure d.
vorce. At the same time learned
1 that proofs that the soldier in Belgium
who would have inherited the earldom
4 OF Arraskilling was dead had been Of
fered in England and his younger
brother had inherited the title and es-
tates This fact explained my being
called upon In the matter OF the d.
vorce.
| had noticed when reading the doc
ument given me to sign Immediately
before my marriage that my pledge
read that ION being called upon by
the said Bertha Tiverton" was to
take certain steps In the matter or
divorce When | saw that her mother
was managing her matrimonial Affairs
for her | resolved that when called
upon to act In the matter | would fol-
low the letter of the agreement and
refuse to act except on the request or
my wife
When | received notification that
was expected 10 fulfil my promise
called on my uncle and told him that
was ready to do so provided the re-
quest was made by my wife and that
| might be sure she and not another
was making it required that she
tell me In person. Furthermore. that
might be sure she was making 1t
without duress. | required that she
make the request without any person
except herself and myself being pres
emit
When my uncle heard me make this
statement he looked at me curiously
for few moments without speaking,
then asked me IL was sure had the
right to insist upon what | proposed.
gave him the reading Of the docu-
ment as | remembered 1t. He simply
said that IL was correct In quoting 1t
| had the right to what l claimed. l
saw at a glance that he sympathized
with me in the matter. though he
would not counienance my taking a
dishonorable stand. ! asked him to
convey my demand to the Tvertons,
which he promised to do.
A few days later my uncle Informed
me that he had transmitted what had |
said to Mrs. Tiverton and her daugh-
ter. He did not tell me how the mes
sage had been received by either, but
said that he had nothing further to do
with the matter and would be dealt
with directly by Mrs Tiverton.
A week passed, and | heard nothing
from my motherin-law OF course
was in the dark why no action had
been taken Then saw a notice in a
that the Earl Of Arras-
killing was In America and being
sought after by society. ! determined
to get view of his lordship, and. hav-
ing friend who was member Of
club at which the earl had been put
up" arranged to see him there. One
day when he was at the club | was
telephoned by my friend to come
around at once, did SO. and the earl
was pointed out to me. A single
glance at him convinced me that, bar
ring his title, would not be egotistcal
n assuming that | could win any wo- /.
nan from him. His lordship was posi-
lively Insignificant In looks, and l was
assured that his intellect was no bet
.er
Soon after this q woman came to I
zee me who said she was Miss liver
on's maid" She told me that her
mistress was bitterly opposed to mar.
'ying 4 title with an apology for 4 /
nan attached, and 1t was intimated to !
ne that my wife favored my maintain. .
Nc the point had taken In acting :
'nly on her request Through the maid
begged my wife to grant me an In.
erview. She consented. and we met q
1 the house Of friend Of hers who
vas In her confidence. S
was astonished at the change that il
ad taken place In her since our mar I
iage At that time she had been n
Of a child; now she was
woman without knowing It I had
aunched q coup d'etat In expending