The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

eiosed behind me with bang bv n,
= beloved mother-in-laW.
. NY first aet after INV Inartiara a.,
. Sung % state without any explana
] tlon. For. such things there i IL ~
I piahatlon that can Ice expressed N
Moiis, Went straight TO a jewellery
store. bought a solitaire diamond ring
J ior Whlch paid exactly $1,000 ana
sent lt by express 10 my wife
since the package was addressed ),
ner mere was chance that she woull
, open 1t without her mothers knowing
u It's reception. and if she did | was
curious 10 learn whether she wouId
return it or not. The express agent
save me receipt signed by nv bride
anu after week had elapsed and nv
GIT had not been returned | copc,pdo,
that it had been retained without Mr.
Nerloh knowledge. | was in hopes
tnat would receive a note from tba
recipient expressing her thanks. but /
did not.
4 year passed before was informel
tnat | was expected to take certain
steps that | had agreed to take which
would enable my wife TO secure n di-
'orce. II the same time learned
that proofs that the soldier in Belgium
VINO would have inherited the earldom |
OF Arraskilling was dead had been Of |
Tered in England and his Younger
brother had inherited the title and es.
tates. This fact explained nv heinz
called upon in the matter of the di-
vorce.
had noticed when reading tie doc
ument given me TO sign immediately
eeiore my marriage that my pledge
read that ION being called upon by
me said Bertha Tiverton', | was TO
take certain steps in the matter of nj
divorce, When saw that her mother
was managing her matrimonial affairs
tVr hrr | resolved that when called
upon to act in the matter | would fol-
low the letter of the agreement AMI
refuse 10 act except ON the request of
my wife
When | received notification that |
was expected 10 fulfH my promise |
called on my uncle and told him that I |!
~ II
quest was made by my wife and that
l might he sure she and not another I
was making it required that she
ten me In person. Furthermore. that
! might he sure she was making il
without durcss. | required that she
make The request without any person
except herself and myself being pres.
ent
hen my uncle heard me make this
statement he looked at me cnriouslv
or Few moments without speaking.
heh asked me II | was sure | had the
1snt 10 insist upon what | PROPOSED
gave him the reading of the doru.
nent ms | remembered IT He simnlv
an that u ! was correct in quoting 1t
had the right TO what | claimed.
aW az glance that he sympathized
WIN me la the matter though ho
'ouu not tounfeaance my taking
lshohomhe stand. | asked him 10
onNey my demand to the Tivertons.
'hleh he promised 10 do
\ lew DAYS later my uncle Informed
ie that he had transmitted what had
tld TO Mrs. Tiyerton and her daurh
r. lie did not tell me how the mes.
ise had been received by either. but
lld That he had nothing further TO do
lth the matter and | would be dealt
lth directly by Mrs. Tiverton.
week passed, and heard nothing
ON my mother-in-aw. or course I
Us IN tue dark why no action had
'eh taken Then | saw notice In n
'Wsraper that the Earl of Arms.
liing was in America and being
hshi after by society ! determined
get View Of his loriship. and bav.
friend who was a member Of
10 ut Which the earl had been "pnt
] arranged To see him there One
J When ne was at the club was -
erhoned by my friend to come r.
'uhd at once. | did SO. and the earl O
Is pointed out to me. sinpla
nee at lin convinced me that. bar.
Z his title. | would not be egotistiral
assuming that | could win any va
II from him. Ills lordship was posi-.
Fly insignificant In looks. and / was
urea mat his intellect was no bet.
poh alter this woman came TO
me who said she was Miss liver.
maid. She told me that her
tfess Was bitterly opposed 10 mar.
x title with an apology for a
: attached, aud it was intlinated TO
that my wife favored my maintains.
the point | had taken in acting
on her request. Through tic maid
'seed my wife to grant me an in.
lew SIZE consented. and we met
he house of "A friend Of hers who
in her confidence.
Was aStonished at the change that
taken place In her since our mar.
I. AZ that time she had been
.thing Of a child; now she was III
,nlan Without knowing IL / had
he'd a coup d'etat In expendiny