Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-09-28
THEIR SECOND
Y
BY WARREN MILLER

"Well," said Frank Eagerton, 81 am
here"
$50 am L. replied the M who,
though she had been divorced from
him, was still Mrs. Eagerton.
"Where are the papers?'
"There." She pointed to some docu-
ments on a table.
"The property is worth $4,000 less
than it was a year ago. Had you not
refused to join me in the sale then we
would each have been today $4,000
better off,"
Mother wouldn't let me-"
"And If you hadn't been under moth
er's thumb you would have been better
off in the matter Of a husband" he
replied, seating himself at the table,
taking up a pen and beginning to put
his signature to the documents.
"How about the quarrelsome hus-
bands?"
He paid no attention to this, being
engrossed in looking over the docu-
ments and signing them. He seemed
to be In haste, glancing now and again
at his watch. AS soon as he had fin
ished he rose from his chair, took up
his hat and was about to leave when
she said:
"You seem to be in haste"
81 am. I have but two hours to at
tend to a lot of business, pack my
trunk and get to a train"
"Where are you going on a tramp
"To the ~seashore."
The seashore-what delightful words
to n sweltering inland in this hot
weather!
1.-THE Nautilus is at Marblehead,' he
added. II am to reach her there. and
I'm going for a cruise"
"In what waters"
81 notice no diminution in your Gu
riosity. What difference does 1t make
to you where I cruiser
Are you going among those islands
on the coast of Maine where We
She stopped. Her eyes were a bit
wet.
"Where we went on our wedding
trip? No, I'm not going to make my
self miserable by going there"
He made another effort to get away,
but 1t failed.
"Who's going with your"
"Jim Tucker and his wife, the
Thrustons and Mary Blake"
"Who's Mary Blake?"
"I can't stand here answering ques-
tons In which you can have no posi-
BILE interest and catch my train"
Are you going to marry Mary
Blake?"
whats that to vou?"
as she prettyT"
you bet,"
81 have a mind to go with you"
"You!'
"Why not?'
"Why, we're divorced. We're not
"What difference does that make2
I've heard of divorced persons being
excellent friends"
"But'-
"But what?"
"How would you get on with
"Mary Blake? First rate. I wouldn't
deign to notice her"
"She will have stateroom A."
"No, she won't"
"Come, Edith. This Is arrant non
sense. Three years ago you divorced
me because l objected to your mother
running our affairs. Now you propose
to go on a yachting tour with me, one
of my guests being a girl who, I think,
would not refuse an offer from me.
You also intend to occupy the best
room on the Nautilus, that would nat
urally be given to her. Could there
be anything more absurd?'
She had no sense of humor; she SIM
ply sulked. He looked at his watch
for the fourth time in five minutes.
Il SUPPOSE you have heard of poor
dear mothers DEATH" she said at
last.
Il have. Please accept my sympa-
thies."
There was another silence, during
which he showed signs of impotence
to get away.
What time does your train leave?"
she asked.
"At 800"
81 think you will need to take a later
one"
"What! Have my guests on hand
and l absent?"
you might telephone them that you
have been delayed"
"What reason can 1 give for the de-
lay?"
why, you might say that you have
invited me to be of the party and I
will need time for preparation"
But I have not invited you"
At this stage of the argument tears
came to bring about a crisis. He went
to her and put his arms about her.
edith, have you come to see your
errorF
There was no reply to this, only tears.
very well, get ready to go with me.