The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-02-23


| beloved mother-in-law.
My first act after my marriage | am
going to state without any explana.
| ton. For such things there Is no ex-
PLANTATION that can be expressed in
words. | went straight to u jewellery
store, bought solitaire diamond ring.
for which I paid exactly $1,000. ana
sent II by express to my wife.
Since the package was addressed to
her there was a chance that she would
open 1t without her mothers knowing
Of its reception. and II she did was
curious to learn whether she would
| return it or not. The express agent
gave me receipt signed by my bride.
and after a week had elapsed and my
that 1t had been retained without Mrs.
Tiverton's knowledge. l was in hopes
that / would receive note from the
recipient expressing her thanks. but
did not.
A year passed before I was informed
that l was expected to take certain
steps that had agreed to take which
would enable my wife to secure d.
vorce. At the same time I learned
that proofs that the soldier in Belgium
who would have inherited the earldom
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' l was to
take certain steps in the matter Of a
divorce. When saw that her mother
was managing her matrimonial affairs
for her l 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 Of
my wife.
When I received notification that !
was expected to fulfill 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
I might be sure she and not another
was making 1t. I required that she
tell me in person. Furthermore, that
I might be sure she was making It
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 If ! was sure had the
right to insist upon what I proposed.
I gave him the reading Of the docu-
ment as I remembered 1t. He simply
said that IL l was correct In quoting It
had the right to what claimed. l
saw Mt a glance that he sympathized
with me in the matter. though he
would not countenance my taking a
dishonorable stand. asked him to
convey my demand to the Tivertons,
which he promised to do.
A few days later my unc.e informed
me that he had transmitted what had
said to Mrs. Tiverton ana her daugh-
ter. He did not ten me how the mes
sage had been received by either. but
said that he had nothing further to do
with the matter and l would be dealt
with directly by Mrs. Tiverton.
A week passed. and I heard nothing
from my mother-in-law. or course I
was in the dark why no action had
been taken. Then saw notice in a
newspaper 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 ut 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 egotistical
In assuming that could win any wo-
man from him. His lordship was posi-
lively Insignificant In looks, and l was
assured that his intellect was no bet
ter
Soon after this woman came to
see me who said she was Miss liver
toms maid" She told me that her
mistress was bitterly opposed to mar
rying title with an apology for a
man alta ched, and it was intimated to
me that my wife favored my maintain
ing the point | had taken in acting
only on her request. Through the maid
begged my wife to grant me an in
terview. She consented. and we met
at the house of friend of hers who
was in her confidence.
l was astonished at the change that
had taken place in her since our mar
rage. At that time she had been
something of child; now size was
woman. Without knowing it had
launched coup detat In expanding
the fee had received for marrying
her for welding gift. My uncle had
told her atovt me and that ! wished
the money TO make q start In the
world. My expanding 1t all in gift
for her won her completely.
Besides this there was something in
this unique way Of getting start In
the world to win girls sympathy.
pspet.ially I'm contrast with an inferior