The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-03
Husband No. 2 Refuses L,
"Hurt Wife's Feelings"
Despite Fact She Ran Away
With Hubby No. 4 Recently.
SUPPORTED KIDS OF NO.
Politeness of No. 3 Allowed
Him To Return to Wife.
No. 4 a. Soldier, No. 3 and No. 1
Divorced, No. 2 "GOat."

A Topeka man who has tried, with
that patti snce that almost amounts to
genius, to keep the home fire at white
heat, and the family circle unbroken
ny intruders has at last given up, and
is realizing the utter futility of moral
maxims. Today the worm turns, and
the patient man prepares a request
for the juvenile court to rescue his
child from its mother of uncertain
character and companions.
The case was first presented to the
Provident associa ton. when the man
appeared to complain regarding his
ex-wife. 1t seems that he had mar
ried a widow with two children. Some
time after the birth of child to the
couple, the woman divorced the man.
and married her. third husband. Fin
ally the third husband took the hint
that he was not just all that was re-
quired for the wife's happiness. and
courteously withdrew. Then Husband
the Second renewed his attentions.
took up his residence in the home OF
the former wife and children, and
dutifully went on paying alimony.
With all the devotion of the days of
his first courtship, he undertook to
guard the interests of the ex-wife.
On such an errand ne went to the
Provident association and the juve-
nile court, explaining that he thought
the officers of these institutions might
look after the household a bit and
see that outside men didn't crowd
quite so much. He had not spoken to
the woman of his affection about it
Tor fear of hurting her feelings"
Then came the mother of Husband the
First. and the grandmother of two of
the children, asking that her two
grandchildren be removed from the
home of her erstwnile daughter-fn-
law.
To Detention Homo.
Thoreunon officioIS
remove the children to the detention
home. Behold the mother appearing
lhe an incensed goddess, tall and fair.
lamentinG her wrongs. She clutched
child In each hand and jiggled them
up and down in a frenzy of outraged
but the tmp,acable officers took her
ard the children all in one load to the
detention home.
ASs the goddess appeared at the
probate judges office, as soon as she
could get herself spared from the de-
tention home, where the children were
detained, and asked for a license to
marry young soldier from Camp
Funston.
The wedding came off the same
evening, and the bride and BRIDE
groom prepared to fit to Kansas CITY.
laklng with them the remaining child,
whose father was husband the second.
Proceedings to take the two elder
children from the mother are to take
place in the juvenile court Wednesday.
The patient husband was approached
Dy the authorities to learn if he would
not enter proceedings also to have his
cnlld taken away from the newly
founded Kansas City home. At last
ne consented. and the case will be
brought into court the day following
the presentation of the first case.
IL was explained to the father that
unless his son was to grow into an in
corrlglble boy it would be necessary
to remove him from his present sur,
roundings.
Yes, he answered 81 know, but
%hat Will his mother think about it?
40 nate to hurt her feelings"