Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-05
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The Daily Novelette,
HOW INDEED?
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Howzee DOlt, clairVOyalt, granted
seances by appointment only. As our
story opens, Mrs. Havvafitt and Mrs.
Gookens were in the mystic chamber,
taking advantage of the clairvoyant s
special rates fn- wholesale seanees.
They nad heard the perfectly wonder
full things he told people about them
selves, the true and intimate details,
and they had put in their applications
weeks before.
Howzee Doit giared fixedly at Mrs.
HavvaIitt.
"You live in three-story brick
house with no running water on the
third floor, Z" he said in a hollow voice.
I" Hanging in your wardrobe closet is
a blue sateen dress with a coffee stain
in the side panel. In vain you have
endeavored to remove that stain. Your
youngest child is named Mamie. 1t is
a girl child.".
He glared hollowly at Mrs. Gookens,
and said in a fixed voice. "'You have
trouble with your husband over money
matters. You threw a plate at him and
hit the sideboard mirror and hit your
Skybans Gookens, and for that reason
he signs himself merely S. S. Gookens.
Y ou keep a box of candy in your sec
ond bureau drawer and wonder who
takes all the branded chocolates out
Of it. Your hall carpet is loose just as
you CONE in the door"
Mrs liavvafitt and Mrs. Gookens
marveling paid him and departed. They
saw someone enter the house as they
left.
Ibid you see that girl?" said Mrs.
Hayvatitt. 81 engaged her for general
houseE orl1 a couple of weeks ago, but
she only stayed two days"
Gookens. 81 engaged her last week and
she only stayed three days"
Query: Did the gen'I houseworker
have any business relations with How
zee Dooit? For the first correct solu-
tion Of How Indeed7" handknitted
left-foot bedroom slipper will be award
ed.-Ed Morning Glory.
for an old and valued friend could not
have been received more easily.
She told me of her babies, how two
had been born dead; and how after a
long illness she had lost the other one.
Had ray babies lived, should have
had very different life,' she said
sally, but my home was desolate, so
inattered. p"
l knew she referred to her divorce,
vet she had held herself so aloof, been
80 little inclined to discuss anything
pertaining to her affairs hesitated to
say anything that looked as if l were
anxious to lead her on. Yet L was ter
rihly interested; almost emotionally
anxious to know her story-from her
own lips.
For a short time had been conscious
of subtle insistance in the way my
thoughts of Bob turned upon the idea
that perhaps - only perhaps-there
might be another woman in his life.
Mrs. Baldwin had told me of the one
who had poisoned her married life; and
had taken the blame upon herself; Ele-
nor Farnesworth also had divorced her
husband although all who had spoken
of her had said she loved him dearly
when she married him. 1t was all so
complicated.
"But your husband!" l said trem-
bling that / might offend. How was
to know that she, clever woman that
she was, had sensed the trouble between
Bob and me and wanted to help us.
"I loved my husband very dearly
when l married him. But he was very
gay, had been so always. His kind never
settle down, Mrs. Garrett. Had my ba-
bies lived nothing in the world would
have made me let him go from me; but
after I lost them, and because of them
my health for year or two-it made
me think I would not live long-I seem
ed to become calloused. Dick fitted
from one to another, until finally he
had an affair so widely known | could
hide MY knowledge of it no longer. He
told me he loved the other woman; that
he wanted to make her his wife. With
that understanding I divorced him. He
did not marry her, but has just married
a girl nearly ten years younger than
he. Poor child, I hope she will be hap
py."
$50 you think it is right to give
man a divorced" asked her very low.
I was flattered that she had eonfided
in me; shocked at her story.
"I- don t. know she hesitated,
ct thought I was doing right, but as
time passes I wonder if I was right.
Perhaps if I could have been blind.
rather appeared blind. a little longer
I might have won him back. But I was
sick, nervous. and disheartened. As [
told YOU I imagined I had not long to
live. and so thought to make him hap
py. But if had my live to live over
again, 1 should not give up as l did
Experience is sad teacher at times,
dear Mrs. Garrett"
"You said your husband was gay
II said
s'Yes,'' she interrupted, every gay.
And YOU see I eculdn f be gay with
him on account of the babies. Then [
was so saddened by their loss and what
I heard of Dick that I had no heart
for gayety, yet I kept up as long as
I could.
I knew this was so from what Mrs.
Baldwin had told me; and when I bade
Elenor Farneswerth goodbye I thanked
her for telling me what she had of her
story.
Sometimes another's failure will
help us to avoid the same stumbling
block she answered whimsieally, as
she urged me to come again; and also
promised to visit me.
I must do all Elsie had laid out for
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