Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-27
A DIVORCE KILLER
ny DOROTHY cRowELL.

matter7 Has Richard developed Q
ErouchT
Grnce shrugged her shoulders and
sighed. ~ hardly see enough Of him
to know" Something was forming In
Der mind Of which the mother. despite
her superior knowledge Of the world,
was ignorant.
Mrs. Roberts went to her. 'Nevel
mind Grace. You win find after you
have been married 90 long al I that
men are peculiar creatures, and that II
IN best TO let them eight out theft
erouehes alone"
"Oh, Il isn't that" grace declared
seriously. "Dut | can zee that grad
ualiy ! an losing Richards love. n
many ways he shows II"
Mrs, Roberts tried TO comfort hen
daughter, vowing to give Richard O
piece Of her mind OF the FIRST opportun-
ity. Mrs, Roberts was to be farther
Shocked before the visit was over
The cause Of this new worry was
her daughters firm determination to
bury herself In the country, aud think
out the reason for the growing cold.
ness between herself and her husband.
and OF all places In tho world o.
Grandmother stetson's az ay up In the
wilderness miles and miles from every.
thing, Mrs. Roberts threw Up her
hands In despair as she heard this In
sane folly Of her silly daughter.
Grandmother stetson while living In
the wilderness knew human nature
with q knowledge that her daughter
could never acquire, and VIXEN Grace
walked dejeetedly into the little sit
ting room Of the house In the wilder.
ness, she was met with ready sym.
patty and folded In two substantial
erma.
In q few words Grace unfoided her
grievance, and when she had finished
Mrs, stetson declared with conviction
'That IL q mighty poor apology for
4 woman who cannot keep her hus'
bands love once she has won IT.
Within the week Grace had discard
I'd her city froeks for nor suitable
garments, which her own hands had
Fashioned under the critical eyes of
tho grandmother. Mrs, stetsen took
matters Into her own hands now, and
Immediately forwarded q telegram
which brought Richard to the house
IN the wilderness within q day. He
burst hastily Into the sitting room.
TGreat Scott" he cried. "Where ID ahes
I never realized Grace was as III as
that, Oh, l knew there was some.
thing, but"
"Graee Ia not Ill., Mrs. stetson told
him, "That telegram 10 something be-
tween myself and my conscience, You
wrote q pretty letter about going away
Cor months, and leaving your wife
didn't your
"Weil, a business man has to at.
tend" he began.
"Hum," Mrs. stetson shifted dlsdain,
fully. "Go In the kitchen and wash
up" She pointed to a door at the
end Of the short hall. Richard pressed
the latch and went In,
The figure bent oYer tho table, roll.
ing pin In hand, he failed to reeeg-
nize. Alarmed at the heavy tread the
girl looked up, "piek," she gasped In
establishment, Both were embarrassed,
and acted Ike two children, A formal
hnndshake which left his hand white
from tho -four was her greeting.
As the day passed Mrs. stetson re-
fused with a positlyeness that for.
bade argument to assist In the kitchen,
and left the entire management to her
granddaughter, Richard seemed to
6nd little IL any time to think of busi'
ness. This new order Of things ap-
pealed to him immensely. He had
never known Grace In this new role.
Mrs. stetsen's teachings were GER
etainly bearing fruit. One day Grace
went to her peFplexed and not a little
peeved, Teil nae, Grandmother stet-
SON." she asked, tears periiously near,
us a mans heart only gained through
his stomaehi That Ia horrible" she
shuddered and brushed her hand fur
lively across her eyes, IF | thought
that" Mrs. stetson smiled and in
teEruptsd My goodness, Grace, don't
be so tragic, but You just remember
this in spite of all the fool netieas
these city friends of yours have filled
your head with, a spieA and span glBg
ham apron and the color In your
cheeks, | don't mean that kind they
advertise, and welleeeked meals will
bold a man stronger than any other
ties invented by meFtai, RHd here's aH=
other thing, 1t dent cost much to give
a good smile with 1t, too, A maH viii
respond to good treatment every time
and If he can't get that at heme, then,
just tell me where Ia the vale Of woe
he cam
After they had returned ia theiF city
home Mrs. Roberts dropped In for a
of her weekly calls. Seeing Grace at
work attired in a plain Bingham, haF
sleeves rolled UP, and hammiRg a tune,
she threw Hp her hands in horror,
nQeod gracious, ehild,H she walled,
fare FeH erasy working this way and
in such a rig with the iHeasae Richard
hast Do yeH want him to dsspise
yeuf"
Grace laughed. aPespiss me, neither
dear" She put her plump arms around
her mothers neck and kissed her on
both cheeks. why, Richard says ]
ieeH good enough to eat in this and for
q divorce killer a Bingham every tine,