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Lydia Z. Pnkhams Private Textbook upon aAilmeuts
Peculiar 70 Women" will BIO sent free upon request.
Write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
chuScttS This book contains valuable information.
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"This Is my busin"sS," be said pa
tlcn,ly. And waited.
~ wonder if yQn ar" Gniu. to un-
dcr,tand ne when do h"Gn:'
''Guu sound alarEinCly oniu0uS. u"
smiled at her and she had moment Of
ranir. "Iou don't look Ike n youug
lady with anything eating at her damaS'i
cheek "r however it g""e.
DIR. Livingstone. SIT" said suddenly.
'p"Oplc are saying something about YOU
that y"u ought to know
II" stared at her, amazed and in
rrcdulouS.
about me- What can they say:
That's Absurd.
II f"t you ough, To know. Of
course | don't hoIirv" it. Not for Il
moment. But You know what this
town j..
II know lis very good town." hc
said steadily. "liowtv"r. let have it.
dar"say it is not very serious"
She was uneasy enough by that time,
and. rather frightened when she had
finished. For h" SAT. quiet and rather
pale, not looking at her AT all. but
gazing tixcdly at an old dagu"rrotype
Of David that stood on his desk One
that Lucy had shown him ono day and
" |
age of eight, in small black velvet
suit and with very thin legs.
Il thought you ought 10 know" she
justified herself, ncrvOusIy.
Dick got UP.
"Ycs,' h" said. II ought to know,
Of course, Thank you.'
When she had gone h" went back and
stood b"tor" the pictur" again. From
Clnr"'s first words he had had II stricken
conviction that the thing was true
'.nt. as Mrs. Cook Morgan'S visitor
from Wyoming had insisted, Henry
Livingstone had never married. never
had n son. lie stood and gazcd at tho
picture. His world had collapsed about
him, but he was steady and very erect,
David. David" hc thought. "Why
did YOU do it: And what am ]: And
who!'
Charart"rlSticnlly hi, first Thought
after that was OF David himSc'f. What p
ever David had done. his motive hal
been right. lie would have 10 start
with thar. II david hHd built for him
false identity it. was because there
was n necessity for it, Something
shameful, something he was to he taken
away from. Wasn't II probable that
David had heard the gossip, 1nd had
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Short Stories Married Life BY the Best american Fiction Writers

/ able TO maintain my roic OF a man
who regretted his past and was seeking
his solacc in good books. IL was IN .
deed hard for me to SIT Will, the second
volume OF Henry Esmond ana sec
brainlcss noodles while her clothes were
virtually an ihcitchicht u "hse'"''s
'''.iG' ,,- ,,, :, c.,
'"s W." ,o'''' J;l tooi a.,
froo m say h H.. Us o,,ro o, :, ho % so,ncthino
ro,ir,,. ~ ~ orc.nhor .w I'm 70 bc,''
"Wb,tp1 sn.rlcd do bclicvc
sn,rlcd
"Wait and 500" she said.
The next evening when I returned
from my bank and mct Susan | fell
into chair and stared ut her. She
who had never used rouge had used It
too. too nbandonedly. Her gown---I can
, only describe it by saying that even
Mrs. liinicrbcrry. who goes what IS
virtually the limit. would have hcsi-
tatcd to wear IT, -.
.,.,,.l LIKE ,t. the Countcssi OF Dnxminstcr
Nmcila .m ll,ners preathcd IN my ear.
Sh'ci Hss: , -.
cou,ta smnoot!eI; nau 'rad Oh the
In".ose ,,.Ia nn,' oL t nuh,,,.ms.er % ~ was shc
,ho Iost ,bir.r tdr 'tIaS tInmsn, "r,S, S,, u, W.mh
1 linz ,,d ,ho, ho, ali h.r l,,,,,,,. 49,,
in.t nJr .bis -. ,.,a '' s'. E"..,t
and Amo;" Ti,bcrs n,,,tn ,' ., ,,".s,'n, .Sn"r,i
n hi, mara .o;l :! and ,horn "oro ,'inn ,I""
marc imnor.nno,;om, ' ,n *" Sr,,n., H.. ',
''"" ''''
T CLOSED my cvcs ond proncL for
/ ,ho ,.,i. ,oui,.... W.,. .,,, :,
IL, ,,,>o. s"m ',.I.', Tm ~. -, .'".n . v
,h,, "tn I,I , " w.. , u."sm ~, r,, .m sur
.n'' rn" ~ ,n ~ ~. ~" oi,.. a.H,u"n ..,'i.. w Il
na. .no m, ~. .M'. ,.;l1,,.. lunN.. 'V: WIS
h"uJoi, "v ,,nu m", ,, r,'"tI' W. i'Isan hs ;
,rwnL "a 7, v'," ,o, ,,,',,,,aJ ,'Iou o..ore @
,ha. n"N ~ - 49,. wa, ".,,o,"'u, ,i, ~ WIZ, -;
anj has;,,,., "sii ~" r, rs Iii T'" "" ~. '"'
, ,h,, ,,,;ah, H. j.. u, ..,,,I. a.; .'"'u surEs
as "", m,I, tmou. ue ,ho - % ""m W. ~ m'sn5
, ..,,. NJ" ' "''''' s."ssc''u
% ,n,s. ~. , 49,,
Al w., ,. n,. az, ~, ~. ~, 'IMa'u' un'
',L I nw. "ur. ,,, "i'" 1nn ''u VI tna' trnnk.
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Can erii identity be lost
in good? See hOr this
ihrObbing story Of mystery
regeneration and lore solres
these problems.

Always sh" had known that this might
come some time. bur always. too. she
had seen David bearing the biunt of H.
lie should bear II. 1t was not of her
doing or Of her approving. For years
the danger Of discovery had hung over
her like cloud.
"Do You know which," he persisted
"Yes. Dick"
'WOuld you have the unbelievable
cruelty not 20 tell me-
She got up. 2 taut little figure with
q dignity born OF her fear and OF her
love for him.
II shall NOT bctray David's conf.
dcncc." she said. Long ago I warned
him that this time would come.
was never in favor of keeping you In
ignorance. Hnf II i David's problem,
tI,lling you.'
H." knew hcr determination and her
obstinate loyalty. But he was fairly
desperate.
You know that II you don t tell me,
| shall go to David"
4" II YOU 60 now YOU will kill him.
5 as bad as that. is IL" h" asked
Srimly. ''Then there is something
'""''''"' p'h''' ~ - tH'i''
No. no, Dick Not that. And
want yon. always. TO remember this
what David did was ont Of love for
YOU. II" has made many sacrifices tor
! you. First, hc saved your life, aud
then he mad" You what you are. Ana
he has had Il great pride in it. DON
destroy his work of years.
Her voice broke and she turned TO
go out, her chin Guiyerinc, bur halfway
to tho door he called to her.
AUNT Lucy. - hc said gently
She heard him behind her, felt his
| strong arms as bc turned her about.
He drew her TO him and, STOPPING,
kissed hcr cheek.
.you'ro rioh. :. h. .oi, n,,wars
ripht IN NO. ,,orr" him' ,,.i,b Il Wy
w"rd ~ ha,,, "v.t .'',i WIN ,i,,a COMES
beJI RON mn ort ',,i, "r'' ~, !, nn"es / Il
woit AID ",a' i,'.o ',.',, 49,, ho,h Don't
over forrri lin, wv ~" "''"'
~, '''"''
.e i ",'S'a nor again ana I'' hrr -,
'"' i"nS "l'"r David had p', uT"" r,,.
. n'S prhH'rDo"N that NJ ght' ana a,,, "a
INV nurS' had rnstl"d down lEe '." '",
y" ,n' nlsh' supper ON ih' oin'i's 'pVn, ~,
Iap,': mi,'': i;nc 'aF aWnRr ana H>'"",' s,or
''" H'"" pacing OF MS D'd'oo'" "''''
lie was very gentle with David from
that time on. and tried to return 10
hi. old light hearted ways. On the day
David was to have his first broilr'
borrowed her cap and apron. and EAR
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Eve In the Garden Of Eden. 7 In,
the trunk by the handle and sbo.l,.i l,i'ed
Nothing. There was absolutclv ~ y.
ing in that trunk. And beyond !, noth.
trunk 10. H. And beyond that $1,000 $1,000
went down the stairs slowly. FL.
times stopped and stood. irwin. I'VE
overcome the trembling Of 70
limbs; trying to regain my usu,y my
compos'ire. This unscemly haa' hr,s
ness had gone far enough. t,, Dusl.
No. 1O might do for Lady Mk Mn
cedcs, but for respectable hmcr;s.
wifc-no. The tenth Mrs. Tulkins,snn
might please Lord Algy. but as ~
pleasing Augustus Tulkington--no, ~,
met Susan in the hall. 1 CRASHED h.,
arm firmly. '' "er
Susan ! said. ~ have had cnor,t
of this. ] have had plenty of Susanss.,
"Augustus!' she cried. and tbrcu
her arms around mo. Augustus. I
have had more Augustuses than cou,d
bear. | want just my own old tm
gustus. l want my plain old Aurps.
tus ~ ''us'
And J." said briskly. "v,n,
nothing but my same old Susan. Tb;s
whole business has been nothing M,
idiory. We can vary tho monotonr
Of our married existence without com.
mitting imitation b'gamy by retail AMI
Wholesale. ""'
was tremendously relieved. for
admit now that ] had been tremcndou,'
ly frightened. The tenth Mrs. Tulkins.
ton had upset mo.
Susan" whispered firmly. for
was not going to lot her come undcr
the influence Of Amelia Tithcrs onothsr
moment, go up TO your room and nrc.
pare for a iourncy--a journet with
your own husband. You are going 70
Palm Beach with YOUR Augustus, A 20.
spectacle banker and married man. I,
five minutes the car will be at tho door
Hurry. for We have no time to waste
But Susan | ad dcd as she turned 70
hurry up the stairs. Susan. viii
YOU tell Inc one thing? What WAS in
the eleventh trunk?',
Nothing. Augustus. she said. h.,
hand on the rail.
"And in tho twelfth trunk:' I ak.
ed with u deep breath.
LESS than nothing. Augustus" said
Susan.
] shnddcrod TO think Of what a wife
nay be capable when driven TO il by
deadly routine.
"And in tho thirteenth trunk.
Susan | asked hoarscly.
'Why. You old silly. my own Clothes"
said Susan with a laugh: "ihc clo,bc,
I was wcarin. when Amelia and George
came.
"Oh." said stupidly. "Oh. Well,
you've ne time TO pack anything,
You'll take the thirteenth trunk"
From Palm Beach son, a lar:.
check to George 'Cithors. and hc ami
Amelia wcr" gone when wo returned,
That was several years ago. but I
cannot prrsual" Susan ia allow me 10
have ihOs" twclv" trunks thrown ou,
of tho Storcroom in the attic.
mo. Augustus DEAR" she alwau
says. ~ know now that mono,ony il
III" ono great curse "f married lic,
and ] love ynri 80 dcar'y. Augustus,
that ] want always 10 havc. n few Of
dear Am"lia's trunks 10 winhward"
Copyrioi'. Io?'. Ly Uritcd F,rturc Syrdicor
AN rGhtS reserved. ErprodUcfion prohibi,d
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r,,rcl. "SUsnlI ! doing il 80 woudcr-
iul,, Auh cur urtl" rra"tirr trim came
vi >p'ondIly. N"u Il never again think
"G Susan ~ n >t"dcy. stupid married.
"'d-thing sort of person. You just
WH!l 80
When Su>au came down I" dinner |
was ind"rd SURPRISED. turned from
Amelia Trhcr~. with whom | Lad hccu
i"iug my best f." firr. nnd gasrcd.
Such h.-wc'I. ~u"h lack Of ,'l",hc~. Such
uhundnmr" "i l"u= earrings
'The yamp.r" typo. hr .'''h"i
An'.a Tuh"r>. "D"">n't "a" Il" il
WclI:
;Iu" did Fer few sept cmhcr days
! d.d Try I" t'rr with SON" "E our
i"mal" n"ighh"r,. but before week
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b". hi'iD HiIN"'1 ~. ''.'t "'. 49,, lt.Il'
IT, -, r.. ro,r.,','u d.'rvJ o;
'>' r h'h'r'd o'ui'r r'M
Ll' y. Us a!&''". j.'er'd tD ''"DJod' -
nn Di,,. ,,r,,.,.,7,~,. ,,ao,. ,,c,c-
".y h.y,c " gon ara -, = d.'.r.. .,a'a
81 d"n r., "a '".& i", Agr"d4!. H. ri, r.
i, IS I%nH ., ..ni ~ o,d IT, Jd' isl iookHIIG
'.d 0"."o, >Drr "j H. N"lr y'a, =
=, -. ,",, ~ ,,,''', -. n.,,..
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b. if"IY ,AHLY>LI. o,r,,s. nlo. tco
go, 1rtor' ~ Cd ~ D. r"r,2uat
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::0,d.
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'y''' ''' ~ "'
L." IS E'>%L7T. r 1,"">rap"' q wh3
-; 'u.. ,., . 10 i.gE ii.nI'' ~ n IN,
&j}t, r. .,l,In, ,,'.r. al r'.aros9".
~",,9
vr'' I'm *" "uI.Ur"I",!r.' ,'r"n' ,r,.
nnrc g.,
Ilr ~ .."" ,'h, rorh W,'Tr ,'o.,,, 49,,
.@L,t". +, oDo. H. is ao.tt,,.
TT WAS ~" ""d 81 May before David
! hr.ar u, u.uvc n',nu H., u,.r"r room
,r,., .n.,... .,r..,c .,. .r..,.lod .,roc,. had
,,rr~' 'm' ~" leaf 10y 'n@l ','n": an" Az
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One of the Series of Evening Public Ledger Original 81

" "Dons 'h"s' ,hn% sho do,s cvcr,,binr 90
,,.,tI ~. ~" ,i., uti ,,.,,,, !Si,h
' ,,iso IEeS' N"'' S"'' ''''e'
n,ic,, ,oro s,ii II ro,,,, 70 ,h,t
..Too nenfomr,od % "i m',ir =. =" Lrtt la mn,
~, w ,o"'uuuI" WI nll VI" L,',,
ho had ponrc% r%"p hmsci @ TIfs" rrcvcnicr %r
ri s,,. in oi"h. ,iiii,, N .,,Ii r,r
,bc was w;Sc i, ".",,Giiii ,,iiiior %ilu' Nh ,,n,
old ton. when Won w"rr n mcwIv. wcJ%';
None Of your business - cr"wicd.
AN IIc rnrfc.,o.,,. ,oiI ,,nnrn
Ti,hcrS, "AnJ now. ;;u.<j"' ' mr Ind.
hcrnuso >hc il inst ibat.-u w!fc in -
million wives cxnrtly likc hcr-.yor 80. " arc %
sore. Wha,t I;ornd r!tJnr Tho oIL
iingcruail. with cnnri, Dcoj sick nf
denr old Sue. and dear old Sur Icpd
sir,; Of nice old ,;ustms, Tho ,rnnhIr
with YOU and Suo. mr lad. is thn, Won
need couple Of stage managers. That's
trouble 80. I. And troihIc %n, . hmnrs
on it--yon'ro both natYraj birnmi.ts"T'' t""T
''Sron rigl, thnrn - ,rirI
Like ali ot us. Like all Of rs 80
said George.
'Not ann,hc~ worl," I nyr'oi, o.
cN'codingly angry.
"Whra M :" George said rhcu. "Sfn,,
hcr., ThH boss say, >,or. Wc'r,
through. Amelia. I onIv mean, to- toll
him of I.o,I Algy and Ladv Morrcd,.
Du' ho says ',c"p. aud wo Slope
''nh. Lord AlCy nnd Lady Mcr-
rcd"s :" exclaimed t;corgc'~ vifc "rh,
hanricst 'wo people Such bopp,
vair.'
always marrying AIvavs mar,
and gay. WHAT"
The poor wretch laughed heartily A.
his miserable pun.
so Chpo-y and hannv' .Irny,
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MY ONLY excuse for throwing

NY ONLY t excuse for throwing
George Tithers into the lily pool
At midnight is that thought he was
my wife Susan. As president OF a
bank and highly respected and
wcighty citizen, | most seriously
object to being called "Baldy," and
I particularly object to being slapped
gayly on the top Of my head with an
open hand. Or any other Kind Of
hand. And believed this Tithcrs
person-my wfc's brother. I'm
ashamed to say--was in Europe.
Naturally, then, when | had been
dreaming that my wife was stand
ing above me in n divorce court, de-
nouncing me to the Judge, and de-
claring that even the sight Of my
bald head had come to be uauseatlng
to her, my first thouGht-whcN |
felt the slap on the head and heard
"What no, Badly WAS that Susan
was attacking nc. In an instant !
had lcaped from the marble bench
and had grapp.ed with my attackcr.
George Tithcrs cried out Il moment
too late. for had already given
mighty hcavc and had thrown him
full length into the lily ponl. As
my mistake became apparent 20 me
as | saw George Tithcrs coming out
of the lily pond On his hands and
knees. ! apologizcd frankly.
"I beg your PARDON | said Il
thought you were my wife"
Rather! should think so.
George said as he emerged and shook
himself like a dog. But it's not
nice way to treat lady, Tulky; IS
It, now? Wife drowning isn't done
IN the best circles any more, You
know. But. say! Has it come to this,
really? The little gray home in the
West must be off its feed, what
Now, my home is not gray and L
is,not in the West; it is white marble
and on Long Island; but | let that
pass. George Tithcrs had-in his
silly way-put his finger on the
exac. fact: our home was off It's
feed" as he chose 10 say, and en-
tirely off it's feed. made George
remain where he was while | cN-
planned the matter fully and to its
lcast detail. Toward the end OF the
first half hour, as the night grew
chilly, his teeth began to chatter and
a little later he :nce2ed man. times,
with gradually increasing violence,
but he listened patiently. THIS
deepened my thought thai George
and his precious wife must DC dead
broke again. but vas glad TO have
even a dead-brokc brothcr-in-IaW
hear the truth about Susan and rnIr
self. That truth was that after
twenty years Of married life W"
hated each other. As matter OF
fact, the reason was on the mar
bic bench by the lily poo! at mid
night was because hai told susan
would never again spend an hour
under the same roof with her and
that tomorrow We would begin
scemly but immediate preparations
for a scparatlon and divorce. ! had
meant to spend the night on that
marble bench.
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When DOES human nature
crash UH3G ihp strain Of
fear ard fr0gcdy:' .WHsi IL
mi dozen all iorcd ones
az disaster?
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A : ANYTHING S"c"rd rr"i,rut' .
~ 20 d!v"rr", Susan and |, uilnr
thorough rousid"rar!"n Of Ii" .uarrrr in
company with Grorg" litArrS unI ~,
wife. agreed 20 nppOiu' G"orsr nnd
Amelia stag" managers 0f our married
life aud | allowed them liberal ruu .
pensatlou. After long rouSI'ratinn
George and Amelia decided that It
would bc best for George to be- my per.
sona manager while Amelia mana snd
Susan. agreed TO rrorr'&!rg - al
vance. but was surprised " lrn t;"o~g
prrervra.i ne VITA Il >hper 81 rapor al
III" I~p Uf 2E,rh l." had wr.fl"o 'cast
Of Chnrart""..' ON this snpt wrr,
written six varieties Of husbands, a.
men of my acquaintance, and no tive
alike. At the head of the LIST wa,
written ".Ianuary--Self. prosperous
banker" And following this was
"Fcbruary-H. P.ipisyleton, clubman
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-01-12
Harriet decided, in the soft silence and

Harriet decided, In the soft silence and
darkness of the summer night.
From Isabelle's problem her thoughts
went to her own, to Royal Blondin. She
was wakeful and restless tonight sim
ply because she could not decide just
how much she need fear him. Firstly
was there any reason for antagonizing
him, and secondly, would he hurt her
IL she did? For Royal could not punish
her without Furnishing himself, and
could not Danish her from Crownlands
If he ever hoped to show his own face
there again. But Nina!
Was Blondin so bad? She tried to
ask herself the question honestly, and
an honest shudder answered 1t before
1t was fairly framed. She tried to pic
ture Nina's marriage, their early days
together, the breakfast table, where
the crude little girl blundered and
fioundered in conversation, her helpless
devotion. that would annoy and exas-
perate him. She saw Ninas near
sighted eyes yelling with hurt tears !;
Nina's check book eagerly surrendered
to win from her lord a few delicious
hours of the old flattery, the old atten-
tion.
ut would take q clever woman to
hold him." Harriet thought, "and it
wouldn't be worth q clever woman's
while"
Nina-Ward-Royai-Richard The
wearying procession began again. Roy
al might treat her with honesty and
honor He was not small In everything.
and she had never done him harm
But-there might come the terrible mo-
ment when she had to face Richard
with the confession. Yes, she had
known him before. Yes, they had en-
tered into q tacit compact. Yes, she
had kept from Nina's father a secret
that, while 1t might be unimportant,
certainly should have been told him.
Impossible to think the thing to any
conclusion! Too many possibilities
might alter the entire situation. If she
were married safely to Ward, for ex-
ample? But, then she dared not mar
ry Ward until Re yal's attitude was
finally defined. For if her position
were dangerous now, what would 1t be
If she had committed herself irrevoca-
bly, to deception by marriage? Wards
young, crude intolerance sitting in
Judgment upon his wife Harriet
shivered.
Suddenly she fell upon her knees,
and dropped her bright head against
the wide balustrade. For long time
Harriet had not prayed. But now. in
a few words. and quite without pre-
meditation. there burst from her the
most sincere prayer of her life. She
looked up at the stars.
"God!" she said, softly, aloud, "helI
me! Make me do what is right, how
ever hard it is. Father, don't let ,ns
make another mistaken
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-01-12
Steel Barrela-

If the statements of the makers are
well founded, it is probable that steel
barrels will eventually take the place
of wooden ones. The steel barrel is
composed Of slaves of that material
locked together by an ingenious de-
vice; the hoops and heads are also
OF steel. 1t is claimed that the steel
barrel is more durable and more COM
pact than the wooden one. AS 1t Is
said to be lighter and cheaper, 1t has
already had favor In various quarters.
About 3OO,0OOOO0 barrels are needed
annually in normal times, to supply
the demand in the United States.
Flour mills use about 90,0O0.000. the
sugar Industry 40,000,000, and the
cement industry 7b,OOO,O Christian
Science Monitor.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-01-12
CHAPTER VIII.

Sudden peace anG confidence flooded
her spirit. She sat on, dreaming and
planning. but with no more mental dis
tress. With the prayer she had gained,
In some subtle fashion, a new self-re-
| spect. She would not let him frighten
her again; after all. while she COM
manded her own soul, Royal Blondin
could not hurt her.
And he shall not marry Nina.
either" Harriet decided, going in,
stiff and cold, but full of resolution.
She looked at a clock-it was almost
four. Three hours sleep was not to be
despised. but Harriet was in no mood
for it. Instead she took a bath, and
just as the dawn was beginning to flood
the world with mysterious half-lights
and long wet shadows, she crept out
into the dew-drenched garden and, with
a triumphant sense of being alone,
went into the wood. Early walks
were one of her delights. 1t was al
most seven o'clock when she came
back. glowing, beginning to feel warm
and headachy, beginning to realize
that the July day would be hot, be-
ginning to be conscious of the eight
mile tramp. In the garden at Crown
lands she met Royal, leaving the
house.
He studied her approvingly
Harriet. do you know that you are
extraordinarily easy to look upon?
What gets you up so early?"
1--WE been walking" she said briefly
antries instantly antagonized her. and
he saw it.
"Well. 1 thought perhaps had bet
ter get out. I'm at the club for day
or two. Ward tells me-" he added, Civ
Ing the girl sharp glance, that yup
and he-eh?"
Harriet flushed.
I'm sorry he told your
"Oh. my dear child!" Blondin mad.
deprecatory motion of his hands
"Of course, think you're very WISE"
he added.
This smote upon her newborn self
respect, and all the glory departed
from the day. The man saw her breast
rise and fail with some quick emotion
as he half-smillngly watched her.
1.-THE lad gets beautiful and wise
and very discreet wife," he was begin
ming, but Harriet silenced hlin angrily.
"He loves me. 1 don't know what
a boys love Is worth; he's only twen-
ty-two, after all. But he does love
mel But believe me, Royal, you
couldn't hurt meas you are hurting
me If tho was no truth in what
you say. Ward has had three years
at college-rve not been a member of
the family all that time without know
ing that he is not n saint He has
lived as other men do-as women per-
NIT decent men to live, / suppose.
Nina's different. She's younger. She
has never had an affair"
1--WE were not discussing Nina ~
mo, know 1t. But you reminded
me that what / object to in you, with
her. / myself am doing with him-or
something very like It'll Except
that" Harriet floundered a little,
but regained her thread-"except that
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-01-12
By EDWARD G. LOWRY

C0pyright. Western Newspaper Union
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-24
FIGHT IN KEENE COURT.
Pair of Newly WEEDS Start Rag Fight
Which Judge Stops.

KEENE, n. H., May 24.-Mrs. Annie
Lalley of West Swanzey, bride of two
weeks, failed to prove in municipal
court yesterday that her husband
Michael Lalley. was a common drunkard
and the case against him was dismissed.
He had to pay the costs of the court
nevertheless, as the complaint was
signed by his wife and he was liable for
her bills. The day in court cost him
$3.50.
Michael was unable to secure a lawyer
to defend him and he conducted his own
case. After his wife had completed her
testimony the Judge told him to ask her
any questions he desired. He asked but
one question and the second one de-
velop into a rag fight. - it was
quickly stopped by the court.