Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-12-01
The Court of First
Resort
BY MARTHA M. WILLIAMS

20. 1879, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndlcate')
Anne dropped into an easy chair,
saying stormily; "Oh, Mrs. Dean, II
must speak to somebody. shall die
unless l dow
whats the fatal something" Mrs.
Dean asked, suppressing an inclina-
ton to laugh. Anne was hardly past
her honeymoon-sh had sung the
praises of Peter in every key through
out tedious engagement. And all
the first month the praise chorus had
strengthened-Pete was wonderful
nobody like him, No other woman
ever had or could have such lover
husband. Anne was happier than the
sunshine. She knew now just why
she had been created-to love and
cherish Peter--but was puzzled as to
how she had fallen into such amaz-
ing and undeserved felicity.
Continuous harplng wears thin the
rarest strain. Mrs. Dean had, in
truth, grown tired Of the paeans. She
was genuinely glad the young folk
were so happy, but wise enough to
be sure the happiness would last long
er If not so furiously advertised.
Intuitively she understood that Anne's
alteration was grounded In seltishness
an inarticulate effort to charm Peter
into forgetting everything but her
self.
She was rather a plteous figure,
gasping and snubbIng, her fine hair
a little unkempt, her eyes redrlmmed.
II moved Mrs. Dean to say kindly:
"Tell me your trOuble-provided It is
anything friend may hope to rem
edy."
Peter has Joined the gun club !"
Anne gasped rather than said. with
out a word to me-sald he knew |
had a foolish prejudice against guns
and things. l must get over 1t be-
cause he loved them-almOst next to
me. Think Of that When he knows
have been brought up to regard
killing things-what they call sport
as next to a crime"
There's no killing at the club"
Mrs. Dean commented. "They shoot
only at clay pigeons for the Joy of
norksmansbin Won oupht IN he clad
rather than hurt"
"Ob, Ob.oor Ammo woiIad "you
know tbev on on comn hunts once or
twice a wear stov fortnight and
kill, kill all the time"
"H-m-ml l think you like the veni-
son they fetch back" Mrs. Dean in
terrunted
Anne flushed "It is dead and not
eating it won't srlnR tho poor deer ts
life,' she protested. But that ism
the real hard part. ] have to STAY
at home. How can Peter think or tha'
AS crazy as he was to be always
with me|
you thought you knew him up ana
down. backward ana rorwaru' Mrs'
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