The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-05-25

gear. tnen ser II back in high. The
family said:
That's funny Did you notice any
thing7"
Then they forgot 1t and returned to
the popular sport of denouncing the
motion picture people and credltIng
them with inventing more novel sins
than situations.
| Peachblow was blue for several
days and then she Glanced to read,
In the newspapers, this:
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Winsor an
nounce that a curious error has
been made In the public attitude to-
!, ward their relationship.
They have never been married:
never have lived together, never have
been anything but friends, which they
still are, and might not be II they
had been married.
1.-THE children that used to play in
front OF their bungalow are the chill.
dren OF a nelghbor."
"Aha!" quoth ,Peachhlow. 81 will
marry this bachelor" And Immediate
~ began to pack her trunks. She told
her father TO get her n stateroom to
Los Angeles and her mother to come
along.
Her parents INDUCED In mental pin
wheels when they heard her decision
But nothing could change Peach
blows mind. She went out to Los
Angeles, and sent one OF her photo
graphs to Mr.. Winsor with request
for an interview. That photograph
was letter of introduction enough, and
she was invited TO call at the great
mans studio.
When she stood before his eyes he
said:
DO you want to go into the
moyiesfr
"Well,' she said I'm going to mar
ry into them"
Indeed? And who is the lucky
mani"
"You"
Really
"Uh-huh."
Being used to the silent drama and
hating superfluous titles, he said moth
Ing. but took her by an elbow, her
mother by an elbow, hurried them out
to his car, ran them to the nearest
parson and said "Shootp'
For time the marriage was happy
and she revelled In the luxury of
being loved by an expert. But then he
went back to his profession, and NOR
tification set In
Peachblow found herself the chat
tel of husband who left her arms
early in the morning and FASTENED to
the arms Of other women; who fought
for them, pursued them, risked his
life to save their lives. gazed into
their eyes with an ardor that trans
fixed all beholders; who faded out of
every picture with dying duck look
Of undying affection for some highly
artificial beauty-and then came home
at night worn out with love and want
ed TO go TO the American Legion prize
fight
After few months Peachblow sent
for her mother and father and lis
tened to their 81 told you SOS" with
great patience.
They agreed with her that life with
such n husband was impossible and
engaged the best divorce lawyer In
Los Angeles. While they We're bewaIl-
ing the inevitable newspaper horror,
the headlines, and all the hdeous de-
tails Of divorce Peachblow felt a re-
newal OF her occult power,
Divorce nothng," she sald "11l
Just forget him. I'll just unmarry
myself quietly. and erase my memory
from his mind"
She said this In the very presence
OF Mr. Winsor who had called with
his lawyer TO confer with Peachbow,
her parents and their fasyer, John
Elpbinstone
AS soon ms Peachbow spoke, a curl
Gus look came over Claude Wlnsor's
face. Again the earth jolted and spun
backward. then raced forward once
more
ITS nothing" said MFR. Elphin-
stone. ''but one Of our little California
earthquakes. Quite nothing at ALL"
He slipped his arm about Peach
blow ia sustain her. and found the ar
tltude singularly comfortable. Togeth-
or they watched Claude Winsor star
Ing at them with look of bewlIder-
ment. Then he bowed and said:
Pardon me, entered the wrong
set-house, by mistake
He staggered out aud the next thing
he knew he was sitting on his porch
handling his baby before his original
70. 81 y
snapshots for the magazines.
Mr.. Elphinstone chung TO Peachblow
until her father interviewed and said
"What right have you TO stand there
embracing my daughter as II you were
announcing your engagement 10 herr
"And why noti'' said Elpbinstone.
Il see no objection" murmured
Peachbow who felt sudden empti-
ness in her life. after all, who could
make better husband than
lawyer7'
And so In a short time extensively
engraved cards conveyed the Infor-
nation that Mr. and Mrs. Greene an
nounced the marriage Of their daugh-
ter Ellen Anne 10 John Elphinstone,
Esquire.
Those who have experienced II, say
that there Is nothing like helng the
wife of lawyer For time Peach
blow agreed with this In It's simplest
Implication; then she amended II to-
There's nothing like It because
nothing else could be SO bad"