Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-11


THE man you've Just seen. vA.,.
dead In there. was my hushs,I
We've been married for seven va.
When We married vas ~
and he was Is. didn't wan. !,
marry him. I...I wantd
marry somebody else INV ~
Dick. My mother. well. she d,sr,
Ike Dick. You see, we were vhs, :
called nice people. and Dick NJ.
third mate on 4 ship In the merchss,
service. Mother said he wasn't
the right class for me. They would,s
let me marry him. He was only ,,
and he wasn't earning much. on
I was bad. bad"
She stopped. and I said: How A
you mean. bad?" x
''Oh. / ought to have stuck to hin
I promised him. I told him I'd van
But they wanted me to marry
the man I married. He was rieA
very rich. and we were so poor, On
] ought to have stuck to him. m,
boy Dick =. but they were "a.
strong for me I couldn't. WA,
only II. Oh. you do understand
don't you? I couldn't. They ver
too strong"
"Yes." said. II understand. Ga
on"
WELL" she went on. "I married
him. I couldn't help II Seven year,
ago. He wasn't unkind to me a,
first. He said he loved me, and
suppose be did. And I tried to Iowa
him. too. ] did my best: ] swear 10
you I did my best. But couldn't
was always thinking Of my bow
Dick. far away. and the dreadful lei.
ter he wrote me when he heard tina.
I'd married. He was right, but n
hurt me dreadfully. For q year or
two things went well enough. VA,
very wretched. but didn't show N.
And my husband. he seemed pleased
But one day. I don't know how. hs
found out about Dick. I don't sec
why he minded. I'd married him:
that ought to have been enough 10,
him. I was a good wife to him: I
swear to you I was. But he cot
jealous. Jealous Of my poor boy
Dick. so far away. whom I hadn't
even seen since I married. My hus
band began to talk to me about Dick,
Well, tried to say It was Just a boy
and girl affair. but my husband
understood. He couldn't help seeing
that I didn't love him. He thought
It was Dicks fault. and 20 Il was In
a way. He began to hate him. He
was jealous OF him, Just because I
loved him. He hated Dick. and hs
hated me. Oh. you don't know what
It's like. hope you'll never know.
To live with somebody who's got
grudge against you. and who's trying
to make you suffer. trying all the
time. I don't know how he did II,
but, you see. he was rich man. Ny
husband began to take an interest IN
shipping. He bought shares IN
ships. and opened an office. And no
made q lot Of money. for he was
clever. Oh. couldn't bear It."
But how do you mean" I said. II
don't quite understand"
"Iie began to follow the move
ments Of Dicks ship 1t was quite
easy. lie used to come in In the
evening. and say: 1.-The 'CheroniI
has been sighted or Sandy Hook.
Would you like to send Dick wire.
less. darllnG?" didn't say any.
thing. but It hurt. Or again. he told
me when Dick was promoted TO sec.
ond mate. lie found out: he told me.
I don't know: ne must have made
spying a business. lie told me how
much Dick was getting per month.
He even invented stories about Dick
and other women. month after
month. year after year. Almost
every day. he had something to tell
me. gritted my teeth together.
tried not to burst out, but II was too
much. My husband was using Dick
"a a cant phrase. Instead OF saying:
II forgot my umbrella today. how
careless" he'd say: "l'm Just as
careless as Dick" And. in Q resiau.
rant. he asked me whether I'd like
pudding Ia Dick. But ] didn't get
used to IT,: It only got worse and
worse. Year after year. I was going
mad with It; perhaps I am mad. But
It didn't stop my heart bleeding: per.
haps ! could have stuck Il out. how.
ever perhaps he'd have got
tired Of II. For my husband loved
me. you know. In his way: indeed.
It was always after ia cried, when
I lay weak aud sick with Mysteries.
that he'd take me In his arms and
cover me with kisses which ! hadn't
the strength to resist.
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