title: A Mad Marriage
author: Fleming, May Agnes
description: Poor marital choices lead to unhappy results. Show Excerpt am not to blame, mother, believe that. Only (it is not a pleasant thing to tell) Mrs. Englehart has taken it into that supremely foolish head of hers to be jealous of me--of poor, plain Joan Kennedy  The major, a kind old soul, has spoken a friendly word or two in passing and--behold the result  Don't let us talk about it. I'll start out to-morrow morning and search all Quebec, and get a situation or perish in the attempt. And now, Mistress Jessie, I'll take a cup of tea." I threw off my shawl and bonnet, laughing for fear I should break down and cry, and took my seat. As I did so, there came a loud knock at the door. So loud, that Jessie nearly dropped the snub-nosed teapot. "Good gracious, Joan  who is this?" I walked to the door and opened it--then fell back aghast. For firelight and candlelight streamed full across the face of the lady I had seen at the House to Let. "May I come in?" She did not wait for permission. She walked in past me, straight to the fire, a