Show A DIVORCE KILLER r JER IL L by DOROTHY CROWELL WELL sirs mrs roberts darted furtive glances at her daughter who was idly drumming on the closed window finally unable to stifle her curiosity longer she burst out grace stop that silly pounding alint in the world Is the matter has richard developed a grouch grace race shrugged her shoulders and sighed 1 I hardly see sec enough of blin bilm to know something was forming in her mind of which the mother despite her superior knowledge of the world was ignorant mrs roberts went to her never mind grace you will find after you have been married as long its as a s I 1 that men are peculiar creatures and that it la Is best to let them fight out their grouches alone ah oh it that grace declared seriously but I 1 can see that gradually I 1 am losing richards love in ninny annys nys he shows it mrs roberts tried to comfort her daughter vowing to give richard a piece of her mind at the first opportunity sirs mrs roberts was to be farther shocked chocked hoc ked before the visit was wag over the cause of this new worry was her daughters firm determination to bury herself in the country and think out the renson reason for the growing coldness between herself and her husband and of all places in the world at grandmother stetsons away up in the hilderness Ild erness miles and miles from everything mrs roberts threw up her hands in despair as she heard this insane folly of her silly daughter grandmother stetson while lille living in the wilderness know knew human nature with a knowledge that her daughter could never acquire and when grace walked dejectedly into the little sitting room of the house in the wilderness she was met mill ready sympathy and folded in two substantial arms in a few words grace unfolded her grievance and when she had finished mrs stetson declared with conviction that Is a mighty poor apology for it woman who ho cannot keep heep her husbands love once she has won it within the week grace had discarded her city frocks for more suitable garments which her own hands had fashioned under the critical eyes of the grandmother mrs stetson took matters into her own hands now and forwarded a telegram which brought richard to the house in the wilderness Ild erness within a day lie he burst burs hastily into the sitting room great scott lie he cried where Is site she I 1 never realized realize grae grace was its as ill as that oh I 1 knew there was something but grace i is s not ill mrs stetson told him that telegram is something between myself and my conscience you wrote a pretty letter about going away for months and leading your wife didlot you well a business man mail has to attend lie he began ilum hum mrs stetson sniffed disdainfully go in the kitchen and wash up slie site pointed to a door at the end of the short hall richard pressed the latch and went in ili the figure bent over the table rolling pin in ili hand he failed to recognize alarmed at the heavy tread the girl looked up tip dick she gasped in astonishment both were embarrassed and acted like two children A formal handshake which left his ban white from the flour was her greeting As the day passed mrs stetson refused with a that forbade argument to assist in ili the kitchen and left the entire management to her granddaughter richard seemed to find little it if any time to think of business this new order of things appealed to hini him immensely lie he had never known grace in this new role mrs stetsons teachings i were lere certainly bearing fruit on one day grace went to her perplexed and not a little peeked tell tile me grandmother stetson she asked aked tears perilously near is a mars macs heart only gained through ills his stomach that Is horrible she shuddered shudder ed and brushed her hand fur far dively across her eyes if I 1 thought that mrs stetson smiled and interrupted my goo goodness duess grace dont be so tragic but you just remember illis in spite of all the fool notions tl these ie city ally friends of yours have filled your head with a spick and span gingham apron and the color in your cheeks checks I 1 dont menn mean that kind they hey advertise and well cooked meals will hold it man stronger than any other if lies invented by mortal and heres sin nn other thing it dont cost much to give a good smile with it too A man will respond to good treatment every time und and if he cant get that at home then just tell tile me where in the vale of woe he can after they had returned to their city home hoine mrs roberts dropped in tor for one of her weekly calls seeing grace it work attired in a plain gingham her sleeves rolled up and humming ag it a tune 1 she threw up tie lie hands in borror good gracious child sla tire are you crazy working this way and in such a rig with the income richard lias has do you want him to despise you youl grace laughed despise pes Te plse me mother dear slie she put her plump arms around her mothers neck and kissed hissed her on both cheeks why richard says I 1 to look ok good enough to eat in this a and nd for it 11 divorce killer a ging hsin m every time why it Is the greatest thing in the world copyright 1919 9 by the th mcclure news new piper syndicate |