Should She Have Left Him? — page 84: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

AN ECCENTRIC HONE YMOON.,. 7% people and ascertain the meaning of their eccen tricity. Mr. Courtenay, by calling upon Mr. Magrane before he heard from his wife, had learned of the cause, though not of the eccentricity. When hs was admitted to the lawyer’s room the door was carefully closed behind him. “] presume you have heard all from your daugh. ter,’ said Mr. Magrane gravely and sympathetically. “Learned all from my daughter,” repeated Mr. Courtenay, much impressed by the lawyer’s manner, halting in his attempt to seat himself. ‘I have not seen my daughter, sir, if you mean Mrs. Trescotte.” “What ?” exclaimed Mr. Magrane, much aston- ished. “Is she not under your care?” “Do you mean, sir, her husband has abandoned her?” was Mr. Courtenay’s indignant inquiry. “No, no,” hastily protested the lawyer. ‘‘ You are ignorant, then, of all that has occurred ?” Dorothy's father was now thoroughly alarmed. “Sir,” he pleaded, “do not tell me she has for. sotten herself.” “No, no,no! You misunderstand me!” cried the ‘ lawyer. ‘‘ There is no wrong doing on either side— that is, intentionally.” Reassured on the only two points he believed to be essential, Mr. Courtenay lost his temper and demanded angrily: ‘“ D it, sir, what do you mean, then? Tell me at once, without this exasper. ating delay.” “It cannot be told in a sentence,” answered the COIN @ LOOO cS (GO)