'The child did not fall in readily with
the proposal. It is true that she bore
him none of that love which wives
commonly bear their husbands. She had
not loved him when she became his
wife, and he had not inspired her with
love, but he had not been cruel to her;
he had given her a home and she felt
In duty bound to stand by him. Her
friends insisted, however, and finally
she yielded to their importunities and
did so.
It did not take the judge long to de
cide what he should do. When he
learned from the evidence offered by
the plaintiff the circumstances under
which ',the marriage had been sol
emnized, he quickly signed a decree of
divorce. Leeper offered no defense.
Thus, Gertrude Trusty, after being
two years a wife, has become a child
again.
What was to become of her when she
bad been granted the decree of di
vorce was a serious question. But it
was soon settled by a kind family in
Brighton. The divorcee is now in the
bornome of R. L,- Davis, of this village:
and there she will be cared for till she
attains her womanhood. Mr. and Mrs.
Davis have not legally adopted her.
but they havepractically done so, and
she will be treated by them as their
own child.
Count Dresses as a Woman.
