After Many Years

NZ Truth, Issue 1144, 3 November 1927, Page 3

After Many Years

•THERE are sortie very pathetic stories of domestic discord to be heard at the Auckland Maintenance Court, but none could be imbued with more distressing circumstances than that of an aged couple who braved the cold publicity of court proceedings last week. There was a touch of heartbroken despair m the opening phase of an appeal for maintenance on the part of a 61-year-old wife. Married 40 years ago — reared seven children — and parted for the last 17 years from her husband of 69! Fortunately Fate and Cupid took a hand ere the agonized heart could unload its full tale of woe. Shortly after the old lady took the witness-box an urgent message from . the Supreme Court called away both counsel involved m the maintenance case' and the elderly clients were requested to await their return. Ere the reappearance of -the lawyers, the fires of affection were well and truly re-kindled and the remainder of the story that had caused the rift m the old equpieSa life waahappjj^ieft 4«_tfi4dj»