The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-10-13
LOWS PROBLEM.
How II Vas Settled for Richard
and Marina.

MI W APA-
"Madanf
"What your honest opinion about
iove?"
about we? Why-but you are not
thinking proposing, are you9'
"Not We"
Then the both burst into laughter;
for the yung man, as he made that
referenceb proposing, shifted his POI
sition awe from his companion with
an air OF iarm; the result being that
the little able on which he was seated
toppled ter, and he unexpectedly
found d sat on the grass instead.
miss lulgrove," said he, when
their mirs had subsidized, and he was
beginninlto gather up the materials
out OF with he had been constructing
a toy ysht for her small brother,
"you obs,ve that chance has supplied
an appreciate answer: the very men
tion OF Ice upsets me"
but has brought you to your
knees asFelL
81 beg our pardon; it is duty that
has brouht me TO my knees, not love.
have pimised Tommy that his boat
shall befinished this morning, and
now cat find the rudder-bother
the thin"
"Therit isr, exclaimed Tommy's
sister, d,ting from her seat, and pick
ing the Kissing article from out a long
tuft OF lAss.
Whenrde was restored once more,
and the had resumed their taslxs-he
workingt the little vessel with all a
sailors inning. she making for II the
sails th, he had planned--there. was
silence tween them for some min
utes.
At lasWalton spoke in meditative
fashionkhowing that his mind had
been polering her unexpected ques-
ton;
II auinclined 20 think that love,
nowadus, is too often unreal; IL has
lost itssimplicity and spontaneous
ness, bause so much is made OF IL in
fiction.
That's exactly what | have felt
myself, said Marina Mulgrove, quick
ly. md / think we women are
,
hearts, that modern, civilization
doesn'tdmit OF much Romance in real
: life, an yet;we are not bit satisfied
unless en- make love TO us in a high
ly seninental way. 1t is delightful
IL papnnd mamma object; we get an
opportuity To pose like the heroine OF
three Humes, and II is delightful, too,
II the ear man who offers his heart
and WITS ours seems In a fearful
state Z agony while we are thinking
wheth, the exchange is worth max
ing; ar the worst OF all is, there is no
honorsle retreat for either OF the en-
gagged mes, even IL they find, on bet
ter acdaintance. that they don't like
each sher well enough 10 get mar
ried. No; the novelist has decided
that ue love Is eternal, and there
fore 10 poor wrctchcs submit 70
their ne. The girl especially Is afraid
10 reirn her engagement ring, be-
causehc has rend SO much about the
frighul effect OF jilting a man, lie
was q pink OF perfection yesterday;
to-moow. II She says she has changed
her md, and does not care TO get
marrtl, he begins life anew as a
scounrel, or Is a hopeless drunlsard in
six maths time. "
'Wkn. instead OF anything OF the
sort lppening, the poor fellow would
jump or JOY TO get his discharge, :"
Naid hlton. "But that novelist has
decide for him that the girl must
necearily break her heart, or end her
days. miserable spinstcr; SO he
also iafraid to speak his mind"
"Al SO they get married and lead n
cat-aI-dog life" said Marina, PEN
hivcly
"Buhow Is this state OF things TO
be allied Miss Mulgrove2 You have
thougl SO much about the problems OF
modersocicty. Is there any way Of
makinmarriage a safer transaction
for bot partics2 You see, we can't
abolislove. but the calamity Of mar
riage nght be might be-
"Avded?" inquired Marina, calmly.
"No;lc must recognize the inevita-
BILE, EAR; but something might be
done, stely. TO moderate its evils
"Wel what should you say 70 a
seven ten years lease instead OF
the prahnt lifelong contract?"
'TAtne see, how would that work2r
said ~ young sailor musmgly. II
MARI iou- don't be alarmed; the case
Is putty hypothctical-and az the end
OF SEN years you have had enough OF
me. lut although you may then be
glad your liberty, your chances in
the htrimonial market cannot be,
seveuears hence, as good as they are
now That il a difficulty, isn't it?'
"Yt SIR; and allow me 10 say that
your RANGES VIII not be any better
thanlinc. II can help H." ff
s'Ms Mplgrove. you are feminine,
and "A philosophic, " interrupted Wal
ton, Nth severity.
''palon me; ] am merely practical.
AZ n end II those seven years you
will o-talnly try 20 marry again; and
the MT ladyof your choice will nat.
urallyomc TO me for references.
"Ut-that will be awkward. A
genuh widower Is snapped up by the
80 .lkn,tt fnrofr@feQ -.gsut 81 sheer