The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-12

"A AT last" he thought, 81
Ia have met the ideal Boston
girl: coldly intellectual;
rigidly precise, overwhelm-
ingly correct" and being blase young
man to whom a new sensation was
boon, he devoted himself to her as
siduously.
The next time he saw her he made
up his mind that he had seen good
many girls in his time, but never one
with more life, verve, and swing than
seemed characteristic of this same
young lady.
He watched her in curious aston
ishment What an eXuberant magni-
fcent little animal she is" he thought,
but where is the other one?"
with characteristic Chicagoan di-
rectness he launched at his point at
the earliest opportunity.
II beg your pardon" he said, "but
/ never saw two girls so different as
you the other night and today, let
alone one girl. Are either of them
you? What's your idea for that sort
OF thiDg?"
Miss Grace looked at him in admira-
tion.
what bad form you are" she said
in tone of great satisfaction. 1T is
very seldom l am asked about it in
that brutally frank fashion. To re-
ward you for it l believe l will tell
you the facts in the case. l know 1t
seems quite unbelievable, but both are
me. A long time ago / and the peo-
pie closely around me discovered that
] had two distinct personalities. The
one quiet, light and worldly. Under
stand, they are not moods, but dis
tinct personalities, which come and go
as they please, while 1 am simply the
helpless vehicle for them. OF course,
both have been a trifle modified by be-
ing educated and envirored as one in
divldual, but still they have different
tastes, in dress, aims, amusements
everything. People say that 1 try tc
appear striking that L pose and all
sorts of things. Very few know tht
truth of would believe it If they did
Are you psychological enough to APP
prehend the situation? / don't konw
though, Chicago people are so grossly
materialistic."
by Jove but that's unique" he eX
claimed, ignoring the slur. II never
met a girl yet who afforded variety
enough to be interesting for any length
of time. Now you are genuinely tw'
girls, with the added piquancy o
never knowing which you will be, anC
without the trials attending the cu
tivating of two girls. Be assured l d.
appreciate the situation, and you, too,
which was a remark he would neve
have made to the other girl, and there
in lay the vivid zest OF his wooing. II
was obliged to court her in such var
TT
came to the proposal which girl 1
would be to, and how he would do il
but he finally ascertained that when
man is exceedingly earnest he pro
poses according to himself and no
the girl.
Before Jack was married it com
forted him greatly to think his wifi
would never grow monotonous to him
that he should not be obliged to NEE
stereotyped individuality all tn
days of his life.
Two instances, shortly after his mar
riage, confirmed his impression. JAG
was the nominal head of the Chicag
Electrical House, but it was heavil
backed by a New York man, VIII
came in quite unexpectedly one day
He was a solid old gentleman with n
nonsense about him and stern dis
approval of it in any one else.
Jack, to whom his approval was
consideration, took him up to Dime
to meet his new wife. 1t SCENE
to him the young woman had neve
appeared so frivolous, gay and incor
sequent in all his acquaintance wit
her. "If 1t had only been the othe
one tonight" he groaned.
He could see the disapproval gather
ing on the old gentleman's face. Afte
dinner over the cigars he remarked
"Kerens, that wife of yours is a pre-
ty creature, but 1 don't know. l al
afraid-women are terribly undermir
ing creatures sometimes" and JAG
saw long vista of cheese pairing SUI
veillance in the future which tried h
soul.
The other was cosmopolitan youn
friend Of Jacks who appreciated tn