The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-07-18

1t was an ideal match; everybody
agreed upon that Both were young
OF the best families, and OF equal SO
cha! station. She was girl of rare
perso>al beauty and self poise and.
moreover, widely read.- keenly lnteih-
gent and ambitious He was a hand
some fellow bi: too impuislve, per-
haps, but none the less charming LOT
that. His college career had oeen
more productive Of athletic than intel
lectual triumphs, but that was natural
enough in full-blooded. hlgh-spirlted
youth, 1t was clear that they mad oeen
designed for one another. Their very
difference in temperament seemed 10
fit them more completely for COM
plete and well-rounded whole.
He certainly adored her and set her
upon a pedestal near the skies. Her
intellectual brilliancy made her the
more attractive to him because II was
a little beyond him. She was very
fond OF him. with his splendid phS-
siQue and laughing black eyes.
And so they married and settled
down to live happy ever afterward.
Now this ought to be the end OF the
story. And it would be If a curious
thing had not happened. For when
people get married it is their duty to
settle down and live happy ever after
wards. There really is nothing else
respectable for them to do. The curl
Gus thing that happened was that that
which everybody said was not true. II
proved that this ideal match was not
ideal after all. Maybe Harry was so
very inferior to her intellectually that
she was compelled to go on and read
her own life in her own way. Maybe
Helen was too cold and sacrificed love
to mbition or character or something
of that sort Maybe there We're not IN
the family the two bears so essential
to every marital establishment-be
and torbear. AT any rate they had not
been long married before they began
to drift apart
1t was natural enough for her to be
pushed to the front IN the woman's
clubs and the church societies and IL
economic organizations. And it was
pity that he did not follow her in all
these things very successfully.
OF course II was unfortunate. that
Harry had not the best and coolest
business head and made mistakes and
all but lost his patrlmony and hers,
and il Of course. was very fortunate
that her head was accurate and cool
and after he had given up and gone
to her in despair crying that they We're
ruined she calmly took the Teins and
engineered the affair through to a sue
! .cessful issue But the world was not
sure about that in the Light OF subse-
/ 'quent events.
Better if he had lost all and gone
10 work on a salary" some said than
no have the property saved at the e1-
pense OF domestic happiness"
For 1t was evident as the years In
| creased that they were growing apart
very rapidly. After the business cpl
! sode she scarcely concealed her lack OF
| respect for his judgment. This mad
! deued him. bun not less than her en-
| brxeing Of all the .'isms' and "ologies'
| and finespun theories of modern ascot
| ian. Never demonsirative she came
|: more and more 10 be sufficient unto
! herself. The first year OF the marriage
| had, scarcely passed before she became
ANNOYED at any demonstration OF at
| lection by her husband-later she re-
/ PEELED them. so they were not offered.
| He was naturally of an affectionate
! disposition and would have lavished
| a wealth Of affection OF her if she had
| permitted il. And into his eyes there
| grew a light of sorrow and yearning.
| When the baby came he Enlightened up,
| believing that might change it all. But
| il only maze il worse. and not only
| did Helen not change, but brought lit
| tie Alice up to stife and look down
upon all demonstrations of affection,
And SO Harry Thornton hogan to be
| seen more and more at the clubs and
! the haunts OF men and to-ge on long
| fishing and hunting excursions and TO