The Washington times., 1902-05-04

"HEY had separated from the othei
guests, and were sitting together
in the cool shadow of the north
piazza Great, dusty bees, honey
laden, swung in and out among the clema-
It's that shrouded the porch. and the dron-
ing hum of their busy wings seemed like
far-off music. He had drawn his canvas
topped STOOL with its tripod legs, close
beside her chair, and she with her head
resting against the carved back OF the
rocker, smiled responsive to the love that
idealized his face.
1T is good just to be alive and near
you, sweetheart" he said, seemingly con-
tent that one of her ribbons, stirred by
the breeze, was futtering against his
hand, II never understood what Brown
ing meant by the wild JOY OF living
until i knew you cared for me-" He
spoke with an air of sweet contentment
and a pride of possession born OF their
three days engagement
She answered by a quick fash OF her
eyes, and he, reading loves language IN
them, put his hand softly over hers as
81 rested on the arm of her chair.
.It is wonderfully sweet to be loved, y
sbe said and added after moment: But
a mans way of loving and a woman
differ so widely. A man wants the woman
TO come to him as pure and fresh as
newly opened flower. He wants to be the
first TO kiss the dew OF innocence from her
Inns. Her heart must be free from dim
images of other loves, for he must be the
first. the only one, the holy of holies. as
II WERE"
"oh. come! you're too hard on u.s." he
interrupted.
"Rut YOU know It Is So" she said.
..Wben YOU men really want to marry
woman you don't like TO remember that
there have been others. With woman
g. does not matter. She is proud to think
that she has been chosen above the rest
Az for those other women who may have
occupied his heart for time before he
knew her, she feels only pity for them
mt jealousy, because he has passed them
NV We women love more generously as
long as we think you care for us"
"a man can be generous in his love as
we'll as a woman" he said, little re-
sentfully. BESIDES, there are SO many
.,,enrating circumstances in mans life
Girls are not always discreet, you know,
and a mans natural gallantry toward her
soy often entangles him in affairs into
u,bicb his heart does not enter. You wo-
mon are not handicapped that way. You
,ar receive the admiration and love OF
nd men, and yet, II your heart is not
touched. you can spurn them all.
..Tbat's it," she broke in. You want
,,ber men TO admire the woman you love,
hut her heart must remain untouched
until YOU come. If you find that one out
of the thousand has been more than
,riend. YOU don't value her love so highly.
,rbv NAV there not be 'extenuating cir
.,,nstances' in a woman's life?"
"perhaps you will understand better
.,ha, mean IL tell you an experience
nj a friend Of mine"
"a personal experience will be more In
.eresting," she Interrupted.
"a man can't speak personally OF things
., that sort without appearing to a dis
advantage"
"Tben there have been circumstances
N your life?"
"ohl there is in every mans! What
happened to my friend. happens to us all.
,,,,b more or less variations. 1t was two
wears ago. when he was spending his va
cation at Kings Hintock Lake. There
was a girl at the hotel. clever, COM
pauionable little thing, and they were
thrown a good deal together. OF course
they talked OF love, as young folks will.
but in an abstract way. She was such
sensible little body one couldn't make
love to her lightly. But because they |
were seen SO much together people be- 1
gan 10 couple their names, although theirs
was the purest of platonic friendships.
zone morning they rowed down the lake
,ome five or six miles. They came to
,unny little inland bay. ana he pulled In