The Yale expositor., 1902-06-27

II was an ideal match: everybody
agreed upon that. Both were young,
OF the best families. and OF equal So
cial station. She was girl OF rare
personal beauty and self poise and,
moreover. widely read. keenly intelli-
gent and ambitious lie was hand
some fellow, "A bit too impulsiye. per-
haps. but none the less charming for
that His college career had been
more productive of athletic than intel
iectual triumphs. but that was natural
enough in a full-blooded. high-splrlted
youth. II was clear that they had been
designed for one another Their very
difference I'm temperament seemed 10
ut them more completely for n COM
plete and well-rounded whole.
lie certainly adored her and set her
upon n pedestal near the skies. Her
intellectual brilliancy made her the
more attractive Co him because IL was
a little beyond him. She was very
fond OF him. with his splendid ply
sique and laughing black eyes.
And so they married and settled
down 60 live happy ever afterward.
Now this ought TO be the end of the
story. And Il would be II a curious
ching had not happened. For when
people get married II 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. IL
proved that this ideal match was not
ideal after ALL Maybe Harry was so
very inferior 60 her intellectually that
she was compelled 60 so on and lead
her own life In her own way Maybe
Helen was too cold and sacrificed love
Go ambition or character or something
of that sort Maybe there were not in
the family the two bears so essential
Co every martial ostablshment-bea
and forbear At any rate they had not
been long married before they began
60 drift apart
10 was natural enough FOR her 20 be
pushed TO the front In the woman's
clubs and the church societies and in
economic organizations. And II was a
pity that he did not follow her In all
these things very successfully.
or course. Il was unfortunate that
Harry had not the best and coolest
business head and made mistakes and
all but lost his patrlmony and hers
and II. Of course. was very fortunate
that her head was accurate and cool
and after he had given up and gone
60 her In despair crying that they were
ruined she calmly took the reins and
engineered the affair through to a sue
cessful issue. But the world was not
sure about that In the light OF subse-
ouont events.
Better " he had lost all and gone
90 work on a salary" some said than
TO have the property saved at the ex-
pcnsc OF domestic happiness"
For Il was evident as the years In
creased that they were growing apart
very rapidly. After the business cpl
Bode she scarcely concealed her lack or
respect for his judgment This mad
dencd him. hut not less than her en-
Bracing of all the "isms" and "ologies"
: md hnespun theories OF modern ascot
Ism. Never demonstrative she came
AiNa' anu AAAbAN W hN HAAANAhhA AAAO
herself The first year OF the marriage
had scarcely passed before she became
annoyed at any demonstration OF af-
lection by her husband-later she re-
PEELED them. so they were not offered.
lie was naturally OF an affectionate
disposition and would have lavished
IA wealth OF affection on her IL she had
permitted Il. And into his eyes there
grew n light OF sorrow and yearning.
when the baby came he frightened up.
believing that might change II all. But
q only made II worse. and not only
did Helen not change, but brought lit
Gle Alice up 20 stfle and look down
upon all demonstrations OF affection.
And so Harry Thornton began TO be
seen more and more at the clubs and
the haunts OF men and 90 so on long
fishing and hunting excursions and to