Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-04
THE SIN OF
ANANIAS
By r. H. LA
Copyright, 1901, BY Daily Story Pub. co.,

They lived IN perfect harmony, yet uei
ther tempered with the others individu
ality. Jim Carson was precisely tn
Jim Carson he had been before mar
riage. His wife lived the same free LII
she had led when single. Psychologist
saw In this the triumphant v~indicatioI
OF the much smiled at theory of two livei
In one; optimists heralded 1t as the 80
luton Of that vexing matrimonial ques'
ton:
when all women realize that a wife
Is not the whole shooting match In a
mans life, we will be done with d.
vorces," predicted the masculine on
lockers.
when all men make up their minds
to the fact that a husband does not
constitute the horizon as well as the
heavens, we shall hear the last of the un-
happy married woman" retorted the
women. And they openly envied Helen
the freedom with which she rode and
read, walked and wrote,
AS for the two married peotle-they
were merely living up to an agreement
made before marriage.
II don't feel" Helen said, that the
fact of my loving a man gives me the
right to say how many cigars he shall
smoke, what colored ties he shall wear,
or where he shall spend his evenings.
Neither should | feel that 1t gave him
the right to criticise or control my ac-
lions. I'm a sane human being, and ex-
pect to be treated like one"
Jim heartily Endorsed the decree.
Sure" he said; II always thought 1t
beastly the way wives paw over their
husbands privacy. Where are you
going, when are you coming back; why
didn't you do thus and SO? l swear,
Helen, that sort of thing would drive me
as mad as a halter"
Helen had agreed, saying: Two
perfect spheres can touch only at a
single point" And she had been very
careful not to paw over his privacy"
not to encroach beyond the point of con-
" -
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nle' mere 'ney me.o oull s,ou n
anu enJoyeu INC Easy ,o,
anu "uo. oe ,,nino W.
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que''ions "eie eoNeu' snu onI' upon
iao "eio 'o
"a upn WIN NV N" W p'o
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eo'9 " ~ p, n"o eone
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u enls iol sne nls' uhe "nen he nau
en n. aoou'" yea
an0eu ,na. lienu 'ooN nun
ins inioliy " uinnei' Snu opeheu
.ne uooi WIN d ringing WON QUIZ
u"' was h,e. W p'omp'' on' Marty
~ 90 siau'
we,e W ~ nolne WIN su'h naii
40 ina. iieien "ouiu y my SANITY
Ieu, DO ne puiieu MS mu''ache
,aiheu " marry WIG
'aihs oVel all MS anairs WIN ner and
sue makes sussestons-eives MIN al
vice anu sets mined II ne uoesnt TAKE
IL 1oou Loru' Anu yet wnen ne en-
'ereu ms W wen appointed nome took
possessioh Vi MS easy cnair ny dropped
tneir usual semlpooky taIk ne was
leelins resentruiiy that MS wlie was not
neal 10 MIN as MS sweetheart had
ne maoe an aporuve attempt 70
ak 10 ner ABOUT MS downtown anairs,
'ut IL was IKE beginning a tale In the
nloule' or ratner K talking In an IN
tongue commence is a thing
SLOW growth' Mutual understanding
ma sympathy Is what two lives may
'ulid up DAY oy day' but II cannot be
.eizeu upon suddenly, And Helen did
lot nelp MIN IL mad become a point OF
: WIN neI' tnls severe letting alone
'Ie o'ner SUES Oh ner husDands lie.
me nau no questions 10 ask the topic
az amen 10 he1 lnterest-it was alien
tr,,oa,o IL annT % Vi lne