Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-23


wanted to get married-she was deter
mined to get married, and that right
away. She said most girls concealed
that ambition even from their init
mates, but she was ready to say to me
quite frankly that she wanted hus-
band Then she told me her life
story. She was the youngest of five
sisters. Their father earned COM
Portable salary, but the family was
wasteful and the father indulgent, and
the result was that she, her sisters
and her mother had always lived right
up to the limit. They had always
managed to dress well and to keep up
a good 'front.' but there never had
been a cent saved, and there was
nothing to fall back on In case the
family bread-winner became i'll, died
or some other emergency came about.
And so she wanted bread-winner of
her own before the crash came. She
wanted him to be a nice fellow; she
wanted to love him if she could; but,
care for him or not, a husband she
would have.
"Then she asked me about DR..
Miller. Now Miller was a young chap
with plenty of money and a good
practice. He was good fellow, but
he was simply wrapped up in his pro.
fession. He hadn't thought outside
of it. Women, wine and song meant
nothing TO him; there was no Joy out.
side of his work. There was match
making mammas who had tried to
trap Miller, but it was no go. He
went on with his work, leaving the
mammas shedding tears of vexation
told her all this, but it didn't affect
her in the least. She coolly announced
that she had decided to marry him.
''The audacity of it almost took my
breath away, but laughed and of
fered to bet her box of candy
against 2cent piece that she couldn't
rope Miller. She took the bet.
MILLER seemed to be rather wary
for while, but ne gradually loosenej
UP. For a long time he had never
been to a dinner, dance, a social
function of any kind, but the soft
pleadings of the girl so worked upon
him that he consented to go to a
dance. | was there, and l never saw
a game more artistically played
She told Miller how fine and big he
looked in his dress clothes. told him
how glorious it was to glide along
with him, cut out other partners tn
dance with hin, sat out dances with
him in dark hooks, and as a climax
for the evening let her foot slip during
a twostep SO that Miller was com.
PEELED to gather her in both arms to
keep her from falling.
"Well, to make a long story short,
she disregarded everything for Miller.
He was bore when he got started on
his profession, but she would listen
to him talk about his work by the
hour. She discovered that Miller
liked pink, and her gowns were visions
of pink from then on. In about three
weeks Miller had lost his head and
was beginning to feel the pleasure of
ownership when the girl suddenly
cooled. She went driving with some
Of the fastest men in town, and was
seen in the company of fellows that
she knew Miller heartily disliked, and
even broke an engagement or two
with him. In general, she treated him
like a dog and Miller went Wild.
when she had strained him to the
breaking point she suddenly became
all smiles and graciousness, and
Miller was in the seventh heaven.
Then, as suddenly, without giving him
any warning whatever, she disap-
peared from the gayety in town and
packed off to mountain resort noted
for it's moonlight nights and long,
quiet lanes.
Miller threw up his work, patients
and all, and followed her to the noun
tains. He returned from there In a
month roped, tied and ready to be led
like a lamb, to the slaughter. And
bought box of candy.
"The funny part Of 1t was that
Miller confided to me what wonder
full being she was, how pure and sweet
and artless, and what a time he had
winning out over so many fellows who
were wild about her"
"And were they married." queried
Waite.
"were they married." repeated
Harding. Eyes, very much so. Mrs.
Miller weighs over two hun
bred pounds. Her husband wears
side whiskers and doesn't dare sneeze