The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-16
Matter y Compatibility
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pellent FORCES IN people Whlcn are not
only invisible, but are only brought out
under certain conditions.
A man stepped into a restaurant in
South Dakota and, looking about for
table, saw another man eating his sup
per whom he approached.
"Hello, smith, he said. what are
you doing hereT'
"HeIIo. RunletF said the other. "sit
down"
Runlet sat down, and the two COM
pared notes as to what had happened
since they had last met several years
before. Then Runlet said:
"But you haven't answered my CUES
ton"
"WeIl. since you are an old chum
and l am pinlng for a conndant, IN
tell you. Five years ago l married a
girl who promised to make me the
best kind Of wife. She had apparently
everything to render her lovable. We
married and on the honeymoon quar-
relied. That wasn't the worst Of It.
We kept on quarreling. In my treat
ment Of her there was nothing
/ had not used toward other women
without antagonizing them-and I was
obliged to conclude that she had a bad
disposition. think she came to the
same conclusion about me, and after
many efforts on the part OF both OF US
to reform our dispositions we finally
agreed to separate. 1t was arranged
between us that should come out
here and get divorce"
Runlet listened to this with marked
attention, and 1t appeared to have con-
siderable influence over him.
"They say" he replied after some
thought, ''that matrimony Is something
half the world Is trying to get into and
the other half IL trying to get out OF.
For a year I've been hunting woman
wish to marry. met her last sum
mer on a train between Chicago and
San Francisco. and we fell in love with
each other on the journey. When ] adj
mitted my part of It she turned pale
ana told me that those were the only
words Of love that must ever be spoken
between US. She wouldn't tell me why
or give me any information concern
ing herself. Had / known when we
parted that could get no rest without
her l would never have lost sight Of
her"
Il hope" said Smith, ''that you will
find your love and be happy with her,
For me. | am only anxious to be free,
and when free shall remain So"
Neither converted the other to his
way of thinking Runlet left the next
day, and Smith a week later secured
his divorce, He did not see his wife
again and IN year lost track OF her.
They had no children to continue be-
tween them either pleasant or I'M
pleasant interest. They had come to-
gether as two ships passing at sea and
after brief tarry together had passed
ON with az little interest In each other
aa when they had FIRST met,
Five years after the meeting Of
Smith aud Runlet In South Dakota
restaurant they met again, This time
Il was In corridor OF hotel. Runlet
sspied his friend and, advancing cheer
lily, put out his hand.
ibid you ever aud your lost lover
asked the other after the drst greet.
ings,
Indeed l did. or rather, she found
me. Not long after l parted with you
I received a message from her. won
dered how she knew my name and ad-
dress and discovered later that she
had seen II on my trunk while we were
travelling together went to see her
She withdrew her objections to our
union. and we were married"
And happiness followed the honey
moonY'
Like never setting tide. We are
happier every day"
''ro what do you attribute such hap.
plnessr'
Carlyle says that genius IL uncon-
acious. II Is so with love. We don't
consider why we are happy together.
I sometimes think we don't realize that
we are happy, Hut when we are part.
cd we are miserable"
THE woman must be a jewel"
"She Is Come aud see for yourself
! shall expect you to dine with US this
evening"
Runlet gave hts address, and his
friend promised to be ON hand.
When Smith called. Runlet was at
the telephone ana asked Mrs, Runlet
to 40 down and receive the guest. ex.
cuslng him TN he should have finished
at the phone. When he want down
Smith and Mrs, Runlet were sitting
talking In constrained manner nat.
ural under the circumstances. RunleG
to make them more easy. introduced
them, speaking words OF praise for
both, They soon went In TO dinner.
where Runlet recounted at the table
the story % his and Smiths meeting
eome tive years before. Then be went
on to say;
mir. Smith, my dear. was not %
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