The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

promise. They stand for consult the
authorities and | have done so. In
fact, | have been consulting the au-
thorltles for the last three months"
isis this some scheme to wriggle
out of your promise? Do you intend
to dodge and twist and bring up what
you call your philosophy? If you do,
then let me tell you that I won't stand
It for minute-not minute. When
you make promise and write 1t
down, that ought to be enough for a
man of honor"
Mrs Perkins" he calmly continued,
"when | met you I had been a widow
er for three long years. | had made
my own bed, cooked my own meals
and patched my own trousers. hard
ly dared hope when met you that you
would fall in love with me and make
me happy again, but you did APP
preclate the deed. shall always ap.
preciate It. If I should lose you, life
would no longer be worth the liTing.
There isn't one chance i'm a thousand
that could marry No. g."
"Thats it--bring in that. I'm your
chance to do that But what has that
got TO do with our going to the sea
shoreT
Consulted Authorities.
Everything, my dear That's why I
put c. +. A. after the memoranda. I
have consulted the authorities in re-
gard to you. You weigh $50 pounds.
and you got away With a square meal.
but what Of that noble and tender heart
of yours-whnt of your heart2 You
are nm inland bird, and you have been
flying from tree to tree and hopping
from twig to twig, far from the oceans
roar. How would 1t be IL you were
suddenly rushed down to Atlantic City
and to a salt atmosphere? Would 1t
benefit or harm you? Could that low
ing heart of yours stand the strain?
This was one of the things l had to
consult the authorities about, and it
was we'll that / did. have also been
saving newspaper clippings since the
first of the year."
"That is, you have been trying TO find
some excuse to break your promise.
Go ahead. can see that you are go
ing to twist out of it,"
my dear Mrs Perkins, let me read
you Il record, and IL you then desire
to jeopardize your life l shall have
nothing to say.
"Dr. Barnes says that sudden
change of climate from fresh to salt is
almost sure to produce death from
heart ailment.
"Dr. Smith says that he has known
Of 100 cases where fat women going to
Atlantic City have died within tw enty-
four hours of heart trouble.
"Dr. Hines says that salt air strik-
ing an inland person all Of sudden
is as bad as bullet.
"Dr Bllssfeld kept track OF cases
along the Atlantic coast last season
and has a record of 40 fat women who
died in their beds on the very first night
after their arrival They were not
stricken dead by the high charges OF
the hotels, but their hearts went back
on them.
'"rhere Is the record, Mrs. Perkins,
and what am to do2 Am | to rush
you down to the seashore and have you
! dead on my hands, or am to keep you
inland and have your company and
your love for many years to come"
"Those doctors are fools, and you
know it, snapped Mrs. Perkins in re-
ply.
"And there are other things" con-
| tinued Mr.. Perkins without taking note
| of her exclamation. "As | said q few
minutes ago, you weigh $50 pounds.
You can no longer sit on my lap with
out my knees giving way. You are
still sylph but what effect Is the salty
| atmosphere going to have on your
| VIII 1t relegate you back to a skele-
| ton, or will you increase to $50 pounds
and make it impossible for me to
squeeze you through the door of an
ordinary room? That's thing to be
( thought Of
Would Change Her Disposition.
| again, changing climates changes
! dispositions. We are like cooling doves
here. We may get down to the sea
shore to fairly hate each other. Seven.
teen different doctors say this may be
the case. l do not wish to be guilty
of your murder, my love, and l do
not want to wake up and find that you
have cut my wlndpipe.
another thing. You hair is thin and
faded. You are obliged to dye ii. The
facts are not against you in the slight.
est, as Marie Antoinette had to do the
! same thing. But here is the kernel
Thirty different doctors certify that in
such cases the woman who goes TO the
seashore comes home with straw col
ored hair and terrible headaches and
while suffering from the latter are
often driven to suicide. Suppose
were TO come home from the office
| some day and find you hanging from
/ our only peach tree! Could ever eat
peaches from it again? These are
things for you to think of, my dear
Mrs. Perkins, TO sit up and think OF In
the most serious manner. When you
have thought OF them we will reopen
the subject and see what conclusions
we can arrive at"
"Never, slr!" said Mrs. Perkins as
she rose up with red cheeks and fash