The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-23
A TiCketfor Mexico
BY 8. Z. KisER.

wife expect to remain In Europey
She hasn't written anything" he
replied, that contains clew to hei
intentions. Your husband Is In Mex
leo. | believe
"Yes. He wants ME to join him
there, but | haven't any idea of do
ing so, This country suits me very
we'll"
There are conditions under which
this can be most delightful coun
4 try have found it so during the
past few months"
Mrs Weston has her mother with
her, believer"
Eyes. Do you stray out this way
very often?"
Il haven't been doing SO; but
think ! shall in the future. | can't
understand why more people do not
take tramps through the country
Think of the thousands Of men and
| women who might be breathing the
| fresh, pure air and looking at the
| green fields and feeling the sod under
| their feet out here now II they cared
| to-
! I'm rather glad, though, that they
are leaving this for our exclusive use
at present
| Perhaps IL was the fresh, smooth
| breeze that made her smooth checks
SO red.
How much there is In the point
of view,' she said, smiling just
enough to show the edges of her white
teeth. ITO me that thorn tree by
the fence Is beautiful; but suppose
the farmer who owns II would be glad
il some night it should mysteriously
disappear"
Very likely he would It's the old
story of familiarity. You admire the
thorn tree with its daring top, be-
cause you live where such things are
not. The country boy longs to live
in the crowded, smoky city The man
who is cooped up in an office sighs
for the open fields"
And the man who is married
would be happy II he could have sin
gle blessedness again"
only the man?'
lie Is more likely to, | think"
But he wouldn't be if conditions
were equal
How do you mean?'
IF society permitted women to have
the same liberties men enjoy II
women could be as sure as men are
that they might try ii again in case
they cared to-the longing would be
just as widespread among them as
1t Is among the men"
Perhaps
The whole trouble with our social
system Is that it makes no provision
for the cure of familiarity. II women
managed to be little elusive |
think love would last much longer
than ii does
And II men We're as chivalrous
after they are married as they are
before, what splendid change there
would be in the world"
But you wouldn't be happy IL your
husband exhibited gallantry merely
because It was the fashion for hus
cands to treat their wives with knight.
iy consideration. You would wish
TO know that his chiyalrous treatment
of you was prompted by love-
Certainly Still, your argument Of
might come In there again.
| should become very weary OF gal.
lantry that never gave itself rest"
But you remember what said
about elusiveness. There should be
elusiveness on the mans part, as well
as on the womans'
Il don't believe u will ever be nee.
essary for anybody to worry about a
lack of elusiveness on the part Of the
men,
Il can imagine conditions under
which it would be difficult for me to
be elusive
lyon only think So II the con.
ditions were present you would soon
become as weary of them as you are
OF the"
Conditions that exist?"
Il didn't say that"
But you thought 1t. No n the
fates had permitted us"
How beautiful those crab apple
blossoms are. Can you imagine any.
hing more loyely?"
Yes. | can at this moment see
more lovely than"
Il wonder If the farmer would care
4 you broke off one of the branches
'or me?"
II don't care whether he cares or
not Which one would you Hkc?"
of course the most splendid one is
It the top. But you mustn't climb I
he tree You never could get up
through that tangle of thorns with.
'ut hurting yourself And you might
all"
When he had secured the highest
branch for her he said.
Now that sou have them. | SUP.
'ose you will not care for them"
Il am not a man" she replied. put
ing her face among the fragrant bios.
oms.
That is why | am forgetting"
That II is after FIVE O'Clock. Come.
is long walk to the station. and I
m going out to dinner this even.
1g."
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