Charlevoix county herald., 1907-05-04
A TiCkGtfOr Mexico
BY S. G. KISEa.

How long" she asked, does your
wife expect to remain in Europe?"
''Sne hasn't written anything he
replied, that contains a clew to her
intentions. Your husband is in Mex
leo. l 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 a most delightful coun
past few months"
Mrs. Weston has her mother will
her, l believer"
Yes. Do you stray out this way
very often?"
Il haven't been doing so; but ]
think l shall in the future. l 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 if they cared
to-"
I'm rather glad. though, that they
are leaving this for our exclusive use
at present
Perhaps it was the fresh smooth
breeze that made her smooth cheeks
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 it would be glad
if some night it should mysteriously
disappear
Very likely he would It's the old
story Of familiarity. You admire the
thorn tree, with its fiaring 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 signs
for the open fields"
And the man who is married
would be happy if he could have sin
gle blessedness again"
only the MANI"
"He is more likely to- think"
But he wouldn't be if conditions
were equal"
How do you mean?"
''lf society permitted women to have
the same liberties men enjoy if
women could be as sure as men are
that they might try it again in case
hn oi hN
just as widespread among them as
it is among the men,"
Perhaps"
THE whole trouble with our social
system is that it makes no provision
for the cure of familiarity. If women
managed to be a little elusive l
think love would last much longer
than it does
And If men were as chiyalrous
after they are married as they are
before, what splendid change there
would be in the world"
But you wouldn't be happy if your
husband exhibited gallantry merely
because it was the fashion for hus-
cands to treat their wives with knight.
ly consideration. You would wish
to know that his chivalrous treatment
of YOU was prompted by love"
Certainly. Still, your argument of
familiarity might come in there again.
| should become very weary of gal
lantry that never gave itself a rest"
But you remember what said
about elusiveness. There should be
elusiveness on the mans part, as well
as on the woman's."
81 don't believe it will ever be nee
essary for anybody to worry about a
lack of elusiveness on the part of the
men,"
II can imagine conditions under
be elusive"
You only think so. If the con-
ditions were present you would soon
become as weary of them as you are
of the"
Conditions that exist?"
81 didn't say that"
But you thought it. No. If the
fates had permitted us"
How beautiful those crab apple
blossoms are Can you imagine any
thing more loyely?'
Yes. | can at this moment see
something more lovely than"
81 wonder if the farmer would care
if you broke off one Of the branches
for me?"
Il don't care whether he cares or
not Which one would you like?'
'Of course the most splendid one is
at the top. But you mustn't climb
the tree. You never could get up
through that tangle Of thorns with
out hurting yourself. And you might
fall"
When he had secured the highest
branch for her he said:
Now that you have then, | sup.
pose you will not care for them"