Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-09-27
A Bachelors View
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woman hater It's just too cynical
for anything.
The honeymoon had waned; the bride
and groom had returned from their
trip and started on the humdrum of
life The morning after their arrival
the young husband gave his young
wife the connubial kiss prescribed for
such people and went his way TO bust
ness. When he returned In the even
ing there were several letters for him
that had been brought by the postman
during the day. They lay on the little
antique desk in the library, every one
opened.
He frowned, but, picking them up,
perused them without saying anything
to his wife, who was the only person
who would have opened them. There
were a few facetious remarks in one
from a bachelor friend upon the loss
Of liberty consequent upon marriage.
The rest were on ordinary affairs. He
looked up at his wife. She was pout-
ing.
Il don't like those remarks of Ned
Stuart" she said.
He thought a moment and then re-
piled in a soft tone. IF a wife is to
read her husbands letters, She must
expect to find occasionally something
that doesn't please her"
do you object to my reading them %
mot at all. l suppose I'm to take the
same privilege with yoursY'
She said Certainly" but there was a
very doubtful tore to so pronounced a
word.
"Of course If you happen on any con-
fdences intended only for me you must
keep them strictly to yourself" he
said.
"Of course Husband and wife are
one person even in the secrets of their
friends"
There was a sound of the postman's
whistle in the street and sharp ring
at the doorhell. He went to the door
and brought back a letter for her. He
handed it to her. She read it. He
reached out his hand for IT, She held
the letter tightly clasped in hers and
drew back.
aren't you going to let me see it?"
he asked.
This Is a peculiar case. It's from
Bertha and contains information in
tended, for the present only for me-"
But are we not one even in the Sc
crets of our fr,ends?"
Yes, unless or friends say in their
letters that any Information they con-
tain is only for the one to whom the
letter is written
But If we open each others letters
how can such information be guarded
from the one for whom 1t is not in
tended?"
you wouldn': wish to know what
Bertha doesn't wish you to know,
would your"
IL know 1t already-she's engaged"
I'm not going to deny all your sur
misses. OF course you'd strike the right
one In the end"
shes engaged to Tom Fletcher.
noticed his attentions to her Mt our
wedding"
ITS not Tom Fletcher at all. She
wouldn't look at Tom Fletcher"
Then who is it?'
That's one of the things you're not
to know"
Bob Arbuckle?"
Il didn't say go"
But you don't say to the contrary"
She was silent.
What do you think Of the plan of
our not opening each others letters?"
She thought a long while, then said.
suppose you don't open any of mine
addressed in a wOman's hand"
But you continue to open any or
ali of mine?'
yes"
do you consider that an equable
agreement
Certainly. Men haven't the sensi-
tiveness that women have"
do you think Ned Stuart hasn't any
objection to your knowing what he
says about my loss Of Hbertyr"
He has no business to say such hor-
rid things"
He didn't intend the remarks for
you"
Il should think not | shall take es-
peciai pains 10 open any letters he
may write to you hereafter"
DO you think it would be honor
able for you to possess yourself of
what he says is only intended for me
mot for you at all?"
"Of course do. What an ideal It's
proper and necessary that I should
know what ideas he puts into your