The Washington herald., 1907-06-23


is as uncomfortable and cheap. l added.
''and wears out as quickly as ready-made
clothing"
still" urged Kitty obstinately , 1T
dosen't seem to be much worse than any
other kind Of love you hear about
Because I broke In quickly, you
never hear about the right kind When a
man and his wife live happily together
1 It dosen't get into the newspapers"
"No," declared Kitty with a cynical
little laugh They don't even put it in
ncvels-because it's so stupid and un-
interesting. But the papers are fun Of
| the accounts Of people who have married
/ for love and discovered later that even
/ the canned variety would have been bet
ter than the half-baked article"
| "Half-baked" 1 exclaimed. stopping
with my paddle in midair.
yes" returned Kitty calmly, "the
! kind that is generally cooked in the
! flames Of a grand passion and leads 70
50 many elopements with chorus girls
and coachmen and other peoples wives
/ the kind that is so alluring and sUgary
on top. but so heavy and indigestible
inside that II always ends in sentimental
/ nausea before the honeymoon has waned.
/ Ready love may be. like ready-pre-
pared breakfast foods a little dry and
/ tasteless. but at least II isn't much
/ trouble. and it dosent leave you with
a pain in the heart"
And l suppose" l agreed CyniCally,
that there are plenty of women who
really prefer II, just as they prefer eating
/ in restaurants 10 doing their own cook
ing and living I'm hotels 20 keeping house.
and hiring nurses 10 bringing up their
own children Anything worth having in
this world is lots Of trouble, whether It's
a window garden, or a good complexion,
or fame, or babies, or the best brand OF
/ love"
| What kind Of love, Mr.. Curtis?' in
quired Kitty, regarding me politely
! through her rings
The real kind, I replied promptly,
! the old-fashioned. homemade kind. the
only kind that ever lasts or keeps its
flavor and its sweetness and its strength;
the kind that stimulates and sustains
and satisfies and delights, the kind that
cannot be bought or sold or even found
in the matrimonial market"
Hear. hearr' cried Kitty sarcasucally.
"The kind ;hat mother used to make
Yes" 1 retorted Before there We're
-oronets and money bags, and Newport
villas. and automobiles and modern ap-
pliauces for cooking The kind that is
not prepared 10 order nor burnt out over
a quick fire. but begins when two people
and the world are young and SINNERS
b gently over slow fame until
1T Is quite done put in Kitty
Yes I agreed, "aud is well seasoned.
And not too highly spiced.'
Nor soggy. nor heavy. nor adulter-
ated' I finished. IT'S the kind. Kitty
1 went on seriously. that begins in child
I hood and expands in friendship. and rises
/ in respect end admiration and is perfect
ed in matrim0ny. It's the kind that
never grows stale. and that. like wine
and all other good things improves WITH
age"
Kitty made a little moue with her lips.
1T sounds" she said dis3pprovingly,
I like an oId-fashioued remedy
1T is" declared, "a remedy for all
ills"
And fearfully commonplace" she add
ed
And yet" I sighed. its the rarest
thing in the world. The recipe has been
lost and nowadays people can only make
it up by guess. once in a thousand
times they guess right
How would YOU guess?' asked Kitty.
Clasping her hands about her knees ana
leaning forward iuteTestedly.
i We'll" I said. laying aside my paddle
and Slipping down al Rittys feet, L
should take one lifetime Acquaintance
like ours-and add quantity OF admira-
ton
Like 'ours?" inquired Kitty, looking
! up slyly-
2 Like mine corrected. and perfect
I confdence-like yours-and a summer
filtration. like-like everybCdy's.
And canoe 10 give it flavor. sug-
gested Kitty.
and some moonlight to sweeten it,
added.
And a little jealousy-for spice"
And a managing mama 20 produce the
proper tang.
And a wedding and bridesmaids and
trip 70 Europe and"
Not at au"' I broke in Indignantly
THAT would Be icing il. l don't wan
my love iced with convenuonality anc
. old shoes and rice and white ribbons
. That's how most people spoil it
But you've got TO give, it 'fnish'
argued Kitty.
"A runaway marriage makes the idea
sauce" 1 declared triumphantly, as
caught Kittys hands in my own and
pulled her down until 1 could looh
u straight into her eyes,
oh" cried Kitty weakly, where ara
we drifting"
= Straight into love- I answered boldly
"We'U be upset" protested Kitty as tbs
4 canoe swayed dangerously.
: "Of course I retorted. quickly. Every
body will be upset Your mother viii b'
z upset and the man with the coronet vii
be upset and-all the little packages o.
= ready-made love will be upset.
to "Pooh" said Kitty with a little laugh
" Il never intended 10 marry-a coronet'
I heaved a sigh of relief.
Kitty" I said. holding her hands firm
", there is a time 10 let love simmer ant
there is time 10 take it-before it grow
cold"
Kitty glanced az me with apprehension
4 for a moment and then let her hands res
IS quietly in mine.
''The trouble I went on rapidly, wit
" so many Of us is that We either take it u
: too quickly and when it is only half don
or else we fOOlishly wait until all tn
SAVIOR has gone out Of it and it has sim
It mered down 10 nothing Then sUddenl,
We discover that it is on the wane, an,
we snatch II up and try 20 warm II over
but warmed over love is as tasteless a
warmcd-over tea. There is a psychology
cal moment I'm love, just as there is q
cooking. and the secret of true happines
q. is in knowing when IL arrives. Don't yO
,e know-dont you know sweetheart
10 "Can YOU tell" interrupted Kitty. slip
ping one hand out Of mine and putting
to her throat, by the choky feeling?"
Yes. / answered eagerly, clssping n
arms about her, "and by the way it zoe
to your head and sends little shivers u
and down your spine and makes you hc
j and cold and
Then" cried Kitty. looking at me /
CONSERVATION. we should have-takea
M up long ago.