Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-04
AMatrimOniaIA Agent

ing.
He was an uncouth looking man,
with red hair and a freckled skin, but
there was nothing unpleasant about
his expression unless II was his eye
II was not exactly maIevolent II rath-
er indicated q soul within harassed by
some adversely.
WELL" said when we were seat
ed, Il saw your sign, aud as ! am
looking for wife thought / would
come in and see what you have to Of
fer. But first tell me how you, man.
happen TO be running a matrimonial
agency, business that seems to per
tain rather to womanT
I'm here TO make stories for other
people, not to tell mine"
what do you mean by making sto.
Fles?"
Stories according to the novel writ
ers all begin with the meetin' OF
man and woman. Usually they mar
~ at the end Of the yarn. and the nov.
ellst sinks out OF the business"
"Slinks out Of the busIness?"
n don't pretend 70 make happy mar
riages. ! simply introduce people and
let 'em figure It out for themselves"
But why do you use the word
stink In speaking Of the novelistT
why doesn't he stand up square
and say: I've told you about this
couple, what kind OF time they've
had glttin' each other, all the fool
pranks they've played a-doin' Of It to
the day they was married? But "
mought as well understand that
don't mean to say they're goln' to- keep
II up. They may git on together, but
the chances are-for the fust two or
three years anyway-they won't. They
may fght right along. hangin' on for
the sake Of their children, or they may
find their way into the divorce courts.
Anyway. they got to git over lot Of
troubles Ef the novelist would be
far about It and tell his readers fist
what to expect II the story run on. he
wouldn't sell 80 many OF his novels.
but he'd have a clean conscience. He
don't do no slch thing. He don't even
take 'em through the honeymoon,
a
gether all alone by themselves. afeared
somebody n butt In, and before they've
got through the honeymoon wish some
body could butt In. Honeymoon. Why
d. they call II honeymoon Because II
changes. When II begins the moons
fun and begins 10 wane right or. II
isn't the hull moon they mean. cause
In two weeks the moons new ag'in and
begins to wane. That's the time a
couple begins to GIT tired Of each 9th.
er's undivided company--that Is II they
don't begin before"
"Oh, you're too sweeping in your
statements" interrupted. There are
lots Of happy marriages, lots where
the honeymoon never ends. But I'm
interested. Tell me your own story,
! don't want a wife. l only came in
here from curiosity. OF course I've no
right to take up your time without
profit to you. You must make your
fee all the same"
tossed bill on to a table near by.
"well. stranger, ef y put 1t that
away don't mind tellln' you. l went
through the novel experience part, and
! confess II was very slick, The gal
and got the snlks ut each other every
two or three days. sometimes several
times day. hut the maxim up was
wo'th II ALL Then we said goodby to
the story business and sailed or into
the honeymoon stage. Somehow when
we got miffed at each other the maxim
up wasn't so sorghum-like, Before we
got home we had real fight that we
didn't make up at ALL
II won't SO over what follered. Chill
dren came to us and. seeln' their
mother tlghtln' mo all the time, they
TUX a hand and TUX to pitchln' stools
at me, sS,od II for matter OF ten
years. when one day when they driy'
me onten the house with gridirons and
rpllln pins didn't 80 back no more.
They say ef man wants 10 get
on he oughter be IN a business he
knows somepin about. What ! don't
know about matrlmony amt wo'th
KNOWN But I don't seem to get on
very well at It. ! reckon I'm too hon
est. III want no honester than the
noyelists could make It so well
enough. but aln't no sich low down
cUss."
There are cases" I remarked.
where one knows too much about his
business or. stated differently, he At.
taehes too much Importance to his
own experience"
'srhat may be II. stranger, Anyway,
you seem 60 be different from the rest
who come here. You know It all your
self. You don't rely ON me for any
thing except the Introduction, That's
what want. You've paid the fee, You
thought as well get the worth Of your
money. Let me Introduce you 10 .
young woman I've got ON my list
COED lookln', healthy. blue eyes. They
say them Kind Is tricky. but you're not
afraid. She wants husband and she
wants one bad What dye sayT'
This attempt to force me to back my
opinions was too much for me, ue
elined.
But an interest had been excited 10