The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-28
Truth Above
All.1hings"


! moving the end of her hat quill out
confidence between man and wife as
there should be without entire truth
and frankness"
I'm awfully glad you agree with
me-" she said. DO you think / look
bridey, George. dear?"
He drank her in with his eyes.
you couldn't look any more so If
| your hat was trimmed with rice and
old shoes. You look like a going-away
| gown in fashion book"
"Oh, GEORGE" she exclaimed with
| disappointment. Il so hope nobody
would know They make such fun
| OF people--on trains"
6! don't see how you'd expect any
thing else when you swish along with
a typical brides outfit--all new, and
you blushing like a ripe peach every
time anybody looks at you" George
| declared.
But / thought looked--well, diff.
ferent." she urged
"Pooh!" said George coolly. They
all look alike. Hats, suits, shoes
everything is the same with a bride
They'll pipe us of Vle minute we get
out Of the carriage"
But they said looked so calm and
cool and selfpossessed when we left
the house" she insisted
"Oh, they Just said that to ease
your feeling of self-conscIousness," he
explained. I've seen hundred
brides. and | can't see that you look
one bit different from any one of
them"
"Don't-don't l look different to
you, George? You don't mean that
look the same to you as other brides
you've SEEM"
why. l can't say you look any diff.
ferent," he replied "Of course. you
are different, but you look about the
same as most brides pretty ones, OF
course" he added.
She had been very happy, but a lit.
tie mist came in her eyes She 80
wanted him to say no other woman
In the world could ever look like her
Ito him.
We'll have a jolly trip. won't we,
George?" she yentured after mo-
ment In which she mastered her dis.
appointment.
oh, it'll be stupid enough, ! pre-
sumo. don't think much of wed,
ding trips, anyway Stufy cars. gap
ing people, highly advertised scenery
that doesn't come up to the bills
SCOT, smoke, dust. and all that. I'd
rather stay home myself. You'll be
cross about half the time, and so
will |. and in all probability Wen
quarrel before we've gone a hundred
miles
why, George Wilkinson" she
cried In amazement. what can You
be thinking Of? To talk of quarrelina
on our wedding trip"
They all do" he explained calm
ly. They think they won't, but they
do There hasn't been a wedding
trip without quarrel in the whole
history of wedding trips People are
human, you KNOW.
She was too astonished to reply for
few minutes. Could this be the
George Wilkinson who had builCed all !
those rosy castles OF dreams during
their courtship? At length she said
"Has-has anything happened to
make you disappointed in me
George" she ventured timidly
why certainly not" he said quick |
ly. What ever made you think that?-
ooh, | don't know" she answ .ged |
him"
They neared the station now. The |
blessed minutes they would be entire. |
ly alone were slipping away.
George" she ventured softly. put. |
ting her little hand on his big, strong |
one. mo matter what happens I'll |
always be everything to you. won't
l?' and she looked up at him plead.
ingly.
"A woman cant be everything 10 a
man, Nellie" he replied, looking at
her and then out Of the cab window
"A man must have other things In his
life, his business, his club, his friends
all these things go TO make life fun
and complete. A man must develop
all phases of his character, not his
affections alone. He mist want to be
a public spirited citizen to take his
place in the affairs of life. to meet
other men and women on the proper
basis, OF cOurse-and naturally ne
-ant devote all of his time and in
spiration to his wife She should not
expect that. She ought to be reason
able. and then she won't be disap-
don't you see?"
The door was opened for them and
hey stepped out of the cab The
was very bright. and the
brightness Of it must have brought
he water TO her eyes
Then she said:
George"
yes. dear"
"We're going OF on our wedding
rip. aren't WEI"
Surely We are" he agreed, wonder
ng
We'll " and sho Tookod II, hts Qua |