The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-18
Truth Above
All Things

Above all things, George" she
cooed on the way to the train for the
wedding journey, "let US be truthful
with each other--in everything. II
means so much to q woman, you know
absolute and perfect confidence in
her husband"
"oh, to be sure" George replied,
moving the end of her hat Quill ont
Of his ear. There can be no such
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 II
your hat was trimmed with rice and
old shoes. You look like going-away
gown In fashion book
"Oh, George 1" she exclaimed with
disappointment Il SO hope nobody
would know. They make such fun OF
people--on trains"
II don't see how you'd expect any
\ thing else when you swish along with
a typical brides outfit--alI new, and
you blushlng like a ripe peach every
time anybody looks at you,H George
declared.
But I thought / looked--well, diff
ferent.r she urged.
/ "Pooh," said George coolly. They
all look alike Hats, suits. shoes
everything is the same with a bride.
/ They'll pipe Us on the minute We get
out OF the carriage"
But they said looked so calm and
cool and seif-possesged when we left
the house" she insisted.
oh. they just said that 10 ease your
| feeling OF self-cOnsciousDess. he ex-
l planned. I've seen hundred brides,
/ and ! can't see that you look one bit
! different from any one OF them"
'Don't--don't look different to
/ you, George7 You don't mean that /
/ look the same TO you as other brides
/ you've aeeng'
Why. can't say you look any DIFF
( fercnt." he replied. "Of course, you
are different, but you look about the
same AZ most br.des--pretty ones. OF
course" he added.
I 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
I TO him.
Wen have a jolly trip, won't we.
GeorEe? she ventured after n mo-
ment In which she mastered her dis
I appointement
"oh. it'li be stupid enough, pre-
sumo. I don't think much OF we'd
/ ding trips, anyway. stufy cars. gap
I Ing people. highly advertised scenery
/ that doesn't come up 10 the bills, SCOT.
smoke. dust. and all that I'd rather
I stay home myself you1l be cross
about half thu, time. and 10 viii I, and
T in all probability we'll quarrel before
we've gone n hundred miiea"
I Why. George MiikInaonl~ she
cried In amBzement What can you
I be thinking of2 To talk Of uuArrellng
on our wedding trfpl"
/ They all do" he explained calmly
They think they won't. but they do
There hasn't been a wedding trip With
out q quarrel tn the whole history Of
wedding trips, People arc human. you
( know
She was toe s.stoniahed to reply for
few mint ssa Could this be- the
/ George WilklnsSn who had bulided an
those rosy castles OF dreams during
I their oougtHhlp9 At length she said
AAN MAtNEuFA VI
make you disappointed In mo,
1 George she yentured timidly.
Why certainly not. he said quick
~. What ever made you think thnt7"
"Oh, ! don't know she answered
/ him"
They nnared the station now. Tho
blesbed minutes they would be entire
ly alone were slipping away
Z -
ting her little hand on his big. strong
one. mo matter What happens IN
! always be everything 90 you. won't
~ and she Iooka6. up at his plead
ingly
"A woman cant be everything to n
man. Nellie" be replied, looking at
her aud then out of tho cab window
/ "A man must have other things in his
/ life his business, his club, his friends
--aii these things 80 10 make life full
and complete. A man must develop
( all phases OF his character, not his
/ affections alone. He must want 10 be
I n public.spirited citizen. 10 take his
/ place In the affairs OF life. TO meet
other men aud women--on the proper
I basis, Of c0nrae--and naturally be
I can't devote all OF his time and In
( hpithAtgu 10 HlE WIG Gut tHbbld not
expect that She ought 10 be reason
able. and then she won't be disap-
4 pointed. don't you seer
4 The door was opened for them and
they stepped out Of the cab. The
sunlight was very bright, and the
/ brightness OF II must have brought
l the water TO her eyes.
Then she said
George"
Yes. dear"
We're going of oil our wedding
4 trip. aren't we?'
Surely we are he agreed, wond-
ering
Well and she looked In his eye
/ with much fondnesB. Il want you TO
tell me az many Abs as you like every
day, whenever you think they viii
make me as happy as | was--yes,er-
day You understand
lie nodded, and a little later whis-
pered 70 her that they should never,
never, never, be anything but all the
world 10 each other
Which was not al all true.of course.
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