The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-11


months ago startled Chicago by ad.
vcrtislng herself for sale. has develop.
ed new and amazing theory OF mat
rImony. She believes married llic
would he ideal we're Il so arranged
that the husband cpuld see his vito
only once every three days. II this
wcfe dompdisory condition oi mar.
riase. she says. she bsqbably might
he induced to embark upon this sea Of
uncertainty herself ai4
Miss Magic has bsen 10 Wasrlng.
ton for about three weeks. She Is
staying now with her brother Edward
r. Magic, at bis home 10 aciheSaa,
Nd. When seen BY a Post reporter.
the YOUNG woman talked huently
about tho trials and tribulatIons fol.
lowing her escapade IN Chicago.
TThe mental anguish, the torture.
che awful conflict OF resentment that
ragged within me was awful said she.
"But It Is all over now. and am busy
at work on my book The book will
reveal the shndowy side Of human M.
ture--picture the ilckleness Of man.
kind and portray the insiuoerity OF
the soul. From q psychological stand.
point Il probably Will be unique.
In this era OF modernlty plagiar
ism runs rampant, but my book wili
be built upon different lines, Plaglar
ism these days la emblazoned upon
the souls Of mankind, Is adhered TO By
all classes. and rs scope has become
so broadened that II might be callsd
infinite.
I'm this age" she continued "wo
have no Shakespeare Dumas Dick
ems OF Goethe. Why? Because there
Is an obvious lack OF originality, Az.
plring authors, statesmen. profession.
al men-all support the stereotypod
the hackneyed. The public wants l,.
dlviduallty.a
Carried away with the excitement
Of her speech, this remarkable youns
woman seemed obvious to her envii.
onment bursting into q lauch. she
exclaimed:
The enthusiasm Of youth la igye
slstlble, uniathomable,
YOUTH Yes youth. am only
No, m not going to say a. Truth
fulness Is the cardinal virtue Of q
clear conscience.
Il viii tell you about tho proposals.
! have received, When tho advertise
ment appeared in the Chicago pa2as'
] was besieged with proposals frou
counts, dukes. statesmen, youths aai
whstnots. OF course, turned then
down | did not want a husband, ara
I told each suitor the same taio. 81
you see. an stlll single"
"And open to proposals.
mo, no. no. Never would I be 81
bold, Matrimony rs peculiar trail.
Sometimes believe II to be o germ
aud then again J imagine Il to be o
disease. What Is love? NoSod
knows From time immemorlal lows
has swaycd the destiny Of empires.
made and unmade nations. and piane
ed to destruction the ambitions OF the
ambitious
"hut / am not going 10 marry that
isat present Some day, perhaps.
may fall before Cupld's fire. n It wers
possible to have a husband and SEQ
him only once every three days, thl
situation aould BE different. An
woman could tolerate a man cnco o.
twice a week, Personally J love so''
tude, and were married could not
enjoy this luxury"
Miss Magic belleVea every womll
should be caretree. happy and frlyos
ous.
"When want 70 get quiet ! 80 OF
10 my den in the attic, and there I
muse and study and plod throueA
books When this becomes monotor.
ous I camor for excitement ] want
revelry IN al its phases, and Ike 70:
II 70 keep up until grow moross
again"
Miss Magic win remain with het
brother until after her book is pub
llshed after which she win return to
Chicago. She says she will eEdcayol
to tuvu out some fiction after her firs'
effort Washington Post