The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-09
Truth Above
All Things"

NtudihB Johi N.Y. ~ AS ~" ''f'
with each other in everything II
means SO much to woman, you know
absolute and perfect confidence in
her husband"
"Oh, to be sure" George replied,
moving the end of her hat quill out
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!" she exclaimed with
disappointment. Il so hope nobody
would know. They make such fun
of people---on trains
~ don't see how you'd expect any
thing else when you swish along with
a typical brides outtit-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 bride.
They'll pipe us off yle minute we get
out of the carriage"
tIl,,t tlay catI 7 innLad On calm and
cool and selfpossessed when we left
the house" she insisted.
ooh, they just said that 10 ease
your feeling of self-consciousness," he
explained. I've seen hundred
brides, and l can't see that you look
one bit different from any one of
them"
"Don't-dont look different to
you, George? You don't mean that
look the same to you as other brides
you've seem"
why, 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 lit.
tie mist came In her eyes. She SO
wanted him to say no other woman
In the world could ever look like her
Ito him.
"We1l have Jolly trip, won't we.
George?" she ventured after a mo-
ment in which she mastered her dis
appointment
"Oh, it'll be stupid enough. I pre-
sumo. ] don't think much OF we'd
ding trips, anyway. Stuffy 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 SC
will l. and in all probability Wen
quarrel before we've gone hundred
miles"
"Why, George wilkinson" she
cried in amazement. What can you
be thinking Of? TO talk of quarrelins
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 a 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 builded 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?T
ooh, | don't know" she answered
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. "No matter what happens I'll
always be everything to you. won't
~ and she looked up at him plead.
ingly.
"a woman can't be everything to 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 full
and complete. A man must develop
all phases of his character. not his
affections alone He must 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 he
can't 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-
| pointed, don't you see?"
The door was opened for them and
| they stepped out of the cab. The
sunlight was very bright. and the
! brightness of it must have brought
| the water to her eyes.
Then she said:
| George"
Yes, dear"
Were going OF on our wedding
/ trip. aren't WEI"