The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-06-17

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him on their marriage.
He must make a full and binding
/ agreement as to the finances in the
home in the future
He must apologize for his past ac-
tions and must promise to be good in
| the future.
There were many silly statements
as to promises to love and obey, etc,
which were never considered" said
| Mrs. Parker, but there were certain
| requirements as to our relations to
which Mr.. Parker agreed. However,
I do not care to discuss them at
length. 1t is none of the public's
business what agreements we made.
Our reconciliation is complete and
successful"
And happy?" was suggested.
Il would not say that" replied Mrs.
Parker, but we are living in the
same house"
DO you contemplate reinstating
your divorce proceedings ?' was asked.
1T would not look well to reinstate
them now, but may be compelled to
side of the house does not abide by
the agreement we have entered into.
| The divorce suit was ended merely as
matter of convenience"
One of the charges against Mr..
Parker in the divorce proceedings was
that he had not accounted for the
| $4,000 dowry, and she wants a full
accounting-an itemized statement
as to where the money went Parker
claims to have used the money in his
business. He is at the head of firm
of auditors. ,r
What appears as a reflection Of the
moods of Mrs. Parker is contained in
the story she has just submitted for
publication. The title, Marital I'm
rest" forecasts the attitude of the
story. She pictures the tabled couple
! whose milk and water sentiment is
| fed on moonlit nights and grows like
balloon, not in substance but in
size, to resolve itself into the semi.
| engagement stage and finally into
marriage"
For such as these she contends
there is no content. The glow of the
moon wanes and the glare of the sun
OF reality blinds them. No matter how
loose the bond or how long the chain,
IT soon chafes and becomes short.
No Retreat for Woman.
There is no remedy, she declares,
If they are divorced the man may for
| get, but there is no retreat for the
woman. The cloud of the great error
in the problem of life forever darkens
| her pathway.
| Mrs. Parker closes her fable of re-
grets by charitably taking large part
of the blame upon her own sex.
The just righting of the wrong
should come from the woman, as to
her usually falls the greater part of
the blame for making the mistake"
| Though Mrs. Parker will not say
so, it is believed by many that the
story is based upon her own experi-
ences on the troubled and stormy sea
of matrimony. Among those who
have had the privilege of reading the
advance sheets there is an impression
that she sought a reconciliation with
her husband because she realized that
some OF the blame for their marital
, mistake rested upon her shoulders.
Another reason for the reconcilia.
ton Is seen in the fact that several
months after Mrs. Parker filed her last
suit she underwent a change OF heart
on the divorce question. She no longer
believes in it, and did what she could
TO retard the growth of the evil by
withdrawing her own petition.
DweIs on Divorce Evil.
! What she did wasn't much. when it
is taken into consideration that the re-
cent census for lS97-1906 brought to
| light nearly million divorces and
demonstrated that the movement CON
/ stantly gains in velocity, but she feels
that it will help a little. The divorce
evil is also one Of the subjects of her
story.
! About one marriage IN every eight
| is broken, at the present rate" she
says, and in some states in the union
the proportion is a great deal higher.
probably one in every four or five.
This latter fact is particularly true
of this section of the country. the cen.
tral and middle western states having
from two to three times the rate of
| the Atlantic states.
An investigation by the department
OF labor 20 years ago showed that
nearly 100000 divorces had been
granted in the United States between
the years 1867 and 1886, and that di-
vorces were increasing 2h times as