The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-06-10
Beginning at thief Beginning

Ct6tioul
II am a practical chap and believe
In marriages made on common sense
principles. What does a man want to
go and get intoxicated on love potions
for and then settle the most important
matter In his lifeY'
This was my reply to Eggleston
when he got OF lot Of folderol about
love and sentiment and all that. lad
NIT was interested, for was medi-
Eating proposal myself. felt very
sure Lydia would have me. Why
shouldn't she? was a passable fel-
low; some property Of my own; doing
we'll In bushes u irly educated and
OF good social - ition. That's the
view l expected Lydia to take Of me
and union with me, not whether she
would decline me on the ground that
didn't get maudlin over her or she
over me. The question was, Having a
fairly good offer with chance to set
tie down into matrimonial life, was
she to accept 1t or run the risk of not
getting another as acceptable2 SO
went to her and said:
Miss Brinsley, I'm going to make
you a overwhelmingly. that we
pass our lives together as man and
wife till death do us part"
She looked at me out Of a pair Of
steely eyes for few moments and
said:
"How about divorced"
I've noticed that, no matter how
composedly man makes up his mind
to deal with woman, she straight
way sets about to discompose him.
1.-THE more common sense we put
into a marriage the less likelihood
therell be of divorce" / said.
ut is the only part of marriage in
which there is a likelihood. Death is
certain. Divorce il possible, sometimes
probable. 1t is contingency that
should be provided for"
1T seems to me that the first ques-
ton to be settled Is whether you are
prepared to enter upon matrimony
with me. After that we can take up
the provisions. II there are any"
''That's Just like man-always get
ting the cart before the horse. 1t
seems to me that the provisions should
be settled first. The marriage is mere
~ possible conclusion to Them"
"GOOd graciOus" ! exclaimed under
my breath. was not prepared to
hear woman speak of proposition
Of marriage as categorical syllogism.
Suppose" I said, that we leave d.
vorce till the last Of the provisions or,
rather, contingencies and begin with
90 l,,ov ia%
Germ"
"Well, what's your income?'
Again I WINGED, not SO much at the
question as Mt her cold blooded manner
of asking It, However, considered
1t an eminently proper one to ask and
responded frankly:
= have from investments $780,"
'.Iteal estate bonds, stocks or what?"
This was getting irritating. / was
becoming fustered.
"After all, was right In the first
place." l said, bit sharply. You ex-
pect me to lay bare oil my affairs to
you when you haven't given me the
slightest intimation that IL they are
satisfactory you will accept me for a
husband"
II was not aware" she replied icily,
"that expected anything thought
that you were the expectant person"
O heavens! Worse and worse! sat
feeling and doubtless looking like a
fool. took out my handkerchief and
wiped my lips-they didn't need wip-
ing-then busted some specks off my
coat collar, then crossed one leg over
the other and said nothing. Neither
did Lydia.
II think" said presently. that l
had better
"Begin all overT'
A desire to get even with her by
saying something smart took possess
sion OF me. When man tries to beat
a woman by saying something smart
he always gets deeper in the mud.
"Or drop the subject" said, with
some hauteur.
"You haven't taken 1t up yet" was
her imperturbable reply.
What did she mean by this, / Won
dered. Haven't taken 1t up! thought
I'd very much taken 1t up.
perhaps you haven't understood"
! bulu, Wnut I've Deeu tuIklnB ABOUT.
II dare say haven't"
Didn't | make myself plainT
THAT depends upon what you had
to say
was getting more miffed every mo.
ment. looked ominously at the door,
but 1t didn't seem to frighten her.
rose. That didn't frighten her either.
ION reflection" l said, Il think my
powers Of stating things may be bet
ter adapted to some other intellect"
"Male or femalew
This broke me up completely.
stood stupidity looking down ut my
toes.
why don't you go and explain 1t to
some nice man and let him come and
tell 1t to me-" she remarked
There was nothing to be gained with
this cool creature. But her GOODNESS,
the disappointment l suffered, every
thing, maddened me. l secuted my
practical ideas. would gladly have
thrown myself at her feet and begged
for pity, mercy. anything except this
horrible monster that stood between
us. But how could jump from my