Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-09-10
Intellectual
COurtShip
tIsa Very Different Affair
From Simple Love.
BY EDITH d. ARNOLD.
by EDITH d. ARNOLD.
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.
Observation-Disclosures

krees Of the under and post graduate
university courses. Being possessed
of an independent income. II was not
necessary for her to make n living, but
she was so clever that the college sent
her abroad TO study for professor
ship. She returned with an additional
foreign degree and assumed the chair
for which she had been preparing her
self.
When Miss Professor Lyall was
twenty-scven years old II occurred TO
her that after all she would prefer TO
be wife aud mother to growing old
ms n teacher. II she were to choose
the more natural course II was high
time she were doing so. She was con-
sidcrcd very attractive woman and
was comely. She had had number
Of offers. but had not been thinking OF
marriage aud for this reason had &C.
cepted none OF them. Now, having
determined 10 wed. she looked over the
list OF her sutors and settled on Royal
Richardson. journalist.
Mr.. Richardson was editor In chief
OF large newspaper. lie WAS high
ly educated and forcefuI man. There
is no place In the world where exact
ness. system and. above all. n quick
resource are more essential than In the
makeup Of daily newspaper. Mr..
Richardson had a quiet. dignihed way
with him that carried great weight.
in
between one Of natures highest type
Of men and the same grade OF women.
Such couple united should produce
important results for good. What
splendid spur the one for the other!"
mo doll wife for me-" said Mr.. Rich
ardson. "Give me n woman with n
brain in her head" IF ! am TO be
married." said Miss Lyall. IL prefer a
man who IS certainly not my inferior.
II he is my superior ! will follow his
lead. for that is n law of nature. II
he should turn out to be OF poorer
Judgment than |. then that same law
viii compel him 10 submit TO my de-
crees''
Two persons were especially disap-
pointed at this engagement. One was
Walter Fairbanks. quiet. unobtru-
sive man several years younger than
Miss Lyall Not being highly educat
I'd himself--hc had gone into business
at scventcen-he had n profound adj
mlration for Professor Lyall. II
was the acme OF his desires to have
such n woman for his wife. II would
be like an intellectual beggar marry
ing one with an intellectual fortune.
The other disappointed person was
Miss Lucy Brooks. girl of twenty.
whose knowledge had been gained In n
public school. but whose heart was as
fresh MS n rose and cxhaled as much
fragrance upon all who knew her. She
had long worshiped Mr.. Richardson
from n distance hut considered him so
far above her that II was madness for
her to aspire 10 be his wife
No sooner had Professor Lyall be-
come engaged To Mr. Richardson than
she began to take an interest in his
paper She liked to pick out editorials
in which she could sec his vigorous
opinions expressed In his terse. pun
gent style But one day she noticed
what she had not discovered before.
She was much interested In the ma
tional problems Of the day and SYM
pathizcd with every movement calcu-
lated to bring the trusts under a proper
legal subsection. Mr.. Richardson had
given In his editorials an impression
that this was the policy OF his paper
But In an article which bore every evil
dence OF having been written by him
he made use of the term trust bust
err" The next time he met his fiancce
she said 10 him:
Royal. | supposed the policy of your
paper was 20 advocate the regulation
OF the trusts by law"
my dear Margaret. the policy of
newspaper is an unknown quantity 10
any one except its manager"
"Wil you kindly explainf"
Mr.. Richardson for the moment for
got that he was not In his editorial
chair IL seemed an iciclc rather than
q sentence that came through his cold
lips
Yes; | will explain by saying that !
alone dictate the policy of my paper"
Miss Lyall looked at him with aston
ishment. And | alone" she said.
will decide as TO the man ! will mar
~. He shall not be one who would
make use Of the obnoxious expression
trust buster"
She strobe majesiically out OF the
room and upstairs.
Mr.. Richardson departed with com
pllcation Of feelings. lie WAS disap-
pointed. anGered. hurt. For the first
time he had been interfered with in
his life work. His eyes were opened
20 the fact that the high grade Of
character. OF intellect. he had wished
In a wife had in this case at least
proved a boomerang. II he had been
called 10 account by another his feel
ings would not havs heen the least ruff
fed. But he had FORMED the very i'm
portant plan Of marrying Miss Lyall.
and ne saw that such n union would