The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-08
THEIR HONEYMOON.
1v ESTELLE MARSH.

. despiser Of every one who was not
wrapped in his or her daily occupa
lion. I'm practical sort Of fellow"
he used to say. and don't 60 much
on sentiment" 1t did not occur to him
that there are two worlds-the prac.
teal and the ideal. One who could
box out fur into space at spiral
nebula-a forming universe-and be
filed with contempt for . transac tion
In cotton. yarn Evan could not under.
0tand. He would call such person
IN tdiotic star gazer. ~
On Evans thirtieth birthday he said
% himself: IL have accumulated suf
dcient funds to have home There
can be no home without woman.
She Is needed to run the household !:
will marry" ..
And so he married. He was carcful
N his selection to secure practical
girl like himself He asked her friends
u there was any nonsense about her.
and they all replied In the negative
He talked practical" to her, and she
convinced him that she was more
practical than he. In planning for the
wedding he told her that homogeneous
served no other purpose than to make
brides and grooms tired Of each other.
They would come home ut the end of
their honeymoon's first quarter She
aSsented. ..- ..es
They had no sooner settled them.
selves in their seats on the train after
the wedding than Mrs. Wilder took a
book out OF her hand bag and began
TO read. Evan turned and looked at
10 him, hut went on reading, and be
turned away to the window. For the
arst time in his life he had felt a de
nre to say something tender. But
there was little encouragement to talk
soft" to woman deeply interested III
4 book. He desisted. On arrival at
sheir destination the newly married
wife told her husband that she was
very tired after the preparations fo1
the wedding and wished a room tc
herself at the hotel. There was some
thing so decided in the proposition
that the husband did not venture al
objection.
The place Of their quarter of hon.
symoon was at the seaside. Evan
arose in the morning. having lain
awake all night In a mental grumble.
he went down to breakfast. After
waiting half an hour for his bride he
sent servant to her room to learu
when she would be down. He recei>-
"a in reply a bit of paper on which
was written: "Dear Evan-Doh't mind
ne I'm making up sleep: Hope you'll
Ind something to do to kin TINA"
Evan sat down to breakfast alone.
He had pictured that Arst breakfast
and wondered how he would ever get
through it. He would read his paper
and bis wife would object. he would
Ay 1t aside and try to say something
agreeable to her and she would pout.
6he had relieved him of her presence
ct this undesirable first breakfast, and
be was at perfect liberty to read his
paper as he liked. ~
He strolled during the morning over
the beach thinking Of how differ
mt was the reality from what he had
conceived. He had expected to be
bored, but in different way. An old
Joke about the waning of the honey
moon wherein the bride had wished
for some friend and the groom even
Dor an enemy occurred to him. He
caught sight at the same moment of
one Of his chums walking ahead of
him. He turn Il and walked in an op
posite direction. -.
At noon his wife cam down looking
refreshed and very pretty. ''Why.
Evan" she said, "how dismal you
Iookv'
II think l have had cause. Am / to
spend the whole time alone?"
mot all of it. I've some letters to
write this afternoon, but We can dine
together" ........ : -
do you consider your action proper
opr bride:"
Swan dear. don't you understandr'
"CoderS.SlW whatY'
"We don't wish to tire of each other
during the first week Of welded life"
Wilder was silent.
uAlly," she continued, "as one be-
comes accustomed to a new dish for
which taste must be acquired"
"H'mr'
''Get boat OF something this after
n0on. Can't you go fishing? Well
dine together at and listen to the
music afterward."
"And thenT'
"Why, I'll do some reading"
"And tomorrow
you might go OF with one Of those
yachting parties for the day"
Evan knit his brows. "Pll see about
t." he said.
They dined together and for awhile
after dinner listened to the hotel or
ehestra. Evan sat apparently conjur
ing up something In his mind. Pres
emily he said. THE moons full to-
night"
"Some couples honeymoon is ended
ct last, and they can get away from
boredom"
"Sweetheartn' he looked at her re-