The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-11-25

Miss Margaret Lyall took all the de-
grees of the under and post graduate
university courses. Being possessed
of an independent income. 1t was not
necessary for her to make living. but
she was so clever that the college sent
her abroad to study for a 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 years old 1t occurred to
her that after all she would prefer to
be wife and mother 10 growing old
as a teacher. If she were to choose
the more natural course 1t was high
time she were doing so. She was con-
sidered a very attractive woman and
was comely. She had had a number
Of offers, but had not been thinking Of
| marriage and for this reason had ac-
cepted none Of them. Now, having
determined to wed, she looked over the
list of her suitors and settled on Royal
Richardson. journalist.
Mr.. Richardson was editor in chief
Of a large newspaper. He was high
ly educated and forceful man. There
is no place In the world where exact
ness. system and. above all, quick
resource are more essential than in the
makeup Of daily newspaper. Mr..
Richardson had quiet. dignifed way
with him that carried great weight.
"That match" every one said, "is
between one Of natures highest type
Of men and the same grade of women
Such a couple united should produce
important results for good. What a
| splendid spur the one for the other"
"No doll wife for me-" said Mr.. Rich
ardson. "Give me woman with a
brain in her head" IF I am to be
married" said Miss Lyall. 81 prefer a
man who Is certainly not my inferior.
If he is my superior l will follow his
lead. for that is law Of nature. If
he should turn out TO be Of poorer
| Judgment than I. then that same law
will compel him to submit to my de-
crees."
| pointed at this engagement. One was
| Walter Fairbanks. quiet. unobtru-
| sive man several years younger than
Miss Lyall. Not being highly educat-
| ed himself-he had gone into business
at seventeen-he had profound ad-
miration for Professor Lyall. 1t
| was the acme Of his desires to have
such woman for his wife. 1t 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
public school. but whose heart was as
| fresh as a rose and exhaled as much
fragrance upon all who knew her. She
had long worshiped Mr.. Richardson
from distance. but considered him so
far above her that ii was madness for
her to aspire to 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 see 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
pathized with every movement calcu-
lated to bring the trusts under q 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 fiancee
she said to him:
Royal. I supposed the policy Of your
paper was to advocate the regulation
Of the trusts by law"
MY dear Margaret. the policy OF q
newspaper is an unknown quantity to
any one except it's manager"
Twill you kindly explainT'
Mr.. Richardson for the moment for
got that he was not In his editorial
chair. 1t seemed an icicle rather than
a sentence that came through his cold
lips.
Eyes; | will explain by saying that
alone dictate the policy of my paper"
Miss Lyall looked at him with aston
ishment And | alone" she said.
Twill decide as to the man ! will mar
ry. He shall not be one who would
make use Of the obnoxious expression
trust buster
She strobe majestically out Of the
room and upstairs.
Mr.. Richardson departed with COM
plication of feelings. He was disap-
pointed, angered. hurt. For the first
time he had been interfered with in
his life work. His eyes were opened
to 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 to account by another his feel
ings would not have been the least ruff
fed. Bur he had formed the very i'm
portant plan OF marrying Miss Lyall.
and he saw that such a union would
necessitate the roofing up of the main