The evening times., 1911-07-22

moved my unhappiness completely.
making me your slave. for no servi-
tude would be tpo crest II you but
loved me-
Only a friend, Captain. 1t will
never be less than that; it cannot be
more"
1t is related that when Edward Glib
bon, he of the Decline and Fall of
the Roman Empire" was courting in
Switzerland the most beautiful maid
of Lausanne, he ran around like a
mad-man with a sword in his hand
compelling the peasants to own that
she was the most beautiful woman
in the world" To be par excellence
the beauty Of Lausanne was, in the
great historians mind, to concede
that there was limit to the charms
OF the girl whom he subsequently
Tilted; yet, during his mad infstua-
tion, he insisted that her title to sup
erlative beauty was to be circum-
scribed by nothing less than the
boundaries of the universe.
In his love for Margaret Holt, Page
Bannister was far less demonstrative
than was the immortal chronicler in
declaring his passion for the Gallo
enchantress. This was due, no doubt,
to an entirely proper recognition of
the exaltedness of the great office
into which he was soon to be in
Quoted, for it is quite impossible to
imagine that one possessing the SER
ious and contemplative mien that
would serve to raise him to SO great
height as he had now come to
should find it within the range of his
dignified station to engage in so COM
mon thing as making love. Quite
impossible, repeat.
And it is quite probable the fair
Margaret herself was 10th to indulge
any demonstration of affection which
might give rise to the suspicion
that her attachment was impelled by
Interior motives; for it is not beyond
reason to assume there were those
among the smart set who would dis
credit the suggestion of its being a
case of "love at first sight," or that
Margaret was not stirred by par
donable ambition to possess herself
of popular matrimonial prize.
Hence, also, the points of contrast
in the lovemaking Of the Briton who
wrote of Roman injustice and the
Briton who, through much tribulation,
had sought to rescue a supposed VIC
tim of the industrial policy which
many very good people believe has
come to be the noxious growth of the
newer Republic. The declaration of
the one was that his hearts idol was
"the most beautiful woman in the
world;" of the other that the irrest-
ible object of his alteration was "the
most beautiful woman he had ever
seen." The disparity in the two tenn
peraments, however, is manifest in
Gibbons public avowal of his love;
whereas, for reasons which are not
entirely obvious, Ralph Bolston's slow
surrender to Juanita's charms was
enveloped in the profound secrecy
that belongs to delicate diplomatic
question.
Well, this now memorable White
House wedding was fixed for the de-
lightful month Of June, when all
Washington is atremble with fragrant
bloom, and so many sweethearts of
the past winter, now joined in felici-
tous wedlock, come here to climb the
Washington Monument, for of course
the elevator is stopped; to visit Mount
Vernon, where Martha Gusts, that
was, spent her second honeymoon; to
walk admiringly with feeling almost
Of holy awe through the Presidents
house, the nuptial place of devoted
mother. where two famous brides
and beautiful had taken their mari
tai vows. All! it is the very Paradise
of lovers
And yet, have never seen any of
these happy, interesting couples, COM
ing here, as they do, direct from the
church, that did not know quite pos
itively, indeed, they are always sure,
of looking like old married folk. How
unconcerned they appear to below
blase, even with the rice in the folds
of their garments-and all Washing
ton recognizing them at glance.
And, as they stroll aimlessly and
t-heartedly about the city, with
all the beautiful world before them,
and only sweet memories behind them,
they will pass through the great cor
ridor of the Wilmington Hotel, whence
Cornelius Twain i disappeared from
the loving gaze of poor Enid Grey.
Later. they will sit in the Senate
gallery looking down upon the ser
ious statesmen and refuse to believe
It was here that Baxter's carnation
evoked a food Of tears. And, If they
will observe closely, they may see
John Koppinger, somewhat older than
when he last appeared in these pages,
but a bachelor still.
Afterward, they will repair to the
Treasury Department with their guide.
who will point out the identical chair
In which famous man sat when he
was a member of President Banni-
ster's cabinet, and. recommended a
law for central bank through which
the Government could assume control
Of the country's finances, thus de-
priving the greedy money kings Of
the power to create panics. But the