The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17

10 marry NJ all. I'm most thirty now
and chap ought TO marry by the time
he is thirty. He gets more and more
set in his habits after that age and it
naturally becomes harder for him tn
adapt himself to the restrictions of
married life. Fact Is. l have about
made up my mind II take the fatal
leap L got good position aud a couple
of thousand in bank to set up house,
Keeping with. You married man.
No, | am not"
We'll. excuse me for saying it,. old
man. but if you are ever to get mar
ried it's time you were doing So
should think that YOU were about my
age and of course you wouldn't have
any trouble getting married If you
wanted 10. No trouble for any fairly
good looking man with half decent
income u get married when the girls
are all on the lookout for husbands, 4
fellow in that position has only 10 sort
~ crook his finger at the average girl.
YOU know. Then the country town girl
has even fewer chances Of marrying
than the city girl for most OF the young
men have left the country towns and
gone to the city. y lot of nice girls
left In the country towns though a
little provincial. but the American girl
is quick to catch on and a fellow would
be rather safe in tying up to the coun-
try-town girl OF average intelligence and
taking her To the city. Don't you think
so?"
Il SUPPOSE So"
Fact is. don't mind telling YOU
that I'm running up to Springvalc with
a kind of "A lively matrimonial bee in
my bonnet I've come to the conclusion
that fellow ough: To marry and have
a home of his own and I'm about ready
TO take the fatal leap, Somehow. with
that determination my thoughts run
back TO Springvalc where l once spent
deal Of Helen Millburn and when
compare her to tn" sort 81 girl I've seen
in the city by George If don't be-
licvc that u fellow would stand a great
or chance OF comfort and happiness
With her as his wife than he would
stand with the average city girl FOR II
wife. She might bc a little provincial at
first. but that would no doub, wear of
SOON especially Il ne Kept her away
from her native heath and-wei the
llain fact is. I'm headed for SPRING
vale with my eye peeled Tor Ircttv lit
tie Helen .Aillburn Mighty nice little
girl and it's a kind rf Il case oil dist
nncc lending cnchantmcnt To the view
She hasn't Il hint that I'm coming
Mean to take her completely bv sur
prise. ! guess she'll be glad Of The
chance 10 get away from such a dead
andbu burg as Sprinsvalo Her
father and mother aren't exactly the
type I'd choose for parents law. but
then fellow can't have everything he'd
like just his way when 1t comes to
marrying. Got 10 take the bitter with
the sweet. YOU know. He doesn't have
TO marry the whole family and If Helen
is the girl she was when | saw her
last fellow can afford to PIT up with
a good deal in the way of her relatives
Nice enough people but-wcl. sort o
raw; you know what ! mean"
Yes. I think So"
Going to stay long in Sprngvalc? If
you are and we happen to know the
same people l may have chance to
introduce you to Helen. She's peach
How long do YOU expect to be there"
Three or four days. To be as frank
with you as you have been with me-
don't mind telling YOU that I am GO
ing there to he married myself"
you don't mean It. shake! BY
George but If it isn't queer that we
are both headed for Sprngvale with a
girl as the drawing magnet! 1t reads
like-horc we arc steamIng into Spring
vale Come around to the hotel this
evening II you are not stopping there
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