The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-08-15
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OF THE RIGHT STUFF


OF THE RIGHT STUFF |
A Springfield, Mass, dispatch to the
Philadelphia Record has the following |
to say of Mrs Julia Estelle French /
Geraehty, who eloped Tuesday from
the Newport villa of her millionaire |
father. Amos Tuck French. with Jack
Geraghty, the handsome chauffeur |
Mrs. Geraehty prefaced her remarks
with the following:
ct would rather live in dog kennei
with Jack than in a palace with the
richest society fool know. l can keep
house know all about marketing.
/ have practiced this on the quiet IN
my own home In preparation for just
this occasion"
Mrs Geraghty was met as she came
out Of the humble residence OF her
husbands cousin. Joseph II. Harris
ft has a sign on its front with the
legend Joseph H Harris. carpenter.
and was on her way to place OF
meeting with her bridegroom. who was
in town on business She was simply
dressed In a white waist and skirt.
white shoes and a white Grecian band
in her hair. She said:
I'm the first place. I have always
hated society and because OF this.
points Of disagreement were always
Swinging up between myself and my
family They wanted me to go in for
the life that all the young women OF
my class liked. but 1 rebelled.
THE people in society are too vapid.
the men especially, and 1t was rarity
when I met a real man among them
They all seemed insane. their interests
in trivial things, except at those times
when all their ener gies were not bent
on money-mak:ng. and this bored me
to extinction. 1 had not been out
long before 1 realized that this lie
would never do for me-
THE women seemed so heartless TO
me, so self-centered. living only for
pleasure and the excitement Of having
prettfer frocks than their neighbors
and richer husbands and more jewels
and larger entertainments. So when
tell you that my meeting with MT.
Geraghty made me all the firmer In my
determination not to be either In or
OF this society you can understand
why we ran away and were married.
Our first meeting was three years
ago Mr.. Geraghty was sent around to
demonstrate a new car that my father
had told me I might buy. and imme-
-diately 1 was attracted to him. He
was so intensely different from the
men had been presented to- He was -
honest, so manly, so strong. and he
carried himself as a fine. manly man
who isn't afraid of anybody ought to
carry himself.
But 1t wasn't entirely his good
looks that attracted me at the first
meeting Oh. no: 1t was something
more subtle-something that seemed to
tell me here was a mana different
type Of being from any I had known.
my, how / enjoyed the drive. It
gave me an interest in life I had not
dreamed Of. What did We talk about?
l am ashamed to say 1 don't remem-
Der, but when the drive was done /
was so happy that I could have sung.
We did not see much of each other
that summer. but the influence was
there in my life. and I knew 1t was
stronger than anything else had ever
felt.
The following summer our friend
ship ripened and before fall we knew
that We cared for each other. So you
see it isn't exactly puppy love- That
winter I went abroad. but we CORE
sponded and we came to really know
each other in our letters. I have them
all, and I will always treasure them
no matter what happens.
The next summer my parents learn
ed Of our meetings. and they tried in
every way to break it up. but it was
no use, and / let them know it.
But 1 wouldn't be married before
was 10; 1 was too wise for that.
was Is the week before We ran away
and they can't do thing to US.
But their displeasure is the only
thing that bothers mel am not Bit
afraid Of poverty in so long as have
Jack to share it with me-
But my husband can support me
and support me we'll He Is earning
$50 a week now. The papers put his
pay at $50 a month. That is not true
He Is an automobile demonstration and
gets $50 week now.
II have written to my father ant
told him that I was sorry to worr,
them, but that I have taken this stsl
for good and nothing can change me
nothing in this world but death cal
separate me from my husband.
And as for society and what 1t ma!
say" the pretty bride concluded, |"
don't care a snap. Why. society tina
smiles upon the marriage OF Madelin
Force and Colonel Aston and frowns Of
my marriage with the man I really low
why. what is one to say of such
society? I'm sure 1 haven't command o
words sufficient to express my opin
ION"