Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-08-09
Their Marrow
Escape


the lock the bride OF only a few weeks
made a rush for her husband and
clasped his arm tragically as he en-.
tered the door.
OH" she cried. I'm so glad you've
come, I've been perfectly miserable
thinking about it all by myself"
What's happened?" ssked her hus-
band. anxiously.
"Oh. Harry!" she went on, 81 was
putting up the dining room curtains
and was just as happy-and all OF a
sudden ii occurred to me that instead
OF both of US having lived in Chicago
all our lives where we simply couldn't
help meeting we might just as easily
have been born in different places!
Suppose-suppose you had always
lived here, but that l had been born
In Australia or India! Why. cried
for an hour"
"Nonsense!" said her husband.
What difference would 1t have
made?"
You haven't any imagination" she
retorted Wed never have met.
that's the difference II would have
made! Why. tried and tried to re-
member and l couldn't think of n
single soul ! knew ever going to
Australia or coming from there-it
might just as well be on another
planet!"
said her husband You weren't born
there. SO there's nothing to worry
about"
That isn't the point" said the
bride. Tell me this minute. Harry.
whether you think II ! had lived there
we would have met? | never could
have loved any one but you and you
couldn't have cared for any one but
me. could you? Oh. do you think you
would have thought you were in love
with another #"
Now. Mabel" said her husband
after he had taken a deep breath. Il
don'c see what you are driving at!
i"
You are evading the point!" she
declared You can't honestly say
No to my question and you are try
ing to distract me, 1t is perfectly
awful to be married only six weeks
and then find your husband doesn't
truly care for you. though | suppose
II I'd had any sense I'd have known
that in the first place-only women
are such stiles they believe everything
that's told them! / don't see how l
am to blame for having trusted you.
for you certainly acted as though you
l-l-loved me and"
What on earth's the trouble. any
how? Push Australia of the map
and let's have peace and sunshine
again!"
Aunt Sarah said I'd be unh-h-happy
II m-m-married you'll" wept the bride
-She said your sort of chin always
wrecked ones ll4rfe! But / believed
in you! ! didn't think you were the
sort OF man VIZ could fall in love
with differext girl every five min.
utes!"
We'll, I'm mott" stormed her exas-
perated husband. Il don't know what
you're talking about, Mabel"
But, II I'd lived In Australia" she
persisted. how could you have helped
liking some one else? You wouldn't
have seen me, you know! 1t would
have been just the same as though I
never existed"
We'll, wouldn't have existed
either!" he declared. You wouldn't
have known or cared a copper cent
about one Harry Sylvester Howard,
Chicago. u. s. A! You'd have been
quite happy adoring some man over
on VOnr gida NJ tho 0lnhai"
Harry" she cried In tones which
dripped tragedy. DO you mean to
say you have such a poor idea OF my
affection for you as that? oh, this
is the last straw? TO have you doubt
me! 1t is worse than discovering how
little you really care for me! My
heart is broken. AS though any one
ever could have made the slightest
impression on my affection except you
Il don't understand how you can be-
so brutal"
IT give II up said her husband
Il seem to pick out all the wrong
things TO say. I'm trying to comfort
you and you call me names, and as
for Australia never expect to see Il
and I'm sure ] don't want to and
what It's got to do with you and me
is more than can discover"
That's because you're a man."
said the bride Men never do under.
stand things that mean so much to q