Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28


another of the suit of rooms, leaving
the older ones together.
mature as well as history said the
marquis repeats itself. Do you re
member the day we received your fla
TIERS bleSsing?'
"Perfectly. and how joyous | was.
Then when the trouble between us
came | was in despair. did not know
it was a blessing in Disguise
How do you know it was a bless
ing?'
From friends who have married
and been miserable. | can count them
on my fingers. There's Elise" putting
the forefingar of her left hand on the
little finger of her right. land Annette,
and Fanchette"-
Yes, and among my friends l can
count as many who are supremely
happy"
The romance fades
But it give. place to an enduring
affection"
''These young people who have just
left us will keep up a pretense of de-
ferring to each other till the day after
they return from their wedding tour;
then they will begin to quarrel
But they will gradually grow near
err and. dearer to each other. They will
wrangle, but that is because each
knows the other will endure such
wranglngs from a mate"
"But there are those whose quarrels
grow more and more violent"
"They are but small proportion of
the whole"
"Ah, marquis, you have been con-
verified too late. You are not old, but
too old to feel love based on compan-
ionship"
''First love l have passed through.
Unfortunately fate did not permit in
my case the succeeding state. l have
been, as it were, in a condition of sus-
pense."
She cast her eyes to the floor.
Whose fault was it?" she asked.
"Fate's. | said fate prevented, did l
not? Nothing but fate can come be-
tween a boy and girl who love. l was
young, and l did not understand you.
Lovers need to be tied together to pre-
vent their flying apart. Marriage
does that. Once married, they have to
learn to bear with each other. And
when the child comes there is another
reason why they must not fly apart
Married and with child, disunion is
frightful They will endure real
wrongs rather than that"
"And think of the absurdity that
caused us to fly apart
Il have forgotten what it was"
I'VE We're playing tennis"
81 remember"
"a ball sent you you claimed to be
foul"
Now recollect."
81 accused you of purposely seeing
wrong"
$50 you did"
"And you told me you were not in
the habit of being accused Of cheat
ing"
THAT'S right. Go on"
81 threw down my racket and, with
my nose in the air, marched off the
| court"
"Ah, yes, l have it now. and l said
to myself, 4 don't want Il wife who
| acts like that
"And from then till now not word
Of love has passed between us"
GLOW stupid"
1--WE should have been whipped and
ordered to make up like children
There was short silence between
them. broken by the marquis.
"Somethiug of more substance than
romantic love drives me to marriage.
Youth having passed, l need compan-
/ ionship. Had | companion l could
bear great deal from her"
And children"
For their sake | would bear any
thing"
/ IF you, a man. would bear anything
/ for the dear little ones, how would 1t
be with the woman who is much near
or to them than the MANI
1T is not too late.
Yes; it IS too late"
NO. Shall we risk it?"
She smiled
what amuses you?
THE difference between this court
ship and our former one"
And ! trust our relationship shall
not be broken by a tennis ball. See
that young rascal in there? He IS
stealing his arm around your niece's
waist. He is imprinting a kiss on her
lips"
corsage."
And taking the dew from yout
lips"
Enough OF this. We are too old"
well. when shall we get through
the preliminaries aud he settled?'
when you like"