El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-29
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the current Of two livesF
Yours has flowed in happy chan
nels"
Fortunately, yes. But you are happy
Reasonably. yes. Mrs. Morton is a
patient wife"
she required patience as your wife.
Frank"
Granted And you hadn't 1t, Nora"
Patience Of a sort I had, but not
with your seIfishness."
i always said that every thought Of
success had you at its core. I wanted
TO be successful for you"
SO you thought. But you were de-
CeiVing yourself I loved you as much
as woman could love a man, but I
realized that you were vampire"
ION. yes. Frank. There are men Of
vampirish tendencies The man who
absOrbs a WOman's thought her time,
her every pulse beat is a vampire.
saw that you would always be a storm
center Y on never had the power Of
adjustment 10 conditions, Of working
quietly toward a desired goal You
pred friction You were necessarily
In trouble. I loved you. But I couldn't
worry necessarily a about YOU. NY rea-
son told me that there were men who
were fine and strong to be rocks of re-
treat for the women who loved them
loved YOU but I lOnged for life with
such man wanted no stormy petrol
eXistencer'
II think you would find that Mrs.
Morton has been happy
Have you ever really given the mat
ter much thought Frank
l-sne seems so. I said she was a
patient woman. Her life is wrapped
up in mine Why do YOU sigh2"
ii or an the women whose lives are
wrapped up in the lives of men like
I have been a good husband, a faith
full husband"
II don't doubt the faithfuIness. but
a good husband is not a selfish one"
IL Is time 1 was going. I must meet
Mrs Norton
Please don't be offended. old friend.
we may never meet again. 1t was
only uy cnance we met yesterday.
am glad you could call today. You
know that long after an affection has
persisted, or has become merely a ten
der ghost, our intellect sits up aloft
and asks of life, Why I wanted Won
10 tell me why you ceased TO love me"
because YOU were moody"
Herbert Dean thinks I have a sin
gularly even temper"
You did not seem as interested in
my affairs"
"a vampire"
happy Marriage is at most an en-
durance test"
Il think that's clever"
Then you think it's truce
May be- Have you photograph Of I
Il believe she pasted one in my
watch. Yes, it's stu here"
My, a dainty little blonde, though !
as / expected, rather worried looking. I
i on always liked dainty little blondes.
Il would have been a reversal of type I
had you married me, a tall. athletic /
brunette"
And Mr.. Dean2"
That's his portrait above the man
"Ah? And I thought your frequent
slances were at the sunset beyond.
Why, he's a fair haired giant. You al
ways inclined toward Vikings. How
lOuld the pendulum of your taste have
Iwung 20 a man who is small and lean {
md wears glasses?"
we have both reverted to our orig
nal types"
yes. You have a daughter, Nora %
Yes, and you a son. If you were
giving that son advice about choosing
wife what would you say to him.
i think I should say, Look first for
InselfishnessH
Strange, That is exactly what I
hOuld say to my daughter"
Goodbye Mrs. Dean. This has been
memorable day"
Hasn't 1T? A most Illuminating
ay! I do wish you could have met my
husband"
It should like you to know my wife"