The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-13
BEWARE OF THE GOOD
FELLOW
The Sweetheart Who Spends Reck-
lessly Often Makes
Poor Husband

The sweetheart VINO SPENDS heck'
lessIy Often Makes
Poor Husband
Erred is good fellow" sighed
the pretty divorce, brushing away a
regretful tear. Il like him better
than any man | ever met. Far be
1t from me to say anything against
him at this time. But we were too
ill-mated to live happy married life
together"
What a dismal setting of the gold
en- honeymoon, began hOpfully In the
brightness and gayety of New York
ended disasterously in the divorce
court.
This fair victim of false promises
admits Fred is pretty good fell
low. The fact is Fred is entirely
too good fellow to hamper himself
with the CALLING bonds of matrimony,
according to the complaint. That
the good fellow of bachelor days de-
velOps with the never home" of
married life Is recorded every day the
world grows older AS a sweetheart,
the man who spends recklessly, works
internationally and plays with aban-
don is mighty fascinating; as mat
rimonial asset he is rank failure.
every time.
Tales of wild nights at the club
with the fellows" are splendid thrill
lers for the maid, but they lead to
long, weary hours before the burnt
out ashes of the CRATE, while the cue
koo takes q kind of goulish glee in
piling up the hours Never marry q
man who huns, 1--WE won't go home
until morning." in absent moments,
and sings, Drink her Down." with
gusto born of long practice He Is
the man who will throw pebbles at
your window at o'clock in the day
light, because he lost his latch key,
and then hang his shoes on the parlor
chandelier.
The complaint against this partic-
ular. good fellow" is that he always
wanted to "go somewhere" So afflict-
ed was he with the wandering foot
that he denied his bride the comfort
OF a permanent home and reduced
her to the shifting sands of a fash
ionable Broadway hotel and another
well-known hOstelry in the city OF
Philadelphia.
Just because the man makes the
wooing way one continuous path OF
violets, assorted chocolates and the
alter tickets. 1t is no sign he means to
keep up the pleasure pace once he
has safely passed the altar. Even
ings by the sad sea waves are all
very we'll as prologue. But when
it comes to buying little red shoes for
the baby the good fellow generally
gives the wife letter of credit and
hurries away to play a game or so
with the other good fellows. When
castles in Spain dwindle to four
rooms and bath you will find the
good fellow, gregarious by instinct
and selfish by nature, conspicuous by
his absence, off on some wild goose
chase after the iridescent pleasure
bubble. Yet these same hunters may
have been the most ardent, the most
devoted sweethearts.
You never can tell the husband by
the label on the sweetheart. It's all
merely good gamble in which you
pay your price and draw out the
number. If it's lucky so much the
better for you; but if you lose, be a
good gambler and make the most of
bad bargain. Only don't cheat
yourself into believing the good fell
low" is in line to win the matri-
monial cup because sooner or later
he is certain to go aground on the
Jagged rocks of good fellowship. It's
a wise maid who picks man equally
good at "sweethearting" and "hus-
banding. Janet Barry in the New
York Evening Telegram.