The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-23

Copyright. 1896. by Charles Scrlbner's
sonsj Copyright. 1913, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)
n YOUNG man runs two chances OF
~ marrying the wrong woman. He
~ marries her because she is beauti-
u full, and because he persuades him
self that every other lovabe attri-
butte must be associated with such
beauty. or because she is In love with
him. II this latter is the case, she gives
certain values 10 what ne thinks and 70
what he says which no other woman
gives. and so he observes TO himself, This
is the woman who best understands me "
You can reverse this and say that
young women run the same risks. but
as men are seldom beautiful. the first
danger is eliminated Women men stu
loved by them, and In time. the woman
grows TO depend upon his love and TO
need 1t. and is not content without H.
and so she consents TO marry the man
for no other reason than because he
cares for her. For if a dog, even. runs
up TO you wagging his tail and acting as
him on the head and say, What a nice
dog You like him because he likes
you, and not because he belongs 10
fine breed of animal and could take blue
ribbons at bench shows.
This 10 the story OF a, young man who
wss In love with a beautiful woman.
and who allowed her beauty TO compen-
safe him for many other things When
she failed to understand what he said
70 her he smiled and looked at her and
forgaye her al once. and when she be-
gan TO grow embarrassing, he would
take up his hat and go away and so he
never knew how very uninteresting she
might possibly be II she were given
time enough. In which to demonstrate
were he married to her, he could not
lake UP his hat and go away when she
became unlnteresting, and that her re-
ot marks IS s whieh were not erillI5nt od souId
rise uD and greet him every morning,
and would be the last thing he would
hear a [ night
Miss Delamar's beauty was so con-
spicuous that To pretend nor TO notice
II was more foolish than well-bred. You
got along more easily and simply by ac-
cepung IL at once. and referring TO it
and enjoying its effect upon other peo-
pie. To go out OF ones way TO talk OF
other things when every. one, even Miss
Delamar herself knew what must be
as absurd as TO strain a point in polite
ness, and 10 pretend not to notice thai
a guest had upset his caret. or any
other embarrassing fact. For Miss Della
RAISING that this was the only way to
meet ito smile and pass 1t over and
70 try, II possible, to get on to some
thing else. Il was on account OF this
extraordinary quality In her appear
arce that every one considered her
beauty as something which, transcended
longed by right to the polite world at
large: 20 any one VINO could appreciate
II properly, Just as though IL were a
sunset , or a great work, of art or OF
ner photographs no one thought IT
meant anything more serious than a
recognition on her part OF the fact that
II would have been unkind and selfish
~, cod ,yI,r
nept OF so much lovellness with others
Consequently when she sent one OF her
largest and most aSgravatingiy beautiful
photographs 10 young Stuart, it was no
sign that she cared especially for him.
How much young Stuart cared for
MISS Delamar however. was an open
question, and condition yet TO be dis
covered, That ne cared for some one, and
cared so much that his imagination had
begun TO picture the awful Joys and re-
aponsioilittes of marriage. was only too
well known to himself, and was state
OF nina already suspected by his friends.
Stuart was member OF the New York
bar, and the distinguished law firm to
which ne belonged was very proud OF It's
junior member and treated him with in
dulgence and affection, which was not up-
mixed with amusement For Stuart's le-
gal knowledge had been gathered In many
odd corners OF the globe. and was various
and peculiar. II had been his pleasure
20 study the laws by which men ruled
other men In every condition OF life, and
new mining camp were fraught with as
great Interest to him as the accumulated
precedents Of the English constitution,
and he had investigated the rulings Of the
mixed courts OF Egypt and OF the gov
eminent OF the little Dutch republic near
the. cape with as keen an effort to COM
prehend. as lie hed shown In studying the
laws of the American colonies and OF the
commonwealth OF Massachusetts.
But he was not always serious, and
II sometimes happened that after he mad
arrived at come queer little Island where
the native prince and the English gov
ernor sat in Judgment together. his In
terest In the intrlcacies OF their laws
would give way TO the more absorbing oc-
ing at tigers from the top OF an elephant
And SO he WAC not only regarded as an
authority on many forms OF goyernmcnt
and OF Law. into WHICH no one else mad
books on BIC game were eagerly read and
MA articles in the magazines were earn
sstly disguised. whether they told Of the
divorce laws OF Dakota. and the legal
rights OF widows in Cambodla, OF the
habits Of the Mexican Hon.
Stuart loved his work better than he
knew. but how we'll he loved Miss Della
mar neither he nor his friends could tell
She was the most beautiful and lovely
creature that he had ever seen, and OF
that only was he certain.
Stuart w3s sitting In the club one day
Nnen the conversation turned TO matri-
Inouy. He was among his own partlcu-
iar irlsnos. the men before whom ne
could speak seriously OF foolIshly with
out fear OF being misunderstood or OF
having what he, said retold and spoiled
IN the telling, There was Seldom, the ec-
tor. and Rives who painted pictures. and
Young Sloane. who Travelled for pleasure
and adventure. and Welmer who STAYED
at home and wrote for the reviews They
were all bachelors, and very good friends,
and jealously guarded their little circle
from the intrusion Of either men or wo-
men.
'Of course, the chief objection TO mar
rage" Stuart sald-lt was the very day
IN which the picture had been sent TO
his fooms-'1s the old one that you can't
zen anything about It until you are COM
mitted 10 il forever, II Is a very silly
thing 70 discuss even. because there is
no way of bringing II about, but there
really should he some sort OF prelimi-
nary trial. AS the man says In the play
'you wouldn't buy watch without test
Ing II first You don't buy a hat even
without putting II on, and finding wheth.
ar IL Is becoming or not, or whether