Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-02
MARSHALL'SWIFE
TELLS OF WOO|NC
Helpmate of Vice President Re-
calls Her Love Affair Down
in Steuben County.

Washington, April 2.-As the Sec
oEd lady in the land" Mrs. Thomas
r. Marshall is proving delightfully."-
brilliant, vivacious and entertaining
She has decided convictions on near
ly all subjects and expresses them
with charming frankness.
The Marshalls are entering freely
but not ostentatiously into the social
life of Washington and bette%, ac-
quaintance with this clever Indiana
woman, who says what she thinks and
thinks what she says and keeps
level head amidst the social glamor
and gayeties Of her new station, has
redounded TO her popularity.
Newspaper people have no difficulty
in securing audiences with Mrs. Mar
shall. She treats them courteously,
answers all their questions, however,
frivolous, and sends them away re-
jCicing, always with bundle of good
copy"
One Of the inquisitive correspond
ents had the temerity to ask her to
tell the story of her love affair with
Mr. Marshall While the answers in
volved giving away some family sec
rets, she obliged the scribe by relat-
ing the following version Of a court
ship that was romantic and marriage
that has been ideal:
81 knew Mr.. Marshall for three
years before l discovered that he had
designs on me. was deputy clerk
of Steuben county to my father. Mr..
Marshall was a journeyman Judge. He
was little backward in coming for
ward, but when he did start counting
he proved himself a progressive, for
we were married inside of three
months after he declared his purpose.
81 had been to school, finished my
academic education and was enjoying
life. All men looked alike to me. l
was a serious-minded wage Garner.
Father needed me and | was going to
do my best to fill the place of deputy
clerk. Of course everybody in Steu.
ben county knew Tom Marshall, one
of the few democrats that took part
in our court, but / had never given
him a second thought. My mind and
heart were open.
my father came home one day and
announced that he had lost his clerk
and was in need of some one to help
him. | volunteered and upon acquit-
ting myself fairly well, was sworn
in as his regular deputy. saw Judge
Marshall come and go, but never
thought much about him.
Zone day a democratic lawyer OF
our town-the only one Of the kind
there-announced half in jest and hall
. in earnest that he had beau for me,
"'Who?' said ], curious.
why, Tom Marshall, democrat
and a Presbyterian
Hes an old married man. said I.
No, indeed, an old bachelor re
sponded my friend
Not long after that Mr.. Marshall
while out riding with an intimate
friend, said: I am going to get mar
ried. and l bet you can't guess the
name Of the unfortunate one
q can, the first time said the
friend. The deputy clerk of Steuber
county
"Mr. Marshall was surprised tc
know that his closely guarded secret
vas out A love affair is something
that will out. The birds seem to know
atcut it.
ITO make a long story short, We
were married. We have been married
ever since. When Mr. Marshall cam
paigns or travels on business l g
with him. When | go to see my par
erts in Arizona he goes with me. My
independence as deputy clerk appealed
to Mr. Marshall After We were mar
ried he told me he had been eyeinl
ne for two years before he let ms
know It. l never paid any attention
to him."
Mrs. Marshall has put the ban oil
what she calls "highball society
Asked if she likes society, she said:
Yes, real society, very much.
don't like cocktail highball societ!
that wants me 10 drink such things
do not mind other people drinking
If they want to, but they must not eE
pect ne to follow their example.
just don't care for cocktails, highball
and the like and it is no use tryinj
to get me TO drink them. There i
more to society, ] hope than that. VI
. d. not serve or use wines of any kim
IN our home"