The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-04
MT. Memo
 By EuNIcE BLAKE
By EuNIcE BLAKE

| When Tim Bradford married Ella Strong they were both young and one was foolish. Tim was the foolish one and there was no excuse for him be cause be was twenty-five years old, an age when if man Is ever going to have any sense It will surely have appeared Ella was barely eighteen and looked to Tim for guidance.
 Tim was q good looking chap and found conquests of empty headed girls quite easy The consequence was that he was fond of that kind of amuse. ment He was very deep thinker in his own opinion-and his thoughts took shape to serve his desires. When be became engaged to Ella Strong he propounded q new idea-that Is, new to her. though 1t was becoming quite fashionable. It was that a married couple should have great deal of lib erty and be married only so long as they were satisfied with each other. ! This didn't trouble Ella, because she didn't wish any liberty, and she had perfect confidence in Tins love for her.
 For several years after they were mar. ried Tim let other women alone, devOt- Ing himself to his wife and couple of children. Then he renewed his dirta- | lions.
 Ella by this time was twenty-three years old. If a man Is expected to have any sense at twenty-five a wom. an certainly should have gained some wisdom by twenty-three. Elias con- plaisance to Tins theories had van. ished. She didn't mind his dirtations so long as they were scattered, but when his name began to be connected with that of another woman to his wife's modification she objected very seriously.
 But she said nothing to Tim about 1t She had grown sufficiently experi- enced to know that when a husband or wife begins to find fault through Jealousy the matrimonial situation is In a very serious condition. Not ev. cry woman of twenty-three would re- alize that, but Ella did. One day Tim received an anonymous note which warned him that his wife was maintaining q correspondence with a certain friend of his. The writ CT, who was evidently woman, said that she diSliked very much to tell tales, but she could not bear to see q husband and father so abominably treated. His wife was deCeiving him. She hoped that her information would be in time to enable him to prevent the breaking up of his home on ac- count of his innocent children, if on no other
 This was a terrible blow to Brad ford. His wife had shown no objec- ton to his attentions to any other women, not even the one who. had oc' casioned the talk. He had sometimes wondered at this, but attributed 1t largely to the fact that when they were married it had been understood that both he and Ella should have a great deal of liberty. He had had his liberty, and now his wife was taking hers with a vengeance.
 The anonymous note be had received had come to him by an afternoon mail at his office. He hurried home, to find bis wife in the hall, as usual, for the connubial kiss She put up her lips. but instead of meeting them with his be drew back with a thundercIoud on his brow.
 Read that" he said, handing her the note he had received. Ella read the note and said: "As for this, 1 am above making reply to anonymous accusations or to bits or information given you concerning me by any one But in this case that is of no importance, because what this woman says admit. But l am sur priSed that you should take any notice of 1t, for 1t Is perfectly understood between us that we were both to have every liberty in such matters" "But"-
 "What 'buts' are there? Have ever complained of any of your affaires de coeursT"
 But mine were innocent l am q man; you are woman and the mother of children"
 "l consider myself as well able to dirt innocently as you are" l uPut the wOrld"-
 "What is the world to me beside my own conscience? Resides, the world is throwing off its antiquated morality. The time Is coming when this matter of marriage will not be riVeted chains, but daisy chain, to be broken without a tussle."
 "For heavens sake, Ella, where did you pick up such nonsenseT'
 "I learned 1t from you"
 "Then unlearn 1t from me. It's rot"
 And leave you to practice it?
 IF No; my firtations are of no con- sequence in comparison to our family comfort and happiness"
 "Then you will cease them?"
 Certainly, if you object to them"
 "yery well. will cease mine till l see that you have begun again; then ] will begin anew"
 But Tim never began again. He was completely cured. He soon Insisted that he and his wife should give up so- ! ciety in order that they might the bet