Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-07-31
WHY WE ARE LIVING To-
GETHER

ny
S divorce or separation. To
.ENASE my way of thinking, the
SplHNSsAk marvel is that the percent
L ANlLGSM age is so small. / have
IN NY wondered at it times with
out number. Yet John Wal
lace and / still live together. Per-
hans other couples have reasons as
cogent as ours for not separating, rea-
sons which, so far as the world can
see have kept us a united pair for all
these years.
Marriage without love is crime,
say good people. How about mar
rage in which the parties to the con-
tract have ceased to love each other?
Is life together under such circum-
stances sin? That is a question which
ask myself often. Up to the present
date 1t has remained unanswered.
was twenty-five years old when !
married. had been a teacher
IN a public school in a suburban
town to which John Wallace came
one spring to superintend the erection
Of house for which he had drawn
the plans. The wife of the owner
of the house had been kind to me,
GAd. through her, met the successful
Young architect. At the end Of three
months we were engaged; at the end
of a year we were married.
That l was in love with him / did
no doubt
know that he loved me, for. If not,
why he did marry me?
OF course, when we married, John
and went to the city to live. !
loved the metropolis and the busy,
rushing life there. and doubt II any
bride was ever happier in her new
home than / was at first.
John was older than I. He was
thirty-three when we were married.
During his bachelor days he had
made many friends, some of whom
liked, and others of whom did not
admire. He insisted that I be nice
to them all. / did not fancy this
idea. Now. that 1 was Independent OF
the need of propitiating members OF a
board Of education, or the wives OF
school trustees, wanted to enjoy this
freedom. To me, it seemed insincere
to be especially nice to rich people
in the hope that hey might, as John
said. give him JOB" told him this
when he regretted that had not made
myself more agreeable to a man by
whom l had CHANGED to sit at a din
ner party the night before.
HE has influence, and can get me
great deal of work." explained my
husband.
"How?" asked I.
HE owns a lot of property that is
Increasing in value and BIS he sells to
men whom he knows and with whom
his word goes, he could, naturally.
mention my name as good fellow to
make plans for .the buildings they ex-
pect to put up Moreover, he is in
terested in city affairs, and, by advis-
ing managers of public institutions to
engage my services, can throw thous-
Ands of dollars in my way. So you
should have been nice to him. And
you weren't. 1 kept an eye on you,
and you scarcely talked to him at
all"
Il know it." said, irritated at this
criticism Of my manners. He talked
Of nothing but himself and his money.
That kind of thing is not good form.
He renewed the subject the next
morning Isabel" he began, you re-
member that we were talking of Jacob
WEIGH yesterday. You may recall that
took his wife in to dinner the same
night on which you snubbed her hus-
band. Well, she Is nice little thing.
told her you would be glad to have
her call on you, for she said she
would like to know you better"
But, DEAR" l protested, they're
such ordinary people-she and her
husband!"
John laughed good-naturedly. "But.
dear" he Knocked, they're such infiu-
entail people-she and her husband!
so be nice when Mrs. WEIGH calls"
She came, and 1 was as pleasant as
could be to a woman with whom
mad nothing in common. The next
week she wrote, asking us to dine
with her ten days later.
don't care to accept" told my
husband. THE dinner is going to be
one Of those big, formal affairs to
which we have not been invited be-
lore because we are not in the rich
set I've heard enough about them
not to want to co."
Well, do want to CO." insisted
SoAn' AT least, while | do not ex-
peet to derive any particular pleasure
IRON the function, know that it may
mean business. So write letter ac-
eepting."
On the night of the big dinner !
dressed with great care. thought ]
was stil enough of girl to look
wen IN the dainty white China crepe
gown wore.
AS removed my wraps in the dress
Jug room Of the great house, assisted
" a supercilious maid, / glanced at
cIother woman who had just entered.
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