The Washington herald., 1915-01-31

most lively woman on the boat. she
looked hardly thirty-hve and had the
yiVacity of a woman FIVE years younger.
Her social position, her wealth and
her manner distinguished Mrs. McVickar
and she monopolized the admiration and
the respect Of the passengers. Mr.. Tape
on his part robbed all the other male
passengers of attention. He was the tar
get Of all eyes.
Physical advantages were all with him.
He was six feet three inches tall and
was proportioned accordingly. His face
was as handsome as any one could wish.
His spirits were always high yet re-
strained by good manners. II was alb
solutely impossible to ignore this won
derful person.
With Mrs. McVickar at his side he
walked the decks continually. She her
self stood slightly over six feet in her
canvas shoes. They made q splendid,
striking couple.
In May Of 1907, after Mr.. Tape had
danced attendance upon Mrs. McVickar
all through the winter the engagement
was announced and their marriage fol-
social sensation.
There is really not 50 much differ
ence in our ages" she said after the
marriage. Ny husband is much older
than his years; I am much younger than
mine. He is Catholic so I have espoused
his faith. He was very ardent in his
courtship and I grew to love him In
spite of the difference Of our ages"
They spent their honeymoon in Eu-
rope. It surprised the friends of both
In New York to hear that they were buy
ing large stocks of fashionable millinery.
When they got back to New York they
he Fon {,
shopping district. II was Elsie De Wolf
who had decorated its interior with plate
glass and dull red and green hangings
and chintz covered tables. The millinery
it held was irresistible and so was Mr..
Tape He beamed welcome to long
lines of rich patrons And all the time
he kept up his reputation Of being the
most exquisitely and variously tailored
young man in New York.
The next spring they were abroad to-
gether but Mr.. Tape returned home
alone. Rumors multiplied that they
were to separate When they returned
the rumors we're verified.
Yes. we are separated" said Mrs.
Tape. But we were happy for a time.
But" she sighed, 'he is happy now and
l want him to be happy. Isn't he .
handsome fellow?"
Its true" said Mr.. Tape. There
won I De any divorce. | am going TO
give my wife house and $4,000 a year.
I don't believe in marriages. / should
never have married. was too young,
far too young. l was only twenty-nine
years old when I led my wife to the
altar. 1t may seem hard to say it but
she was too old We got along we'll for
a time and then-we didn't. Neither ,
one of us was happy and. well. as for
me felt that was in prison.
''Now / am going to be happy again.
/ would rather love all women than one
and there will be no one to be jealous
when ! love them. My wife was very
Jealous, but I guess all women are jeal-
Gus. If my wife does not object I shall
go to see her every little while, for really
she is a most wonderful woman-one Of
the finest | have ever met"
But the separation wasn't for long.
Whether Mr.. Tape found that his pat
ronage was falling away with his
wife's presence or whether he discovered
that it was not so bad after all to live
in a gilded prison and that it was far
easier to love one woman than to love
them all, Mr.. Tape has never said The
fact remains that he and his wife recon-
ciled their differences and are happily
living together again, making hats side
by side and making so much money out
of the hats that they can scarcely find a
place for It.