The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-07
GoNFEssIo US OF a WIFE

1 have mastered my beautiful cleo.
trio car, little book, and the, demon.
stratorl says that learned very: rapid
W TO drive it-although Thought l
was awfullyS slow. =
Dick only needed a time or two be.
fose he was able to master the whole
mechanism. u y 5;tt1,tf ~. (.
! don't mind telling you, little book,
that the first time I drove 'my.car alone
the demonstration got out in the park
and told me to bring it around Ger.
tain roads to where he would wait
for me. Twas SO. nervous was nau-
seated. Yesterday, however, II took
Mother Wayerly for a littleir ide In the
park, and u feel as though after that
i could ask any one to ride with me.
Mollie has gone with me, from the first.
u might as well trust my body. to
you, Margie dear, she said laughing
ly, .forl ever! since you have been mar
ried to Dick you have been the Gus.
'todians Of my mind, ~ q: is.;Gs {; !
Why, Moliie tWaverly, whatever. do
you mean ~ i asked. Isl II
you know very well what II mean
dear; you know that when you first
came here Twas a very foolish, ! Eighty
child, and Just at that place where
my life might be ruined very easily,
and you turned my thoughts in the.
right direction. ~ .
"MargieI dear, i told Chad last might
that ffIswere his ideal woman-and
OF course he said l !. vast was be-:
Cause OF you-you have taught me
sympathy and understanding and; CIV
en- these, "a woman cannot 60 very far.
wrong. s'si r, ~ &c., NJ ~ \. y
II wonder il all girls are, as happy
as Lam. during the time they are en-.
gagged to be married. s, l hardly think
they are, for Il have never known a
man who was SO sweet and .tender3as
Why, the other night we decided to
walk from the theatre to the restau:
rant across the road for little sup;
per and the first words he said to me
were: Can you cross the road in
those shoes? Let me see Ethem.ss',.'g &,
~ meeklys stuck out one foot and
then the other. ) 4, Il
I Just about, he, decided. Now there
WIS not one word of endearment in the
question, and yet some way Il felt all
In q glow at his, thong
II understand the feeling exactly,
said. .A friend OF mine married /. a,
man, and sno one could understand
why she did 1t as he was much older.
than she and he did mot have great
wealth norSgreat. station. Il ~ ~ Z 81
"'I suppose, said she. that people
are wondering why / married Oliver.
Well, mi tell. you. tits because he
takes care Of me, because he shows
me that ] an: in his thoughts constant,
". Heimakesiit easy for me to do my
work. tshef lis an actress. He 10
even soiicitous about what r. eat and
| know that he has often ordered
fhingsihei did not like because he knew.
WAS fond Of them and would not
care 10 eat them II. he did not join
me-" z q 8. s i
ii think, Moliie, that the first; and
almost the worst hurt Dick gave me
after We were married was when The
used TO say 70 me !: Order anything
you want to eat. HowSwoiild you like
\ a beefsteak?' h Y = a n
Moliie,was silent, a moment and then.
said, Dear Is IL different after al wo.i
man ma.riese i. y y Z 4 4 .jx5s !
Very very different. Igdont have.
to repeat that old story to you about
b catching the car | am sure Men,
my dear. that Is, successful men; de.
vote Themselves with single purpose
to accomplishing tho thing they set;
out to do. When atman5 Is makingSiosej
to i woman, itlhe 10 much In earnest