The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-26
Mir. Memo
 By EuNlCE 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 he was twenty-five years old, an age when if a man Is ever going to have any sense 1t will surely have appeared Ella was barely eighteen and looked to Tim for guidance.
 Tim was a 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 a very deep thinker in his own oplniOn-and his thoughts took shape to serve his desires. When be became engaged to Ella Strong he propoundcd a new idea-that Is, new to her, though it was becoming quite fashionable. It was that a married couple should have a 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 rled Tim let other women alone. devot- ing himself to his wife and couple of children. Then be renewed his firta. tions.
 Ella by this time was twenty-three years old. If a man Is expected to have any sense at twenty-five wom. an certainly should have gained some wisdom by twanty-three. Elias com plaisance to Tims theories had van ished. She didn't mind his tirtatons so long as they were scattered, but l when his name began to be connected 1 with that of another woman to his ! wife's modification she objected very seriously.
 But she said nothing to Tim about ! it. She had grown sufficiently experi- enced to know that when husband or a wife begins to find faplt through Jealousy the matrimonial situation is | in very serious condition. Not eY- 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 a correspondence ! with certain friend of his. The writ CT, who was evidently a woman, said | that she diSliked very much to tell tales, but she could not bear to see a 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- 1 count of his innocent children, if on no | other.
 This was a terrible blow to Brad | ford. His wife had shown no objec- tion 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 It 1 largely to the fact that when they were married 1t 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 he had received had come to him by an afternoon mail at his office He hurried home, to ind bis wife In the hall, as usual, for the connubial kiss. She put up her lips, | but instead of meeting them with his l he drew back with a thundercloud on his brow.
 Read that" he said, handing her the note he had received.
 Ella read the note and said: "As for this, am above making a reply to anonymous accusations or to bits of Information given you concerning me by any one. But in this case that Is of no importance, because what this woman says l admit But l am sur prised that you should take any notice of 1t, for it 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 coeurs?"
 But tnlpe were innocent. am a man; you are a woman and the mother of children"
 "I consider myself as well able to dlrt innocently as you are"
 But the world'-
 What Is the world to me beside my own consciencef Besides, the world IS throwing of its anticipated morality. The time is coming when this matter of marriage will not be rlVeted chains. but daisy chain, to be broken without q tusSle."
 "For heavens sake. Ella, where did you pick up such nonsense?"
 "I learned 1t from you"
 "Then unlearn l. from me. It's rot"
 And leave you to practice it"
 'T2 No; my firrations are of no con sequence in comparison to our family comfort and happiness"
 "Then you will cease them"
 "Certainly, if you object to them"
 "Very well. will cease mine till l see that you have begun again; then l | will baCin anew"