The Detroit times., 1915-11-24

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come along they VIII love any man.
Thus although | listened 10 and
seemed gradually 10 come 10 share
Andres plans for our each continu.
ing 10 live In our own home when
We were married nevertheless !!
was uncomfortable about the situa-
tion in my own heart For on"
thing. was still conventional
enough TO wonder what people
would think Of a man who contin-
ued 10 live in his bachelor studio
while his wife remained in her
bachelor girls home. Not that !
had many personal friends; but !
assumed as my life went on and
my work developed | should form
an ever widening circle around me
NJ people | liked What would these
people think when asked them to
my home. If ! had TO say:
"Of course. my husband doesn't
live here. you know. II you'll wait.
I'll phone to his home and ask him
IL he does not wish to come over
and spend the evening with US.
As a matter OF fact, among the
artists. writer's. and actors was
now meeting this would not have
seemed SO strange They Ver"
used to the selfish insistence upon
personal latitude which is described
as Bohemian But was still
fresh from the equally trying su.
perncial conventionalitiCs Of the
middle classes ! could fancy to
myself how puzzled ] would feel
were ! to hear Of man and wife
who lived IN the way Andre PRO
rosed that we should live. II was
not pleasant thought 20 me 10
think Of all sorts Of people discuss
inr situation which was very
much. after all. my own business
And 50. although when Andre
talked OF II all that he said sound
ed 30 logical and 80 really fine that
he made me agree with him, no
sooner had he ieft me than ! would
nREll W All''FA AlNil WV ''A' 'Aa' 49,
again. though for a long while ] did
try 10 keep it all to myself. In
other words, my pride and my
sense OF propviety held me back
from going 90 my friend Stella with
discussions OF the man whom | In
tended TO marry II seemed to me
that II Andre and | did not agree
NJ certain points the least | could
do was TO argue them out with him
and not drag a third person into the
discussion. But Stella had become
so much n part Of myself, had en-
trenched herself so completely In
my heart. that sooner \or later
was bound TO find myself tentative
ly outlining all that Andre had
planned for us With such a ques.
ilon in my face II not In my actual
words, that my friend could not
but understand how puzzled | was
And so, one night as Stella stood
combing her hair before her dress
er, and sat cuddled up In my ki-
mono on the foot Of her bed. II
came about quite naturally that she
should turn 10 me and say;
Beth. do You mind my asking
you few direct questions? You
have been talking in the funniest
sort of way OF Andres and your
life after you are married. At firs'
I thought you were simply incoher-
ent i'm your infatuation for the gen
tlenan. nut since the illusion
seems TO cling 10 you, ! should like
TO ask you II ] have understood you
rightly. From what you say ! geth.
or that somc day Andre and you
are 10 he married. and that then
YOU arc Going on your honeymoon
by yourself; and when Andre gets
round 20 Il he VIII 90 on a little
honeymoon by himself and that you
expect never 20 meet again, or at
The most very casually. Am :
right: And is this some very mod.
ern plan which the entire city is
going in for nov. and which am
TOO old to understand"
Ordinarily I would have been able
10 laugh at what I know was Stel
las comic exaggerations But
now my heart and head we're too