South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-28
Tea Table Talks
\ MARRIED MANS MARGIN.
By May De witt Talmage

SLOWLY the long haired man was
drawing forth heart rending strains
from his cello. The rest Of the
music was mere bagatelle 20 those
soulful notes that were getting into
everyone's blood, TO the time OF a
slow waltz.
At a nearby table sat a profess
sional dancer. her immobile face was
like a mask that covered any emo
ton that might be passing behind
It, IL was only in her dark eyes that
one found cynicism, avarice or en-
lnui, famed or dimmed by the cal
low youths who claimed the honor
OF a dance, or the wealthy man who
with low insinuating voice sat
moment beside her.
The yellow lacquered walls, the
silk shaded lamps, the groups Of
women in velvet and fur who sat at
the tables around the open space
reserved for dancing made a picture
of the very latest thing in the way
OF decoration,-dre rouge and IL
lquid powder.
They sat- a group OF three; two
men and a woman. She, you could
see from the cut OF her gown. the
alertness OF her manner. a general
air OF savior faire. of being a part
\ OF the scene, was a New York
woman. They. from their interest
in everything, as If IL was all a show
| and they lockers or, proclaimed
themselves from a far country
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GIN" che asked.
/ II never knew a married man had
Il any margin" said he who few min
utes before had been showing with
a great deal Of pride the picture of
his little twO-year-old girl why il
is not until a man is married that
he begins TO live. Margins Why it
is only then that the bars are down
and the world is before him. He
may have to take hurdle or two,
but that makes il all the more ex-
iciting-like a wild ride over the
prairies. when you give your horse
his head. and you have no respon-
sibility, and YOU don't care a hang
in what direction YOU go. for your
lungs are filed with fresh air, and
your blood is on fire"
Rather hard on the woman YOU
! happen 10 be married to-" she re-
torted.
"Oh, no, she likes you all the bet
ter when you come back You see.
an unmarried man is more or less
handicapped. There are so many
women and girls who are trying to
throw tho matrimonial halter around
his neck, he really never can let
himself go as he would like to- If
be feels like making love to some
one. il matters not who. perhaps IL
is only the spring in his blood. per-
haps he feels like taking the bit in
his teeth and boiling. there is always
the stile of a breach Of promise
staring him in the face He might
get over the top bar. but there is
always the risk that 1t will throw
him.
Then, too friends and family are
always expecting a man to get mar
ried. That fact spoils every woman
he meets, because he puts the matri-
monial test on them. and there are
q lot Of women a man might like
but would never care to marry. II
however a man shows unusual at
tention TO a woman. congratulations
are sure to follow. or he IS consid-
cred a cad because he goes no fur
Their
The only time a man has no mar
gin is when he is married If a
woman accepts his attentions il is al
her own risk. not his She knows
where he stands; he can make love
10 her. send candy, flowers. what he
will There is no matrimonial
string attached il.
Come along Don't let us miss
this wonderful fox trot What's the
luse wasting our time talking about
ia married mans margin. There is
no such thing"