The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
GRACE C.H CUTZ
JASPER hoIT'(L'ePINc orr

fed from because she was rich and be-
,"Use no had considered 1t would be
dishonorable TOR him, "A poor poet. to
court her-wdcn he meets her again he
forgets the hatshIess of duty.
Isn't love wonderful !' sighed Leonard
ecs ,atlcaily as he hooked his wife =
dress.
And what Il blessing" returned Mary.
as sac outtoned his collar for hin,
what "A blessing In disguise that you
ana never really loved each other
RAISE YOU chin "a l!ttle higher, dear"
PRECISELY, agreed her husband. rails
.ns his chan "A little higher. That would
somehow max this wrong. As 1t Is. it
makes 1t right The only wrong We ever
committed was marriage But he
couldn't help asking: Mary, are you
sure YOU never really loved me-
Il am-now." she whispered. "A won-
dderfu, new hight in her ardent eyes.
'gu te. quite. sure tMa:y las mean
while become engaged to ncr husbands
corner sweetheart rich husoandI
Leonard MAD always admired neT eyes.
and turning, he brushed has hi.r ligo.
ously, But /. ne iel; Ia. polS yLu1Is
gang. ne had gained chara ter enough
through mOncgainy TO control 1.-THE
triumph OF civilization.
Mary asked Leonard. having fin
ished With his hair. why did YOU even
marry me-
FOR the same reason tina, you married
me-. answered Mary, pGNing out IL
handkerchief, Il did not marry my mate,
thc man | really loved. so | married the
man / told myself ! loved. | dIdn /
want 10 miss marriage entire.y
Leonard nodded sympathotically. II
vas the simple truth Many marriages
are made In that way, but very few mar
red people are free TO tell the truth
lbout IT, This happy pair couid actual.y
e honest without beng uukind They
ookcd AT each other with new eyes. open
and unasAamei. :. strange peace fci.
.pun them, the peace Of perfect under
..audiug.
And have | really a right" asked
Leonard. In "A low. vibrant voice. "to say.
! d. not love you"
No one has a letter right murmured
Mary. giving him "A look O! complete
trust.
THAT was true. too And yet +, all
seemed too good TO be true.
MARY said Leonard. opening the
door FOR her. Il feel as II We had begun
TO know each other for the frs, time. /
shall miss YOU ar"adfully, dear"
"fon must write often said Mary,
lingering at the threshold.
4 hope YOU viii he very, very hapry
N your new LIE, May"
~ shall! follow your career with deep.
est interest, Leonard" She held out he.
hani lie pressed II 10 MS iip-.
Somehow the matter Of getting d.vorc.
did no; prove to be the sirp!e dctaiI B..
mad seemed only that afternoon dlliug
loves young dream. All four %: tn, Sc
charming, well hammered, well intcn
toned but badly married persons were
talking II over together 81, dpgcr.
Blu we have the best grounds IN tho
world for Separating cried Impractical.
Evadne. W. don't love our husbands
they don't love US"
THAI; shows how li,,lc you understand
the Jaw returned her husband that's
the on. thing We cant get divorced for
The object OF the law Is not TO brinr
together those who love each other, but
to keep together those who DO not"
Il have it, cried tnr poet enthusiast
tically. 'non-support! My wife. a,
least, can honestly say l don', supper;
her"
"Hunph r. said Bill, so can mine. A.
n matter OF fact. YOU always supported
your wife until recently. whereas | n.ve'
supported mine a: all. But 1t isn't !,
question OF being honest. hut OF helm
lawful. We have never sought 10 avoid
our legal responsibilities We have never
treated our wives badly In any way. l.
We had blackened their eyes. or IL they
had played us false, We should have al
easy time OF II. As 1t is now, our cas-,
would he Indignantly thrown out OF
court. So no%n-support won't 20 either
That gave them pause. The futurs
looked bad because their past had beet
SO good. II was finally decided to tho
mutual satisfaction that tn" two Kin,
husbands should dcser; the two faithful
wives.
"Well. there's no time like the pres
cnt," said Rill, an up and doing bus
ness man of marked ability, The girl
better leave for Nevada tomorrow. Tn
de- stand, BABY he added to his wife.
no. l don't at ALL Evadne replied
her soft brow puckered. You just sal,
that YOU boys were going 10 desert rs. -
W are, we are" said her long sui
feriug husband patiently, 80 Just d
az ! say and have your trunks all packc,
up by luncheon tomorrow"
But IL w are to be deserted, said
Evadne, toying with her coffee cup
why should we pack up and leave
Why don you go"' She was n tru,
oma and loved her home,
"Becluse, don't you sce"' cried Ri
controlling himself with difficulty. the
you could not sue us for descrtion :"
nut why not, II you desert us|"
because desertion IL not grounds 70
divorce in this state. Therefore. in ordcl
to sue us for desertion, yOu must de
scrt and we must stay at home
This made it all quite clear to her, an
It WAS so decided. For they We're deter
mined 10 respect the law. The law l.
the bulwark of civilization. and Is or
posed to honesty in such matters jus
as much as To decency. As there was
no decent way to he divorced in thei
state they had to be dishonest In ordc
10 renain decent.
1t was all very well In the roman,i.
DAVIS II the old fashioned novel to assert
arbitrarily. "And so they were divorced
and lived happily ever after" but sent
mental cor"iusions like that are N
longer conclusive. even to the idealists-
AZ Mr.. Williams goes on to prove IS h,
"a rries his remated couples through de