The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-11-22
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WILLIAM GEORGE JORDAN
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THE Eee-TiDE oF"LovE.

THE Eee.TIDE OF Love.
The saddest thing in married life
is the drifting apart of those who have
ilVed and loved for years in the sun.
shine OF each others presence. 1t Is
just n heart tragedy In the life Of two.
Inc greatest trials of life are not those
which come to us from the world out
SIDE the home, but those from the
world within. With the inspiring pres
sure of the hand we love held tight
III our own, the battle Of life can be
borne bravely, but when the refuge
of love and mutual respect and esteem
Is swept away, the very bulwarks Of
the home seem gone.
Occasional discords, misunderstand-
ings and little clouds Of unhappiness
may not be serious. The sun of recon-
Citation may scatter them, and In the
balmy atmosphere that follows they
may be forgotten. But 1t is different
when love itself grows cold and re-
spect for each other, which Is SO able
an understudy to love, goes on long
vacation. Then inharmonies intensity
us the days go by; antagonism on the
basic questions of life grows more bit
ter; grim. hopeless silence takes the
place of speech. or the atmosphere be-
comes vitiated by hot words of recrlm-
nation and contempt. There Is some
times an indignant outburst of anger
Mt white hpnt that 10 nOt sn awful aR
1t seems. 1t may be the fierce flame
OF protest from the heart that shows
tae hre o1 io'e Is sun burning; out
constant co,d uead sarcasm anu o'''
terness speak only OF emoers.
ms condition Is not matrimonial
duet; 1t Is matrimonial duel. When
either husband or wife speaks words
meant TO sung, phrases seemingly In
nocent to others nearing them, out
which are deity loaded to annoy or
MAIDEN as they reientiessly ma tneir
way through the vulnerable point IN
the armor, 1t Is time for those two
10 declare truce ana TO hoid speedy
peace conference or tnere WILL NOT Dc
enough love left to mold an Inquest
over. Ihey may even grow TO nate
each others ways, moods, acts, ana
turns OF speech. The voice once loved
may now sound shrill and hard; the
step on the stair which was sweet mu-
Sic may seem a Earring discord' and
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sometimes the growing separation
Is on one side only anu one SUI loves
win the oio lntensity anu the o'a
neart munger. As absence IL always
harder for tne one lett oehih0' 80 this
twilight OF love ID most paihfui 10 the
one whose love ID sui constant. II IL
the dead nerve that carries no pain.
Inc inner nature suffers most III me-
us variations In temperature that may
disturb the sensitive soul OF Viollh
are poweriess TO anect BRASS cympals.
There may be q conscious enort on the
part OF the one VINO loves TO disDelieVe
So No :.
II IT, NOT 10 feauzs H. nor 10 hccep. u
for moment ~ possip'i''y' hu'
sometimes Z woeo' u ,ook' sentences
or an ACT makes iur.her se'i.''lus'ol
loiy' as hehtnihg hash ma! re'eu'
10 traveller IN aoyss III MS iee''
The smile that was the light of our
life no longer cheers us; the caresses
that told Of love unstinted are With
held; the tenderness that seemed US
sure rs sunrise or sunset has turned
to doubt. and the one who still loves
may battle hopelessly when nll lie
around him seems to move In fog.
At such times despite every wisdom
OF heart ana mihd' one Gun never sAy
me right worn OF 10 ''e ''sn' '""s.
heart strings Oh sentiment ''". '"e.
ViDrated Ut inc s's"t's' '""." "".
drought OUT III IN 'hs'""' u ''''" VI
music from the hhest memories ., ,'''
sou', are now NIUE. NO eAl''''''''on.'
no pieas' u" ohr'hg o, one ,''! "'"''
no AUGMENTATION Oh tNe suo'i'St WIN"