Arizona republican., 1920-08-16
lfeesSiotls ofaBride| (copright 1920 by e Neuspa per Errprse Assoaion)

I failure to interest him by lighting his cigaret. Tt seems to me that we never have any time alone together any morei"
 house. my dear" Bob responded. There's a crowd here almost every evening, you must admit"
 ''Let Ann take care of 'em! She has Midget and Corinne to help her this week. Let's run away! Let's have the horses and go for a ride! I haven't | been on a horse since" I stopped suddenly. I hadn't been on horse since the day Bob had seen me in the park with Ives! Bob would remember! And was afraid that he might go off into one of his fits of pro- | longed and stubborn silence.
 Bob doesn't pretend to rule me. He l doesn't claim any right over my | thoughts or my actions. He doesn't want me to be afraid of him. And yet I am always stopping to consider what his point of view will be on every | subject which comes up. And I am l forever endeavoring to parade only such matters as will meet with his un- qualified approval. And I am always avoiding the topics which will call out his objections.
 | I don't mean to be deceitful. I would hate to be hypocrite. But I must con- | fess that, indirectly, I am forever try
 
 the majority of wives do the same thing in the same way, consciously or l unconsciously.
 And doubtless the majority of hus- bands would be tremendously surprised l if they guessed that they ruled their i women in this fashion!
 Bob would resent the charge, of course, would deny that the condition exists and is one of the flaws in the ancient institution of marriage. l sup pose it is domestic situation which cannot be remedied-
 Long ago, I arrived at this conclu- sion from my own experience, and one day I was startled to find the same idea in book I was reading.
 Here's something from Elsie Clews Parsons,' I said to Bob. T want you to hear it" And I Pead
 " The bulk of our surplus energy energy beyond that applied to sustain ing life, expresses itself in ruling oth- CTS Marriage is the most satisfactory device yet worked out for the control of one adult by another!"
 Rot" exclaimed my husband Bunk I'd be sorry, Jane, to think that I ever ruled my little wife! Come here and kiss mel"
 obeyed his command.
 "Of course, you wouldn't rule me darling-not knowingly I agreed, with with the complaisance of the wife wher her man makes love to her. "Nov we've discussed it, I'll never be afraid to disagree with you, or raise disagree able subjects again."
 "You-afraid of my opinion?" Bot chuckled in the quiet way he has wher most delighted. "Girl-you run me tc suit yourself! You know you dol"
 And so we came out exactly where every other happy and unhappy pail arrives at the conclusion of similar discussions!
 And on the very first important oc- casion I had for testing our agree ment-I hesitated-and was lost! didn't dare to say that I hadn't beer on a horse since the day my lord anc master had seen me in the park witt Ivesi
 I was a coward! But I was coward only because I couldn't endure the hur of a quarrel with Bob. I couldn't en- dure a single cross word or a moments moodiness on the part of the man loved
 We went for a ride-a long one b. the lake in the moonlight. I wore white brooches and a thin blouse. anC left my hat at home. Bob was in al equally informal costume, and we haC a glorious evening. We pulled up ou mounts in the shadow of some grea willows near the lake.
 White girl of mine,' whispered m,