Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-17
Love and Married Life
BY the Noted Author
Idah McGlonc Gibson
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Elizabeth and John.

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you're Jealous" said Alice mis-
chievously as Karl came around the
bed to lay the baby in my arms.
.No. I'm not" 1 answered. but
my voice was so decisive that ] al
most felt as though it did have a
hint Of jealousy in it.
Katherine will find that she has
no occasion to be jealous Of me-"
said Karl. Although you may not
know it, my dear, the baby knows
you every day, We were hoping
that her tender little hands would
help to bring ou back. She alway $
knew and remembered you, Kath-
crime. although you seemed to have
forgotten her"
| He put the baby in my arms and
her little moist mouth wandered
over my cheek. She did not offer
to go back to Karl and | was a
! little ashamed to feel that 1 was
very glad when she just cuddled
ldown a little closer and gave a sigh
of babyhood content and closed her
eyes.
II really believe she's sleepy
poor darling" l exclaimed.
"No, it means" said Karl, that
she is perfectly contented and like
all contented animals, she has gone
to sleep"
DO you mean to call my baby an
animal?" l asked in mock annoy
ance.
Eyes, can you deny it?" he am
swered, smiling. "All children are
only animals when they are born
There, Karl" said Alice, ''at last
believe it. Katherine has been
trying to tell me that you were q
poet, but some way l could not
make my idea OF you measure ur
to it. But you certainly have paid
Katherine and all the mothers oi
the world very beautiful compli'
ment."
There is something about Katn-
crime, Alice, that has always
brought the best of me to the sur
face. From the very first night
met her, that night when Jonh
brought her home from the wed
ding trip and insisted upon show
ing her to us before she had 9
chance to doll up, until now,
have always found that even the
thought of her has brought me uI
to a plane of high thinking when
| has surprised myself"
Karl seated himself beside my
bed, as Alice came over and stooo
beside him, looking down at me.
you're rather skinny, Rather
ine," she said, tantilizingly, and
your eyes'look too big for your face.
Your mouth seems distressinsly full
of teeth and that peaches and
cream complexion which was the
despair of every one of us, has rad
ed for the time being. But, my
dear, now you know that there Is
something undefinable about you
that makes YOU more beautiful than
ever
"That's nice compliment,
said. land it will probably fortify
me when I'm obliged to look in a
mirror and see all the dire wreck
age that you have described.
"Yes," said Alice to Karl. just as
though were not there, i've come
to the realization of that indescrip.
able thing which we. call charm
tCharm?' said Karl also lgnor-
ing me. "Why, Alice, surely you
have always known that woman's
charm is her sweetness and good
ness"
"Huhn' said Alice contemptu'
ously. Il know nothing or the sort
Karl Shepard, for some OF the wom-
en- that l have known that have the
greatest charms, as well as the
greatest charmers of history, nave
been neither sweet nor good. ehe
stopped suddenly and there was an
uncomfortabl silence, each one OF
us was thinking of Elizabeth More
land. 1t was I>who spoke first.
mo one can define or explain the
word charm when it is applied u
woman. In fact, many OF US
have known women whose charm
for one person would be nil ana loi
another superlative-'
poor Elizabeth" said Allce
with a sigh.
.sYes, 1, too, was thinking OF
Elizabeth" said Karl.
For most men, know that Ellz-
abeth Moreland had great charm
for me she had nome"
| felt that / could not ignore
these two dear friends by keeping
silent. i could not pretend to them
:. who knew my life like an oper
hood. that there had been nothing
between John and Elizabeth ane
that the tragedy of my life was mo-
their deaths. but their lives, theil
living and their loving.
81 sometimes think" l said
s.that after all Elizabeth was tn'
!, woman that John should have mar
) ried and 1 am not sure even now
that she was not the woman M
loved the more, and could have
made him happiest."
"But you, my DEAR" said Karl
bending over me, were the woman
who could have made him live tn
life he should live
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