Arizona republican., 1920-04-08
The Ouija Board Warns Chrys Against
 Marrying

The Ouija Board Warns Chrys Against Marrying Friction is bound to develop, now and then, between the best intentioned members of a family, I suppose. Chrys i and I often found our opinions at Varl- ance, and I usually discovered that l was the one who had to keep the fric- ton from developing into flame. Chrys' obsessien with her ouija board and her faith in what it revealed and her intention to follow spirit guidance to the far ends of the earth were par ticularly trying to me.
 I decided to turn her mind into g new channel. A substitution Of ideas so often helps the ultra-emo- change Thus a movie or play or con- cert is good medicine for a nervous nagging wife as we'll as tired and fretful business man. This theory of the substitution of ideas, of introducing pleasant in place of horrid thoughts. is one which could be adopted to the advantage of good many homes.
 One morning, simply in order to get Chrys' mind away from her obsession with the supernatural, I introduced the name of Jordan Spence as an agree able subject connoting delightful pos abilities.
 "when will the wedding be-" l asked.
 "Certainly not until I've divorced the other man. replied my sister It was plain that she was not in pleasant mood. T am not going to take up the matter until Daddy is with us again. And then-mayb Chrys stopped abruptly
 ..Maybe-what?' Maybe I will never marry at all!' put down my alarming and gave my entire attention to the girl who made this unexpected and extraordinary an- nouncement Finally I managed to gasp:
 Not marryI When you and Spence are mad about each other?" "We are almost consecrated to each other Yes it is quite as bad ali that, my dear. But you see never, never want to fall out of love with him, And I couldn't go on living if he stopped loving mel"
 "Ohi I see what's the matter You've been reading too many ac counts of affinities! Too many Spikei and Shippey cases!"
 Change is the law of life. Jane- Our bodies today are unlike what they were yesterday Our minds change, our opinions change. Perhaps that is the reason why love is said to be so un- stable. I couldn't bear to risk that with Jordan, you know. I'd rather not marry him. I'd rather part with him while he still adores me. I'd rather die an old maid I really wOuldi
 My goodness, Chrystobel Lorimer. That brand of modern wisdom is curse, There's a way most wives might keep love in the family, if they would take pains If love changes, let them change, too. Let them keep out of ruts, and fit up the inside of their heads with new ideas just as often as they fit the outside with new hatst
 "A mana husband-ought to do the same thing, I should say
 You talk as if Jordan Spence were just ordinary. You know he isn't I stormed Think of his grand purpose he has dedicated his life to the serv- ice of little babies. A week ago you were wild to help him. Now you con- slider the advisability of becoming an old maid. Whats happened?''
 "The oujia board warned me- said Chrys
 oh Ia, la, You'd spoil your life and his-on a hunch from kinder garten toyi What did it say?"
 T wrote it all out-and since you are so anxious to HLow, I'll read the message to you. Here it is.'' Then Chrys read:
 Most love is based upon magnetic attraction. But this attraction is transient. It is in the nature of ob- jects which magneize each oher that when they reach the same state of vi- bration the attraction ceases and a violent repulsion may be set up. This repulsion between two persons who have been in love accounts for many divorces.'
 You spelled all that out on the ouija board2''
 Chrys nodded.
 My dear you're fooling yourself,'' ventured. I've read that stuff my