The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-27

OF A BRIDE
lcopyrIsht. 1900
Copyright. 1920

While the girls gossiped, com
pared Ann, Jim'S bride. with Deb
orah, the wife he might have had
II occurred TO me that the LOrime.
boys had had their pick Of the fin
est prospects" in the local mar
r!age market, and set they haG
made some rather unfortunate So
lecdons.
Chrys wasn't sure whether she
was the wife Of a Spanish duke, Oh
not. Whether or no, she was ies
perateiy in love with Jordan
Spence, the famous surgeon, who
had disappeared when he discoS
cred that a marriage with Miss
Lortmer was impossible.
Jim was welded to Ann, whose
baby ways Toul5 probably harrass
hin beyond endurance in a lev
years.
Benjie had died, leaving a baby
girl whose mother he had never
married.
And as fot Bob, he had married
me, q poor little girl from ! COIN
try college town, who, as his vile
was trying to fill . place in the
world which was vastly too large
for her.
AAd yet, when / gave my hus.
band the details Of AIMS luncheon,
that evening. he said, with e great
deal Of pride in his voice:
You're a regular girl, Jane..'
"you have a regular mother, ny
dear" | replied quickly.
"fes-lm a lucky man" he re-
Joined. Have q cigaret?"
Bob grirned Qui2zically as he
extended lis cigaret case to me.
I'll light yours for you said,
suiting the action TO the word.
Whether Bob was agreeably sur.
prised or not, couldn't decide. To
light his cigaret seemed quite
Sporty" to me; 1t was a trick
had premeditated, In accordance
with a big resolve / had made at
AIMS party.
A: the girls Chartered about the
"old style OF woman who was
ruled by her employees, and the new
style, who were studying to know
enough to direct their own house.
holds, 1t occurred to me, that even
so, they were not preparing for the
biggest event in their own llres.
They were going to take mar
riage In Just the old way!
And from the scandals at which
they limited that afternoon, It
seemed to me that the old way
might be improved upon.
This man was tired Of his old
wife, they said; that man was tre.
quently seen with a pretty girl no
older than his daughter; so-and.so
had gone to Reno; It was the usual
1920 smart.set gossip.
Finally they coa1ed Corinne
Caryl to repeat for them q vamp's
warning to wives which was 10
be the feature Of her next film
play.
"Now, girls,' said Corinne, when
she had finished the freak deca.
log. forget all that nonsense! And
when you get married, keep Just
one little rule In mind: Don't get
noEoionous!"
Mrs, Best, AIMS mother. made
freqoent attempts to turn the con.
versatiou into what she considered
more wholesome channels, but In.
variably the girls returned to the
eternal ml1.and.wcman topic.
"You mean that wives ought to
change their plumage with the sea.
sonsr asked. with my eyes on
one Of AIMS gorgeous blue-and.
gold birds.
Wives ought 10 vary their fas.
citations with each day! That's
what I'm trying to say"
Don't be afraid TO be q little
sporty" remarked the nice, limo.
cent, naive little Midget!
MrG Best tried once more to ID
terrupt, but the girls chorused:
@HcW-sporty-Mld
"0h, light your husbands cigar.
cts for emf chirruped the child.
It seemed q way to begin, At
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