The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-14
CONFESSIONS
OF a BRIDE
fcoyyrignt n. E A.

Dear Daddy Lorimer was convinced
| that he had saved Ann from q Big
scandal by.buying the decorating bus
! mess and Riding the town Of Us dec
orative manager. Daddy felt sure
that he had solved all the intolerable
| problems Ann had introduced into the
Lorime: AFFAIR.". Ann had had her
llesson-a humilia;ing one, he said.
l was NOT so confident about Dad
|dys success. But | didn't put my
doubt into words because daddy was
30 awfully happy over his own clev-
erness. Neither did | tell him how
completely Ann had destroyed my JOY
After daddy left me, Iput in a mis-
cradle day. couldn't shorten the
time until Bob should come home BY
an active employment; ! couldn't
make up Bobis bed nor arrange his
room as be liked It, for there was a
new maid TO attend 10 everything.
| couldn't 90 away from home; Bob
might repent and call me by phone.
III would be q tragedy 10 miss any
chance Of making up
I didn't want 10 see company; II
would hurt dreadfuly to wrench my
mind from the circle Of my own az
fairs. 80.
I employed myself as DO all good
wives In similar circumstances. sup
pose. l darned Bob's socks, sewed on
all his loose buttons, looked over his
collection Of neckties and throw away
he frayed ones. Then put the
drawers Of his chiffonier In order.
Bob doesn't keep valet. In the old
time Of his radical thinking-before
the war-he had discharged his man.
He said he didn't feel like a free and
independent human being when anota-
er man drew his bath every morning
After his army experience. no was
more democratic than ever.
I have always been so glad that !
appreciate Bob's brand OF democfa-
lev. It's a great comfort to realih
that II | die, or II wV are ever Dr.
yorced-and Bob should marry again
The probably will not find q wife
who will sympathize with his advanc-
ed views as ! do!
III ever wa are divorced
Whenever We two have the least
little bit Of a tiff think Of that hoF
rid possibility. Divorces are now 90
common In the incest families!
Only two days ago a new thing y
card etiquet" came in our mali. II
was the announcement Of a divorce,
a beautifully engraved bit Of paste.
board q trifle larger than a womanf
calling card. II read:
MI. and Mrs. Charles Bryce Allen
Mutually Announce Their
Divorce.
Bob had given the card his serious
attention.
aWell, why not?" he said. III peo-
p,e consider you interested IN their
wedding, so that they send you cards
10 ssy they are going to be married
at q certain time, and set up house
keeping together in a certain place,
obviously, they ought to inform you
when they break up their establish
ment. First class idea, this divorce
announcement, seems to me-"
AS | sewed the buttons on Bob's
pongee shirt, l wondered how such
a card would look with Bob's name
and mine IL the first line! The idea
was TOO dreadful! Ny imagination
was getting the better Of my reason.
| knew | could bring on grand tit
OF hysterta unless l-e1ercised a little
restraint.
"And all my worries have been
caused by a girl who hasn't an atom
Of sense So ran my thoughts. Two
months ago ! bad never heard Of Ann.
She simply walked into this family
and because she hasn't any ideals
at all she has kept US stirred ~ ever
since she married our Jim. She may
fool daddy, but not me. Goodness
knows what she'll be UP to next.
She'll get herself arrested. maybe"