Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-23

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her practical ideas into her mar
ried life, and early insisted that
there should be no wedding trip.
II do not see why two people
should go off and flock by them
selves, and be bored to death, just
because they marry each other. l
would much rather wait a while
before taking a trip. Brides and
grooms always look SO silly to
strangers. You can spot them
anywhere. And so Bah will just
go over to the beautiful old man
sion in which Duane has lived
ever since he was born, and which
he has kept open even after the
death Of both of his parents.
Il believe Duane Benton cares
more for that house." said Bah,
"than anything else on earth. Of
course l could not say this to him,
but were his parents alive, he
certainly would have to choose
between them and me, or rather,
he would have to choose between
the house and me. And seriously,
Alix, l fear l would have lost out
and probably never would have
lived in that lovely old home"
DO you love Duane, Bab?" II
asked somewhat wistfully, for she
was always talking about the
house and what she was going to
do with it, and how she expected
Duane to make so much of his life
and hers.
why, of course love him."
she answered, "but ] have never
had any illusions about him. You
know, my dear Alix, that he is the
best catch in town and l have al
ways thought it was quite as easy
to fall in love with the right man
rs with the wrong one. II you will
you will know that
never allowed my thoughts to
wander to any other man. You
nave always been too romantic, I
Alix. You have really believed all
hat gush you have read. And I
think you believe all
hat you write. But surely you !
VIII wake up to the fact some day I
hat whatever marriage is to men, I
o most women it is the real bust :
less of life, the business on which
lot only their own future hangs,
'ut the future of the race"
You are very modern young /
Bah" {
why shouldn't l be?" /
Aren't you afraid of the fu- l
ure? Are you really going to put /
IL of these radical ideas into '
ractice?" t
They're not radical; they are b
My sensible. Today when we S
ave one divorce in eight mar
lag | do not think the old I
lethods are perfect, do you? G
I'm going to be a successful u
life, and, ] hope, successful
lother, Alix. There will be none e
the sordidness of the divorce u
ourt for me. am going to make u
uane happy. That is going to be i1
~ business" CT
"But what if he does not make
ou happy, dear?" N
HE will" she answered seri- IL
lsly. mo man is ugly and i'm NJ
ossible to live with If you make oi
I'm comfortable and happy, pro- ~ II
ding always you do not bore him ~
try to possess him."
DO you mean to tell me, Bah II
'ar, that you are not going TO be ue
alous of Duane if he should be- Ye
me enamoured of another "a
oman?" III
"Of course l do not expect him ~ n
make love to another woman, Nv
en- If he does that I shall not be !
alous because I think jealousy is no no
confession of inferiority. I could ~, vi
It be jealous without confessing ~
at I considered the other wo- 0
an superior to myself, and what
er | shall feel In my own soul
at is something, Alix, I shall HI,
yer confess" ~,
Il guess you are right, Bab," we
Id with sigh, "but what are 70,
u going to do If you are cursed sn,
tn a temperament that will not mn
you be sensible?"
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