The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-15
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Eliza smiled little indulasntlys
i.You put things so bIuntay some
I4imes, said Eliza point IS
tEth1tsa woman oughtto be specially
yfeducated 4 he heipfuI andinteI-s
$f1igent Wife.8and that it@is easier
ito select husband suit your:
capabilities than modify Your
tcapabi1ities to$suit the irstman
| YOU take "a fancy@to.
That's certainly a very inter
esting theory agreed Fred Titus.
"And you are quite franklin explain
ing 1t instead of beating around
the bush and keeping me In sus-
pense. Fred held out his hand
and said good-by. Obviously there
was only one thing he wished to
talk about, and that was seemingly
taboo. He turned back after he
had reached the threshold ANY
way, you have no personal objec-
tions-that is.fif i happened to fit
in with your scheme of activities
you would give me a chance"
Eliza looked reproof. you know
I would, Fred" she said. Please
don't make me feel any worse about
1t than I do"
After that, six months passed,
hut Fred Titus v called at the
apartment or country home Of Eliza
Stone. From time<to time he wrote
to her SO that she might not feel
that he bore her any resentment.
He preferred he said, not to see
her since she had explaind her
Plan to him.
Then, after the six months had
rassed and the mild days OF spring
we're alternating with warm days OF
summer, Eliza returned to her
apartment u day to find Fred
Titus in the little reception room.
1.-THE cousin had admitted him, but
having an errand had left him alone
in the apartment until Eliza's re-
turn from classes.
Are you still sworn to your
I1an?" Fred asked her after the
brief preliminaries of greeting.
Why, yes said Eliza though
Fred thought without as. much con
~viction as she had shown six
months before-
Have you found your doctor?'
"No-that is. I haven't found any
who appeal to mo as possible hus-
bands. But OF course I'm ready to
marry anyway. After I finish my
lectures in medicine l intend to
spend a year studying domestic
science, SO that ] can keep house
as I should. I want toslearn to
drive-a car. for there will be times
at the start when my husband can
not afford a chauffeur.I would like
to take a course in dressmakfng,
because at first doctors have small
incomes and we can save so much
if l could make my own dresses.
1t will all take a long time. But it
is all part OF my plan-I shall never
give it up"
DO you know that I too have a
plan?" said Fred, bringing his chair
nearer to Eliza. ST want you to let
me explain it t you"
II never imagined you had
! thought about such things" said
Eliza. THAT is. I thought you just
took life as it came. You have
enough money. I thought Just keep
ing track of that was enough to
keep you busy. l.
Let me explain" interrupted
FIRED. 81 think it is very important
for a man to do the kind of work
he is best suited for..Ft but I think
that very often he doesn't know
what he is best suited for. Often it
is chance. often he follows the work
of his father before him. The i'm
portant thing is to be thoroughly
trained and to make up his mind
to make a There's an
ether important thing for a man.
and that is to marry the girl he
loves-especially;2 said Frank,
looking very %intently into the eyes
OF Eliza, "if that girl really loves
Kim
Well" continued Fred, you'd
tor and I'd set my heart onsmarry-
ing you. After you explained that
I arranged my affairs so that T
could neglect thema little and I
started studying medicine. I have
been working at medical college
ever since. T. have sometimes seen
you in the extension lecture rooms
i've done extra work all winter
to make up for lost+time. I have
still a good many years to go. but
there is no rule in 9the.-medical col
lege that a student should not mar
ry before he graduates. And for
tunately I can afford to marry when
III choose. AS far as you are con-
cerned-you could cut out that
course in dressmaking and house
eeplng ana MOTOR dTIVlnS. guess
we won't have to economic as
much as that. I don't want you
for a chauffeur or a cook or a
housekeeper. Don't you think that
I've gone half way? You wanted
to marry a doctor and I've start
ed out to be one soyou could marry
me instead of some one you might
not love. And you do love me,
don't you?" Il
| Love you-of course I do" said