The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-05-24

good deal to be learned later on; but
we didn't think of that Love that
is to last must be built upon the reali
zation that troubles and trials and sor-
rows are sure to come, and that they
must be borne together-if one back IL
not to break under the load. We were
entering into contract, not for
week, but, presumably, for a lifetime
and a good deal may come to one
In Ifetime-not all Of 1t pleasant.
We had been brought up In two dis
tinctly different social environments.
but we didn't stop to think Of that We
liked the same sunsets, and the same
| make Of car, and the same kind Of ice
cream; and we looked into each 9TH
sr's eyes and thought we knew each
other-whereas we were really only
| seeing the mirrored reflection Of our
selves.
And 30 we were married.
II was everything that was blissful
and delightful, Of course, at first. We
were still eating the ice-cream and ad-
miring the sunsets. / had forgotten
that there were things other than SUM-
sets and ice-cream, I suspect. I was
not twenty-one, remember, and my
feet fairly ached to dance. The whole
world was a show Music, lights,
laughter-how / loved them all!
Then came the baby, Eunice, my
little. girl; and with one touch Of her
tiny, clinging fingers. the whole world
of sham-the lights and music and
glare and glitter just faded all away
into nothingness, where 1t belonged.
As II anything counted, with her on
the other side Of the scales!
/ found out then-oh, found out
lots Of things. You see, 1t wasn't that
way at all with Jerry. The lights and
music and the glitter and the sham
didn't fade away mite, to him, when
Eunice came. In fact, sometimes 1t
seemed to me they just grew stronger,
II anything.
He didn't like 1t because I couldn't
60 with him any more-to dances and
things, / mean. He said the nurse
could take care of Eunice. AS IL I'd
leave my baby with any nurse that
ever lived, for any old dance! The
ideaI But Jerry went. At first he
stayed with me but the baby cried,
and Jerry didn't like that. It made
him irritable and nervous, until was
glad to have him 90.
I think 1t was about this time that
Jerry took up his painting again.
guess have forgotten to mention that
all through the 3rst two years Of our
marriage, before the baby came, he
just tended to me. He never painted
a single picture. But after Eunies
came
But, after all, what Is the use Of
going over these last miserable years
like this2 Eunice Is Ave now. Her
father is the most popular portrait
painter in the country. I am almost
tempted to say that he Ii the most
popular man, as well. All the old
charm and magnetism are there. Some
times I watch him flor, Of course,
do 20 out with him once in a whils),
and always think Of that first day
saw him at college. Brilliant, polished,
witty-he still dominates every group
of which he liz a member. Men and
women alike bow to his charm.
After all. ] suspect that it's just that
Jerry still loves the ice-cream and sun
sets, and I don't. That's all. To nae
there's something more to life than
that-something higher, deeper, more
! worth while. We haven't a taste In
common, q thought in unison, an
aspiration In harmony. l suspect-in
! fact l know-that l get on his nerves
just as raspingly as he does on mine
For that reason I'm sure he'll be glad
when he gets my letter.
But, some way, dread to tel
Mother.
-
Well, it's finished. I've been about
four days bringing this autobiography
of Mary Marie's to an end. I've en-
| joyed doing 1t, in way, though I'll
have to admit can't see as it's made
things any clearer. But, then, 1t wal
clear before. There isn't any othel
way. I've got to write that letter. Al
said before, I regret that 1t must b
30 sorry an ending.
suppose tomorrow I'll have to tel
Mother. I want to tell her, Of course
before write the letter to Jerry.
It'll grieve Mother. / know 1t will
And I'm sorry. Poor Motherl Alread!
she's had 50 much unhappiness in hel
life. But she's happy now. She ant
Father are wonderful tOgether-won
derful. Father is still president Of thu
college He got out wonderful bool
on the "Eclipses Of the Moon TIVE
years ago, and he's publishing anothe
one about the "Eclipses Of the Sun
this year. Mothers correcting proc
for him. Bless her heart. She love
1t. She told me so.
Well, 1 shall have to tell her tomor
row, Of course.
TOMORROW WHICH HAS an
COME TODAY.
/ wonder If Mother knew what hat
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