Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-19
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| THE PEACEMAKER |
., MISS SUSAN E. HoWLEs. |

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,,,.on and Beth had been married
., m, eight months when their matri-
a nSnial troubles first came to my no
lvp Then, suddenly, and for more
w. w. three months, neither saw nor
|spard from them.
'' r was durlrg the interim, however
.,at they formed the habit OF coming
y me with their complaints.
Tho T Young couple were ex-pupils Of
,no so I knew something of their
I .ararteristics, chief among which was
inordlnate yet naive pride-a rare
'.mbIuation among adolescents.
T,rst It would be Myron, in this
tss. aBeth is growing cold toward me
,.d ls altogether too free with other
aDs demonstrated, but she said I'd
ss s mind my own business. Now,
~. mist fellow look on in silence
chen he knows his wife's conduct de-
serves a reprlmandT
Or It would be Beth, after this fash
Inn: "Myron Is needlessly jealous and
snlel, 1 won't stand for his arrogance
and dictatlOn."
In vain I observed that 1t was too
late TO quarrel over what could not
no undone; that both parties to so sa-
o,oJ q pact owed each other much in
tbo way of liberation and sacrifice.
Rnt aside from seeing my best coun-
coils disregarded, 1 soon realized I'd
rot into an awful mess for listening to
tSon They were proud, these two,
very proud; but they had yet to learn
that pride has Its penalties; that one
n,vs a mighty toll for those pungent
ltle thrusts which temporarily as
suage anger or fancied injury.
Words, angry words, what would not
one give to recall hasty taunts when
hitter regrets come to emphasize the
tolly of it all! One might have judged
from their hot verbiage that both were
suprpmely Indifferent as to the BUT
come the inference being that If they
never met again it would be Soon
enough. But | was not deceived by
This naughty show of independence. |
knew it to be mere artificial props to
sustain their amour propre. SO when
tbey ceased accusing each other / hap
pily concluded that the young couple
we're cooling as of yore.
One day l met Myron, or rather |
hailed him, for he had clearly intended
to avoid me. For a moment he biushed
and eyaded my gaze, and | noticed
nervous little witches about his
mouth. l managed to reassure him,
however, after which he shamefacCdly
confessed that everything was all
right: that he'd been a fool, and man
fully RETAINED from casting any blame
Oh his wife.
Yes they were happy again; it had
been the mereSt nonsense to wander
from the ideal state etc.
'But who--how?' l pressed him.
Well, he was a nice chap, and would
come to see him?
Yes | certainly would. Having eX-
hauSted my reSourcefulness in striving
to make peace, only to meet with re-
peated failures. I was curious to know
who had been so successful in the role
Of peacemaker; both the person and
his charm were worth adding to ones
collection Of friends and accomplish
mentS.
II think he'll be with us tonight"
said MyrOn. an fact, l know he will.
Better come; you'll like him." And
with that he literally ran from me.
After all, reflected, it was a mans
JOB, that of reconCiling disputants-for
MyrOn had said che" would be there.
| must here beg the indulgence of my
friends; the obscure teacher must not
De Judged too harshly if she appear
unduly alert when she scents posi-
Die romance.
That night l called on them, and
found them both smiling, like children
refreshed from sleep. And I was sur
pfiSed but not dispensed to observe
mat Beth showed not the slightest sign
Oh remorse for her part in the late
IuaOOIe, l had feared my coming
would embarrass her. But no; she was
prouder than ever.
have seen her becomingly So erect
anu naughty; but when l explained my
mission she became superb, queenly.
Us she silently led the way to her bed
room and pointed TO a cot in which lay
Tue tiny but influential citizen whose
mere coming had done more for the
'8uSe Of peace than all the learned
statesmen Genoa will probably ever
see No wonder Beth was proud!
disappointed spinster though 1 am,
an good looser, and cheerfully say
uOIe power to the little mani