The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-07-20

pools at midnight, fully clad--as
have no doubt II Is.
Bathing. GeorgeY' she said after
she had greeted me--kissed me, mind
youi BE sure to have a brisk rub
before you turn in. And you can come
into the house now. Augustus; Susan
has explained everything and the
chauffeur is sleeping In the kitchen.
Susan has taken his room in the
garage: temporarily. l hope, but II is
a very comfortable room. You do
treat your servants well, Augustus. II
Is lovely trait
Susan attends to the servants" I
said reluctantly.
Does shef she does everything so
well. doesn't she?" said George Tith-
ers' wife.
might have said, in reply to that.
TOO. COMPOUNDED welll" but did not.
~.
The trouble" said George, when he
had poured himself chill-preventer,
lis that Susan is a wife In a million.
III say In eight million. You told her
she was wife In million, didn't you,
old top, when you were newly-wed?'
None Of your business !" growletl.a
"Ah! He confessesl' said George
Tthers. "And now. Gussle. me lad,
because she is just that--a wife in
million wives exactly like her--you
are sore. whaty Bored! Biting the
old fingernails with ennufl Dead sick
Of dear old Sue, and dear old Sue dead
sick Of nice old Gustuel The trouble
with you and Sue. me lad. is that you
need couple OF stage-managers.
That's trouble Number One. And
trouble Number Two hangs on it
you're both natural bigamists-."
"Stop right there ~ cried.
Like all of u Like all of us,-
said George
Not another wordl" I exclaimed,
exceedingly angry.
whoa upi' George said then. "Stop
here! The boss says stop. We're
through. Amelia. ! only meant to tell
him Of Lord Algy and Lady Mercedes.
but he says stop! and we stop"
"0h. Lord Algy and Lady Mercedes"
exclaimed Georges wife. "The hap
piest two people Such happy pair r
Always marrying! Always marry
and gay, what?'
The poor wretch laughed heartily at
his miserable pun.
so CHEEKY and happy! Always d.
vorcing each other and marrying some
body else, and marrying each other
again so gaylyl' exclaimed Amelia.
Because man gets tired of the
dear old wife after twenty years. even
if.she is my sister," said George.
"And OF the dear old reliable hus-
band. even II he is the most respect
able old badly" said Amelia
Especially II he is the same dear
old reliable husband" George correct
ed her. cts the blessed routine that
warps EN- don't you think?'
Rather" said Amelia heartily.
Its like being married to the bally
old Westminster Abbey, whatfe said
George. "Act Of parliament needed TO
permit even the riotous innovation of
new tombstone. Not new hair on
Old Bald-Top in thirteen years Not
Susie since the wedding bells -
"Stop Il =" ] cried irritably, for he
was patting the top OF my head, the
silly donkey. Leave my head alone,
What about this Lord Algy and this
Lady Mercedes-If you must talk?"
"Oh. they're just offagan on-again
gay little marriers, Augustusfr George
Of xxffFa
tired OF one husband. get another. It's
done in their circle A man does get
tired OF the same old wife. Routine
stuff. II you get me. Deadly monotony,
whati Sick of the sight of her; hate
her--what?"
It's in us" said Amelia placidly.
1.-THE bigamy thing. ! mean. Any man
who can AFFORD II and is not restrained
by convention or his ethics hops about
n bit has variety King Solomon.
the sultan Henry Eighth. Lord Byron
And Tithy, here
"In a way Of speaking" said Tithers
modesoy.
"And myself. Tithy," said Amelia.
I'm way Of speaking. as you remark,
darling. And Cleopatra, and the queen
of Sheba--by all accounts.
"Now. stop this nonsense 2 said.
you know. both of you. that YOU do
not run about after other men and
women"
"Well. rather not :" cried George.
HE don't get us, Amelia; he's a bit
dense. Tell him"
Marriage" said Amelia, "is almost
never a failure married life is. Mar,
riuge Is the first joining Of two people
together. and Jolly sport II is with the
getting acquainted intimately, rubbing
sharp points together, and all Some
thin interestn' all the while whatf
And then, In few years--fve. maybe,
or ten, or twenty--comes married life
the routine stun. Awful bore. some
fines: same old wife; same old hus-
band: same old ways and everything
Nothing new They get Jolly well sick
of each other, and no wonder"
"A mana man with business TO
attend to-can'f be running around
dlyorcing his wife every day or So" I
said.
"Crickets, no" exclaimed George
Tithers. He'd be doing nothing else;
that's not the right card-the right
card is to marry the whole lot at the
first Jump of, II you get me-"
Il don't said dryly
"you did II, though" said Amelia,
with laugh Susan did II, too. It's
poor stick Of woman that isn't
dozen women, and poor stick Of
man that isn't half dozen men,"
what we mean" Tithers broke in,
lis that you and Sue need to be stage
managed, what? You two have twenty
roles In you. between the two Of you,
but YOU won't change. You, Augustus
keep In the middle Of the stage forever
and a day as the Heavy Father and
Sue has been playing the Faithful Wife
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