The Glenwood post., 1924-01-10

~ "oo AdUit VI Ills 10 DaLn6 In lily
pools at midnight, fully clad-as l
have no doubt 1t is.
Bathing, GeorgeT she said, after
she had greeted me-kissed me, mind
youI "Be sure to have 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. hope. but It 10
a very comfortable room. You do
treat your servants well, Augustus. II
is a lovely trait"
~Susan attends to the servants," I
said reluctantly.
Does she3 She does everything 80
well, doesn't sher' did George Tith-
ers' wife.
might have said, in reply to that,
"Too confounded WE'LL" but I did not.
n.
'The trouble" said George, when he
had poured himself a chill-preventer,
us that Susan is wife in a million.
I'll say In eight million. You told her
she was wife In million. didn't you.
old top, when you were newly-wedf
"None Of your businessl" I growled.
"Ahi He confessesl" said George
Tithers. "And now. Gussie. me lad,
because she is Just that-a wife in 4
million wives exactly like her-you
are sore. What7 Boredi Biting tho
old fingernails with ennuii Dead sick
Of dear old Sue, and dear old Sue dead
sick of nice old Gustusi 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 usI Like all Of US"
said George.
mot another wordI' I exclaimed.
exceedingly angry.
"Whoa up!" 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!"
"Oh, Lord Algy and Lady Mercedes I"
ptOI Sc 8 VILE. InC mp
piest two people Such happy pair 7"
always marrying Always marry
and gay. what?"
The poor wretch laughed heartily at
his miserable pun.
$50 CHEEKY end happy! Always d.
vorcing each other and marrying some-
body else. and marrying each other
in, avI,, o1nir cd
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 if he is the most respect
able old badly" said Amelia.
ESPECIALLY If he is the same dear
old reliable husband" George correct
ed her. Its the blessed routine that
warps 'em. don't YOU think?'
"Rather!" said Amelia heartily.
ITS like being married to the bally
old Westminster Abbey. what?" 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
n new-style hic-cough out of dear old
Susie since the wedding bells"
"Stop It'll" 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 off-again on-agair
gay little marriers, Augustus !" George
said. "Tired Of one wife. get another
tired of one husband, get another. It's
tired of the same old wife. Routine
stuff, If you get me. Deadly monotony
what? Sick of the sight Of her; hate
her-what?'
"It's in u.s." said Amelia placidly
1.-THE bigamy thing, mean. Any mar
who can afford 1t and is not restrained
by convention or his ethics hops about
bit; has variety. King Solomon
the sultan. Henry Eighth, Lord Byron
And T1thy, here"
"In a way of speaking" said Titheri
modestly.
"And myself Tithy." said Amelia
"In way Of speaking. as you remark
darling. And Cleopatra, and the queer
Of Sheba-by all accounts"
"Now. stop this nonsense said
you know, both Of you, that you d.
not run about after other men ant
women"
"Well, rather noti" cried George
HE don't get us, Amelia; he's a bi
Dense Tell him."
Marriage" said Amelia, 'is almos
never failure; married life is. Mar
riage is the first Joining Of two peopl'
together, and jolly sport 1t is with tn
getting acquainted intimately, rubbing
sharp points together, and all. Some
thin interestin' all the while, what
And then, In few years-fve, maybe
or ten, or twenty-comes married life
the routine stun. Awful bore, some
times; same old wife; same old hus
band; same old ways and everything
Nothing newl They get Jolly well sicl
Of each other. and no wonder"