Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-06-03
The Caveman and
the Highbrow
Observation-Disclosures.
BY H. IRVING KING

Aen-sHeS TOO blamed hiShbrOW for
EN-"
Mrs. PASSOVER gave a deep sigh.
That's it, | suppose" she agreed
"She's twenty-five nova year older
than l was when we were married.
I've talked to her and talked to her,
but it's no use. She's a walking en-
cyclopedia of all the 'ologies' and
talks of Literature and Art with cap
ltal letters"
Il suppose that just suits the Man
chester fellow" said Mr.. PASSOVER.
81 can't bear him. He gets my goat.
| wish she would marry Bart Jencks.
He's all right, personally, and his ia
Their has money. But fellows like Bart
will stand about SO much highbrow
stuff and then they shy off. no matter
how pretty girl Is"
Now all this regarding the relations
between Bart and Martha was strictly
true. But one thing-Bart wasn't
afraid of her, and most young men
were. Martha had tolerated the young
man at first because she found him
amusing; then she went on tolerating
him with the idea of improving and
building up his mental equipment.
That last is dangerous phase.
When woman undertakes reforma-
tory or uplift work with regard to
young man you can almost always
hear the wedding bells tinkling in the
distance. In spite of all her high
brow frills, Martha was pretty
bright girl.
Martha had not seen Bart for
week-he had got into the habit of
calling at least twice week and this
hiatus puzzled her. She did hope he
would call that night. Not because
she was so anxious to see him, of
course, but because she had an UNI
pleasant duty to perform and wanted
to get it over with. She was not go
ing to do anything crude, you under
stand; not going to tell him that he
must cease calling, or anything like
that; but just deity impress upon him
that, rs the romantlclsts used to say,
"she could never be his" though as
matter of fact, he had never asked
her.
Egbert Manchester had called on her
the night before. Egbert was on the
same psychic plane as she. He wore
glasses, taught in a girls college and
was up on everything worth while. 1t
was a liberal education in the higher
branches 10 hear him talk. When he
had first begun calling Martha was
sure she had at last met her soul
mate. But, to tell The truth, Egbert
had become rather a bore. Besides.
he had an unpleasant way of correct
ing Martha-as If he were correcting
examination papers. And 1t must be
acknowledged that, while Martha's
knowledge was all-embraclng, 1t rather
lacked accuracy. Subconsciously she
was glad that it was Bart Jencks that
she was expecting and not the erudlte
Egbert.
1t did not take Martha long to get
under way when Bart arrived. She
was going to show him by a logical
discourse how impossible 1t was for
two persons so different In mentality.
temperament and psychic plane to
take upon themselves the relations OF
man and wife. But hardly had she
rot well started when Bart interrupted
her with Martha, are YOU good
cookf" Under the unexpectedness Of
the attack she faltered and replied:
"why. yes, mother thinks am. She
insisted on my learning domestic sci
cnce. Whyf"
WELL" drawled Bart, "being able
to cook, of course, isn't everything;
but woman who knows how to cook
herself can supervise the kitchen de
partment better than one who can't
You have every other qualification for
a good wife. I'm glad you have
a knowledge Of cooking. too. II will
come In handy after we are mar
rled."
"Afarried?" gasped Martha. "Who
ARE wef'
"why. you and I, of course" re
piled Bart. 81 saw your father about
1t. and he's agreeable
This IS Madness" cried Martha. 81
have no Idea of marrying YOU"
"Better get the idea, them returned
Bart calmly. "for I'm going TO marry
vou-and you have known It for
long time. Guess we can tin or
psychic planes so that they viii meet
il we try. Then you know you would
have years and years Of married life
to devote to my mental upilft." That
last shot hit the bulls-eye. There
flashed through Martha's brain two
pictures In one she was married
10 Bart and leading him gently 10
higher things. In the other she was
married to Eebert Manchester. who
WINS depressing her with his intellec
tual superiority and correcting her at
every slip she made
"You are going to marry me-" wen
on Bart confidently II I catch
that sImp, Eghert Manchester. hang
ing around here much more III puncl
his nose"
u was never 50 astonished In ny
lifer protested Martha.
"GIad OF It." replied Bart. come
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