The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-24

Nothing" she said tightly.
''Fudge!" said her papa Don't try
! To spool me. You never say anything
that means noihing."
But Doris made no reply.
Mr.. Colby dropped the subjec,
-Lordl The changes I've seen in this
town. There was time | couldn't
walk u block ON Fifth avenue without
seeing a dozen people knew. all OF
them AngIo-Saxons. Nowadays. when
go out for a stroll, | feel positively
conspicuous" 90
81 suppose, papa" said Doris, that
you wish ] had been boy"
81 do not" he answered promptly
and with conviction. ~ wouldn't
change a hair of your head for any
thing on earth. But If you ask me II
! wish you had a brother, will say
yes, of course For am the last man
of the Colby tribe"
"You speak," said Doris gently, "as
II you were hundred and ten. You
were forty-nine last week.
Her father grinned 81 get your
point" he said, "but we were speak.
ing of your marriage. not of mine"
Papa" said Doris, and her voice
took on different note, do you think
girl can love two men at the same
| timer"
God bless u.s." groaned her father
what should ] know of what the fe
| m.lln hnnrf iS n..I,.hin 'Hharn'c
limit to its possibilities. | suppose. But
| if you must have an answer. | should
| say that to me Il seems extremely un.
likely"
"a don't see why not" said Doris
rebelliOusly. Il don't see why YOU
Should assume that every woman is
so constructed that all the needs OF
her nature can he met AMI satisfied
completely by one masculine human
being"
whats this? What's this?" said
Mr.. Colby. Are you announcing the
opinion that woman should be en-
titled to two husbands at the same
| timer"
| I'm not announcing any opinion al
ALL" said Doris. Il am asking for In
struction"
''ln moment" retOrted Mr.. Colby
you'll be telling me that you believe
in trial marriage"
| Doris considered moment.
IL am not AT all sure" she said
that trial marriage might not be 9
very good thing"
| Him. her father laughed. sc
that's the idea. Go to the shop. order
husband. have him sent home or
approval"
"Well,' said Doris, anyhow, II
could be made to work both ways II
would be as fair for one as for an
other"
IL tell you, Doris, why don't you
take week off and reconstruct 50
ciety while you're about II? There are
quite few little matters of this sort
that need attending to You might
begin Monday morning. say, and Dar
monte all conflicting divorce laws o.
our forty-nine states. whose presen'
! contradictions are filling our insane
asylums with the unfortunate iawvers
who have to struggle with them"
'"rhe trouble with you" said Doris
us that you have a lawyers mind
/ You think because a thing has beer
| legiSlated by iot of moronS calico
congressman, il thereupon becomes
sacred. If had my way I weulC
empty all the jails of the minor Grim
| inals who are there al present, an(
fill them up with congressman"
My child" said Mr. Colby, with &
/ grin, 'yOu really have the markings OF
constructive statesman And as fol
the Constitution and the StatuteS?
Il would substitute the Ten Com
mandments."
''YOu make me dizzy" compliance
papa. "In one instant you can LEAP
| from the BolShevism of 1924 to the
conservatism of three thousand years
before Christ Twas ever thus.
can easily remember the time when 6
| fellow who advocated an income tay
was rated as a dangerous chap who
would bomb the city hall or shoot the
mayor If he weren't watched. AND
look at us now The radicals of to-day
| are the conservatives of tomorrow"
whats all this got to do with my
marriage?" demanded Doris.
| you'll find, my dear, that the In
come tax has very strong bearing
upon the subject of marriage"
maybe so, but how is that going tc
help me about these two menu"
"Ho, no." cried her father, $50 this
Is really personal matter and not ar
academic discussiOn?"
! swell, and If 1t Isl" she said.
| "Now give ear, my child. Doubtless
am a good deal of an ass In many
ways"
you're the cleverest man know.
she interrupted.
"EverybOdy's an ass In some way
he answered But one form of asinin
ity | am certainly going to steer clear
of-and the particular form of bone
medicines which | have made up my
mind to dodge is interference in my
daughters love affairs-within rea.
son, of course. If | happen to know
that my child is becoming sentimental
iy interested In a scOundrel or q fool
| I'm going to tell her so, and give hel
the sources of my information. Also
If she asks my opinion In any definite
case she shall have 1t. Aside from
that she may marry the ice man Il
she likes. and my blessing shall be
hers"
Doris was silent for moment
With the tail of her eye she followed
| tho nuiot moyamonfs of tho ancion,