The Washington times., 1928-01-07
Skill and Courage
Needed to Guide
IL Safely
BY Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on the Problems Of
Love and Marriage


Love and Marriage
WEIERE'S 4 story BY Rudyard
Kipling called The ship THAI
Found ITSELF, which Il vel
worth 4 second reading. II tells
how fine ship was built and
made ready for her first voyage
IN certain Scottish shipyard.
Ehe owners daughter, having
ehrIstened the brave new ship,
went over 1t admiringly with the
master. praised it beauty and
strength.
But the master shook his head
1t takes more than christenin'
e. make ship, said this caIlIly
Ecofchnlan. Every inch Of her
has to be livened and made to
work with It's neighbour eet.
eYlin her, we call 1t technically
shes highly complex structure
with tissue that must give and
TAX accordin, to her elasticity.
Notnin, but gale viii do Il
we must go down to the
deep waters. "
Having taken on goodly cargo.
the ship departed on her first
voyage across the ocean 20 New
York, amid sirens and horns
blown by her sister ships In the
harbOr as friendly greetings and
congratulations.
An went wen for q time. But
presently q rough sea began to
pile up. One 'gray-headed wave
climbed leisurely over the ships
straight bows and sat down" on
the capstarl. which had been
newly painted.
The wind came up. The deck
beams creaked. The stringers oil
the port and starboard deck
strained. Frames rumbIed, tile
fivets whispered. Finally, the seas
lifted the screws nearly out OF
the water.
Help gasped the pistons and
claokOd. Never In the histOI v Of
navigation has such calamity
eVertalxen one 50 young and
strOngs
Night came ia and the storm
increased. Every inch of the ship
seemed to gasp and push ard
strain and creak.
Great boilers. how II raisss!
Every wave Is headed TOR our
bows! It's awful"
81 don't know what I'm ex-
pected to dor
when IN doubt. hold ont ad-
vised She steam.
These were the various walls
and ordinations in ship language.
When In the midst OF the storm
q wonderful discovery was made.
I'VE have found. shouted the
gtringers. that the inward pull
of the deck beams and TIE out
ward thrust Of the frames. knits
rs more closely In our places and
enables US to endure strain.
In time tthe storm cleared, and
the new ship arrived In New York
harbor with banners flying on
schedule time. amid blowing horns
and bands playing in honor Of
some departing celebrity
very goodl' said the master of
the ship. mot bad for first
1In!''
And suddenly the new ship
realized that she could do the
same thing over and over. and
make the ocean trip. countless
times without further strain.
fear or confusion. She had
found herself.
have quoted feeIy from Kip.
Ing's fascinating story because
e may be regarded as an iIlustra-
ton of what happens when q
young couple wed and start out
together on the voyage Of life.
Jack and jill, let US say. are
devoted. They are young. healthy,
ambitious. not afraid to work.
eager to make sacrifices for each
other. Everything - in their
favor.
Their wedding was q charming
success. The honeymoon began
auspiciously.
A trip TO Palm Beach--what
could be lovelier. How Jack and
Jill pitied the rest Of the world.
who were not newly wed-and on
q honeymoon!
Yet before that fortnight at
Palm Beach was over, there were
moments when Jill almost wished
Jack were a little different--in
some ways! Jill preferred quiet
evenings to everlasting dancing at
the club.
And that sophisticated widow
an exquisite dancer-Jack certain.
~ did enjoy dancing with her!
Jack, on his part. was q bit
puzzled by some Of his brides odd
little moods and once he found
her in tears--why. he could not
imagine.
The years that followed brought
moments of despair to Jill and OF
irritation and worry to Jack.
Today. a son and little daughter
gather with Jack and Jill about
the caring open fire in their liv-
ing room, Their house, set in its
lawn and flower garden, IL the
pride and Joy OF Jack and I'M
and Jill and Jack, jr.
A short time ago. business re.
verses came. 1t looked for awhile
as though the house, the car, the
children's pet pony-all their corn.
forts be swept away on the wave
of nnancia! disaster. But the
ship of romance weathered this
gale, also.
IT told Jack" Jill confIded to
me the other day, that / could
be happy in two rooms, If neces-
sary, with him and the children,
as long az We have each other
and he loves me-"
Her sweet face was radiant as