The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18

"i"u men that Jack agrees with you that q woman cant stay in- tcreGtinE after marriaee?" Sue ask ed. as Jean Bradys car sped down through the cool, sweet night since when?"
 "Oh always. We got into an argument at the club one night. He emphatically said that no man had right to marry q girl until he could afford 10 give her enough money to preserve her charm, or whatever you call the magic qual- fly that captures the male of the species
 "Oh, is that all? That a strug- Gling young man shouldn't ask a girl to sacrifice with him, for If he sees her in g.nSham maybe he won't love her any morc"' Sue laughed, suddenly relieved. But the girl can get him over that, if she wants to-
 'Glamor does help" Jean talk ed on, slowing down tn" car now. "If 1 marry 1 don't want to see my wife until evening""
 "You don't? You haven't any vision of pink gingham behind the pcrcolatOr
 "Absolutely none, A woman is at her, worst in the morning ="
 "Oh no. Not if shes using her own beauty and not getting by on the stuff the magazines advcr- tise"
 "Anyway, l don't want to see her until dinner when the candles are lighted and the flowers are shining in a bowl on the table. and shes dressed for a party. Pal ties do thing to me. m fond of glitter. There was a party the night 1 asked Barbara to consider me on marriage basis. The next morning l woke up, stunned. But intended to go through with it., Fortunately l don't have to- slipped but very lightly. Did you tell her your vicWs?'
 "No. If l had she would have tried to convert me. shes marry ing someone else.
 "Barbara 2" This time the dane ing vibrancy of sues low voice was very unbtItNlHE,
 "Ycs, Barbara, shes good kid, Sue. Better than you realize. oh, know she Is spoiled, And she has a pretty good impression of herself But 1t isn't her fault. Everyone had always told her that she was the pretticst doll in th" show case IL isn't any wonder that she believes it But when a boy she used to like, when they were each about IS, suddenly ap- pcarcd the other doaN, with min ing contract In his pocket and ask ed her to go to the Andes with him, she said yes, Sporting of her wasn't it?"
 "Ncry." Sue was thinking while her dark blue eyes swept the night Barbara had loved wealth, She wanted to sit on n cushion and have the men lowing around her. She couldn't be happy. SO it had seemed. without the stag line making n black boundary for her duskv pinks and shining blues.
 Hut she was marrying a man who had nothing but love to give, and going away. She was sacrifiC- ing wealth When love came ,t did that to q girl. Even a cat.y girl like Barbara. Yet cynical peo- pie argued against It. Women had the harder row 10 hoe. Maybe women fought ono another, but after all they worked together
 'I suppose you are glad that the word obey has disappeared from the marriage ceremony" she said merely to say something.
 "It should be left in" Jean an swcred. but his eyes were laugh ing. shouldn't . man be the head of his own family?"
 "Or course" Sues dark curls fIuttercd as shc nodded her head q wouldn't look twice at man who wasn't If I wanted my own way hope would he clever enough 10 get it without letting him know I was getting it,
 smart woman" Iean nodded. That's the spirit. But YOU didn't put it across. did you?"
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