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Show IlLOVE ana MARRIED IIFEl I I Imj. the noted author I f Idah MGlone Gibson i I WHAT A MAN NEVER KNOWS "I brought myself b;ick quickly from my retrospection, but not quickly enough for John not to notice my silence. si-lence. "What are you thinking about?" lie asked impationtly. ! "Your last remark," I answered with life. a somewhat wry smile. "It does not r seem possible to me that you, an astute as-tute business man, who in your daily routine of 'putting over' as you call it, advertising contracts, you who project your thoughts into the other man's mind in such a way that you make him think they are his own, can not recognize rec-ognize this mode of procedure when a wonian practices it on you." "Oh, pshaw, Katiierlne, what are you talking about? "Why, you must know, if you know your sex at all, that women wom-en have neither the mind nor tho inclination in-clination to do a think of that sort! You, my dear, arc the most straightforward, straight-forward, upstanding, clear thinking little lit-tle person I have ever knowu. 1 have often thought that you would never be successful in business because of I this Jiouesty. "And as usual my dear husband, you judge every other women by your wife! But I must tell you that I do know women well enough to know , that in the battle of the sexes the only weapon that wonian has had ( besides her feminine charm, which she ' has always used to sharpen this wcap- on is her ability to put her thought and desire into a man's mind in such ; a subtle way that ho thinks the thought and desire originated within himself. Can Not Take by Force "We women never have been able to take things from you men by force, i as you take things from each other. ; or take things from us. And so we have had to go through the ages. per-. (, fecting the subtle influence you would J ' deny us- "Personally, John, I do not believe ' ;in this way of waging war" "What do you mean, waging war? Your new woman ideas are Greek to nie. Why do you worry and analyze and Teason when you can get anything ,you want out of mc by just flattering me a little or putting your arms around my neck and kissing me once or twice." "Yes. 1 suppose that is a man's idea of what a woman should do under the circumstances. But John, 1 can't do it. You have found out sinco we have been married, that it i3 impossible for me to do it When 1 want to compliment compli-ment you, I want to be honest. In what you might call flattery. And I cannot sell my caresses even for the big price of your complaisance." j John threw up his hands. I "Great Lord, I thought I was marry-1 ing a woman, and I find I am tied to ja highbrow." i Just a Human Being "So, dear. I am not at an what you j might term a 'highbrow.' I am just :a human being like yourself, and I I know this when my blood boils at your mention of Elizabeth Moreland's name laiiv I know that she is working upon you with the very weapons that you have described to me as feminine. Also my hurl feelings tells me that I am very human when I find that I am absolutely dependent upon you because be-cause I happen to be a woman." "Dependent? Dependent Of course you are dependent? Do you imagine I would have a wife who was independent? inde-pendent? There wasn't any talk of independence that glorious night when we sped through the moonlight to our secret wedding at the church!" "No dear, 1 was at that time bathed in the light, that is not on land or sea." "Why don't you stay in that bath tub?" he asked with awkward humor. "Unfortunately I am not omphibi-ous!" omphibi-ous!" I tried to meet his humor half way, but with the result that he ex- j "Oh, come on back to earth!" , "AH right; I will," and the words seemed to freeze upon my lips as a thought flashed through my angry mind. "Do you realize that I have no .uoney?" I challenged John. No Need for Money "Goodness, what do you want of money? You are in a hospital, aren't .ou- You can't spend much here! I've paid your bills. I can't understand your everlasting harping about money!" "I borrowed ?20 from your sister yesterday and I'd like to pay it baclc." "There you go. making Alice think that I'm abusing you. What right have you to borrow money from my sister when you know you can have all the money you want for the asking." "Must 1 remind ybu'that 1 have asked ask-ed many times and since our marriage you have given me just $5." "Well, I can't understand why you wajit any more when all your bills arc! paid." I "Then the discussion is finished." 1 said heartily. j Tomorrow John Learns About Women |