Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1912 — SATISFIED WITH OLD GAME [ARTICLE]

SATISFIED WITH OLD GAME

Provisions to Ante-Nuptial Agreement Suggested by Girl Cause Resumption of Love Making. "Before we proceed any further with our courtship,” he said, “would it not be well for us to consider the prenuptial agreement? All the best people, you know, are having pre-nuptial agreements now.” Miss Gaythorne looked at him in perplexity for a moment and then answered: ‘1 don’t believe I quite understand you." “Haven’t you read about the prenuptial agreement that was entered Into by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Mrs. McKim?” “I don’t remember it, if I did. What was it?" • “They had a complete understanding concerning the divorce and the alimony and the disposition of the children and all thalt sort of thing, so that it yould be unnecessary f6r them to' have matters aired in court or published in the newspapers, if they ever decided that their marriage was a failure. “And you wish to have me enter into an agreement of that kind?” “it Arould simplfy matters in case we ever found that our wedded life was not what we expected it to be.” “Very well, I will enter into an agreement of that kind if you will let me add a few provisions.” “What have you in mind?” “Well, for one thing, you are to agree to always consider me the loveliest and most beautiful girl in the world. For another, you are to agree that you will never do or say anything Which might cause me to cease to regard you as the ideal man. It will be further agreed that neither of us shall cease to love the other without a sufficient and reasonable cause, and that—" “Oh, pshaw, Bessie,” he interrupted, “what’s the use of considering the matter an/ further. Come on over and let’s resume hugging and kissing where we left off.”*