Life, 1916-01-06 · page 39 of 48
Life — January 6, 1916 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains the continuation of a serialized short story about two characters, Dick and Athena, with a romantic and philosophical bent. Athena proposes marriage to Dick, declaring her belief in beauty as a life creed and her love for him. Dick, revealed to be thirty-five and world-weary, reluctantly refuses—he's already in love with someone else, though not in the idealistic way Athena describes. The narrative emphasizes the generational and experiential divide: her youthful idealism versus his jaded maturity. The story appears to explore early-20th-century attitudes toward marriage, female agency, and romantic love among educated, artistic types. The page also includes period advertisements (Hinds Cream, Tiffany & Co.) typical of *Life* magazine's content model, and a small cartoon at the bottom about homelessness and cold weather—unrelated to the main story.
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eal In a Garden (Continued from page 16) She stopped—a sudden flush of rose and gleam of white—and dropped by his side again. “And every night,” she went on, as though there had been no interruption, “we say our creed: ‘I believe in beauty —all the beauty that ever has been and ever will be in the world. And I will worship and serve it with the highest there is in me—always.’” He could not speak at first. Then finally, unevenly: “T can't presume to praise your theory of life, Athena—any more than I could your dancing. Thank you for them both.” She put her hand on his knee, looking at him, whitely, a little wildly “What is your name?” she asked. “ Dick,” he answered, as simply as she had told him hers. “T should like to marry you—Dick.” He stared at her. “So you include marriage—in your scheme of life?” he said dully. “Yes, Hellena says our marriage laws are terrible, but, while there is no sub. stitute, if we love terribly it is right to marry. T want to marry you, Dick—to be with you always, and take the tired look away from your eye “Child!” he cried. “You don’t know me!” “It doesn't matter,” she told him, Sey oe pelive A little Hinds Cream keeps the skin smooth, clear and fine tex- tured in any climate. thoroughly cleanses the pores—soothes and soft- ens sore, imitated skin: Prevents roughness, chapping and windburn— promotes a fae fresh, girlish Samples sent for 2c stamp to pay postage. Lope neon Banga Cream will iexprove the skin. A. S. HINDS 208 West St.,Portland,Me. Tex WINDS. Honey and imiondd Cream” SOAP Mand 2 Trial cake, © poripaid. INTO THE MOST MODERN AND ARTISTIC FORMS JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS STATIONERS TIFFANY & Cos BLUE BOOK GIVES RS OF THEIR STOC IT WILL BE SENT UPON REQUEST PARTICUL Firtit AVENUE & 37 2STREET New York quaintly, “Love often comes this wa He took her hand against his cheek. “Dear,” he sa Tam thirty-five— a pretty world-stained and world-weary creature. Your radiant youth was given you for a better man than [ am,” “T love you, Dick. I have never loved before.” “ Athena, I am + someone else.” She trembled against him. “Someone you love she cried. going to marry “Dick, someone you love as you could love me? Is she as young and beautiful? Could she amuse you, and care for you, and adore you always—alteays, as I would?” “ Athena,” he said, slowly, “there is no one like you . . . in the world. Tlove this . . . other girl in my own way. Not as you should be loved, but I'm not fit for such love as that. I can't marry you, Athena—dear—don’t make it too hard. ermer—r “CAN'T DO IT, BOSS. HAVE TO KEEP MOVIN’ TO KEEP FROM FREEZIN’.” comicbooks.com