The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31


new lease Of life. This morning
when 1 got Up one hundred little
country-bred birds were gayly prophe-
swing clear weather outside-they are
making nests in the wistaria vine Jim
came at five thirty-half an hour before
expected him. I was dressing. but !
stuck my head through the curtains and
told him 10 read over a short story I
had just finished. He looked pale and
worn. and I know nc didn't read the
story, for / heard him walking up and
down the studio. 1t made me terribly
nervous, and my hair just wouldn't go
right. and ] nearly wrenched my arms
of trying to button up my dress in
the back. I forgot to rub the powder
off my face. and when 1 went in he
said I looked like a little frosted cake
I made him sit down and tell me all
about himself, but there wasn't much
TO tell. IL seemed. He had taken his
wife TO Atlantic City, with her mother
and sister. and she had complained all
the way down about the heat and the
c1Dders and dust, and didn't like her
room, and had lost her trunk keys and
the trunk had TO be broken open. and
her mother had thrown out dark sug-
gestons as TO his present opportunities
for a wild and riotous life IN town
alone. and he had been instructed 10
write every day and give an account Of
all he did. and was not 10 drink any
thing. nor TO go TO the theater because
she wasn't there TO go with him, and TO
see that the maid fed the cat every day,
and various other things. It seemed so
funny TO me that I burst out laughing-I
couldn't help It. jim laughed. too, but 1
could see that he was not the least bit
happy-and IL was such glorious after
noon. warm and gentle, and even the
birds outside seemed much happier than
he did. ] refused to be made miserable.
so 1 sang a little spring song, and we
laughed and forgot II all. and didn't at
tempt to dissect things a bit, but lust
got a hanson and drown down through
the park to the Plaza. and on down
Fifth avenue. to the Cafe Martin. Jim
had reserved a table on the little bal
ccny on the avenue. What 4 pity they
are going TO take It away. There was
a man ar another table that jim knew,
who stared and stared. Jim didn't say
anything, but he forgot TO eat his soup
and orderBd the mushrooms twice SO I
suppose he's afraid his wife win hear
about It 1 hope she dOes-I- don't like
20 feel that I am doing anything under
handed. After all, is there any real
human, natural law that makes il a
crime for two cOngeniaI people 10 find
few moments Of happiness in dining
together. when they would both be so
lonely and uninteresting stocking I'm
pound or two Of necessary food at "a
moral and proper distance Of half a
mile apart or even separated by only.
a single tables
Longs For
Talk With Jim.
Afterward We went 10 see The
Comet" and / feel glad that shall.
never have 20 90 50 again
/ wanted very much TO ask Jim in
when he brought me home. but 1 didn't.
and didn't tell him about going away
either, although I fully intended TO-
Now he IS gone and / am alone. some
now, I never miss mis- going half so
much as his being gone. And 1 must go,
tool know 81 uoH. How wretchedIy
crooked The divine scheme OF things
seems 20 work out sonnet ines! Yet
suppose I ought TO be EJad that T am
mixed up in Il at all Good night, Jim.
you dear, I'm terribly afraid do.
Wednesday.
The dast ructiye element has been
strong iE me TO-DAY. 7 have broken "a
glass and she clasp Of ms belt pin and
81 is cold. and + aayc accomplished
nothing. Where has the gentle spring
time gone. wonder? Now 7 have
broken my pen-that makes three.
Rave deci Iet treat / must 80 away
a. oo-e. I don't soem &c think straight
here, yet ererl- time ] make up my mind
10 60 ! feel so righteous and strong that
1 decide at one .Lat i can safely stay.
1 mad great Eight 'ith the piano man
rOdaV-ho must have weighed ten
~ q vau he VIC ff a
They won't keep % in tune and say
ought not 10 play upon D. so much. /
wonder III they think 7 rent II for orna-
I have decided to go to Block Island
for the summer Perhaps 20 may prove
easier 90 uUtanglc ms miNed-up skeiu
than rushing man.y about New York
tanEling 10 M some more.
II seems that my case cannot come
up until the fall after ALL There are
so many other cases. and the judges all
have to 90 away on long vacations. poor
things.
Good night. Eim. wonder how many
times have said II 10 YOU. 7 wonder II
there viii ever be a time when I need
Friday.
Tim had some business near Union
square today and J met him for lunch,
ar Ninth street has lost none ~ its
charm. I told him Tot about my
queer married life, and about Duncan,
more than he knew just f0m the case
alone. OF course, his running OF to F.u-
ope with a show lirl speaks for itself.
hut then, aF Jim said, she must have
given him something that 7 couldn't ]
didn't like thai al first. bat he was right.
Of COurse-somcthiue that ] couldn't and
wouldn't. After an. 7 believe that the
majority n men prefer physical beauty
IN woman TO anything else. STILL one
doesn't have 20 marry the ma jority Of
men. thank Cod,
Jim saws he thinks that men should
never marry until they are thirty He
is thirty. We decided 20 dine together
and did. bUt 7 ann too sleepy 60 write
about fl. only J didn't say anything
about going away.
Fails To See
Why He Married Her.
saturday
From what 7 learned last night 7
think 20 strange that Jim should ever
nave married his wife-not that any