The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
THE OTHER WOMAN
A SEQUEL TO
The Journal of a Neglected Wife.

She is particularly Eond Of dancing
harmless enough. heaven knows, but
not very satisfying TO the soul
After all, perhaps it is rather mean
or me to write these thipgs-they are
merely secondhand impressions. and
may be all wrong It's not always fair
TO Judge a wife through the eyes of her
husband. Jim doesn't crltIcise her: he
only happens 10 mention these things in
/ general conversation about Hfe-whicb
! means, Of course. mis- life particularly.
| since it's the only one he really knows
huch OF anything about. Then. too. ha
KNOWS that 1 am interested in all peo-
PIE could write stories II I were not
L nave worked nine hours today. and
| tonight 1 am tired and alone. and every
Ihing / have written seems punk. Jim
mas gone to Atlantic City. / hope he
enjoys eng Us II I've great mind 10 go to
! went A large fat man. weighing
soIne 200 pounds, shared my seat with
me. II 5 lucky I'm small. The show
was good of its kind. 1 suppose I'm
not fond of Western rneIodran1o 7
WISH mad stayed at home.
Jim stopped IN today for moment
Nagabond,' which I know 1 shall love
lie wanted 10 know what ] was going
20 90 this summer I should like to
Know myself 1 suppose L must co
away-s. means to an end and t5e
hleaneSt means ] ever knew. Why
can Just stay on here IN pesce2 +
ilke New York in summer.
Today has been wonde TfiIgsy1say ~,
weather IS really here at last. and I've
80 linking OF the country all day
T.. think l shall leave towE this week.
~ queer how my plans change with
the weather. 7 am sure Won are a fool
jim. to like me at an i0o''
All the days mean something To mo
now. tomorrow is the first of June
ana ny rent is due.
Tells Jim
She Is Going Away.
1 told Jim last night that : was o.
ing away. He didn't say anything At
hrst Then he looked at me oueerT,
ana asked. "Why?" I felt confused ana
hardly knew what to say. I asked hin,
ne didn't think it would be better
and ne walked up and down the studio
and muttered, Better for whom
WONDER" Then he came over and tool
my hand, and I shivered all over firm,
nervousness. You can never 90 auz.1-
never he said. THE world is not vvIda
enough TO part US"
IL can separate U.s." I said. 'and that
may be best" and I got up.
thought for moment he vas 90
ing 10 kiss me-if he had sbou1d have
Deen ready to die in his arms: but
looAed at him as COOlly as I couId and
ne walked away and looked ont Of the
window and asked me If ] had decided
where / was going I .old him BLOCK
1sland' because # is cheap and the air
splendid. He looked very misera bIe brt
said he hoped I would enjoy IL and that
1t would do me lots of good. our din
ner was not a success. I fell afraid 10
talk. afraid or myself -
we walked on the edge Of the precl-
Pice al the evening. i thank, Won lin
qeaf' Tor not pushing me over the edge
q Gu couio nave and 1 think you knew
l have been looking at myself in the
EIass-sOmething new for me. I he
nspe. wonder what he finds IN me,
9IIer All, 10 like. Perhaps il is only thai
say funny things that make MIN
laugh, and don't think ne laughs
m n. generally. I'm sure II can't be
my looks. Ny hair is certaint,- e-etti.--
thin, and 7 viii not wear rat NJ f Se'-s3
IS getting thin, too. and my comDlexion
ls-Well- there isn't any 10 sneak Of aDd
IN sure my figure is not divine-in
places II seems scarcely h1ru,a7, D.
would want her beautiful face and her
SOFT round figure close to his heart
perhaps would disappolnt him terri
bly,. wonder why de did not kiss me
10 glad ne didn't but mad 7 the phvsi-
ca appeal as well, he couldn't have
nelped II The ideal women who have
both ought to make best wives. but thew
are so successful I'm holding an mon
them. 'i'
-, Wen. shall go tomorrow night on
me boat Good night. jim You aid NOT
KISS me, so 7 must kiss my hand where
yours touched # when YOU LEFT me
Il is Two O'Clock, and 7 cannot sleeD
uhtu ! write in this book what my
heart tells me a thousand times day,
ana an the night 7 love YOU. Jim.
love you-I love YOU.
Friday
Jim saw me or on the boat tonight
we SAID very little. I did not ask him
20 come DOWN, but ! suppose he will.
be able TO work there
Little Berths