The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27
THE OTHER WOMAN
A SEQUEL TO
The Journal of a Neglected Wife.

7 Under a rose-silk Chinese lamp.
in small but exquisitely ap-
pointed library, a woman sat
reading. II was not yet G
o'clock. but the DUH October day had
already yielded to the pail Of evening.
and In the murSy streets, streVn with
wet autumn leaves, the lights shone
with blurred and feeling radiance. The
forlorn drip. drip, Of an uncertain driz-
cling rain upon the tin roofs Of the adj
Joining buildings rose with mournful
cadence to the windows OF the glowing
apartment on the tenth floor but II
any echo OF Il penetrated 20 the atmOs-
phere Of warmth and comfort within, the
woman In the chair was unconscious Of
it. so absorbed was she In the book be-
fore her.
The soft glow Of the electric light.
as Il filtered through the rose-tinted
silk Of the lamp touched with a warm
and tender radiance the mahogany fur
niture Of the room, and rested more in
timately upon the passive figure OF the
woman IN the chair. She was a woman
OF unusual beauty-beauty Of a type Il
Is true, likely 90 be termed by other
women dOH-like; by men exquisitely
simple and ingenious. The fact that
it was neither but sdded TO its charm.
AS she lay luxurfously relax ID in her
chair this woman impressed one with
sense Of almost chHdlike dependence, a
dependence born not 50 much Of any In
hcrent inability TO face the rOugher
realities OF life rs Ct an innate unwilling
ness 70 do so; a woman to whom love
meant service-from others; a woman
who, because of her apparent helpless
ness, inspired in the opposite sex that
very desire to serve, and was thereby,
indeed, able to gain more by means OF
pout, a frown or a few placid tears
than the majority Of her sex could US
ually hope 10 command, whatever might
be their superiority In the matter Of
character or intellect Her face In re-
pose was eSquisitely regular IN feature,
with a skin like rose-tinted aIabaster
Her hair, brown with a CLINT Of red in
the high lights. was parted in the cen
ter and drawn loosely back from an I'M
rufrled and almost perfect brow.
Her Face
Regular in Feature.
Her eyes. softly brown and set widely
apart. held one with a startled, won
der1ng stare which baff1ed while It al
lured. and left one with a certain sense
an ingenious personality or but con-
cealed a complex one Her mouth,
large and well formed, with somewhat
pallid lips. was perhaps a trile lacking
in humor, vet its serious expression
while IN repose comported well with the
slightly melancholy aspect OF her face.
She was a woman baflingly indeter-
ninate-elemental, perhaps, and, like
the elements. defying analysis, though
whether this arose from simplicity or
completely even those who best knew
her had confessed themselves unable TO |
say.
This woman, IN a somewhat elaborate |
dinner dress Of white crepe de chine.
with dainty silk stockings and delicate !
ly nodded ankles above the tiuiest Of
white slippers, was absorbed in a bonn
bastio romance OF primitively raw Can
adam border life while waiting for her
husband to come home TO dinner.
As the mahogany clock on the mantel
ohimed the hour OF six a maid entered
the room. bearing e. note upon a tray.
The woman in the chair took It slowly. (
then bit her lip in angry disappointment
as she hurriedly read it
Ellen" she said, as she turned 20 the |
maid. you may serve dinner as soon |
as Il Is ready. Mr.. HoIbrooA will not |
be nome tonight"
When the maid had withdrawn the /
woman glanced again at the note, this /
time with elaborate care. then raising Il /
70 her dainty nostrils sniffed apprehen- /
sively. The frov1 Oh her face deep !
ened as she reread it's hurried lines. /
gazing at It long time IN silence The /
note had been written an hour before. |
II said
Makes Trip
To Philadelphia
Dear May: I find that IT is necessary |
for me 10 run ever 10 Philadelphia on /
business. luckily have my grip at the /
ofrice. Awfully sorTy 20 leave you I
alone but expect to be back By tomor- /
roru arreutnu Vorru I'M