The Washington times., 1910-01-05


Az God have mercy upon ne
nH at last know the truth
wi and the way that I must
met her at the tea this afternoon.
why OF how she was there, I do not
know. She had no idea who was, OF
course I suppose she has never heard
NY real name. but only the one under
which I have written The hand Of
fate must have brought Us together and
made her talk to me OF the things
nearest her heart She asked me TO
Gene and see her, that STANCE, doll
faced child. with her wide baby eyes
When L realized who she was, I prObed
msrcilessly-I dragged her soul from
her. for 7 felt that I must know She
Is emptyheededs Yet good taCtlesss Yet
well meaning; beautiful. yet utterly
without style OF charm or magnetism
7 cannot see how jim could ever have
married her but for all that she wears
a picture Of her dead baby IN little
Ioctrst on q chain around her neck. and
she showed Il 70 rne-vlth tears IN her
eyes Her one hope In lie IS 70 have
smother She loves her husband - as
best she can. and all her little TRnities
are for him-aU her desire for little
trifinE attentions are but her pitiful lit
lie cries for love. DO not blame him for
that 50 much as for not trying To- When
she told me OF her baby she drew
around herself the sacred wall Of
motherhood, and 7 stood outside and
was ashamed That is the great thing
OF au-the thing that I have wanted
all ny life. without knowing Il That
IS why I am lonely, Why want some
Thing TO love. why have not under
stood
Oh Jim, jim why have you brought
me to this2 Did you not know that /
could never strike down that chiId's
love- that II did 7 could never sleep
szain IN ali my life, with her sad eyes
before me- that the price IS Ear more
than you OF I could ever hope 20 pay
even for lover For, after all, I know
low that there Is a greater thing 20 q
woman than the love OF g man. and
that IS the love Of q child Go back to
her, jim must not tread upon that
path which you and she must follow
EIone. for am not worthy.
I had thought she would Be foolish
tz-lE trif7ing, for I had pictured her So
I'm, from what you told me, but you
lied 70 ne, jim. not IN what you said.
but IN what you did not say She may
be snail but there Is that IN her eyes
AlAE-A AlldEAt1 4l-1 -A--r--A-- L--.aA- Ch
thought her to be
Felt Herself Losing
Husbands Love
She has suffered much, J-.s- sou must
be good 70 her now I told her that she
seemed unhappy. and made her tell me
why She sazd she felt she was losing
the love Of her husband-of you jim,
and said that some other woman had
come between theu-pOOr fool. There
is room for all the world in the Chasm
that yawns between her and you, Jim,
but you must close Il Up-and VIII help
=Ou-
And so I must give you Up, Jim Ny
Cod I must give you I'D JIM my
dearest. I must must
7 teIephOned jim today and told him
not 70 come this afternoon I could
not bear TO see him He seemed very
much excited, but I Go not think that
n knows about yesterday must
fhfnk-think It IS not 50 easy as Il
seemed This morning when aTOke-
and I had only just gone 10 sleep with
4t7e dawn felt as though some terrible
thing had happened to ne, as though
an the light OF my life had gone out II
Il clear that I must give him up but 70
10 that must see him. and tell him
NTv soul shrfnks from IL, but must
Thursday
Today told him everything He said
4Sa4 I was heartless. and cruel and
selfish. that she was deeper ana ulgEs
Complex than I supposed; -.laI she