New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-29
SINCLAIR FILES HIS SUIT
Then OFF for Arden After Seeing
Wife and Correspondent.
MORE "SOUL MATE" TALK
Mrs. Sinclair Not Sure About
Kemp, as She Wants Time
to Look Around"

II shall not talk any more" said Mrs.
Meta Fuller Sinclair YEARLY, when she re-
turned to the home Of her mother. at No.
Ia West S7th street last night, after see
ing her essentially homogeneous hus-
band, who is suing her for a divorce, off TO
rejoin his temperamentally similar com
panions at Arden, Del II shall not talk
any more until tomorrow l am all tired
out"
Mrs Sinclair had right to be. Yester-
day was busy day for her, on top of the
Illness from which she suffered during the
four days previous She spent the morn
ing expounding her views on marriage, d.
vorce, soul mates, the ideal state and
other matters. Then she received Mr. Sim
cldirs lawyer while he served the horrid
legal papers upon her that were going TO
make her free. After that she talked the
matter over calmly in the lobby Of a
Broadway hotel with Mr.. Sinclair and
Harry Kemp, the young poet from Kansas
on whom Mr.. Sinclair has imposed the role
Of correspondent When she had sped Mr..
Sinclair on his way, she stroed off alone
with Harry, her almost soul mate She
didn't reach home until nearly o'clock
But even at that late hour, and in the
face of her determination not to talk until
the morning, she was willing to say
little something II by that she could help
others find their ideal
The only thing is" she remarked, ~ /
talk now I shall probably say something
silly.
one doesn't rush into divorce, as some
people seen, to think" she went on 1T
took me eleven years to establish a convic-
ton which ] knew to be my own 10 bring
myself to admit candidly that I should like
to be- free didn't know as soon as
married that ! was temperamentslly un-
suited To Mr. Sinclair. When | came grad
ually into that knowledge. however. l was
willing to say So frankly and state what
thought was the trouble
'"IioN do YOU know that YOU are unsuited
20 Mr.. Kemp" Mrs. Sinclair was asked.
II haven't married him yet she re-
svouded quickly But I am older now
end am more capable Of Judging. was
very young when | married Mr. Sinclair,
iIt that was not the main trouble. The
trouble was that I had no bases for com
harrison. and even IL | had had I should
have had no opportunity to make use OF
them
sex relationship. They must he brought
M to understand what life means. They
must he given opportunities Of meeting
more often and under less conventional
auspices Then they will he able TO APP
preciate character, To know whether such
and such person is the kind Of man or
woman they would like to spend their lives
with. and by the time they are twenty
three or twenty-four they will he ready for
marriage When such state ~ affairs
comes 10 pass there will be no need for the
divorce courts"
She had not decided. Mrs. Sinclair said,
whether she would contest her husband s
suit. II came as a surprise to her. though
they had thoroughly gone over the matter
of separation together some time ago. II
had been agreed between them. she ex-
plained. that their only child. David, hoy
Of nine wears Of age. should come to them
bv turns and that she should have say
I'm the matter Of his education.
Mrs. Sinclair reiterated her intention Of
going on the stage but she doubted whether
she would appear in the one-act play Of
her husband. THE Second Story Man
which he presented 70 her at the conference
Yesterday. That was just talk" she eX-
plained with all her experience. she
wasn't altogether sure about Harry Kemp,
either-whether he was really her soul
mate or not. But she said she would have
10 look around bit more after she was
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