New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

will be his. because YOU are his Al! That's it. Now
look az yourself IN the glass.
Its rather wonderful, isn't it.,
@Not So much the resemblance Resemblance are
common enough; but that we have met met rust at
this time which. whether YOU know II or not IS crucial
for YOU. You're not mediocre: YOU won 10 thing, ty
halves You have great talent; YOU have found
great love. Neither grea, talents nor great loves ta4
10 the 1t Of everyone Both very seldom come 10 the
same person. When they do. one must inevitably be
sacrificed 10 the other | say inevitably. There may
be exceptions; but have never known any.
you're twenty. I was twenty when had that pic
ture taken. Il gift 70 my husband. You knew ID
been married; Oh, yes, Of course-the newspapers.
But they say my husband Is dead don they, They're
wrong Hes alive. and I'm divorced from him His
name isn't Ware; i's Sutton. Philip Sutton, Captain
in the United States army
"When was your age ID been married a year
H.pv, In love. Child sometimes ! thought It a.
most wicked 20 Dee SO happy, when all around me was
so much misery, | almost wished little trouble
would come, 20 even thing up q Bit needn have
worried abou. that part came tast enough!
~He was all | had. you see. My father and mother
were lead and had no near relatives was visiting
the wife Of one Of the officers at the post where he was
stationed when I met him and he heard me sing: lie
wanted me 10 marry him right away; but dldn know
quite what 10 DO. had spent good deal Of time N
nv musical education and II seemed ike throwing 1t
away 10 marry so Young But didn't hesitate long:
don't think hesatcd really at all. Besides he said
I could go right on and | expected 20. don't know
why I'm telling YOU this-yes, do. lts because the
cases are SO much alike because ot the resemblance,
because-well one has to tell things sometimes.
AFTER was married sang great deal better than
n ever before Ny husband was tremendously proud
Of my voice and when the display So 10 speak was al
over he felt was still his more than ever because IL vas
nv love for him that my incentive that made II al
possible And then came time when we had 70 De
separated and had my music And then because army
posts are the most gossipy places IN the WoHd people
dared 10 come % with stories ddn know now 70
defend ve against them or forbid their talking to me-
tut somehow couldn't bear 20 say anything about the
stories 20 my husband, and had my music. And
finally. iust because | Wouidn ask any eNplaliuon
wouldn't talk IL out with him, nearly went mad with
jealousy: and for anything everything, except the one
matter that was eating my heart out found fault with
him and for consolation took rctuge-in my music II
NV love had been my incentive before, my 5orrow
rro,ed a greater spur. When Love whispered, You
may be wrong Il may be me thinks YOU dom care tor
him Pride answered It's his place TO ind out what
the trouble is. Let him come 20 YOU Aye your oWn
life You have your music. My music. Il l had been
Lclplcss if ! had had nothing but him
"Thcres no use going over II al. One day, IN tury
that he could not what was hurting me 500 On ddy
he ~eproachcd me for lowing musc better than nd
him. left him. left "a note for him telling him II he
wanted me- back hc must send for me. For weeks
listened 20 every ring. every knock, tumhcd my mall
caught my breath III every chance meeting with
stranger hoping 10 hear from my husband. ! never
heard and three years later in ou'burst Ot pride
got livyrcc thought then De would surely see; hat
he would realize loved him still; that ti u only 70
give him his freedom. if Dee wanted IT, Absurd idea,
Va,ntit, Of course he must have thought no longer
careI-but women are like that.
4Ive gained all thought should. and more, s far as
success Is concerned Look az this room az the flowers
Look ar that pie If notes the a5lc-notcs from N
appr.liatiye public. from young girls longing for
career Ike mine and cnving me my happincss from
some man. one of them maybe or more asking % meet
me. telling me perhaps that he loves me- Have YOU
seen nv gowns I'm The Ir9ubadour> They are mag
nfeentl And Lanior even allows me my hats, which
is most unusual And the pres notices and the invita-
tions for thing given IN my honor And my salary
q f~f .rf
lct me live about / like. not here ~ the Elms at all
DO YOU envy me- my deart Surely, surely; for I'm
great singer and the world al my feet
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