El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-12
Married Mans Sweetheart
The Fate Of This One Is the Fate OF
Most of Them; They Last but
short Time.
By WinIfred Black
= By WinIfred BIaeE

y YESTERDAY I saw her again the
Light O. Love.
- It was five years ago that
saw her first, and. oh, how hated
her: 1t was all could do to keep from
/ giving her an open insult, for she was
/ stealing my friends husband away
Ny friend was sweet woman, a
good woman. a clever woman and pref
Ly-and she loved her husband dearly.
But she was not well, and she took up
VII a SCI - - e-iis3o II -----s77s ~
: became so ABSORBED IN 1OllOWlnS OUT
I those teachings that she didn't quite
: realize what she was doing to her own
/ She went to meetings, and she read
J books and practiced rhythmic breat 10
] ing, and "vOiceless praise and "s6dl
sympathy till it really was quite try
ing to be with her very much. And
? the Light o Love took advantage of
these things and stole the husband OF
my IIlend away IRON my friend
she was pretty, too, the Light O.
Love, and witty, and light Of heart
and she was well, perfectly well, and
I saw a great deal Of my friends hus-
8and Wnen my friend was away at q
cure, breathing deep and soul SYM
patnlzlnS, and my friends husband
was quite fascinated And the pretty,
witty, clever. foolish, headstrOng, light
hearted glU was sweet woman no
more; she was, poor thing, poor, fool
ISM thing, Light o Love
And my friend found the whole
Wretched affair out and almost died,
and il was very miserable and very
/ tragic. and some Of US who looked on
wished something dreadful would hap
pen TO put a stop to II all.
LnaL was i've wears ago, and YES
Ierday met her, the Light o. Love-
ohe mas Just come pack from Rome,
Wnere she went TO study art Some
say the man who made her a Light o.
Love sent her there to get rid of her
Some say she went there to get away
from him herself and some saw that
the WIFE made the man send her
%
dSalnt poor, foolish, headstrOng, vain,
selfish Light o Love, a disfllusfoned
s wCill N win hardly chance for rea-
sOIaDle happiness LETT for her on earth.
Inc man doesn't care for her any
more: she isn't as pretty as she was
nor as witty, and she doesn't laugh SO
easily. / thought she was rOuged a
bit yesterday when I saw her and 7
know there were lines about her mouth
she asked me about my friend First
she tried to get me TO speak of her
without being asked. but I would not
so az last she spoke her name How
y she lheSe days. said the Light o.
Love, speaking Of the good wife whose
He ~ she came so near breaking.
saw her and her husband off to Jansr
II11e other day, and really she looked
light o Loves poor shallow eyes. and
L think she paled a little
. rive years she gave 70 that man
I'VE 1eVer1Shs restless. desperate Years
and now ne has gone on his second
honeymoOn to Japan with the wife ne
had Isllen IN love with all over again.
and the Light O. Love. what will be-
come OF herr Faded, worn, Swallowed
with whispered disgrace, what man
VIII make her his Wife2
over and over I have seen it TINS
The children, the home. the respect a
man feels for the woman who beans
MS name-nOthing can stand AGAINST
an these forces together, nothing, moth
50 you thought you had him. did YOU.
1-lSnt o. Love- You thought il was
me WE hearu that would break and
not yours. Blind. blind What did Won
nave TO hold him with, a man who
could not be held by hOnOr2 How
could he give up all that his wife meant
70 hln1-home- children. the respect OF
all for you2
yes, you were pretty. witty light OF
hearL But there are thousands like
you at every turn Of the road.
Inc man Oh. he's only third in the
story Nobody really cares much about
MIN Why should they2 Except the
chlldren-tO them he is a great man
a splendid Bayard. without fear and
without reproach- So may he always be.