The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-03-05

what ! would do n knew that
Dick loved some ono elise. felt |
could not answer honestly.
Up until this moment. when she
had called upon 3. my aympa.
thieA had all been with her hus.
band and Kitty Mnlram. Now
could see that Mrs T-nncy was a
very pretty woman. aud very au.
perlor one, who. instead OF being
cold and selfish. was OF warm aud
loving disposition.
1911 Tcnney was the one most 20
blame. He was one OF those men
10 whom the Joys OF the chase far
outweigh possession. could see
from what Mrs. Tonney told mo
that he had made love 10 her In
the same headlonF fashion tina: had
captured the heart OF Kitty Nal,
ram.
What struck me In the matter
was the dispasslonate way In which
Mrs. Tenney discussed the Marian
phase OF the matter.
She had evidently ceased 20 be
Jealous OF her husbands attention.
10 any women. She spoke OF hi,
quite casually rs she would OF any
man she had known we'll. one she
was able 10 analytic wlthou; preju.
dice. could not help thinking:
How you mus, have suffered be.
fore you reached this frame OF
mind"
Said she: Il wish you would
make Miss Marian understand that
Il will only be a question OF time
II ] get divorce and WIN masries
her before the will be the neglect.
cd wife and some other woman will
be receiving his attention and dsvo.
ton. II abe knew I said this she
might think said Il because I vas
jealous. but ! atm not. Surely. you
can see I am not Dut I know. and
II she marries MIN she will also
come to know that.
The only woman that WIN Ten.
ney Will be true TO ia the woman he
meets late In lIfe--after he has
grown too old TO care particularly
for filtration.
Sometimes" she said, wistfuliy.
Y have thought that perhaps II /
did not divorce him. that by and BY
In tho future We might settle down
Into being good enough friends 10
live out as companions the last
years OF our life"
| looked at her In amazemcnt
DO you mean TO toll me that you
would 40 back 20 hint"
Not now" she answered. quick.
ly. Il could not stand It now. be.
cause for many years TO come II
will not be Kitty Malram nor me
nor any other woman who will pos.
cess VIII Tcnneys heart. II ia
not woman, but women. who inter.
est him.
But. Mrs. Waverly. you surely
know what Il would mean TO you
TO be deprived OF the con papIon.
ship OF your husband to know that
you must forego for the remainder
OF your life that feeling o. having
some one TO turn 10 for sympathy.
And the older you grow tho more
you need this"
Az | looked at her I could not
help feeling very sorry for Rjll
Tenney for not realizing what he
had missed His wife was a more
beautiful woman that Kitty Nal.
ram. and would probably prove more
companionable In the long run OF
life.
! could also see that n he had
paid her the same attention he did
to poor Kitty Marian. she would
have answered with quite ms warm.
blooded spontanelty.
! could see she still loved him.
and when she again asked: What
would you do II you were MOI"
said: My dear Mrs. Tenney. that
Is hard to answer. but believe that
| would divorce him. Not for his
sake or the sake OF Kitty Malram.
but for my own sake.
You are a young woman and
life is not over for you. You may
love again. Now. don't say you nov.
er viii. for You have certainly lived
long enough to know that THIS
IDEA OF ONE AND ONLY LOVE
is ALL NONSENSE.
III human beings could only love
once and were forever unhappy. If
death or deceit parted them we
would be "A world OF lunatlcs. am
going to give you the same advice
that gave Kitty Malram. Try and
put VIII Tenney out of your life.
He Is not worthy OF either OF you"
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow