The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-21
CONFESSIONS
OF A Wife
HARRY sYmoNE's LETTER
CHAPTER elk
(copyrIshs. 1914. by the Newspa per
Enterprise Association


(copyrlshs. 1914. by the Newsps per
Enterprise Assoolatlor)
You can take II from me- said
Dick as he threw a lettor in my lap.
that am very glad l am not Har.
ry symonc."
Il had letter from Eliene this
morning also; you may read IL
while ! am reading Harry's"
He wrote on the last day on ship.
board and posted 10 az Liverpool.
Dear Dick" tho letter began. Il
am writing this to you and de.
clare to God ] don't know whether
It IA to be letter OF farewell or
not--whether tonight I'll quietly
drop Off the stern OF the ship and
end II all Ike a gentleman who
says goodbye when he knows
thoae he loves would be better off
without him. or whether, like a
coward. Ill save my disreputabie
old carcass at the expense OF my
self-respect.
Dick, | didn't mean to be such a
rotter. It never catered my lniud
that was doing such terrible
thing--a thing OF such far.rcachlng
experimentation took that poor
little woman from my mothers
house and Installed her in a pretty
apartment
Honestly. Dick. thought was
being good TO her. thought-God
forgive mel was making her a
lady. She was a decent little thing
and. Dick. she worshipet ne-nsy.
er word OF censure. no matter
how treated her.
IT seemed 10 ms. Dick. when I
thought II over that I had made a
perfect OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES intel.
lectual and elegant TO preside AT
my table and entertain my friends
and Ellen to natter and keep me
good humored when once In A
while I'd get a glimmering OF what
a scoundrel was.
You see. Dick. I never took into
consideration the two women In
the case was oniy thinking OF
my damnable self. and either one
OF them was worth more than
thousand cads like me.
Perhaps you think II queer that
! class Eiiene and Ellen together.
but, Dick. they were both big WON.
en-. according TO their stations In
life.
You know that Eliene IL. and
you know how she has risen to
heights seldom attained by any
woman In her adoption OF my chill.
dren. am abased In the dust az
her feet when think OF II. Strange
as II may seem TO you, | never
ceased TO love her devotedly. even
when with the other woman
But. Dick--and I say II all IN
candor and with all respect for
Eliene--there were times when
longed for her to talk more to me
instead OF at me. wanted some
OF the little insistent flattery OF
absolute alteration I got from the
other.
Poor Ellen. she told me she was
glad she was going to be the moth.
er OF my child-although that poor
child would have TO be nameless
Poor girl! she did not know that
her babies would bear my name
and inherit my wealth.
TITS a terrible mix.up. Dick. and
the best way to unravel II would be
for me to drop out Of II all. Ellene
might some time find man
worthy OF her and she could per.
haps be happy In his love. know
by the light that came into her
eyes that she will always love and
care for the boys.
I've had a lot OF time 10 think
coming over, and God knows I have
come 70 see what n dirty dog am.
And yet, Dick. haven't the
courage to make way with myself.
know that grand woman, who to-
night IL mothering my motherless
babies. is mine and | want her.
Dick--T want her.
Now that I have lost her. the
only thing worth having seems TO
be the feel OF her soft arms about
my neck and the light touch of her
lips against mine.
NO, old chap. I am not crazy.
but I will be II I think any more, 10
am going down TO the smoking ga.
loon. where there are more OF my
tribe. I wonder II any man Jack
Of them is carrying such load M T.
Write me In care OF my bankers
in London, and do II you love me
tell me all about Eliene and tho
babies. HARRY"
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow