Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-22
LOVE TALE OF AN UGLY WOMAN
As Told by Herself

that he was deeply interested in me.
I Between us seemed a great Congeniality.
! 1t was a fools paradise for me I knew
only too well from past experience that
, when | raised my veil certain new,
. changed look would come upon his hand
some face-a look that other men had
shown me all too plainly a look Of
mingled pity and rcpuEnance!
The Man brought me home from the
reception today in his automobile To-
morrow he has asked permission to take
me for ride. He says that never be-
fore has he met a woman who SO at
tracted him! All, If he only knew
The motor trip is over. and I am at
home once morc-quite wildly happy yet
most miserable, For I have fallen in
love NOT in the feeble. milk-and-water
/ way Of other women. but with all the
utter abandon Of deeply passionate,
pent-in nature
"All women should he beautiful" the
Man said tn me today, as we sat side by
side in his big motorcar. | still was
wrapped in the thick veil 81 know so
well that you are beautiful he said,
world of tenderness in his fine voice.
) DO you care very much for beauty?"
| murmured ncrvously.
Indeed, | worship beauty. like all
men," said he. AN ugly woman is
blot upon the landscape! Don't you think
so too2"
could not speak. and he went on: IT
wish that you would let mo see your face,
because l know how lovely it must be :"
"A woman's heart and brain are surely
more attractive than a pretty face" l
answered then.
Brains without beauty are a bleak and
desolate thing" said he. The combina-
tion of the two is what long have looked
for--now, in you, | know that | have
found them--and am satisfied :"
But If you find that am ugly "
volunteered. He laughed aloud.
II love your mind and soul" said he.
II know your face must he as beautiful"
Tomorrow he is coming with our en-
gagcment ring-and ah. dear heaven, he
wants to see my face! My dream of love
is crumblinC to the dust! Yet l love him
so that | would be his slave for all my
life. In worldly goods and money l am
rich-yet oh! how ] would love to work
myself to death for him!
| looked into the glass just now-and
could have screamed hhysterically!
TIE news of tho accident has Just come
to me. How calm | am! Stunned, I
suppose? After he left me yesterday and
drove back to his home. he had to cross
a railroad track with the big car. He
was too reckless. failed 20 stop. look
and listen" and his car was smashed
to bits. They say that he is calling for
The hour is very late but such Won
derful thing has happened. The man is
going to recover after all, | have sat up
with him for tho last is hours, and tho
nurse says that his love for me has pulled
him through But he is blind, He will
never see the sunshine or the light again.
and. Joy of joys h" never now will soc
my face. He thinks that | am beautiful,
and as soon as he is strong. We are to be
married.
When the nurse saw me first she
started in surprise. He has been calling
out for his beautiful lady of the veil ever
since the accident" she said, and looked
at me in wonderment.
You will not tell him how I really
look?" I said imploringly. 1T would break
both his heart-and my own
There is no chance that he will ever
see you now" she said, and nodded in a
kindly, acquiescent way. mo, my dear,
there is no fear that l will tell him"
Then We kissed cath other, she and /
for now I know tnat only women under
stand these things!
The End