The Detroit times., 1914-06-29
The Confessions of a Wife
Money Does Buy Happiness.

1 she remarked 10 me pathetically that
money cannot buy happiness.
! We'll, II IL cannot" | answered,
somewhat tartly, lit can make a big
stagger at it. The old saying seems
10 me not only trite, but also false.
Every little while, since / am mar,
rled, find myself using slang. IL is
so impressive when Dick uses IT, but
when | use IL some way il does not
sound the same.
Il have been wondering II Won
would enjoy these babies quite so
much If instead OF two nurses 10 helm
you In their care, you had TO do
everything for them yourself. my
dear"
Eliene looked UP at me In astonisb.
ment, and then she grew sober.
Margie," she said 81 do not won
der that people worship money. II
makes live livable no matter what
sorrows or griefs you may have. No
wonder that girl that Harry was good
to left his mothers employ. where
she mad none OF the beautiful things
that she had learned 10 love
i have thought a good deal about
her while | have been nursing her
children. expect she loved Harry
for he is lovable-but the home, the
motor the fine clothes that he could
give her must have had some influ.
ence as we'll We women are lots
like cats. We love comfort and
warmth and try TO get 1t at all haz-
ards.
Il expect your mother-in-law. Mar
gle, would think | was crazy 10 dream
for one moment that money or any.
thing that money could buy could
have any influence upon a virtuous
woman, but I am not so SURE am
not so sure-are your"
did not answer her question. but
asked another Have you ever
thought, Eliene what YOU would do
II love came again into your life?
Eliene blushed a rosy red and then
she almost whispered IL believe.
Margie, that ! still love Harry miss
him terribly. | miss his laugh,
miss his voice miss the hustle
and energy that he always brought
into the house with him"
IF you feel like that. dear. why
don't you write and tell him 10 come
backY"
Because | am afraid that he does
not love me, dear"
IF Harry Symone did not love you
after all you have done for him he
would be a brute and not human
being. at all"
That Is just where you are wrong,
Margie. Human love does not go al
ways TO the one who deserves tin
fact, as told you. am not sure that
Harry is ready for the staid kind OF
love that makes a successful mar
rage. Suppose would write for
Harry TO come back and then after a
little while he would grow tired OF
woman who would be able TO add
spice 20 his life, Margie, ! could not
go through that kind OF trouble
again
ibid you ever see any other man
besides Harry who interested you at
all. Eliene?'
To my great surprise she answered
with a laugh Yes, loads OF them
! must have looked shocked. for she
continued MY dear girl. you don't
for one moment think that when a
woman marries she in some way
locks up her interests In all the other
men In the world? Every woman.
married OF single. rs interested in
men-+she would not be woman II
she we're not | was much interest
ed In Dick before he married you. In.
deed We almost had a Irritation. In
fact, ] think Harry was a little jeal.
Gus.
For a whole week Dick sent me
flowers every day. Then. my dear,
he saw YOU and the AFFAIR WAS or.
but Dick Is q dear man and I TANK
he can repeat poetry better than any
other man | ever met"
am learning things about my hus-
band
Ito BE Contlnued)
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