The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-13
Cynthia Grey's
LETTERS

o.-What 10 your opinion and
that OF your readers OF a young
woman % years old who hss had
good bringing up and respected
parents. who has deliberately
broken up a home In which the
couple have lived happily to-
gether for 20 years: thrown con.
ventlons 10 the winds because she
says she lovcs tho married woman's
husband, and for that kind Of a love
she would face anrhlnpf Under
stand, she does not know the wife
but knows the husband 10 married.
loves his wife and does not love
her and never will love her; also
does not want his wife to get a
divorce.
He 10 willing 10 take his medicine
any way ia dealt TO him. But a
baby IL coming, 30 for the baby's
sake tho wife 10 willing 20 get a
divorce. The wife was willing even
to take tho baby. az shc has no
children OF her own; but the young
woman says she will put II In
founding home sooner than let her
have II. 80 20 save the husband
from a possible penItentlary sen
senee and 70 give the baby a name
she 10 willing 90 step out.
DO you think the wife 10 dolng
right. or should the law take its
course In a case Of that kind7 The
man In the case 10 ~ years older
than the young woman. | want the
heart.broken wife 20 see the opinion
OF yourself and readers.
GRATEFUL.
A.--Why should a man who is in
love with his wife. who has been
happily married TO her for 20 years.
and who is "a years older than
girl OF 20. allow her TO Influence
him or 10 wrap him around her
fingers' don't think IL is ques.
ton OF judging the girl one.half as
much as IL is the man II IL much
easier for a man to repei n woman's
infatuation than vice versa, because
for centuries II has been mans
special privilege 10 make all OF the
advances In lovemaklng Any true
man would have sent the girl on
her way instead OF taking nd.
vantage OF her weakness. In my
opinion no penalty would be too
great for him 10 pay. because there
IL no crime worse than bringing an
innocent child into this world nm.
der such circumstances.
II any OF the readers wish 10 give
their opinions, ] VIII be very glad
TO print them.
o.-Wlli you please let me know
/ " 10 necessary for a girl 10 take
any special course or subject In
high school N she Intends 10 train
for nursef 10 II necessary TO
finlsh high SCHOOL, AMBITIOUS.
A.-Giris who have not completed
high school are accepted for train.
Ing In the hospitals. but Il IN much
better TO complete your course. n
possible. II In not necessary to
take any special course. ai,ho
physiology, chemistry and Latin
would be ~ grea, benefi, 10 you In
the career you Intend TO follow.
| al have been keeping company
with a lady. age 30. for two years.
not steady tlli five months ago. 4
have asked her TO marry me and
she always has some excuse. She
says she sull feels az II she were
the wife OF her former husband
tdivoreedl. She says she ioves me
and TO wait and see: but the way
things are going are very unsatis-
factory. The unsettled state OF az.
fairs and the suspense is affecting
my health and my work. Would
you advise me TO 90 away for
awhile until she can make UP her
mind what 20 do7 An early snswer
will greatly obIige WORRIED.
A.-No matter how your friend
feels. she ought TO know that a
divorce completely sewers all reia.
tons between a man and wife. and
she f. no more this mans wife now
than she would be yours without
becoming legally married. II would
be n very good plan for you TO 10
away for awhile. II you can con.
veniently do SO
Dear Miss creyi In answer 70
"A Sailor" allow me 10 say that
had the standard OF manhood been
above murder, no wars would have
been declared. When the present
war clouds subslde. representatives.
will gather around a table and dis.
euss terms OF peace: but the war
will be over and the vanquished ma
tions must accept the terms OF the
other. II must be settled around
that same table anyway. therefore
how needless all this demoralixa.
ton. carnage and anguish flrsti
II 10 up to all OF US mothers 1--WE
who know the preeiousness OF hu.
man Iife) TO teach our boys that
murder 10 false patriotism: that he
who has love OF country In his
heart will sacrifice almost every.
thing TO promulaste peace: that "
10 far better and harder to live for
ones country than 20 die for II.
Every man killed In war is H.
nanelaI loss that can never be re.
placed to the country 10 which he
owes allegiance. Not alone for the