The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-13
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

After little sigh that held relief
and great satisfaction Kitty was ST.
lent for moment.
: Suddenly she looked up and the
hand that held trembled. "Margle,
have you heard from VIII iately?"
HE and Donna are making the Nile
atrip-Donna wrote mo that Bill
seemed to be n little restless. Said
he had had enuogh of Egypt and fees
and had asked her that morning how
she would like to go home"
"And what did Mrs. Tenney say TO
that was the low.yoiced question.
She wrote that she thought they
would be starting for home very soon
as Bill was talking more and more OF
his old friends and wondering what
they were doing"
I S""Well, there is one old friend that
Will .Tenney often wonders about, al.
though he does not speak of her, WHO
lis Just now rather busily engaged in
dying" said Kitty gr!mly.
"Margie, you will understand when
I!tell you that believe that VIII Ten
ney cared more for me than any other
4 woman he has ever known. suited
him and We touched on every side OF
the facet and 1t was diamond cut dia-
mond with US. We each were brighter
and happier in each others company
than with anyone else. Although we
Z did not always agree we were always
Z in accord. That's paradox isn't 1t?
II think knew him better than he
knew himself and know that
showed him more OF the real OF me
than ever did to any other man. Do
you know that we never had one word
#ofsreal annoyance or unhappiness all
partnership was ideal am sure that
n am the only woman to whom he al.
ways tried to tell the truth. He could
not help lying to me occasionally-no
man can-but could always tell
when he was being untruthful and
always brought him back to some
.semblance Of truth without his know.
ing II.
II was never his mistress Margie"
G-I held up my hand to protest there;
disclosures at this time seemed al.
most lasphemous-"but perhaps 1t
would have been better for both OF
us ~ l had BEEN"
Kitty moved restlessly and picked
at the coper-lid. 81 believe now that
had given myself utterly to viii Ten
ney, he would have never let me go
when ! was with him made him for
get everyone but me. 1t was only
when I went away that he began to
make overtures to his wife.
Men are curious creatures, Margie.
They must have someone about them
that they think loves them. 1t may
i not always be The one they love most,
but II usually is the one they think
loves them most.
81 have sometimes wondered, Mar
gie, how much Of love there was and
how much of self interest there was
IN Donna Tenney's going back 10 her
husband, She was a coward. She
gayelup the fight and left him because
iiistyagrant fancy had drifted to other
women. She did not even at that time
have to battle with one woman for
you know / came into his life after
they had separated.
y do you suppose that would have
lot any woman take Will Tenney
away from me. had been his wife?
Why, a heavenly seraphim would have
had no chance"
"You loved him, Kitty exclaimed.
Always" she answered solemnly.
why did you marry HERBERT"
Because / wanted to save myself"
From him7n
''No, from myself thought Her.
bert bhing SO staunch, so good, so true,
would help me 10 be the woman In
times of sanity knew could be-but
Il was no use. Margie, I'm going over
there into what.I.know.not Just the
same Kitty and here bend down and
let me whisper It in your ear. am
regretting a little that hitched my
wagon to a star. You see 1ncver got
within million miles Of the star and