Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-28
Married l life on a Salary
BY MRS. EVA LEONARD

"A heavy heart is q poor equipment
for days work, just as q light one
buoys you UP and makes easy sail
ing"
The woman reached for her hand
kerchief. II haven't been light-heart-
ed for 10 long forget how it feels. I'm
quit"
"Oh, it's never 70 bad az that" said
Olive hopefully. The best way to put
square your shoulders, look them in
the face and rise above them"
"Humph! An easy prescription for
one without any. I'm afraid you'd
And 1t a different matter IL the brood
had settled all over you and filed the
land and sky till there was no place
to look" said the woman bitterly.
There's always something to cling
you have your husband and child and
home. A woman Il never In desperate
straits while she has someone to love"
The woman was sohbing heavily by
this time and Olive Drew up . chair
and tock her hmp hand In her own
firm, strong oneA.
Perhaps there n something I can
do to heiy. Let me pour tn the
courage 4 posa1blA DIexytAinS Will
come out right II W Only hars .
good suyply Of that"
7 haven't any, not bit," sobbeA
the woman.
IT know Of no bstasr way to gain
courage than to brace ones seff 10
do one thing at . time and refuse to
carry the years load or even the
days load at once. Every woman
has strength for one hour II she uses
all of It for just that sixty nninazAes.
The trouble Ia. she tries to carry q
years burden with IN honr's strezx fh.
Isn't that sor' Ofivo WAS softly chat
ing the work.hardened hands between
her own.
Mrs. Sutner wiped her eyes and
gaEed duly at her.
I'm not sure have the courage
for one hour. I can't pluck up heart
to 20 homo and do the baking"
"Oh, yes you can. Isn't little Jack
an incentive? He muDt have some
thing to eat" said 0ftve oheerfully.
m It wasn't for Jack my path
would lie straight before me-" began
the woman.
II don't understand Olive look
ed distressed.
"Mr. Sutner and l would separate
II 1t wasn't for the boy. Neither one
will give him up"
"You mustn't talk like that. Sure
" both will be willing to make con-
Q home, as you both love the boy"
The woman was silent.
Divorce is terrible thing, al
most the worst that can come to
woman." Offve spoke with trembling
carnestnesA.
Il thought you believed IN divorce.
You married divorced man."
II know" Ollve hesitated, dush-
ing. II can't spsak q the doctors
affairs, but am certain, knowing
him, that the seven years Of his mar
ried hfe were one long struggle to
adjust things on a livable basis.
Where there's determined effort.
even on one side, things can usually
be worked ont, and with the boy as .
bond, affairs are far from hopeless"
She smiled encouragingly.
II wish I could tell you my
troubles" The woman looked hope
less and appealing. But"
II am not much older than you.
You surely have some experienced
friend who could help you, and the
only excuse possible for talking Of
such trouble is sincere desire to
get help. II l thought could be Of
service should be glad to listen.
Some way, have an idea that q
happy person is more apt to be SEN
sible, to get q healthy view of things.
am morbid. / see things crooked,
and can't tell how they really are.
II must 90 back" She rose, draw
ing her sunbonnet over her eyes to
hide the trace Of tears. Jack ia
alone in the yard"
IF you think can help you, come
over any time time" Olive laid COM
forting hand on her shoulder.
Thank you" The woman crossed
the porch and was gone.
(To be Continued.)