The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-11-13
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Eliene came this morning TO take
Mary and me for ride. have not
seen much OF Eii.ne lately. and
thought she was not looking quite
"a well as usual
How are the Children" asked
Perfectly well and happy" she
answered.
And Harry >"
so enErossed In politics that he
hardly sleeps or eats Isn't u
strange. Margis. how "A man can
become absorbed In business
game to the exclusion OF every 9th.
or thought"
4 think. my dear. that Is the ~.
cret of every successful man Thru
long years OF training a man IA
able TO put everything he is Into
the thing he ia most ',terested IN
at the time. We women have not
those powers OF concentration. We
filter and fiutter from task 10 task
not waiting to Flash one before We
are absorbed with plans for auoth.
or and We are not able 20 give over
whole-hearted attention To any one
thing"
Then YOU don't think n woman
can be n successful wife and moth
er at the same time. Margie p
asked Mary who had been a silent
listener TO Elicne's and my CONVEX
sation
NO. do not. IA the sense that
she does not choose between them.
Usually after woman has chill
dren they come first. everything 10
the home r. sacrificed TO their well.
being. II the husband Is also will.
ing to make the same sacrifices for
the children that the wife II they
are brought nearer together thru
their mutual care Of the family.
But n the husband does not
hold this same sense OF responsh
bility children make the wife's lot
perfect hades aud the more she
loves them the worse II Ia.
But don't you think asked
Eliene. that women. as rule.
love their children better than
they do their husbands
She said this rather wistfully.
as II she hoped she were not dit.
ferent from other women. Eliene
loves her little daughter. yes. even
Hsrrys sons. better than she does
Harry You and | know little book.
that after a man has hurt his wife
as Harry did Eliene she can never
love him ardently again. \ kind Of
truce" can be patched up. but the
old love is not there.
Perhaps am wrong. Margic.
she continued. but ! am almost
sure | would choose the children
Instead Of Harry II had TO choose.
Il am not really necessary TO
Harry. / sometimes think that Is
one OF the mistakes husbands
make. They let their wives see
they are not absolutely necessary
to them while all the while giving
the impression that whatever they
do or how they do II. still their
wives must be utterly dependent
upon them
Are all women talking on this
important subject nowadavs2'
asked Mary. You see. have ney.
VI hibh u many WbiNAfAs NhA NtAR"'
that I have known. from my laun-
dress To the richest and evidently
the happiest woman know your
self. Eliene--has asked for o hap
pier solution OF married life. Nat
urally. T. with my tragedy behind
me. insist there haln't no such
thing. but. 10 you two happy wom-
en- with husbands who adore YOU.
the assertion must sound silly"
Eliene looked at me and by in
tangible telepathy | knew that II
she was thinking. wonder II our
friends know more about Dick and
me than We know about ourselves
and each other
won't be pltied. little book
From nov on I'm going to have
Just the best time ! can. and "
Dick won't give II 20 me we'll
he must blame no one but himself.
accepted with alacrity Elienes
invitation to her hoS,e that even
ing and Mary said. "I'll come, tao,
II I am not too tired I'd dearly
love to meet your friends. Ellene.
DO you know this may sound queer
10 you. but | never met very many
people. either men or women |
was afraid to meet men when
was In the chorus and for the first
year or so after meeting Jack |
did not care to know any one else
and after that ! was too miserable
TO care for anything human
Ito Be Continued.)