The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-17
MAReIE TELLS DICK SIZE
HOPES TO REGAIN HER
LOVE FOR HIM BY
WORKING

After Mollic left | thought much
abou, what she bad told me. and |
came 10 tho conclusion that she
a. she herself would say-had the
right dope. and decided that !
must have something 10 take up
my time
OF course. Paula's story that !
wrote for Pat vas finished before
he began TO publish II. and ! don't
feel like writing any more just
now I don't think have magma
tion enough 10 write fiction. and n
I had had any more to do than just
20 transcribe Paula's story as she
told IL to me. I'm afraid II would
not be very successful.
am awfully glad. litile book.
that wrote the Paula story. how
ever. for II IL such human docu-
ment. and q tells so many things
that girls who work must encoun.
ter and OF which they seldom
speak. that am sure u will be o
wonderful help TO the great mary Of
selfsnpporting young women. do
not think that Paulas story is
unique. little book. any more than
"a my own which | have inscribed
here.
And my story seems almost 10
have ended In a tragedy Well. !
an not going to let It end that way,
and 80 am going 20 send this let
ter 10 Dick;
"Mollie was here yesterday. dear
Dick. and she said lot OF things
TO me that kept me awake thinking
most OF the night. Now. don't say.
with that teasing little laugh OF
yours. that ! think too much. for
this time. Dick. want to act.
We've made rather a mess Of II,
Dlck-you and Haven't WEI But
II seems 10 me that we can still
make the mess into something that
will not slckeu us. even II II does
not turn out tho plum cake We had
hoped for 1.
"Of course. you will say. Come
back and start over That Is Just
what want 10 do. Dick. but | don't
want 70 start the same thing or
the same way. we've tried all that
and found II n failure. | probably
bored you as much as you dIsap-
pointed me.
Dick. think Il all came be-
cause neither Of us had enough TO
do
Il thought was worker. but
since ! read Paula's story and
heard Mollle talk I find | Was not.
want to'do something something
th1t will take my mind off myself
and divide my interest In you.
There is only one thing ! can do
only one thing would care TO
do. and that is TO go back TO teach.
ing little childreu-not in the pub.
lie school. as | once did. What I
want to do is to put some OF my
theories into practice in the way
OF cultivating temperament and
personality.
"Eliene was bemoaninE her fate
the other day because she could
IlDA XVI Allf iAiii hliiu VI - NfhiAfI
for her three children. Now. dear,
my plan r. this--tO take Ellene's
children and little Margaret Ann
and perhaps two or three MORE
do not want many. az ! could not
give the individual care to each as
| wish--and work with them daily
trying to educate them In the very
best way.
II need not tell you. Dick, that n
Sonny had lived. this Is what I had
intended to do with him. but lack
ing children OF my own. why may
not turn my knowledge and sym
pathy TO the training OF the chill
dren Of other women? Write mo
soon. for ! am very keen about this
Dear Dick. work for MS both IA
the only way to the salvation Of
our marriage You have buried
yourself IN business: help me to
find solace in the panacea for all
Ills, too"
ITO be continued)