The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-31
Confessions of aMfe

ALICE ASKS ME TO TELL PAT
Dear Mrs Waverly. what shan
| do" asked my little nurse. Alice.
again after l had finished reading
tho little poem Pat had sent TO her.
DO you love STR. Sullivan.
AliceT'
e did no, need 10 answer Her
face grew rod. then white. as nho
ins;inctively claSped her hands
over her heart.
And you havs forgotten Hnr-
veyr~
"So-no-thu IN the awful part
% ~ II / could forget II could
make u Seem like bad dream.
Oh. Mira waverly. would give
years out OF my life II could only
blot out that episode"
MY dear. my dear. yoa must not
give way TO unAvailing regret"
But you have never had any
thing 20 regret"
Yes. have. dear: every one
has n he lets himself DO u. Ent I.
knoN you have ceased TO love Hat
yey. for I am sure no woman re-
grets anything she has given her
lover until shs ceases TO love"
Dear Mrs wayeriy." confessed
Alice with a blush. Il ion, know
how 20 explain Il to you. but while
am deliriously happy AZ the
thought OF Pat and Just Of loving
him, am also a little dtsgusted
with myself for being able to love
any one else but Harvey Truly.
I Mrs. waverly. thought he was the
one love OF my life. that vas the
one excuse 20 myself for our defy.
| ing the comment Of the world
| That can love another man again
and II seems TO me that ] love
I Pat more and In a much better
way than did Harvey-makcs me
almost feel that am light
woman
Il want 10 love Pat. but Il makes
mo feel less worthy OF him than
ever 10 find that | do love him
with my whole soul. Il that 80
contradictory that you cannot I'M
I derstand IT. Am ! so different
I from other women mean those
women who are goodf'
Alice was sobbing when she I'm
ished
Come over hero where I can
put my arms about you. dear |
said. She came over and sat on
my bed and convulsiyely clasped
my hands
You are not different from any
one. man or woman. Alice.
IT ia Just a. natural for a woni.
an 20 want love as 1t is 10 want
/ life.
While II may not he romantic.
believe that love "a like a Jewel IN
a ring: n the setting becomes
| loose and the gem Is lost, we get
/ another 10 ill Its place n We can.
Sometimes Il II prettlcr and some
times not as pretty. but we wear II
Just the same"
Alice smiled thru her tears.
But. dear Mrs waverly. what
am I going TO do about telling Pat?
/ tried 10 tell him the other night,
but he would not let me. and he
wrote me the note ! gave you. !
am quite sure he does not dream
how serious my story Is. oh. Mrs.
/ Waverly. I simply cannot let this
great. big. wonderful love go out
OF my life. and | am afraid II ! tell
him he will hate me. What shall
I do7"
Il am afraid you will have TO tell
him"
Alice gave a convulsive shudder
and I claaped her hands tighter.
You see, dear. that awful trial
you went thru was more or less
public. and n YOU did not tell. YOU
would always have to face the
chance Of some one recognizing
you some day and telling your Sc
cret. I confess ! don't know how
Pat will take n. lie has such 20
culiar ideas ~ women. II Il were
Jim Eide. ! would not be at all
afraid 81 the outcome"
But said Alice. catching a. a
straw. won 500 he says 10 hts
note be does not care what have
done or vhom have loved
Yes. that IL Just a. But 7 think
know Pat we'll enough % sny that
he really thinks YOU have done
nothing while he disclaims Want.
ing 20 love On angel be ~ sure YOU