The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-19
CONFESSIONS
OF A Wife
TEN PERSONS HAVE TEN
VIEWS OF LIFE

} new record ana proceeded TO turn
; up the rugs. Then he stood before
; me. and. making a low bow. said;
. MY dear Mrs. Waverly. may have
. the pleasure OF the next dancer"
! Il am afraid my card IL full. Mr..
; Edle. but we viii take u dance. aA
; do not see my partner anywhere.
. don't know anything about these
; new dances"
! They are very easy 10 born
. dancer like yourself"
} "F1atterer"
) Il don't fiattcr." protested Jim
; lstoutiy. The only thing Malcolm
! Stuart and I ever agreed on was
; that you were the best dancer we
: ever danced with"
! why did you not like Malcolm.
: Jim1" I asked as I allowed myself
I to be- encircled by Jim's arm. aud
) We proceeded 90 try tho oneaiep.
, Principally because ] thought
! sou liked him better than you did
: me. I guesa." was Jlm's surprising
! answer.
) but did not. Jim"
"Yes. you did. Margie. and after
) all / don't know as blame you
, very much | can rec how faBci-
I mating Stuart must have been 20
) women. But you see. WAS too old
2 friend 90 take kindly TO an inter
) lloper. II IL astonishing how quick
: ~ you pick up a new step" he
: paused 20 remark. "a he wound up
) the Victrula. do you know. Mar
IL L..
: do no, turn out right you and !
: will take up professional dancingr
1--WE are too old. Jim"
) Il may be. but you. my dear girl,
2 are Just a Kid II you would only
: take lifc little less seriously. II
. you could only take iife joyously
: as a kid doea. you would be per
8 feet"
> Jim. you're crazy. Did you new
2 or read that poetry about life being
) real and earnest
: "pifflel All this talk about life.
Z Margie. 10 utterly futile. There IL
; only one thing % do. and that Ii 10
: live life. love II and not always be
: chewing the rag over It."
. Then you don't think II does
: any good to hold postmortems over
; the hands that Fate deals out to
: YOU"
: Not in a thousand years. This
> digging up the past. whether II be
sunHhlny or sodden. Ia the most
; foolish way to pass ones time"
: Il expect you would marry a
: woman and never tell her a word
. about yourself.
Right"
: and would you keep from her
. anything after MARRIAGE
Il expect would. Margie. I
have a great little idea Of my own
that every person has right TO
liberty OF thought and action. Why.
do you know. Aargie. one OF tho
!. reasons why | have never married
has been / was afraid | would get
bold OF one of those women who
would want TO know II ALL"
why, Jim, are you SO bad you
don't want your wife to know II
ail?"
There you 20. Mrs. Waveriy.
lust because | want TO keep n few
things TO myself. you straightavay
reach the conclusion that they VIII
not bear scrutiny. You would
never suspect that ! had no pre-
sentable toothbrush because ! OBJ
n jected 10 lending IL. Why should
o be more Jealous OF my toothbrush
A than Of my innermost thoughts and
=, personal actionsF
Suppose. jim. ] became rather
Interested in your
Il cannot suppose such a won
derfui thing. dear girl. 1t would be
too good To be true
Now, stop your foolishness-I
/, am asking for information. | want
! to get the mans point OF view.
Suppose you and had many ideas
lin common, and about them we
1 built I'D very beautiful friend
|. ship. which on my part at least was
a perfectly innocent Then suppose
one day you told me you we're more
]. than Interested in me and you
thought ] was In love with you.
q Suppose we parted then and there
4 never 10 meet again.
0 What would you think ! should
/. do7 Would II be better for me to
a hurry the whole thing out OF sight
r or would II be better for me TO tell
r the whole thing to Dick?"
What are you trying TO do, Mar
% gle? Write a book?"
. "Perhaps-at least / want to get
/. a mans viewpoint. l have already
woman's."
"Whose?"
"Ellene'e."
what did she say?'
II am not ut liberty to tell
well, let me tell you, Margie.
n what / would say. IL would be-
& for the love o. Mike, let sleeping
dogs lie"
THANK you both for your opinion
i and for teaching me the new dance.
l. When Dick and | come back we
L will have real party"
"Mnrgie, take care OF Dick, he is
n a real man"
you don't have to tell me that,
lin. All / am worried about Ia, II
Tho stays III much longer he will be
an ideal man.
"Would you like that any bet
;. teri"
a II don't know"
ITO be contlnued)