The Detroit times., 1917-01-26


7 dragged Eliene away from MOI
re. little book. before Malcolm Stu
ri came upstairs. for had not seen
hSy for a long time. When we got
baek to my room she held me away
nom her and said Il declare. Mar
ne. you certainly have recovered.
never saw you looking 80 well.
Seems 10 me you are nov IN fulI
bloom. dear"
81 can return the compliment
EIiene." I said. as made a low
coursy. Harry will fall IN love
With you all over again.
she looked out OF the window 20
where the restless sea was boom
ing out it's discomfort under gray
snouldering sky. Then she asked
me The same question bad asked
Moliie.
"Msrgie. have you ever done With
Dick the things you thought you
would do after you we're married
aid not ask, What things. as
M6iiie bad, but quietly answered
Never"
She looked a bit surprised as well
n disappointed. You see. uttie
book. ve wives are always Trying
10 think we are the only ones Tor
whom the institution OF marriage Is
q failure.
IT'S more or less OF tragedy
INIT IT." she asked with smile.
no" answered stoutly. Il think
Ne make II tragic when II really Il
. Joke"
"But, Margie,. We ali have our
tragedies, little and big. Don't yoa
remember that according 10 Arts
totie the chief function OF tragedy
10 to purify"
And your tragedy did purity you.
Eiiene.' 7 said. referring TO that far
on past which bad not spoken OF
since We lived thru IL.
Il am not 90 sure. Margie, she
said. "A good many scholars have
Quarreled over that word kathsrsis
% Aristotle used H."
well. we might say that those
whom tragedy does not kill or spoil,
q puri6cs," was my remark.
Sounds like the old woman who
said that n the egg rose 10 the top
Of the water or dropped 20 the bot
tom. Il was good or bad, she didn't
know which. doesn't IL" was
Eliepe's Iaughable comment
Aren't you happy, DEAR" asked.
"Of course, an" she answered
0riskly. "A woman who has three
Beautiful children and who is DOT
Happy had better be dead What
not one Of as women understand un.
n II 10 too late 10 that II is better
% b loved . little than not az all
That II 10 better TO be loved badly
tAsn not It al. Why. my dear
should We look for perfection IN love
when We really never look for II II
anything elser''
TN tell you how ! feel, Eliene
The great thrill OF love Is past 70
ne. I've hsd II and no one can TAX
tAe remembyance OF II away from
ne, but now Is the time TO do al
you have done--have some absorb
he interest in life. OF course,
have not the inestimable blessing G
children"
But you may have them" inter
rupted Eliene. and, dear. ! hope
Oh, I do so hope you viii. Children
am sure even when they prove
care, all a woman's life with the on
thing for which her soul longs. VI
can't 70 up against stone wal
that nature has raised before u
and cay to ourselves there is D
stone walt there"
sThen you never have been SORT!
you adopted the twins
-Margie, I thank God every nigh
that I have those dear boys. Budg
has the sweetest nature eve
knew. II is not Harry's. thin
II must have been his mother
Sometimes wonder II someous nj
tell me he is not my real child.
hope not. Teddy Is like Harry i
Ms gusts OF passion and IL Is posi-
lively uncanny TO see how Budg'
can calm him when be goes into one
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