The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-31
CONFESSIONS
OF A Wife
NO TWO LOVES ARE EVER
ALIKE


I looked "a Alice In CONSERVATION
and managed TO gasp
what do you meanf'
Just what say. gave Harvey
IN. great love Of my life--I mean
the great. unretHoninR. passionate
love the love that Just asks nothing.
only gives II IL not the love that
lasts. but ones you have known II, no
other IL like Il. love Pat In "A bet
ter way. admire him. would die
10 make him happy. ana 4, seems 10
mo that my heart f. breaking be-
cause I do not seem able 10 make
him happy"
Perhaps he knows that he has
not touched your heart as did your
boy lover"
FOR which l am deyoutly thank.
fui SHE interrupted Il wish
could make you understand how I
feel about II all I arm in love with
Pat the very best way that a woman
can DO IN love with a man. az ! told
you before I would die or iiye-to
my heart. as well AZ his. that cant
do this. would not 40 back 10 the
old love for anything. ! would die
first"
Are you SURF. II you should see
Harvey again. that the old passion
would not surge up and drown all
the love you have for Pat7"
Perfectly sure"
Alice $40. this with such serene
face that 1 knew she wns keeping
something back some test that she
had given herself. by which she
know not only her own heart but
her own mind. We both were silent
for moment. and then she said In
whisper. a. tho she were afraid
that even the walls would carry her
secret out into The world
"MhrEis. ! have seen Harvey. he
Ia In town"
could not say a word
HE n ~. Margie. and he has done
a terrible thing lie has used money
that was not hin. and his father has
cast him off. lie came here about
two months ago and tciephoned me.
and ! had to nee him. Margic. I am
the only friend he has on earth. He
told me the whole story. After his
father had succeeded In making him
hold hls tongue while he prosecuted
me. he was rcni out West and given
a place In a bank Being lonely and
unhappy. he took TO drinking more
than was good for him. and. going
from bad 10 worse. he Rwoke one
morning. after playing loainr mar.
4 81 A. -. a
borrowed the day before from a Gus
TONER'S account He telerraphed his
father for money. and. for the first
time In his life. was refused
He ls dying. Marsie do not
think he will live sir months. and he
IN In absolute terror for fear the
bank will lind him and put him into
Jail. have only 8. .o0e In the world.
30 I cannot help much
II would go TO his father 10 settle
this matter bu, ! know that would
biamas me for the entire blasting of
HIS sons carc-r. Every time the tel
sphone rings. | am al a-trcmbie for
fear he has been found
II don't know what TO DO. Maria
feel aa tho I were In como way
bound 20 help him. and yet cannot
tell Pat"
Are you SURF Pat does not know
Alice shuidercd.
oh. l hope not
We'll. my dear girl. I'll add five
thousand to that two OF yours We
will pay the bank what Harvey
owes It. and send him away on the
other three"
Alice came over and put her hands
on my shoulders and said:
"Margie Waverley. you are the
best friend a woman ever had"
Money. my dear. is the easiest
thing In the world TO Civ. II you
have IL. 20 don't thank me for that
am going to give YOU more than that.
however. am going TO give you my
self"
What DO you rnean7''
We'll. Alice. l want you TO put this
whole thing in my hands IN ere
Harvey and make all the arrange
ments-you must not arc him again"
God knows l do not want TO-" Was
her fcrvent ejaculation. hut are
you sure you can manaeg ~"
Not only sure. but delighted. and
after Il Is all arranged III tell you
why"