The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-03
CONFESSIONS
Of A Wife
ACCEPT WOMAN AS SHE is

read Ellene's letter TO Dick, 1T.
tie book, and he made no comment.
but after had finished he looked
at me rather quiKzioally. and finally
said. we are "A sad mess. Margie.
aren't WEI"
What do you mean. Diekf'
II mean men. dear"
"oh. don't know as you are.
any more than women"
Dick gave gasp. "Oh. my dear.
don't want to think any woman
IL as bad as any man
Now. look here. Dick; don't
know what you call being bad. but
do know you men have the most
fantastic ideas about women"
what ideas?' asked Dick. look.
ing interested. and went on TO ex'
plain. more for the sake OF enter
tanning him than for any other rea-
son. Well. you see. Dick. most
men endow women--the same
woman with two sets OF attributes
attributes that are diametricaily
opposite. No one woman having
one set could by any possibility
have the other"
"For lnstAnce7" was Dicks en-.
couraeement as ! paused.
Well. for instanee-tirs, you
endow the woman you love with all
the virtues OF an angel. You make
her OF n kind--in your mind--that
could only exist on n celestial
planet. She must have double
nack.action conscience that never
xobbles the 81 hteat in telling her
the righ, thing to do and just when
To do H.
We'll" said Dick. with rising
infection TO his voice that Implied.
Isn't that all right"
Yes. Of course" ! answered his
Implication. that would be all
right. but you see. as said before.
that Is not human. However. grant
Ing all this. and that the woman
you love Ia all this. why are you so
afraid 20 let her work out her own
life7 One minute you grant her
the powers and judgment OF n su-
perwoman. and the next you seem
to think she f. not 20 be trusted
out OF your sight
"One moment you say all women
are better than men. and the next
moment you place such rcstric.
lions about her as would imply that
you do not trust her NJ al. You
know that women az well as men
break all the ten commandments.
and yet YOU cndow the woman you
have with some kind OF celestial
goodness that would make IL impos.
sible for her even TO crack one Of
them
Dick. don't YOU think II would
be much better TO accept things
just as they are-to look upon
both men and women as merely
human beings Men seldom face
facts. Dick. either about them.
selves or any one else. They live
from day 90 day. and. when the In.
cvitable reckoning comes. they are
like scared children. hoping against
hope that they will In some way
escape punishment
II wish We could make both
young men and young women I'M
derstand that human nature Is the
same In male and female. IN rich
and poor. In educated and unedu-
Gated. In the simple and In the
strong minded Starting from this
premise. II We could make young
men and young women understand
that the laws OF compensation are
Just as certain as the laws OF ma.
ture. and. as death follows life. so
every act. every thought that
comes TO us Is followed by its com.
pensating reward"
! stopped quickly then. little
book. for you know | was not sure
how Dick would take me. and
have n horror OF being called high
brow or uplifting. But Dick seem.
ed much interested. and heard
him murmur 10 himself. II wonder
II that Is true theory. Am | reap
ing the whirlwind2"
Then he looked up quickly and
with his crooked smile asked.
What had you done. Margie.
that you had TO make me un-
happy"
II don't know. Dick. but ! have
a theory that we have to pay for
our mistakes as well as our sins.
you know"
L.