The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-12
DISCRETION A WOMAN'S
OWN PROBLEM

wish Dick could know what
great comfort his manuscript Ii to
me.
love II. little book. I love even
his rccApiiuiAtions Of his mistakes
takes n woman TO come TO the con.
ciusion tina, shc does not want a
saint for n husband
Poor Kitty Marian Spencer learn.
ed IL very soon. Donna did not
learn II until after sho had married
BIN tho second time. and am be
ginning 10 understand that I could
never have cared for Dick had he
been the sort OF man ! thought was
my ideal.
have como to think the greatest
thing life holds IL unsxpcctcdnoss. II
wc had not Its sorrows to break IN
upon its joys. We would even grow
tired OF tho pleasures that bring hap
plnesa When I opened Dicks man.
uscript today. found that no had
referred to the incident OF Ellenc
and the twins.
do you know. Margie. that at the
N4tttH Nh'h NVt anu A4AFif' VIVA
fairs into your own hands. and
Eiienc adopted Harry's twins. /
| thought Harry a scoundrci and a
cad. altho resented you girs inter.
fcring in tho nasty mess. as Jim
Eide and called IL"
So Jim knew II all the time. little
book! And he never let me guess by
so much az the culver OF an eyelash.
Both Jim and Dick had known of
the nasty meas' before tho mother
died and the twins were born. and
I'll wager II did not strike them as a
nasty mess then.
Altho Harry always has declared
that he did not love tho mother OF
the twins. yet he thought enough Of
her TO furnish n home for her. and
Dicks manuscript says both he and
Jim had been there. l wonder II any
woman could keep a secret like that.
The other day heard OF n young
woman. friend OF Mollie's. who
was laying UP trouble for herself by
allowing n married man 10 make
love 10 her. I said to Mollie. You
should tell her that people are talk.
ing about her"
Much 10 my surprise. Moille said
that she knew nothing of IL. and
that she could say nothing anyway.
This liz the first time In my life that
have met woman who took n
mans view OF such questions. Mol.
lie never. referred to tho matter
again. tho at the time she gave her
reasons for not wishing to speak.
"Of course. Margie." she said. you
may think I am unfecling, but will
you please tell me what good / can
do by speaking7 You have lived
long enough to know that II n WON.
an cares for n man enough to give
up her whole life TO him. as you say
Angie Ia doing. she certainly would
pay very little attention to me. I
should only make matters worse and
succeed In making her hate me.
"Margie, "A question of this sort IL
one every woman must decide for
herself, but oh. how sorry / am for
her IL she decides II as Angie has!
There In no man on the face OF the
earth who In worth IL. Once upon n
time you remember I told you l
loved Chad enough to go TO him
before his insane wife died. but I am
glad he prevented my doing that for
the little while that remained for her
to live"
Jim and I have often talked over
Harry's case" wrote Dick. but We
did not see any way to tell him what
"A rotter he was making OF himself.
Jim said: "Ife must know that II In
only matter OF time before the
whole thing will be in the newspa-
pcrs. Wen Just have to stand by
and do the best we can
when II came out. you girls nj.
most took the matter out OF our
hands, and you certainly did a bet.
ter Job than any man In the world
would have done.
II have often wondered IL Harry