The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15
CONFESSIONS
OF A Wife
No ONE Will ACCEPJ A
WOMAN WITH 4 PAST

- went Immediately 10 the larg
est Newspaper in town. and almost
pushed myself over tho numbcrless
persons who are hired 10 keep PEG.
pie from getting 10 the managing
editor
MIR. --" ! said 81 am q
Western newspaper woman ana
want 90 write story about
The editor threw up his hands
and looked at me with a plying
rmiie na he said MY dear young
woman. are YOU aware that building
lls been ln this town something
over 70 hundred ycursg Under tho
C.r-umstHucrv / would hardly call u
iho subject for news feature. would
you4"
"'"t certainly would" answered,
"for ~ b. news 10 me I have never
seen 50 before. ! want to write the
story. Alr Editor. first because
know "a story when I see II. and.
necond. because need the money.
The editor laughed I'VE all
need the money" hc said. But
you are so enthusiastic that ! am
soinR 70 see II sou VIII take a sport
ing chance You go up there ana
write your story. and if I print it
mind nay II ,hc story strikes me
as being one can print !. who
have lived 100 this town 80 years, and
hnve passed that building AZ least
twice dag Tor half that time. viii
Hdy you are real reporter ANA put
sou on this pny roll
IAN right Mir Editor" ! said
happily 4 am only telling you this
story. your honor. 90 show you that
hm good newspaper woman and
that when ! have lost my Jobs. It
war not because I did not do good
work
- wrote ms story and the man.
aging editor printed n and five more
about the same place
Did you write those historical
stories that appeared In the
f. few months ago. asked Mr. Sy'
none quickly.
Yes
They were fine wondered
who wrote them and why VIC did not
have any more
I'm tell you why because one Of
the women on tho paper unexpected.
D. called at my boarding house one
dly when ! WAS out and sax my
baby Then. 81 course there were
the usual questions By this time.
had determined "a fight u out. and
calmly told that managing editor
that was not married and the baby
NHeF 4 FhnatssHF
Hbly my stories were better because
I had loved and suffered
THAT may DO that may be"
hr hreitatinglF ruld. hut YOU must
know that II our contemporaries be-
came aware that "a woman 81 your
Hind was member 81 our staff.
they would surely make a sensation.
al story ~ a. You know We stand
Tor nothing but the best IN woman.
hood We are just now making a
great fight on one 81 the richest
young men IN the city who has BEEN
elected mayor. and who perhaps
would make a good one. because he
has had the bad luck to be found
out in a youthful scrape."'
Tim said Miss Margaret. that ev.
cry one IN the courtroom prickcd up
their ears ~ this. for. Of course. that
rn~ant Mr. sym0nc
Wen said the girl. I was fired
again. and IN rome way my story
got abroad. and could not get an
other sob.
~ wrote r. few stories but they
,lmo back from The magazine
a
them sufficiently Finally. last
night had become desperate had
had nothing 10 eat an day. did not
have a penny I knew "a woman. II
she were pasnhly young and good.
looking. could always practice the
oldest profession fcmininity has
known And 80 I went out on the
street. your honor. TO got money
enough TO buy my habv's supper.
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