The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-07
CONFESSIONS
Of A Wife
HARRY syMoNE EIEcrED

got up and went to tho window
60 listen to the newsies' call. "WuN-
ira. wuxtra, All about the election
OF Harry Symoue AZ mayor Harry
symone the next mnyor' Wuxtrar'
went to the phone and called
up Eliene 60 congratulate her.
why didn't you come over with
Dick. Margieg" she asked. IAN our
friends are here except you and Mol.
lie and Chad
II was very tired. Elicne. and be
sides was so busy that ! forgot II
was election day"
Didn't Dick tell you that we
wanted you to come overf''
II saw Dick only a minute this
evening. and | think he expected to
see me again" / said I'm bo over
In the morning TO congratulate har
~. altho | think he is hardly a sub.
ject for congratuiation at this time,
or course. know that every man
should do his patriotic duty for his
home and country. whether II be
wading thru the miro of politics OF
ahouldering a gun. but Il has always
seemed 10 me that the mayor OF "A
city gets only hard work and the
cxccratlon OF every one
Eliene's unklinE laugh came 10
me over the phone. "Go TO sleep.
Margio.' she sald. and dream
away your pesaimiArn
went hack TO bed. and again II
came 20 me that l was not angry
or hurt because Dick had not asked
me 10 so with him 90 f.liene'H. A
few years ago " would have made
urc supremacy unhappy II he had
done such a thing TO me.
Little book. Dick can do nothing
II seems. that viii hurt the much.
ann not sure that this means con.
tentmcnt for me. FOR II | have lost
the power 20 suffer thru him | have
also los; the power 90 thrill.
l had 10 laugh at Jim th. other
day. II was on the train coming
back from Chicago. and we noticed
bride and groom In the dining
car. was delighted IN their absorb
ton In each other. and remarked
how happy they were.
We'll. hope they make tho most
OF this happy time. Margle." he
said. for the thrtll OF their love In
almost over"
For goodness sake. Jim. what do
you mcan--and IL you msan any.
| thing. what do you know about IL
anyway. you old bachelor I said.
| II mean just what I say. Margie.
A man may love his wife dsvotedly.
may admire her above all other
women. but the thrill is soon gone
after he narrics her. And the man
need not pity himself. and imagine
he IL justified In seeking the thrill
somewhere Elise. for It II very prob
I ahls--indeed. IL IL sure--that his
7 wife IL suffering from tn. same mo
notonous naiAdy.
What makes you look at me so
queerly. Marxisf''
'M ell. / was just thinking that II
II strange that you have these ideas
when you have never been married
II have but TO look about me
among my married friends TO see
what should be perfectly patent 20
any one-even the happlcst OF my
wcdded acquaintance are not low.
ers any more. They arr good com.
panions and chusns. very affection.
ate. and they have tho habit OF each
other. but they are not lovers as we
define lovers In the heyday OF
youth
Il see, Jim. that you know a lot
NOR. than any one would give you
credit for" l exclaimed.
Thank you he aaid gravcly. and
We both laughed.
And so | am not going TO be un.
happy any more over the absence Of
little things that lovers think n~ces.
sary 10 the JOY Of living, and am
going TO be very thankful that Dick
and | have reached place where
we can be companions without any
more friction than comes TO any two
people who must be together daily.
TO be continued