The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-02
CONFESSIONS
OF A Wife
HAPPINESS ~ MADE or
LITTLE THINGS

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Mary has been with mo great
deal since she came back. ana |
have learned to love her all over
again. The other day when we
were sitting In my sun room-the
pretty glass. enclosed place where I
spent that year I was ~ she aaid.
Whatever became OF that nice man.
Malcolm Stuart. MargieI'
lilo In dead" | answered. ''lle
was drowned Inst summer"
Isn't that too hadY" she exclnim.
cd. II took a great fancy 10 him.
probably because he seemed 30 fond
OF you why. Margle. l became con.
WINGED that you were the only WON.
an he had ever known who wnH per.
fectiy truthful and sincere He naid
you were too frank. too trusting. for
your own good
ibid Malcolm Stuart nay that.
Mary" was my foolish question. for
of course. little book. know he did.
And then ! began 10 look over my
sayings and dolngH and wonder II
really was more sincere than other
women.
The old idea that women are ever
ready TO cut each others thronts Ia
another one OF those exploded no
tons thought about Alice and
Paula and Donna ana Eiieuo and
Annie and Mollie-all women ! have
known 40 infinitely Certainly here
are women from every strata of so
eiety. Alice. you remember with her
tragic experiences AS "A trained nurse
before she married Pat. Paula. who
only found herself after she had lost
all the luxury OF life that was hers
Elicne with money. education. every
thing that life can give. and Annie
who has literally made more Of her
self than any OF US. last 90 all. poor
little Moilic. NO gay and happy. q
be made all at once 10 take the re-
probabilities of life. Every one oi
, these great. true women has reach
ed the same plane Of sincerity. toll
eranoe and understanding. nltho the
paths they took 10 reach this de
lcciable place in life were very diff
fcrent.
| would leave my reputation. my
life. my happiness ia any one OF
these dear women'a hands. and THU
II more than | would do with ans
man I know. I said something OF
this kind TO Mary when We were
talking. and she quoted softly:
Few friends, few friends my
life has made
| And they be women
have never been betrayed"
Yes. that Is Il. Mary" said
THE women that are real friendi
will not betray us"
"Margir." said Mary rather sol
EMMY. Il have never knowingly
hurt another person In my life
Eome people have hurt me grievous
IS. but always felt II was because
they ana not understand and tina
they hurt themselves more thar
they did me want you TO know
am 20 very happy. you who were ~
good 20 me when I was very unhAp
py. DO you know. dear. that awful
time n-efnn to me like a story tina
somo one told me long ago. | can
make II seem that I was tho heroln,
Of Il all. Ny life began when | mar
ricd Max. That In why | would lik'
every young Girl to know tina, aud
den. violent and passionate love Il
not all that Is necessary 10 sue
oczrfui marriage You know l wa
simply crazy abou, Jack and yot
know how quickly that love van
ished.
You also know that was not Al
all crazy about Max. that | wai
rather dubious about marrying him
because he In no much younger thar
/. but, Margie. have never had a
regre,ful moment since 1 married
1 Max.
God IL good. to let me know ant
have him" she aald in Italian.
why. MARY. that IL just what
Max says about you" exclaimed.
Docs hey" she asked In pleased
surprise. ''wcil. am very glad
for never thought a family coult
be 80 happy as is ours"
which just proves. Mary. dear
that women are built tn such way bS
the good God as tho Italians say
that they can be happy over the lit
tleat things"
But the things we call little. Mar
gle. are always the most precious
a tender glance. the pressure OF d
hand. the lowered intonntion OF q
voice Why. MarEio. both you ant
know that without these life would
be dear indeed
TO BE Continued