The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-07
CONFESSIONS
Of A Wife
or HELP TO FRIENDS

The next morning | got home al
! o'clock. and. early as II was. Dick
was at the train to meet me. II
seemed TO me that he was looking
better than when I went away.
Il think Il did YOU good. Dick. "a
have me leave YOU to yourself" |
said after we were seated In my
electric, You are looking IA good
deal better, II seems to me, than
when bid you goodbye"
We'll. my dear" said Dick. II
cant say that for you. You are
certainly looking very tired"
II always have a haggard and
worn look after night on the
train. you know. Dick. I'll be all
right tomorrow.
Margie," Dick said earnestly. as
he took my hand. II know why you
went To see Donna. and why YOU
would not let me invest that five
thousand dollars"
who told you7-
The young man himself. Ills IN.
Their has been here and fixed up cv.
erything for him lie brought 10
you check for the five Thousand
dollars you advanced 20 Harvey In
order 90 get him out OF the tight
place he was in why didn't you tell
me abou, II. Margio7"
In the first place. Dick. II was
not my secret TO tell. In the sec.
ond place. wish you would null
the whole matter over carefully
and then tell me just what you
would have advised me TO do had I
come TO you and ASKED your advice
| about IL all
How did you come to know Har.
seyf asked Dick suddenly.
had been expecting that uues.
ton. little book. as you remember
that Dick knew nothing OF Aiice'a
connection with the matter. | did
not want 20 tell Dick anything about
the affair between Alice and Harvey,
and could see that Harvey's father
had not mentioned IL.
had TO think quickly. and then
] said. Dick. I have never known
that young man. but an old friend
came 10 me and asked me TO help
him II possible. She was not In a
position to do anything for him.
WIN you let tho matter rest iua,
here. plek7 don't want any one.
not even you. dear. TO know any.
thing more about IT,"
Dick glanced at mo. I could see
BY the expression on his fac. that
he was going over In his mind the
list Of my women friends. and try.
Ing TO figure out which one OF them
was concerned in this mixup witt,
Harvey. Then he said. 1T waan',
Moilie. Aargier"
Never In a hundred years" I an.
swersd. but you must AJAX mo nc
more questions for cannot anawer
them"
| Don't you trust me-.
| Perfectly. Dick dear. But ths
secret Ia not mine. Haven't you .
lot OF experiences Of your friends
locked away In your heart and mind
that you would not tell even to me-
That brings IN. back TO my oriTina.
question. which you have not an
#worod. What would you have said
IN had told you h~foro. instead ol
after. that ! was going to let Har
sey have that money!"
Il would have said. Don't - .
fooF." was Dicks quick rejolndcr.
/ That In Just tho point. Dick. To
help my friend meant more TO ms
than the money. Having IL. I wa
perfectly willing to los. IL II II
would help 10 make my friend any
happier. You scr. I did no, have
that young man In my mind at ali
but tho woman who came 10 me a
her friend. asking my help in a VERY
troublesome experience 1 rays /,
Just as you would have done. and
you would have said TO me. II had
asked your advice. Don't do IL Jus,
aa ] would have said. Don't do Il.
II tho circumstances had been re
verscd. and you had asked my adj
vice about giving the money to heir
out OF some trouble ono OF your
friends.
You see. Dick. there are thtnry
that every on. must decide for him
self. Every man does decide them
without asking his wifc's advice. bu,
few men expect to have their wives
decide those questions without their
advice and counsel. OF course,
there In usually the difficulty that a
wife cannot help n friend without
her husbands knowledge. because
abe has no money
Go he Continued
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