The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
News and Ve,us Interest the Women Readers of The
SWi&e/s
ASHAMED OF THEIR SEX.

After Pat finished reading the third
letter which John Sterling left be-
hind telling the tragedy of his life.
little book. the strangest feeling of
suppressed emotion seemed TO per-
wade the room. There was utter
silence for half q minute and I know
that during that time every woman
there was saying to herself that she
was thoroughly ashamed of her sex.
At last Tim spoke up. Surely. Mr..
Sullivan" he said. your police re-
porter will give me the address Of
that woman You say she has no
reputation TO lose, 20 what objection
can there be?"
.aNo. my dear Mr.. Commissioner, i
am afraid that shall have to keep
even the name Of the woman from
you. The lady will get into your
clutches soon enough
"I hope she WILL" said Annie
viciously.
We all laughed at Annie's vehe-
mence, for sane. sensible Annie is
not apt to make hard speeches about
any woman unless there is very great
provocation. 81 would not have be-
lieved." said Annie. IF you had not
read this to US, that any woman
could be SO horrible"
I'D like to hear her side OF the
story" said Dick. Surely she was
not born that way-somewhere in her
character there must be some spark
of decency."
That is what most men who have
known her have thought, my reporter
says. and they have set out to find It.
only TO be dropped into the net as
was John Sterling"
What about your reporter man,
Pat?" 1 asked. is he immune?"
II think so. I sometimes tell him
that he has printers ink in his veins
instead Of red blood. 1t seems that
he had seen John Sterling at this
woman's home. and when the news
OF the suicide came out he did a lit
! tie sleuthing on his own account By
fattering the woman one minute and
telling her that he did not believe
she had been able to subJugate John
Sterling the next he finally got the
letter from her. He brought II to me
personally and was very much cha
grimed when I told him l would not
publish IT"
I saw Alice's hand steal into Pats
as he said this and l was very glad.
LOT DIV lndI Nidrp
/ understood that Pat and Alice had
! been reconciled and that they were
! on a basis Of perfect understanding
and sympathy again.
Dick, who loves a story quite as
much as a child. had quite forgotten
about me and the check. I could see
! Jim had not, but ] knew that he
J would never say a word 10 me on the
I FfrcF hVrrnrhF m Tho
matter.
After the letters had been read and
I discussed we had a bite to eat and
then set the Victrola going and in
/ sisted that We should have a little turn
at dancing. ! danced first with Har-
: ry Symone. and took occasion to tel
him how happy / was over his elec.
ton.
Il don't deserve 1t. Margie," he said
sobely. You and know full well thai
nothing good would ever have come tc
me IL It had not been for Eliene. She
has always stood by me like a brick
She has been more than friend. more
than wife. more than confidant, more
than councillor. ] cannot tell you how
that letter she wrote to the news
papers at the time they dug up tn,
story OF the twins affected me. II
was wonderful. MarGie, to know tha
| Eliene could feel that way toward me
II don't believe any man living I.
worth what Eliena has done fer me.
81 am so glad that you appreciat,
her now Harry. You certainly did no
when YOU were first married" 1 an
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