The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-07

no comments. She seemed to me like
a womun who had laid down u course
OF conduct Tor herself and was de-
termincd to adhere to II. no matter
what happened may be. probably
am. wrong. but that was the way she
impressed me. Tho baby and ! be-
came great friends You az 10 he
onNicd. Blake. cVou though some
things make YOU unhappy.
II also called upon Mrs. Traymorc.
your wirc's aunt. ~ sou know. We
have always been good friends. She
received me almost ioyously. Insisted
upon nay remaining To dinner. She
has promised 10 write me occasion
aliN. STAYED scandalously late-it
was after - when | left Hut old
man Trlymorr, bless hin Tor a pa
triot. had no reason 10 he Jealous. be
cause when we were talking OF YOU.
and Mrs iVCTson, We were talking OF
him. What q woman she ~ How
proud must be the man who has such
e wife. She never once referred tO
her own lonely condition. never once
voiced e complaint George, w. Tray
more. had done his duty to his IA
tty. 20 himself. ~ going abroad, bon
giving up most ct his fortune. She
was happy hat he had been able 60
give both. I tell you. Blake when a
woman IN Of the right sort, she is aw
FULLY right There is no question OF
that
Mrs Traymorc feels kccnly tho
disappointment her niece has been 20
YOU. the WAY she has prevented you
from doing what YOU Eel, TO rc yGug
duty. She talked very freely TO me
about II. You told me. old
man, thai you had been an Altman. a
real fller. | thought from your !ettci
that u was simply something YOU
had Just taken up. She let me SO"
what a terrible disappointment IL had
been 10 you not to continue IN that
branch of the service. ! can imagine,
old man, Just how that sort of thing
would appeal to YOU. That the Soar-
ing above the clouds. the earth under
voar feet. would have been n fasCinu-
ton almost irresistible But I cane
help feeling glad that YOU are not
flying. have lost two dear friends
In the aviation field. ! would hate 90
lose another.
Il wish-am keenly disappoiutcd
that | cunnot give you any news o.
cheer you. Mrs. Traymore evidently
feels that her nice ncreNr Will for
give you for accepting service without
endeaVoring TO cvade II, She told me
AlNhk 4 v W. Wv
have done everything in your power
TO remain with her and the baby. She
never talks of you, never Willingly
mentions you name SO her aunt
says-yet | cannot feel she Is No hard
toward you as she p%retends. ! know
she didn't lose one word ! said CON
corning YOU, not a word, although sh"
made no remark
Another thing her "a told me
Mrs. lverson IL commencing to 20 out,
TO mingle with her friends again. she
has accepted several week end invita-
tons, aud Mrs. Traymore thinks per
hnps this viii arouse her from the
apathy she a been IN ever sine,
YOU left. As YOU Say, Blake, you
never should nave married her. ! an.
very sorry for you, regret more than
you ever viii know the mess YOU
think YOU have made Of your NE, but
I can't help being also sorry tor her
She is so small. she looks so little
able to bear trouble. Perhaps il
some other world OF which We know
nothing we may learn how To avoid
such bunders as we make here, may
We able TO SEQ more plainly IN what
direction our happiness lies. and real.
izc that duty aud happiness DO no
clash as often as We think, tol
Blake, I DO not believe a Divine Judge
over put us ON earth intending as Z,
be miserable. ! believe lie meant 10.
10 be happy c%ontcntcd human beings
But We snurl things IN u attempts