The Washington herald., 1918-05-22

OQdWHe--
Does Man or Woman Risk Most in Marriage!

'It is rather pleasant" wrote Dick.
Ito sit here outside the world and
write any old thing one wants TO in
the sure knowledge that you need
not take IN, conventions, the whims,
the intolerance of the world into con-
! s;Geration. I think before / end, you
= i'll find that have loved you, Mar
Gie-jusL as all mo. lal men love.
\ VI that love was not satisfying or
suficient. YOU mus: lame my sex.
my mas.ui.ne inner :3nce or even
| :Sye itself, but not ne.
while yoG may moi read this man.
uScrips TO my by IIsE't il strange
that ] am sure our child will be a
hoy, Marsie?D yet think. perhaps.
| it will help you to make clear to
him many OF the differences in tn,
4 ONT of view of men and women.
II don't want him. Margie. TO make
woman as unhappy as have you.
| and when I say that. dear. I want
you to realize that most of the un-
| happiness I caused you was through
misunderstanding. i have come TO
think during these last few months.
when 1 have stopped living and been
thinking. that all the tragedy of life
lies in these four little words: I did
not know
II wonder, dear, II you remember
| that night the Smythes visited US
and what you said afterward.
''Smythe, who was always an in
sufferable cad. remarked that when
man married he always staked his
liberty in a lottery where there was a
percentage of blanks / confess, my
dear. that sounded very smart and
| rather logical to me, for you must
know by this time. Margie. that a
man really thinks he is comforting
the greatest gift in the world upon
woman when he marries her.
"Your answer has come to my mind
| many times when men have been
! talking about the liberty loss in mar
riage for the husband. Indeed. 1
think I have quoted IL once or twice.
1t was, IF men stake their liberty
in marriage. women stake their hap
piness, and while there can be hap
piness without the license that men
| call liberty, there can be no COM
pensation for the loss of happiness
ITSELF
"You have always intrigued my
mind, Margie. I do not believe you
have ever been with me a whole hour
in your life that you have not thrown
| out a challenge to me. I remember
| the time / first stayed out and played
cards all night. Dear. that was the
very first tragic I did not know in
| our married life. Because 1 did lot
know how sad your dear face could
/ be when IL was tear stained; because
L did not know what that long nigh,
of fear and hurt could mean to you
went about forgetting in my usual
assinine manner.
| "You see. dear, I am remembering
all the little riffs that came within
the lutte, and 1 must not forget to pu,
down here the mos tragic I did moi
know of the whole direful IL silly
business 4 did not know that had
laid the corner stone Of an edifice oi
distrust and doubt in your heart.
think. dear. ! had the first glinmer.
ing of understanding the day thai
we got on to that scrape of Harry
Symone's and you went with Eliene
| to adopt the twins. / think. Margie
that I was quite as surprised at your
attitude in the matter as Harry wal
at Eliene's.
THAT is the great charm OF yoJ
women. We are never sure Of whai
| you are going to do.
"why. you girls were like general
who turned defeat into a splendi'
victory. 1 have often wondered