The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-29
SCATTERING of Their Own Love

be lonely Men are so helpless Like babies you've noticed?
No resOucefuness Won't make the days pleasantly
for him until Eell?"
Huntington her graygioved hand and pressed
Mrs. Barkers
You may depend upon me-" she said.
Thereupon became literally, the dumb wife
remained apartment saved
by the silence She saved eyes remaining
dark Her she rested by absolute quiet Granville
Barker had In real life a mute spouse.
Meanwhile ended the time being
early begin his work. his wife dumb for
figure until he received note from Mrs Huntington. bid
ding him their at No 1881 Fifth avenue
Needless say obeyed instantly the kindly
his wihe's friend and his powerful friends wife.
Came further invitations Milton Hunting
Pasance? He journeyed with sacriy
the picturesque country
had been built wen Of brick feet high
topped cement which bits broken bottles had
mbedded But there's obstinate little god that smiles
walls broken glass; he smiles at bolts and bars
lowering about the place
Barkers illness proracted The physician advised
play the role of dumb wife little longer another
week or good you"
said Mrs Barker another fortnight dumb
When she recovered she was little changed Pser Of
sghter weight Londons ovees leading lady ovelier
before But the degree and aspect of her loneliness Mr.
Barker to notice.
He absent minded His temper was htfu he seemed
the prey Of some secret anxiety.
Mrs Barker no longer a wife, many questions
AS the play she used to fluent account her
newly regained speech
why are you worried? Why you cold me? What
secret you trying to keep from met"
The questions mistakenly repeated, brought at last
founding reply.
81 have hesitated to only sorry
you The truth is longer love One cannot
My heart longer belongs
you, to 1t is in the possession of another"
and reproaches quickly followed by curiosity
81 must know the woman's name Who Is she2 What is
she?"
be honesty that hurts the conceament that
torments he husband you told Helen Huntington
to pleasant for me- She has She has made OF
mingled pleasure and pain happy, wretched One
moment in heaven. the next in hell"
Again Mrs Barker recovered her
speech heaped her husband the rproaces hot
which the wife beref Of her husbands love SO
richly possessed with the memorable logic
Love is ungovenable human passion You cannot
bid It to come and CO. 1t obeys only its own law"
When husband left the Mrs Barker dealt not in
She opened her desk and wrote letter stained
with story husband had told her
sealed the letter. addressed 1t Mr. Archer Huntington,
and with her hands dropped into the hotel
chute
Mr. Huntington and handed to his wife
"of this is untrue he said evenly but must not
be seen IN the mans company again"
The letter made wider the breach between the Granville
Bankers The impossible They returned to
London but strangers Their subsequent life IN Lon
don was the same plane.
She sued the conugal
rights After the customary interval Of time her divorce
Even calm London surprised at the
had thought they understudes of the happy Kenda
So quietly. that it is still mystery
DONE Mrs Huntington divorce Early last month the
end Of the unusual romance In the form Of climax
Granville Baers marriage Helen Gates Huntington was as
quietly London as her divorce had been secured In
the United States.
Londons loveliest leading lady thin than
stage She has reapsed into the divorces Archer
Of e Rs TSs
silence proud mans mpenetrabe reserve snvslODs him