South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-26

became deeply interested IN the
attractive Mrs. Ramsey the night she
came 20 the dinner table with red
I dened eye-Iids and forced herself TO
| smile at me and TO converse as usual
with the talkatve man at the end Of
the table.
1t was the mischief maker. a
t slight, decided little woman. who
/ suggested TO me that something be-
sides the climate might also be a
/ reason for Mrs. Ramsey's presence
in sunny Fl Paso alone. / thought
her simply catty at the time but the
I day Mrs. Ramsey and I drove over
20 Juarez. i'm spite of wild tales re-
/ lated TO deter us. 1 learned that in
some way the mischief maker had
happened on the truth.
The marrow streets of Juarez were
gay with the b~ight-colored cos
TUNES and the bobbing som breros Of
the dark-skinned MeXicans, but Lois
Ramsey appeared distract. and when
we had driven out past the bullring
and beyond adobe huts. restless
ness which / had noticed in her.
broke bounds
I'm in such trouble she said.
her blue eyes filling with tears.
MAY c tell YOU about it? I feel as
though 7 had known YOU for years"
Her sweet face under her black
sailor hat from which her brown
curls escaped. was very pale.
responded. Yes. do" Upon
which she drew from the pocket Of
( her coat @ letter which she handed
me 10 read.
Its from my husband she eN-
/ planned. who has given me this
winter 90 decide between himself
and another man whom / love. /
promised that / would not CORE
spond with the other man and the
last time I wrote to my husband
asked him whether he had heard
anything of Van. This upset him
SO that he now demands that 1
make a decision at once. How can
lIe What shall I do? I have my boy
I 90 consider Gilbert Is seven now.
ON one hand I may ruin his life and
my husband ON the other hand /
ruin Vans and my own
Thinking that "a woman who pre-
cipitated people into tragedy ought
not consistently 90 have a deep
dimpIe in her chin as Lois Ramsey
I had. J read the letter which she had
I handed me. slowly and with diff
cutv because of the jolting OF the
/ tsNicab.
IL was "a generous letter. The
writer admitted that he had allowed
social and business distractions to
\ come between them and that the
/ result had been inevitable. He had
\ wanted other men 10 admire her
and had considered her !nvulner-
\ able. but had assumed too much. lie
would try 20 win her back. and he
/ did not censure her. She might even
/ set a divorce if she wished.
How could 7 advise her. I did
not tfv. She seemed satisfied that
I she had told me.
The following day she said "I
have written TO Van"
For several days she went about
/ seemingly as usual Then one morn
ing she came into my room i'm her
pink silk limono and embroidered
mules her checks flushed with eN-
element and her blue eyes dark
with pain Evan writes me 20 stick
to my husband and child. My huS-
band has written him also. Van is
doin- this for my sake. In Septem-
bcr me wanted me TO get o. divorce
and marry him Now he fears that
/ + might change toward him. too.
/ He saws that if I had cared for him
very deeply. I would have made a
/ decision long ago. / have ruined his
/ life He will never marry. know. "
ouiveved inwardly. He has
I changed" ] thought
My husband writes that he viii
1 be here soon. OH what shall I do :
] think I must go 10 New York 90
Van. belong 20 him. 7 love him"
IL was then that I used all my
persuasive powers 20 diSsuade her
from any rash action. She prom
ised 90 wait, 10 see her husband. TO
talk things over
Id not see her for week be-
icau~e Iert the boarding hoc=c for a
/ puueaiow which ] had rented oui
ln,.ir Mount Franklin Was ,Nin-
to rest m my bedroom One afternoon
'durng % sand STORM when my little
AeNican maid announced Una
senorita and Lois Ramsey. lookns
the part .n her sailor hat and shor'
tailor suit. fcll into my arms out-
stretched to meet hcr. With Httl,
Imoan
/ lies married. she whispered