The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-08
CONFESSIONS
OF A Wife
WHEN \ WIFE II MOST
INFLATED

Just think what Il would mean.
Dick. Co be placed 30 that YOU could
not help q friend you loved very
much without having Go make all
sorts OF explanations ana begging
FOR a little money from some one
who was not particularly interested
In the trouble OF your friend"
Dick and / were driving In my ne.
tie electric on our way home from
the train which brought me from
my visit with Donna.
'That IL the position In which
most wives find themselves. Dick
Do YOU realize thatf'
Il suppose Il L. something like
that for "A lot 81 women, Tough.
isn't it9' said Dick. with his crooked
little smile playing over his features.
knew he never could realize how
humiliating such a thing could be
20 "A proud woman. and remember.
cd what row We had had when
asked for an allowance. II had not
persisted. little book. We would
probably DO on that same footing
now. for do not think that Mrs.
Selwin would have left INC her
money II she had not Understood
that | had al my life been able 10
take care OF Il. and Dick thought !
was crazy 60 ask for a specified sum
10 spend In my own way.
When I got home. Alice called me
up. and was siad 20 tell her what
1 could over the phnne
Il shall never cease 20 bc your
debtor Mnrgic." said Alice.
Forget n. my dear Rirl. as
shall" said and then I hung up
the receiver as Dick came into the
room. lie went out 90 business
soon after. and Alice came over and
told her the whole story. She
wept unrcairainediy. and then said
as she wiped her eyes,. 'Don't think
that I am weeping because stili
love Harvey. l don't | cannot tell
you how much I love Pat and how
grateful I am To him. but. Margis.
Harvey was almost like a son 20 me
as well an being my lover. I felt
that be needed my carc-hc was my
first love, and somehow ! think that
first love always holds little 81.
cred place in woman'a heart. even
II a later love fills her soul with Joy
and content"
Alice looked at me qucstionluEiy.
aa tho shc were asking mo n ! I'M
derstood her. did. little book. and
think that most other women
would have done 80.
Thru tho long ages. woman has
| learned 90 crave love above every.
sees romano. fleeing from her. abe
feels that life holds nothing NOR.
for her. Man can put adventure in
/ the place OF romano. and usually
make an adventure OF his romancr.
but TO woman the love OF her fam.
| iiy. her husband and her children
means life itself.
This H. the attitude that have
been trying TO get away from. little
book Love may b. the greatest
thing In tho world. but II ~ capable
Of giving tho greatest pain az well
as the greatest ioy.
do not want ever again 90 be an
unhappy nA I was when | found that
Dick had been untrue 10 mo. I do
not want 20 face the aRonlzing grief
l fei; at the loss Of sonny. I would
rather never have the Joy II must
pay the agony.
There. little book. have written
something on your pages. which. II
you were 10 b. published TO the
world. would give "A wrong impress
sion. do not mean that wish
had never gone thru any % tho Ell.
psrienceH I have told 10 you. arm
glad that have had every one Of
them. but just don't want TO have
them again. I think I arm quito ms
afraid Of the eostatic bliss. which
takes you soaring out into realms Of
consciousness NO rare that human
beings cannot stand IL long. aa | arm
Of the sorrow which hurts and sears
until you cannot look upon living
with any degree Of oornplaccncy.
Supreme soy and intense suffer.
ing are somewhat the same emo
tons. little book. realize that the
longer 1--we. IL hurts to be very
happy as Il hurts 20 greatly gricve.
Go he Continued
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