The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-24

yes. { 500 think that Menviiie
carcn-a llttle-more than have
Thought. must tell you. June. that
even II do not go hack he II going
TO lot ms keep Anna He gave me
Ms word. He never breaks that you
~That shows consideration. and
more. He loves Anna. No father
coaid help loving y dear.
"He was very different. June.
don't know whether Il was the acci-
dent. the idea that he had driven me
from home and that We nAEht have
hecn killed, or what. but he was
snfitr. more gentle than ever have
known him. He has written me twice
and sent me hnokn and flowers. But
he n undecided between me and his
aunt That makss ms think he cares
more for her than for >
"a don't know. Susan. You have
told me he calls her his T,sother, that
she brought him up. He May think
he owes his duty 70 her. she IL old
and lows him"
not have married me. I will not give
IN In thigs
when Is he 20 decidey
~He asked mo to give him two
weeks. He has four more days. At
times I hope he viii want us back
AZ Others ! am sure he will decide TO
let ~ So But I am glad the acei-
dent occurred. June. HIS actions
when hrre have taken away a great
deal nf the bitterness eve shall
feel as hard as did when ] LETT
howe. no matter how he decides"
What shall you do II he choose
his aunt Go home7
$50. l had made al nay plans Now
I shall do nothing % which he could
dlsapprove. shall 20 TO Elsa in Cal
lfornia II he thinks best. She has
berrcd me many times TO come Tor a
Walt n would DC Anna good. Doesn't
she tlook wcil9 Just this happy little
time out Of doors By ourselves has
nude her 50 fat and rosy"
Indeed III docs look well. like n
different child. And you too. Susan.
You haven't looked as well a. you do
now since she was born.
III IL not hecnusc I nm happy away
from Mnnvllie. am not. but June.
I think one becomes accustomed 10
nix things which hurt. while we never
rAn adjust ourselves 20 the constant
pin nrirIfn. The everyday unpleasant
ness which aomc'O Of us have In our
lives have become used to being
unhappy. J don't think the woman
lives who could. without n struggle.
let another woman lake the relns Of
W. nHAHMNNWNA " ANNH NNANN ~
servants. herself. her child. No. u
isn't the hig things that drive wOmen
TO leave their husbands. II II neglect
hack OF consideration. I Imagine u ~
the same the other WAY round that
u Is the naEEing and little things a
wife does which drive her husband TO
other W0men for comfort and under
standing. or elise n may be q the
wife because Of either natural stu
pidity or because Of her environment,
no longer Interests him.
MY. Susan, You have grown quite
a philosopher. haven't you7"
~ have had ~ much time TO think.
Tune. ! belong 10 the last class 7
have grown 80 uninterestlne such a
nonenify. that had I let things go on
h then were J should have lost Man
Vile. lie II a bright. clever man. I
had reached q point where ! dared
moi say my soul was my own. Yes
ana no were about the limit Of my
conversation when with him or his
aunt had absolutely no Initiative
even when In society. ! began to
shrink from observation. physically
- well a. mentaliy.. on June. ! can't
tel YOU can tell no one how desper-
ate have hcrn al times
ia will an come right IN the end.
Susan. I am sire Of H. u would do
YOU good "a visit your sister. however
n turns ons. But somehow I am posi-
tive AIR HYDE never will let % leave
him. There was something In his
face. his eyes, that day ! met him
after he knew ~ tho wreck that
showed his love for you. and there
! think from what o have told me