Evening journal., 1919-08-30

ibuIuiNAs dAtu ~, - spfnuluA bli
summer at Lively Beach. having staked
her job and 500 savings on the chance
of winning a suitable hushank during
The summer. These are her letters
home 10 JOAN her chum.l
slyersand Lake. the iith.
or course. Joan. when a girl Is slrick-
en- with icalOusy-and most 0f MS get
a d1,c OF ll sooner or later-she can
keep still and cat her heart out, or
she can do something about 10. My
jealousy OF Anita COrlcy is legitimate.
Her motives are insincere. mine sincere.
She is simply a hunter Of men. J am a
woman capable Of deep love, whose bus
mess is love. marriage, motherhood and
hOme-makng. and who Is earnestly try
ing 90 find her male. You know, dear
that Is the truth.
While ] have never been quite able
TO understand Captain Wallis ! have a
feeling deep In my heart that hc does
care for me. Perhaps not in That frank
way Jim Ross does. for Jimmie is boy
and Eric is deep In his thirties the
axe when man is al his best but not
his easiest" Like his sturdy body
his spirit too has strengthened and Is
not easy 90 influence.
His mind Is engrossed in writing. lie
has grown into the habit OF living FOR
his work and FOR himself ] feel he has
avoided marriage because no attractive
woman has led him into 10.
You know. Joan dearest. % is wOman's
job TO do that, no matter what prudc, |
may say. Women are better Judges OF |
the right man 10 marry than men are |
Of tbs right woman. u is natural. for I
love and marriage are w0man's realm.
Now there Is Just one sure way TO /
nght this Corley girls claim 20 Eric |
Wallis and al the same time prove his /
feeling for me one way or the other |
/ must appear 10 be interested in some
one else. n a man thinks he Is losing
you he will leave everything and try
10 get you back. That is-if he really
cares. 10 will show me. too. II ! really
care. n ! can get interested in some
one else then Eric is not my man. We
shall see what we shall see.
Opportunity played into my hands
his evening when stumbled upon dear
old Tom Benedict looking a. worrled.as
o wallnower at her frsi party.
We'll Has 10 been deserted by its
booful LADY," ] sympaihized, taking
he porch rocker by his side.
I'D like 10 know what the devil Il
Is about that novelist chap that gels
IN YOU girls so fascinaledW grouched 4.
Tom
"Oh-ho-so It's jealous, is it?"
Call t what you like call it puz-
.led'
Listen. Tom, I'm torn with jealousy,
90"
He turned square around and studied
ne soberly.
"I-I was afraid you cared" said Tom
Kindly. say. Dolly. ] do wish to the
lord could help you. We've always
)een such good pals I'd like TO be a
ZEAL friend 10 YOU, Dolly"
Maybe YOU can be- Listen, Tom, be
Kin by telling mo how much you feel
or Anita Corley"
lie looked away studying his pipe
md pressing the hot tobacco down with
his thumb.
"She-she fascinatss me little. There
s a sort Of magnet about sirl like
hat. She's like drink. or a drug. You
axe 10 10 see what it'll do to you You
snow it'll hurt YOU, but you wonder
ust how-and how much
You've been hurt enough as It IS.
rom." said soft I'D be sick at heart
o see YOU drawn into more unhappi-
less. I'd like TO shut her up, away
rom you, so she could do You no
larm."
That's the trouble. child. She stands I
or intrigue already. the forbidden. the
wrong the dangerous. That's her at ~
raction. There's one thing. though, .
hatd fx it, lie smiled in his kind. U
rank way.
And that is ."
a scent can always be DESTROYED" Q
e srinned. by drawing a herring
cross the trail.