The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-18

OF money we had perhaps more than
our share and my husband Insisted
upon purchasing a beautiful bungalow
for me and having IL furnished with
the best Of everything upon the mar
ket. We, of course, owned an excel
going to and from business with
him. We were very happy except for
one thing.
learned soon after my marriage
that my husband had been welded
once before ! came upon the scene and
that he had wife and two darling lit
tie Riddles somewhere out from Mem
phis. Understand he had been properly
divorced, but there seemed to be some
little something the matter with my
partner which | could not lay my finger
upon At last one day got an mixing
Of what was troubling him and 1t was
something like this:
You've heard Of both men and WON.
en- who aren't satisfied with being at
taehed to one person-Wel that was
Glenn. He liked company forever
around and especially young girls. He
had laundering for them and Insisted
upon US being nice to first this one
our home and allowed them the free.
dom of the house and Glenn tlirted
with them right under my nose.
was a wife and an average woman,
yet sometimes he seemed to forget me
altogether and all Of the girls that we
entertained were not perfect ladies'.
Somehow things ratified along and II
objected to even the slightest thing he
got perfectly furious. Among the girls
that he took a fancy to was poor
little human whom he fShed out OF the
gutter.
Later she went to Nashville and be-
cause Glenn seemed so anxious to give
L.. ILL RI a
a trip over there and brought her back
to our home and gave her every oppor-
tunlty. While | worked at the shop
helping my husband, she was allowed
the freedom of our home and the use
of everything we possessed. Food, GOOD
clothes, which we bought and paid for
and plenty Of sleep soon brought the
rounded and the healthfuk color OF a
child appeared in her cheeks
She learned how to manicure her
nails and speak fair English and one
day woke up to the fact that Glenn
and she were rather too congenIal An
argument resulted and Glenn forced an
| issue. sued for divorce, he secured
one also and married the other girl,
A second house was fitted up in an :.
other part of town and second lot OF
| beautiful furniture was installed. ! re-
| turned to the work which had been
engaged In before ! married and things
rocked along In the same old woro,y
six months, heard, and then he began
beinq dissatisfied. His business AFFAIRS
also became a bit tangled. He had CIV.
1 en- me our former home as ailmony ana
had tainted me by saying | would never
be able to live fairly and squarely even
with the rent of 1t as an income. some !
times when | was lonely and sad, the
taunt came back to me and probably
you'll think me crazy, but at times the
thought of his words actually filled me
with fear
You see / wasn't. brought up like 9TH
4 er folks. There Is a strain OF foreign
blood In my bones and ] was rearea
down near the lsthp1us Of Panama. o.
home knew almost nothing except that
| little learned when ! lived with Glenn,
and recently when he came back 70
| me and told me he was sad, lonely and
tired and wanted to get another divorce
and come back to me, ! felt little
tempted. Still | know his disposition
| we'll and Pm doubtful OF his sincerity
Besides the girl that he married has
become a cross between vampire and
a Ieech and she will ever hang ike a
milestone around his neck. can make
a GOOD, honest, living and ! have my
house. What would you do under the
circumstances? mfn VI.
TO a new town where the unaccustomed
shops, theaters and offices would amuse
| YOU and offer work and play or else
| stav in town and go your own way. You
| are right about the other woman; she
would bob up continually and II not
some other would. Pity probably moves
you now. Still your heart against H.
| Dear Mrs. Thompson: I've fallen In
love with a girl who has lost all OF ner
alrIish dreams Of courtshlp and mar
| rlaqe. In fact she says she has iost nef
one and only love and she never ~.
tends to wed anyone as long as she
lives She Is an excellent pal and
really seems rather attached to me, ou'
always says mo" when ! mention mar
rlaoe. Whether her love died or was
found unworthy ! don't know, but any
way she is entirely too pretty eIrl y
be left alone in this old world OF ours
and | want her so to like me. Can't yoI
Give me any pointers? j. J. p.
Perseverance is the best tip in mat
ters OF love. Sore Gay she may, chang,
her mind about marriage and apo9
you. She may even accept you m sen
tentive and polished. You probably re
call the song, II Hate To Lose You
I'm So Used to You New.
y Dear Mrs. Thompson-l have reat
YOUR helpful column for a long tint
and it has benefited me. My case L
a little bit like some you have lreadl
treated, but will you advise me?
am az years old and have been mar
red three years. We have one child
a little or, whom | adore. Her father
though Isn't to be trusted and has more
than once deceived me. have letter.
which he has written an old flame OF hi
and the contents explain some things
themselves.
Always when my husband stray
from me attempt to bring him bacs
and he never fails to deny that he hal
erred. More than once | have though
that the end has come and that m!
baby and | must 90. At those time
he has been perfectly furious and ha
said that he can keep the child ant
that he will. Is It true that he could
am of Jealous nature. Do yo'
suppose that my husband really love
me? He says that he does.
Perhaps the letters you mention wer
old ones and that they were writer
before your marriage, II so, l woul'
burn them up and try to put the mem
DRY of them out of my mind. Bottle
a little about what you have to wea
and new spring clothing for the bah,
and whetheIs or not your hat or sui
looks as well as possible. Write t
| some of your old acquaintanceS and re
new girlhood friendships. Study tn
style books and find a new way to ar
range your hair. Some excellent storie
are running in the magaZines-read
few Rake "a cake or pie that hubbl