The Washington times., 1920-07-11

sponsiblc for breaking up my home.
didn't like the idea OF giving him
up for al that time | was desperately
in love with him. But | realized that
a man whose love has grown cold Is
beyond recall.
Il started suit. and to please him,
didn't name that woman. wrote.
saving | would grant his last request.
Later Herbert married again. I
left Chicago to get away from SAD
memories. Not long ago | heard Her
bert and his present wife had come TO
New York Imagine my chagrin at
seeing them in all their glory OF sue
cess, while | was trying 10 got on
with my $50 alimony.
After We parted ! went into de-
clinc--my lungs were affected.
Il needed t" stay in tn" mountains.
Ny doctor wrote to Herbert, and tod
him needed money. He replied that
he didn't care that | was dead TO MIN
already Then he said worse things
when ] appealed 10 him.
II was the partner OF his early
struggles L was an unsophisticated
girl not only at the time Of my mar
riage, but later. when ] gave in 80
easily to his divorce plans agreeing
to what he wanted.
Every luxury OF expensive living
marked our last years together. |
shared the riches ! had helped him
gain. Then / had TO step out OF his
lie and go from a state Of liNlnS
with four servants. and fine car
at my disposal. 10 managing my own
life on 80 month.
II love nice th!ncs-vhat woman
doesn't? What right has a man TO al
low his wife TO grow accustomed 10
,,l ka,N ct he. a n
no longcr--and that she will please
oblige with a divorce suit"
In her small tsstefully furnished
apartment there Is little mahogany
desk where rcpose bundles OF letters.
tied with faded lavendsr ribbon They
are extravaeantly wordcd love let
ters written by DE Bower in his early
married life.
Even eight and nine years after
our marriage he was very much in
love with me she sad.
Not a younger woman, but one
much older than | broke UP my home.
But to please Herbert as well as
nv avn conscience. which told me
two wrongs do not make 4 right. |
would not name her in my divorce
proceedings.
THINks EARLY FLING BETTER.
W upl lhiIh ! VIII 'N'l ''"' -
again. ain Thoroughly d,sillusioneh.
! have seen 50 much OF the sort or
thing thai happened to me.
Young girls often marry Young
inc oxpcricpccd men. whose thoughts
are fastened only on success. Ia cr
when wealth brings lCisurc these
men who have had little TO do Win
women in carly youth. beg 10 l0ok
about for feminine friends, 1t is
better for man TO have had his
fling before marriage.
Many men have affairs that their
wives do not seem TO know about
This is not riSht. OF course. but at
least this much can he said for that
The men do not throw out their wives
upon a cold void to SHIFT for them
selves. In that case the unhsppineys
is upon the women foolish enough
TO become involved.
81 have no training for snv work
or profession. After our parting my
health was so poor that | could not
have tried TO do anything.
n woman gives over her whole
life, her work and services 10 man,
and when she has outlivcd her time
Of usefulness he feels she must so
INTO the discard
1T is right that my husband should
support Gia present wife luNuriors.N.
But | helped him gam that wealth.
"Nhy, then, shouldn't share in
it,"
when ] think OF Mrs. Bedell !
can excuse her act by remembering
my own III health and despondencl
after being east aside Much Of the
mental troubles We hear OF and the
nervousness arc caused by mascu.
line cruelty and selhshncsS
"As for my own case, ! think CON
mon deCcncy requires inat my inConiv
he 20 nNcd AZ 20 permit re to live
under the same ciirun ~tHrc"s hat J
,ssuscd 20 y ro-c the 'o,htg woman
.ame into his ne
Ms -, BuVc. has ptndIrs suit