The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-12-23

Once be had taught her. In her ignorance she
bad married him % that he might teach her. Now
she had tot beyond his teaching, and he did not
know It In his vanity he thought be had "lade'
hers He lived. fattened on that. thrivsd % the
reflected glory Of her art, and ghoul.liks o. the
woman herself
There was no escape for her from his exactions
OF this piece. The author was abroad, In H.
health 20 he could not be present at rshearsa!a
Moreover because this was his nrst play. the Big
Nan took liberties with 1t as might q thsatical
celebrity. III
This one rehearsed his wife with the sssIdu
ity OF an animal trainer bullying hsr before the
whole company until they Uttered and then grew
silent with sympathy.
The Big Man came into the room noisily, He
was always called the Big Man. The name lifted
him. He was big in physique and In sslf-sum.
cheney. His face still showed Aims Of exasnera.
tion.
Rotten Simply rotten" he threw At hes. strtd.
Ing up and down. "Five years Of drilling things
Into you, and you're a. dense ~ when ! married
you. You queer the business, you siur your lines
You-you haven't an ounce Of the real stun IN YOU
Don't look at me with that martyred expression
ID get rid Of you II we didn't have to open on
new Years Eve Now. look here. we'll 90 through
that buslness In Act II again. right here nom. until
you get 1t reht-iny way-see1 What's the cuei
can't ask you to sacrifice yourself. i. (ae
taxes her In his arms). Come orr
The Big Mans temper was smartins under q
recent newspaper criticism in which Il was sug.
gested that la bis next production he should give
premier place to his wife. He specially resented
the advice. because the writer limited that the
Big Man. dramatically speaking. did not count
Come on II. he repeated.
"No"
He stared q. her. She had never disobeyed him
before. 1t nearly staggered him.
I'm too tired tonight. Besides. don't agree
nknAAA -.
was not the authors intention"
He took her BY the wrist. "By md, yovrl b
saying the play was written for you nextt"
1t had been. The author had seen her on the
stage once. He had purposeiy written his play
round her. because her personality had Impressed
him. The Leading Woman did not know this.
Neither did the Big Man.
you've got to do what I tell you. II you're
tired. what about mel"
Rather than argue. she gave In 1t wasn't
worth it-arguing with man whe could only rsa.
500 like woman. The worst Of II was. she could
zee through him now. She knew be was }ealous
She knew he took perverss pleasure in trying
to queer her ''business." She was perfectly well
aware that could he have dispensed with her, he
would have done 70; only box-of1ce receipts had
been 20 good since he had starred her After he had
gone. the Leading Woman turned the key In The
lock. There was always one way BY which xhs
could secure oblivion Of her mental suYerines Not
by morpla. or drink. but by letters. A score Of
them. written by her. sealed but not addressed,
lay In q locked drawer Of her escritoire She dld
not even know the man Who in them. she IN.
voked Her eyes had never seen him. To write
thus was one Of those queer feminine Impulses
that women who suffer give way to In order to
save their hearts from breaking They were the
only love'lettcrs she had ever written to q man.
sie took up her pen now. striving for calmness
while writing to her Unknown:
''Oh. my dear. I am 10 terribly sad, and am
20 lonely that feel like a little child crying In
the dark II can't 20 on. can't bear Il
much longer Sometimes In my agony hive told
myself to do as other women do. to he worldly,
venal. to laugh and console myself with the arst
likely man who comes my way. Pride stops me.
and my deep regard for you, Unknown Shall
ever nee your VIII you ever become real my
idcaif Shall never know what love isi For now
my heart Ia virgin
think Of II. Half.of. Ny. Soul wherever you are!
am wife. And have never known what II 10
TO love, except intnngibly. AZ love you. That Ia
my punishment for having married without re-
Election. Beloved ] was such child. and thought
nothing mattered except my art
"SohnetImes, when first began 10 write to you.
Unknown. used to nsk myself what would hap.
pen should ever meet your know, az know
still. TINT ] should recognize you. and at once.
used 10 think Of myself bent 10 the Big
MINIS will. But know now that this would not
be right. lie Inns sO long forfeited my loyalty. All
TINT IL hest IN me belongs 10 you. whoever and
/ wherever you are. I could not keep away II you
needed me. And nm n religious woman.
IAN this life am living In wrong, unnatural.
Surely II emit 70 on. mn iwenty .six-Oh. dear.
ess. only twcnty.six and there In nothing left to
me but work. And In work cannot forget
because II In emotional
II mn going 10 write n little prayer here I have
prayed II waking md In my dreams. ! send Il