The Washington times., 1921-03-14
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The Hundred Dollar Question

was out, rummaged around on
his desk. as I have q way OF doing
when he doesn't lock II. to 500 u
there are any papers to be niea:
you know. Not that he had told
me to- But men are so ,neglecttuL
They forget such things.
DISCOVERS PICTURE.
Well, to get to the point. While
I was looking through some pa
pers in one OF his moro or less
private drawers, found the pic
ture. You could have knocked
me over with . grain OF SAT-
when saw 1t. I recognised her nj
once! Those big black piercing
eyes-one doesn't forget them once
one has seen them And that
broad smile and those very even
teeth. She looked exactly like she
did the time / saw her leaning
across the table talking to willard
at the hotel.
The name, which had been on
the bottom Of. tho picture, had .
been cut OF. But over the photo
graph was q line which said, "One
of the younger women who In be-
Ing entertained this season In
Washington diplomatic circles-"
Now realise why willard has
treated me like he hal. Why
should he give any Of his time to
me-a poor but honest stenogra-
pher and former war worker
when he can hob-nob around In
diplomatic circles?
II ne truly loved mo II would
make no difference. My humble po-
sition would not stand in the way.
But where Is true love? In the
words of the wise old bird. ECHO
answers where"
Where Is the man who will not
turn from poverty to riches-from
humble surroundings to social pres
tige? Where is the man whose
heart action Is not surely guided by
his head?
To all of which questions ] an
swer that you won't find him any
where for there Isn't any such ami
NAL"
WOMAN TO BLAME.
And to think how / used to trust
men. How I used to believe every
word willard told me. Youth and
it's blind trust is a wonderful thing.
With age comes disbursement.
But / had not thought 1t would be
more than I can bear.
am resigned to my lot will
not night for my rights. II she
wants willard and willard wants
her. why. I'll say. go to It," 1
wouldn't stand in the way of Will
lard's advancement. IL started to
say / love him too much for that.
, But that isn't what / meant to say
at all. What meant to say Is that
I have too much pride. Even IL
still loved him-which don't-noth-
ing could make me try to win back
his love when I knew that IT had
been given to another-even black
haired debutante.
And shall tell willard as much
when / see him tomorrow night.
Yes: / intend to see him. don't
see how I could do otherwise in view
of the very urgent telegram 1 re-
ceived from him.
Must see you as soon as reach
town." he wired. VERY important"
What may seem important to him
may not seem quite SO important to
me. He perhaps wants to tell me
that he loves another and that our
engagement IL broken. AS though
didn't know It. I've broken IL long
ago. He will have all kinds of apol-
ogies to make. And he'll perhaps
say that it's because I've treated
him so mean that he's tuynfd else
where for consolation. Since Adams
day men have had q way Of making
the woman feel that she really Is
to blame for everything.
It's barely possible that he will
come eating humble pie" It's
barely possible he has realized that
what he thought was love for this
other girl has merely been infatua-
ton. And that now he is ready to
return to me-
II so. should I take him bach? I
don't think I should. And besides.
I'm not so sure that what feel for
Mr.. Alvarez is simply infatuation.
I'm afraid it's something quite a bit
stronger. 1t isn't what l have felt
for willard. But then. I can't be
sure that what / felt for Willard
was really love. It's so hard to dis
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