The Washington times., 1922-01-23

Ntitt0 ahlaGCu tlc WIZ wan shS -
posal that Miss Conrad be taken
into their home. Z 49, -
me deeply. II hurts me because ]
love her" and hecause ! Am trying
cerity. &c.
II pity eAis young wife, left alone
with her baby. and with another lit.
tie one about to be- born. 1T wrings
my heart to see the empty little
home which she took at !, Dedhami
hoping to draw him. back to. her ]
syrnpathize with her suffering, but
feel that my first duty IL to Charles.
Charles Garland has made great
spiritual gains through his marriage,
He means all the more to me for
having meant 50 much to Mary.
They were happy tAgether. and gave
each other spiritual strength.
II FEEL NO JEALOUSY, EVEN
WHEN HE TELLS ME OF HIS
LOVE FOR HIS WIFE. HE DOES
LOVE HER. If HE WANTED TO
SHARE HIMSELF BETWEEN US,
! WOULDN'T OBJECT. BUT MARY
SEES OTHERWISE. =
NOW MY, PHILOSOPHY EVEN
INCLUDES THE POSSIBILITY OF
OTHER WOMEN. THEY MAY
COME INTO HIS LEE, JUST AS
COME. If THEY DO HE MUST
LEAVE ME FOR THEM, JUST AS
HE LEFT HIS WIFE FOR ME.
Il can even imagine him loving
other women Mt the same time with
me. He is capable Of many loves, be
cause his capacity for love Is 30 deep
] don't say that Il wouldn't hurt me
1 would surely give him up. I would
90 away and never see him again
unless he wanted me with them.
- Need Each Other.
81 am convinced that Charles
needs me for his spiritual growth
And I need him for nine. I beiievs
with him that each great love ID
Just one, more step in the right direc
tion-toward an allinelusive love. ]
believe with him that our first duty
Is to follow this love, regardless OF
the suffering it may bring to our
selves or Others. e." - ~
Now. feeling this way, what elst
can I do but yield to. Charles love?
MANY times ] have been ready
to give up Charles. have told hin
that perhaps we were wrong that hi,
first duty might after all be with the
woman who has borne him a child.
went away, but he brought me
back. Our need Of each other wal
overgoverning, and he can't honestly
go back and live with Mary Garland
as her husband. 49,.
All three of us. Charles and Mary
and myself. have talked this over. We
tried to reach some. agreement. l. have
seen tho tears in her eyes as she pu,
up her vain fight for her man. I have
seen hatred in her face as she hai
turned on me and denounced me as G
traitress. ,'
go He Wants Freedom. p 80 Ct.
II think that one. reason why
Charles is drawn to me Is because
I know what he wants, He wants
freedom. The bonds Of home are re
pugnant to him. He loathes the ides
Of an establishment, with servants and
the fruits of inherited wealth. He
feels like a social parasite in such
artificial surroundings. -.
Now, his wife Is different. She
wants to build her life around the
hearthstone. surrounded by her
friends And the last thing in the
world Charles wants Is a home.
when Charles married he though,
that Mary would share his ideas. She
has tried hard to understand, but heI
temperament is against her. She can,
understand. - g.. :" go r.,
| II first met Charles when / came
to help his mother as secretary
The first time saw him was i'm
pressed with the spirituality Of his
face. L realized that this man was diff
ferent from others. / saw that we
had many bonds in common. We
grew to depend on each other"
The spectacular refusal Of his 81,
100000 fortune by young Garland las,
spring endeared him to her greatly
Miss Conrad declared. She added: -
II thought II was a splendid and
inspiring, act. 1t convinced me Of his
willingness to stand for his ideals.
think exactly the same about money
as he does, with some reservations,
II don't share his belief about the
uselessness Of money. He thinks II
good to any one. feel that It can be
wisely used for great good.
Charles gives me nothing; 1 earn
my living" l,t,"..' . Vs.
Her love for Garland had alienated
her from many friends. Miss Conrad
declared, and had cost her severe suf
fering. She explained:
The Garland family has denounced
me one and all. Charles wife, once
my dearest friend, is now an enemy
MY own family is extremely con,
ventional. They will never under
stand. -. % ..'.
Charles and I have, sometimes
talked VI going away together. But
II would seem ASH I'VE were running
away. think, we should stay right
here and see II through" =