Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-30
srlsanne's Lovemaking

Although it did not seem possible
. mo that nv brother could be 80 ]
dpmb as not to suspect the truth,
did not think that this was the time
n tell him that / was sure Susanhe
had written that anonymous letter
to Sheila.
wanted to know just where ou-
same stood with Phil before tolo
him what / knew.
"As you know, Kay Phll coh'ih
ued soberly, things grew worse anu
worse. sheila grew farther and tar-
ther away from me. came 70 the
conclusion that there was only one
thing to do and that was to free
her.
~ even began to think that she
had married me only for my name
and for your protection and no"
4 that she had them; now that she
knew we would go to almost any
end to keep our honored name from
gossip, she wanted to get rld OF
J us all"
"Phillip Spencer, I never dreamed
, that YOU could be such an utter
imbecilel" exclaimed in exasper-
! alton. "I am not prepared to say
! whether your wife Sheila, loves YOU
or not. / am quite sure that IN mel
place. / would never forgive you ane
Won NAV rest assured that If evel
there comes time when you sep
arate from her, shall be on hel
side.'
"Oh, Kay, don't say thatl wan
Won to love Sheila, but / cannot le
2 YOU 20, too. / am almost sure ina
she will never forgive me. But yol
: mnst know that / did try. Once
t tried to thrash it out with She1la.
e asked her to 60 for drive with M
and tried to get her to tell M
i, what was the matter.
n "sHaye / done anything 10 HIM
: YOU unhappy, dearF | asked
!, "Tor answer she burst2 into tear
! and protested that ! had probabl
" " been better to her than she deserve
but that she knew our marriage ma
been q mistake.
le Il interrupted her there because
le had not the strength to hear FRO
IL her own lips the confession that 81
m loved someone else. ! interrupte
ne her by saying: T.,
a "In find some way, dear chill
1e 10 fix the matter up, | cannot be
in to see you so miserable.
cat that she became the cal
~ cold self she had been for mont
~. ~ past, and we finished our drive
ha silence.
ne after had dropped Sheila
ne the house, | drove way out into t
country miles and miles, My wh'
wv lire had come tumbling about
nst head like a house Of cards. ! cor
elt. not think. | could not see into
seq future.
eat Sat first thought would t
On On to you"
an "oh, why didn't you, Phil; "
tha didn't youF
tad @ "Just because, Kay, it seemed
! tolme very selfish to burden y
AXE overburdened heart with my
ure, rows. You had had enough.
Toward night, ! came back
the city and almost unconscio'
at last found myself before
sanne's door. Honestly, Kay,
not intended to tell her anyth'
Even then said to myself tha
would not speak Of anything
cept the merest commonplaces.
"But have come to the con
sion that man is only a g
res baby. after all, He must aiN
lean on some woman as c
does on its mother.
.ar9 s'Susanne, Of course, saw In
diately that l was most unha
all. and by little sympathy and a
simple questions, she drew
whole story out Of me.
:, II confess that II was relic
hAe talk.
"At the end Of my story she
cd at me solemnly and said:
uto- l sometimes think that while
men are moro or less blind, YOU
completely sightless,
iavs 81 never thought that | "
tell you this, but now it seem
me that as your friend ] must,
,aye YOU have never been able to
that Sheila married you onl,
rehabilitats herself in the eye
the world, She knew that IL
AN married into the powerful Sp'
eyel. family, she could snap her fiji
at Scandal and its impish offs
lived Gossip.
ltor-l She never expected to se'
brother again. Sh ethought that