Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24

women had an immediate and vital
problem to face, a problem absolutely
new in her life. Unbelievable, incom-
jprshensible, world shaking as the fact
vas, 1t had to be faced. Should she
forgive him? Or should she leave him,
punish" him?
X What would you do?
uERE was Mrs. &. She had mar
IL ried in poverty and made many
sacrifices, all for love Of the big, hand
some man, who proved unscrupulous,
and after she had helped him amass
riches and reared several children, cold
bloodedly and openly had vulgar affairs
with many women.
II she left him she would take her
half. grown children into poorer quar-
ters than they were accustomed to, and
they might eventually upbraid her. She
could get some property settlement b.
law, and would not suffer financially,
but she would peg along as single
woman, living in some simple way,
while he would marry one Of his fashy
mistresses, spend large fortune, and
keep up the pace he was enjoying,
It sounds sordid and vengeful, but
cided to keep up an outward appear
ance Of harmony until her girl married
and her boy went to college. After sew
eral years these things happened ari
che divorced her profigate husband.
TIE MARRIED loud, ignorant but
IL handsome woman, and they enter
tanned lavishly. The son and daughter
found much more pleasure in going to
dances and enjoying the banquets and
motor parties of their father and step
mother than IN visiting quietly with
their mother in hc- room in hotel.
Sometimes. she wished she had left
him when they were younger and had
had to learn TO depend on her aud TO
establish simpler standards. They were
pretty ungrateful for those wasted years
OF hers, and she now had attained an
age where her more brilliant opportu-
mites in life had dw!ndled OF course,
she was not wholly poor or obscure.
and gradually made place for herself
among quite charming people Of a more
intellectual type. But, after all. she
had lost many long years, while living
in false position Of hypocrisy, where
there was neither love nor respect.
vTyHEN there was Mrs. D., fine
! young wife who almost died OF the
shock when she learned that the hus-
band she adored had triacd with few
cheap, tawdry loves, and even had
fiirted with her most intimate friend
II was so cruel and contemplate, tie
way those two had deceived her. Yet
no was broken hearted apparently and
almost crushed by his own dishonor
After agonizing suffering dawn Of ligh,
illumined her misery II was possible
TO forgive him and help him begi1
anew
Her unselishness brought her sooth
ing comfort. lie was surprised anc
overcome with gratitude. for he recog
nized her nobility.
They moved to another city and lif'
flowed calmly for many years. Ant
then, one day, she learned that he hat
been untrue, for long time, and wa
frankly anxious To get rid of her He
6rst youth had passed and she was no
20 capable Of earning good living
and Of taking up new place IN TIL
affections of people as she would bav
been ten years before. She freed him
out sue Regretted tuut sue nhu not uol'
20 the first time, whom life might hav,
had more to offer her.
NTHER women have forgiven, witl
~ less disastrous results. 1t is quit'
possible for a man TO have made somC
misstep. or erred through stron,
tsmpta ton, yet to learn wisdom through
sulFeriny and lead an exemplary life il
.ths future. All depends on actual char
lactsr. A wife ought to know her huS
hand we'll enough after living severn
1 years with him To be certain whethc
~ not be Is a weakling aud rotter
kAn q d useless 10 try to reform, .oI
y ~ elsedl but u good end de-