The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-08

Dear Miss Grey, While TINS does
not hit sailors. as know but little
OF those gentlemen OF the deep. u
may prove OF interest to some OF
those restless younger readers who
are interested In the subject OF free
dom and divorce,
You may cali Il human docu.
mept. II you ike, Tor u is strictly
actual and glimpse OF the results
OF so.callcd modernism,
To begin with. l was the child OF
CAV French voyagcr's daughter
and tho spoiled son OF New Bruins,
wick ministers family. which may
have given mo an odd start In life
but be that as 4, may. | found my.
self at an early age the daughter OF
u DIVORCE
After that scarcely knew a
homo and never the protection OF
restraint OF fathers guiding care.
Two years spent IN colony Of
New York socialists did little 10 10
place the home urge IN my moth
cr's heart, and We soon drifted on,
The Impressions left upon my I'M
mature mind by the colony were
vague. but seemed TO gather tho
general idea that all men wcrs
friends and brothers. and will say
those ideals were never wholly
erased.
This was logical. perhaps, but I
was still young and becom ing
afraid
II seemed 10 me that 10 so on
like this would eventually klll all
thas was BEST IN all OF ns,
But the restless movinga abou, Of
my unattached mother. mixing with
every sort and kind OF people but
really knowing no one. finally landed
me In younger social sri where
fast driving. late hours. endless dane
Ing and parties were tho regular
thing. along with tho permitted In.
dulsrnee In liquor
our more or icss public stopping
place Il cannot call i, homel was the
scene Of endless gaicty.
The hour OF coming in and rctir.
ing was left to the convenience Of
those concerned and no questions
asked.
Ny merry mother and her equally
merry friends were glad 10 have Us
out OF the why and saw no harm IN
our good times
Perhaps should have rcjoiced at
this. but possibly the elrrgieal strain
In ms blood had slightly SOLDERING
effect upon me. for I soon TIRED Of
this AenseisSs pace.
/ So. having learned By association
that there we're such things AS fam'
rs restrictions for others. finally
approached my mother and said;
Mother, when they ask me TO 20
out again. say can't 20"
She stared AZ me In establishment
and made no attempt at understand
ms.
III you can't take carr Of yourself
now. you never can. sh0 answered.
You have certainly seen about
enough and l can't DO expected 70
look after you all OF your life"
I But n no one woulG refuse me
! peFmissiou to except these endless
Invitations l seemed powcrlcsg 10
do 20. and with the cry OF; oh.
4 come on: who carc8E" always ring
/ Ing in my ears, / continued with the
( rest.
1 There seemed nothing else 20 do.
II was the usual round % a good
\ times set. and finally having e1-
/ hausted all immediate forms OF
amusement. VIC all decided to marry.
We had no iIluslons whatever con-
/ corning love and romance. but
thought We had tried all other
available adventures.
We discussed tho thing frankly
and voted against children as q
detriment TO good times and nm
/ added hindrauce in case OF separa-
ton.
Aftcr due consideration decided
TO marry the widest boy in the
crowd. and the one I thought least
OF. with the belief that II n sspara-
ton became necessary would SUI
fer less
! tn. rss,tl.s wore "A few unfair