San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-23
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His Point of Honor
By ELSIE ROBINSON

There was a queer little silence.
Then
How sweet that was of you, Floyd !!
| don't believe many young fellows
| would have done such wonderful
thing. But Of course now that we are
married, you'll have the policy changed
over to me. won't you?"
"Gosh, no, Dell-Td feel like a
cracked nicklc doing thing like that"
Floyd laughed, sure of her instant un.
dcrstanding. why, ma would feel all
cut up"
Dclla's eyes hardened into fiery
points and her voice fairly cracked
We'll, how do you suppose ! feel!
Here you are carrying $4,000 insur.
ance for your mother and not a cent
for your own wife"
But Dcll-don't you sec-you' re
young and if anything happened to
me you'd be able to take care OF your,
self. But mothers old-why Id feel
fierce if | didn't think of her future
after all she's done for me-
Your brothers and sisters are earn
ing plenty to take care of her.
"les. know. But 1t isn't just that.
It's-well, / guess it's sort of debt
of honor. It's something l felt l
ou-bt TO do and ] can't back out OF It
now. Honest | can't. Dell. 1t Ism |
that | don't love you
swell kind of lovc-that.' she
sneercd.
So the battle was on and each day
il has waxcd more bitter. Della
promptly told her mother and sister
and they promptly agreed that 1t was
An Outrage and that No Man VINO
Really Loved His Wife Could Dream
of Doing Such A thing. Which, OF
course. didn't mend matters. And
now Della has written to me, asking
for my opinion. d,
think there's just one opinion that
matters in this case and that 5
Floyds. IF HE S1NCEREl.l
REGARDS THIS DEBT AS a
POINT or HONOR, YOU HANf,
NO RIGHT TO CONTEST HIS
attitude.
If he were neglecting you to pro
vide for his mother, it would be a
different matter. But you acknowl'
edge that he is in every way de-
voted husband and good provldtr'
save in this one matter on which
you differ. And you're differing
not because you have need of this
money. or will be left destitute if you
do not get it, but. because he has
made it n point of honor and you
think his honor should lie otherwise.
But it's not for YOU to program
E1oyd's honor, my dear. That's
Floyd's business and his alone.
A mans sense of honor is his OWN.
II doesn't belong to his father or his
mother or his wife or his children OF
his government. It's Il pact between
himself and his conception of Good
| You may not think it ic fair or sen
sible pact, nevertheless you're bou1,
TO respect it. And il you really loy,f
him. YOU WOULD respect it. Iout
say to yourself:
81 think Floyd should be insured n
nv favor. too, and I'm going TO SCI
| that he does it as soon as were able
| 1t does seem rather needless to care.
this insurance for his mother. whei
she would be well provided for with
out it. But it is a part of Floyd
life which was made long before
| came 10 Nun, anu MhiSH nav ~
right to touch. If he thinks this |
the right thing to do. l must back hin
up. No other course is kind or square
And Mt any rate. what does $1,000
matter in comparison with my hu>
bands ;,ye and pride? l can ear
money enough to support myself
anything happens, but | could ncv''
earn money enough to buy anoth"
love as true and sweet as his"
Yes. if you really loved him that
what you'd say. And your pride i
his integrity would entirely ovcrcom
your piquc.
But 30 you love him enough?
Or do you just love Della and IL
thousand miserable dollars she migt
have?
| Cartwright. 1925, King Feature Syn, In,