The Washington times., 1925-02-21
By ElenOre Meherin.
The Biggest and Best Story Of
Her Career.

Her Career.
"HERE was this fear Of losing
love-infinitely more grip
ing than the wonder Of win
ming it.
There was the tremendous ques-
ton of children. And whether
one has a right to refuse this
responsibility, and whether it is
wise to refuse it. Should one
claim the right to live joyously
and unhampered? Or Is life a gift
so priceless that one is in duty
bound to pass it on and on thus
weaving himself relentlessly into
the immortal chain Of life-no,
longer a free isolated unit, re-
joicing in the leap Of his pulse;
but an eternal link between the
past and the future?
And yet more heart-pinching
than either Of these considera-
lions was the vicious chance OF
estrangement-the gradual, i'm
perceptible falling apart. He
would become more and more abb
sorbed in his work; she would be
drawn deeper and deeper into
this gay whirlpool of excitement.
She thought childishly: "oh I
wish we had died on our honey
moon"
She called for Hester Crawford:
Hester said: Were early. Drive
through the park" Hester
twisted the rings on her left hand
and began without prelude: 81
suppose you'll blame me. Every.
one will. I've come to 1t 60 last.
I'm divorcing jeff"
Boredom Blamed.
It was said in such matter-of.
fact brevity that Nora Lee re-
sponded lightly: "oh / can fancy
that, when you've shouted to the
heavens that Jeff is the best fell
low on lie earth"
HE il. I'm not contradictinS
that. But 1 just can't stand the
humdrum any longer. Jeff bores
me to madness. It's offensive to
perpetuate a marriage after the
love is dead"
Nora Lee felt a loud rapping in
her ears. "Oh, Hester, can't love
be kept from dying?"
Hester frowned impatientIy:
"oh, this 'Till-death-do-us-part-
stuff 10 the rottenest bunk!
Nothing in human life lasts!
We're changing every minute.
Why should one love endure?
That old mother-Grundy idea has
done more harm than any other
convention. 1t keeps people from
growing: from being happy and
glad. Why can't we take love
and keep it while it's new; when
we've outgrown it, let it go! Just
Is we would a teacher. Then let
as seek another and another!
With each one we gain some
thing new; we're blithe and life
Ii sweeter! Please tell me what
virtue lies in monotony?"
That might do II we belonged
entirely to ourselves"
I'VE do.''
Care by State.
But suppose there are chill.
dren?"
Hester smiled: GAS though par
snts are the best guardians of
children! Most mothers ruin their
kids! The mere physical capacity
70 bear a child doesn't connote
any spiritual ability to rear it.
Let the State eke charge Of the
children. The biggest crime the
world permits today is the rails
ing Of children in an adult world.
They should be herded together
and governed by laws made for
children They should live in q
child's world! How many times
have you heard mothers nagging
ut mere infants2 Telling them
to lower their voices-as though
q child knows how to modulate
its tones. The children wouldn't
suffer-they'd benefit a thousand
fold If &hey were grabbed out of
the cradle before mothers and
fathers have a chance to make a
mess of life for them"
''lf you had child. Hester,
you'd not be so glib about sur
rendering it. If you went through
all that pain. you'd want the
compensation.
IA purely selfish demand, I'm
not maternal. have no child
and l don't want any.
Nora Lee moved imperceptibly.
She felt stung all over and be-