Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-19
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! Jarct looked as serious as . Iittle
old lady.
"Oh. people really live down here.
, They are 80 frauk-and well, they
aren't ashamed of life. That u the
way | want to be-
He wanted to laugh. But kept his
fee straight.
.Tn4t's IL. III il? Well. Janet. let me
tell you that this TOT IL ~ more
life tnan a painting ia the real thing.
SeveEty-five per cent of these peo-
PIE down here are using their So
called art to cover their indiscrc-
tiuns. Art, what crimes are COM
mitted IN thy name
Before she had time to protest, he
asked:
But who il this Flayia you speak
Of? The woman with the young
lover ~
How did you know they were
friends"
Il assumed. when you told me
over the phone that you had been
accused III robb.ng the old lady's
cradle, they were the parties
Jsnet's face dropped.
Yes. / felt terrible about it. He
came IN this afternoon-just called.
Goodness knows. | can't stand him,
y ! didn't know he was going to
drop in. She came in and threw a
purple fit. Called me a little no
body. and said you couldn't make a
silk purse out Of a sow's ear-and
MI kinds OF awful things"
IL. .e4.I F. e -.
There. now. That ought to show
this crowd up She's old enough to
bC hill mother. What would q woman
Of that age see TO admire about a
Nd like thaty And II she had any
breeding she wouldn't throw jealous
fits when he wants 70 call on some
one nearer his age"
Janet had a desire % protect
FlGvia. She spoke Up quickly.
'Oh. now doctor. that isn't fair.
Put yourself in her place. Wouldn't
YOU get all out OF life in your last
years or life and romance? Be
lieve me. | think If she can get away
with it she is TO be admired"
Ballard reached over and patted
her hand. She let il rest In his for
= moment and no said s~eriouslSs
"You are a very nice and a very
loyal little girl. But don't sympa-
thize with her too much. And don't
give her another chance 70 humili-
ate YOU. | know her kind.
JGnet's nezt question was like a
bolt from the blue.
Don't you think n woman is en-
Titled to lovc-and ret everything
from life she can while she has 4
chance
He looked at her sharply. then
broke into n laugh.
who has been putting ideas into
your head2"
She defended herself quickly.
"Oh, il isn't ideas. You know the
woman in the play the other night
I've thought about IL since | saw
the show. But what | have wonder
GA IL whether a man can really re-
spect "a woman under those cireum.
stances. There is the double stand
ard always in the way.
"Oh, 10. There n no double
standard. A real man gives a won
On as much right to live her life u:
he would himself. The old idea that
men on marry women they know
pretty well Is all bunk. A modern
man doesn't feel that way about il
IF he is at all fair"
Then you think the man in thC
play could really 90 back to tn,
woL an he had loved when they wer,
young, and marry her, and they
would be happy?"
He smiled. humOring her.
"0f course. She was no more
guilty than he, was she? q
Janet hung on ms every word
eagerly. She was an ardent listen
or. and Ballard Riley kept on. IL,
explained so many of her old idea.
and ideals away that at the end o.
a few moments she wondered wher,
she had ever heard such old-fash
Toned things, anyway. he made lif,
look so different
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