The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-01-07

ly knew what was going on. But
did refuse any equalization until I
could think If all out and decide
what was fair. I felt then that our
feeling, because of its very violence,
might be short-ived, but today it
Is stronger than ever. David wants
me to get divorce, bring my chill
dren to his lonely house, and create
for us all a real home again. His
little girls are darlings, and although
I do not see them much, I know
they are ready to love me- David
Is devoted to my boys, so that the
only sufferer IN this whole case
would be Jack, who has no idea of
the situation.
eff I should force myself to be
strong enough to sacrifice my own
feeling In this matter, I lapse back
into the loneliness and stupidity of
my old life. also sacrifice the love
Of the finest man have ever known.
I rob his daughters of a mother,
woman's influence in the years when
they most need it, and I deprive
my sons of what Is a step up in the
social and economic scale. David
talks Of their college careers, PROM
ises them circuses and bicycles,
and has already won their small
hearts.
rs it wise, is il right, to give I'D
the immediate and great happiness
OF all of US, merely because this viii
be real blow to Jack? Of course
it will! He has been taking home,
wife, hot dinner, sons, love and con-
sideration for granted; isn't it about
time he walked up? His sister is
married to his partner in the firm;
the natural thing would be for him
to live there; he could see the boys
whenever he liked, there would be
no unpleasantness, and-but hard
ly dare tell you how my heart sings
at the thought of such a future for
mel"
Won't Face the Truth.
Poor Phyllis, having failed to work
out personal happiness from the
rich store Of gifts life has already
given her, she is as confident as a
child of three that unlimited candy
and being allowed to stay up late
will be all her heart desires! She
doesn't realize the tremendous fight
that Jack would put up for his sons;
the unpleasantness of If. She doesn't
stop TO think of the opinion of her
friends; the instant sympathy that
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her. She won't face the simple
truth that every woman knows In
her heart, that this ecstatic flame
that is devouring her has a very
unstable base Of physical passion
and iattered vanity. Nature is man.
aging the hunger part, that is her
business, none Of US would be here
If it wasn't, and David is supplying
the sugar coating. And oh, how
sweet fattery is, when it comes in
the low voice of an adoring maleI
Phyllis must be bewitched indeed
II she thinks Jack is going to sur
render his sons to the man who
broke up his home; woman after
woman fondly inagines this, but in
Ine eno the boys go to the partner
who IS In general public opinion the
injured one.
So Phyllis will find herself taking
care of David's daughters, and If
she Is simple enough now to think
that girls Of those ages are going
to welcome stepmother, she knows
nothing Of young girls. Very soon
the Older one viii be Of an age to
fascinate her father, he will see
nothing wrong with the 16-year-old.
no matter what silly things she
does. Phyllis will once again be
keeping house for busy, inatten-
tive man, and Indifferent children.
only this time he won't be her
true husband, and the children will
be those Of another woman.