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Little Talks by
Beatrice Fairfax
"My husband and I have lived un
der the same roof for five years
speaking. When it is neces
*<iary for me to get money for house
'hold expenses or the children I write
him a business ltterand he sends
ttie a check. We converge before
jj>eople as if we were devoted; we
thave guests to dinnor who regard us
as a model couple, but v. hen we are
alone we never excnange u word, or
meet, or look at una another If It
can be avoided.
"There is no prospect of a change
in our relations. 1 have to endure ;
this, as I have no independent means
and must consider the futur.- of "my!
children, which would he imperiled
by an exposure of the family scan-;
dal. I have no talents or ability to
make money, which would help mat
ters considerably-"
The foregoing Is an extract from
letter, without name or address,'
and I conclude the writer has en- i
dured pent-up horrors sir li>ng that j
she feels she must confide lr some- j
one, even a stranger.
• Domestic situations of this sort I
are, unfortunately, not as rare as
their abnormality would lead one to j
suppose. There is the well-known |
case of the New England family con- !
Bisting of a mother and two daugh- I
ters. The daughters lived in t*. 1 ! I
same house, sat at the same table |
and went to church for fo-'y years
without speaking.
To Funeral Without Speak In*
They rode to their mother's f<,iner- |
al in the same carriage without |
breaking silence; finally one of them
became ill; the other, full of the
grim sense of duty and New England
consicence, nursed her siste-- fOth
fully; death at last broke the bondr.
but the silence remained to the end.
Mary Wilkins Freeman has written I
of similar cases in her New England j
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Bringing Up Father Copyright, 1918, International News Service *■* '•* By McManus
'.y.TT TQ<.o down ] I looifr LTO I I I I a-< LOOK I 7 11 WELL -1 I DID SHE tm<E 11 ] 1 XEP-THEX I
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: studies. The thing that always im
pressed me about domestic relatlon
; ships of this kind is the tremendous
; waste of energy involved in staying
| "niad." Think of the constant \ igl
-1 lance and perseverance tha*. must be
put into such militant neutrality.
Think of being about to sny ioine
j thing and then having to. olie.-k it
I Iceause one was "mad." Think of
j keeping up counterfeit :onversntions
j frr the purpose of deje'ving sttan
| gers at one's home tatile!
| Think of the gTiostilness of the
[ whole situation—of talking, living
; and having one's being for the ef
: feet it produced on someone else,
j Think of living an abnormal life for
| the purpose of appearing normal.
Think of having the, outward aspects
of affection and tenderness bestowed,
while the heart of things was
frozen!
Sanity revolts at such a state of
affairs, at the endless deception, the
elaboration of purpose in ihj inter
ests of people not concerne.l. Why
pay such deference to ihe world,
then tear up one's own hearthstone'.'
Wna It Some Little Thine f
The poor lady who wrote to me
did not divulge the cause of the fam
ily tragedy. Was .it conij little
thing that has grown and thriven
with the care, thought and attention
that the unfortunate couplo have
lavished upon it?
Or was it someth'ng that appar
ently warranted the stand they have
taken? Again, .could anything be
sufficiently grievous to warrant such
endless deception, such constant vio
lation of one's sense of integrity?
If the cause of such bitter di
agreement is irreconcilable, would
not a dignified separation be be*or
than all this spectral disp'ay of a
domesticity that no longo; exists?
There is, too, the question of the
children and their welfare. The
wife says they would do l<ss well ;f
the true state of things i --o known
I almost doubt that. Children rearer
in an atmosphere of duplicity must
reflect some of tho conditions about
them. Children—until are ad'ilts
warp their souls with false ideals—
are so straightforward, sj truthful,
so wholesomely natural in their point
of view that they know instinctive
ly, where we, with our duller per
ceptions, only surmise.
It would seem, in their interests,
that the parents might attempt a
reconciliation, or, that being out of
the question, they might make the
best of a separation. Anything
seems better than the counterfeit
amenities for the benefit of Gran
gers, while the soul of the homo is
desolate.
In the meantime, if I wire, that
woman I'd fit .myslf for son! kind
of "job." Her letter is that of an
intelligent woman, and these days,
with opportunities of work beseech
ing us on every side, there Is no ex
cuse for a woman's humiliation n
being a dependant. A few do'lars in
her purse that she can call her own
wil' add greatly to her self-respect.
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THEFOUROF HEARTS
A SERIAL OF YOUTH AND ROMANCE
By VIRGINIA VAN DE WATKR
V :
CHAPTER LJII
(Copyright, 1918, Star Company)
Halfway down the stairs Cynthia
paused. Mr. Van Saun had told
her that Milton was waiting for her
down here; that he and she were to
have tea together. Her heart beat
fast at the thought.
Her recent conversation with her
cousin, and Dora's excited confes
sion, were fresh in her mind. Ed
ward Van Saun's acknowledgment of
his Tears for his son, and his re
newed expression of condemnation of
loveless unions, )iad agitated Cynthia
so that she longed to be alone to
face the present situation. She won
dered if she might slip out of the
house without waiting for tea. Yet
that would seem rude to her host.
A step in the hall below reminded
her that some one might note her
hesitation, and she hurried on down
the stairs. At their foot she came
face to face with Milton Van Saun.
"I have been waiting for you," he
said. "Dad told me he would let me
see you after he had had his confab
with you. It was a sdrt of a reward
i for a good boy who came home early,
I suppose."
1 He laughed as he led her into* the
drawlngroom, yet his manner lacked
its natural boyishness. A maid was
placing the tea-tray on a small
table, and neither of the pair spoke
until she had withdrawn.
"Will you pour the tea, Cynthia?"
Milton asked.
She obeyed silently. The situation
had a domestic kind of air about it,
she reflected swiftly, then rigidly
gave her attention to the task in
hand.
"Harve some cinnamon toast," Mil
ton urged. "It's really very good."
She accepted it, still in silence.
"I say, this is cozy, isn't it?" the
man said.
"And the cinnamon toast is de
licious," Cynthia remarked.
What trivialities to utter when
their hearts were full of serious mat
lei's, she thought. She could think
of absolutely nothing to say. Only
three things were in her mind—
Dora's lack of love for Milton; Mil
ton's unhappiness; the sin of her own
prospactive loveless marriage. And
she could speak of none of these.
But a moment later Milton made
speech on one of the subjects nec
essary.
A Pertinent Queotlon
"Cynthia," he asked bluntly,
"what's the matter with Dora? She's
not like herself these days. What's
troubling her?"
Cynthia looked at him calmly, In
spite of her inner perturbation.
"I cannot tell you. Milton." she
replied. "You would better ask
Dora."
"But that does no good!" he de
clared. "Let me speak frankly with
you, Cynthia, for you are a good
friend and I trust you absolutely."
Just what his father had said only
a few minutes ago!
"Well," he went on, when she
made no protest, "'I have tried to get
the truth out of Dora. But for some
reason she is afraid to tell me how
she feels. She evades the main
question. Something came up the
other night that made me suspect
that everything was not Just as her
family pretend to believe. But she
gave me no chance to learn the
facts. Since then I have not been
able to bring myself to ask her the
one qeustlon that would settle
things. But, In spite of that, she
had shown me In unmistakable ways
what her answer to that question
would be."
, "What is the question?" Cynthia
inquired, gently.
"Whether she loves me or not.
Ah! I see by your face that you
know about It, but I will not ask
you to tell me. Only there is one
question that you can answer hon
orably. It Is thi: Does what you
have seen for yourself make you
think that Dora is happy?"
She waited for a minute before
answering. Surely nothing but the
truth should be spoken at thfs junc
ture!
"No," she said simply.
"I was sure of that!" the man ex
claimed. "And I am sure of another
thing. That Is that Dora does not
love me and does not want to marry
me."
He sprang to his feet and walked
to the window, stahdlng there with
his back to the room.
Cynthia obeyed an impulse she
could not have explained. Setting
her cup down, she rose hastily and
crossed the room to where tbis man
stood. He did not turn at her ap
proach.
"Milton," she said softly, "I am so
sorry for you! I wish I could help
you."
"Dont Pity Me"
He wheeled about sharply and
caught her hand in his. "Don't pity
me!" he said harshly. "It unnerves
me. And I am not to be pitted
about—about the matter we have
been talking of. I have been sure
for days now that Dora does not
love me. But that does not hurt
me, except that she does not trust
me enough to tell me that she 1?
tired of our engagement. We will
I both be better and happier as mere
friends than as husband and wife."
"Oh, Milton!" Cynthia exclaimed.
"You are excited and don't know
what you are saying!"
"Yes," he insisted. "I do. Shall I
tell you why we have no right to
marry? But—never mind that now!
First let me aak a great big favor
of you. Will you grant It?"
"You know that I will," she an
swered.
She left his side and went back to
her chair. She felt slightly sick and
giddy. Milton did not love Dora.
Dora did not love Milton. Then, If
only Gerald Stewart did not love her
—Cynthia.
She pressed her hands tightly to
gether. She must not let her
thoughts fly off wildly In this way.
Milton came and stood in front of
her. "Cynthia," he said, "the favor
I have to ask is this. Talk to Dora
and tell her that she must not sac
rifice herself for my sake. Make her
see what a sin it would be for any
woman to marry a man she does not
love. Don't say a word about how I
feel. All I want is to make her
happy. But to marry a man one
does not love is a sin, Cynthia. You
believe that, don't you?"
She nodded. "Yes," she said very
softly. I believe that. Milton."
(To Be Continued)
Advice to the Lovelorn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
SHOULD HE HAVE ANOTHER
CHANCEt
DEAR MISS FAIKFAX:
At the age of 21, a young man sev
eral years my senior appeared to be
very much in love with me, by every
word and action. He often spoke of
the happiness that would he ours
when we became united in marriage.
Suddenly, without any explanation, lie
married. Four years have passed. In
the meantime his wife has died. He
writes that he is coming to ask my
forgiveness and begs me to give him
another chance. Shall I refuse to see
him, or do you think he could be loyal
and -trustworthy after tills?. t
ANXIOUS.
I think you will have to be
erned very largely by your feelings
toward this man. Do you still care
about him? If your affection
stood the test of four years it might
be well to give him another chance,
though his conduct toward you was
reprehensible. Why not assume the
attitude that the friendship of four
years ago was rather ancient history;
allow him to call and find out if he
still interests you. Sometimes these
old beaus are very much like old
gowns. When we see them, after the
lapse of years, we wonder how we
ever took them seriously. From our
present viewpoint they seem queer
and antiquated, and we realize that
we have been Just as well off to have
them put away, out of sight.
BRITISH MI.N'E SWEEPER SI NK
London, May 13. The Navy De
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day that a British mine sweeper had
been sunk on May 6. Two officers
and thirteen men are missing, pre
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4 tablespoons syrup.
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2 cups barley flour.
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Stimulus to
Self-Sacrifice
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; the people of America are being ask
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! one and one-half pounds per week.
| The response has fcotn amazing.
There are many who can do even
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essities. Some of the former are
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tirely.
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growing army of American wheat
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some cities retaining only two pounds
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A large proportion of all the par
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PARIS HONORS JOAN OF ARC
Paris, May 13.—The celebration of
the fete day of Joan of Arc was car
ried out with unusual fervor, not
withstanding the rain that was fall
ing.' There Was no formal procession
and no speeches, but groups of peo
ple, carrying flags, deposited wreaths
on the bases of monuments erected
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to the memory of Joan of Arc. The
statue of Joan of Arc outside the
Rheims Cathedral, which has been
somewhat damaged by the German
shell Are, is now being: removed to
a place of safety.
CRIMINAL SURRENDERS
Trenton, _N. J., May 13.—James
Johnson, reputed to be one of the
most desperate criminals ever sent
to the state prison here who. escaped
from the criminal building of tha
New Jersey State Hospital for ihe
Insane, surrendered to County De
tective Elmer Hann, of Hunterdon
county and a posse yesterday after a
fusillade had been tired at the fugi
tive in a woods about four miles
above Flemingtoa where he was
hiding.
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