Show I Ii i I W Ma Sundays Sunday's Intimate I Talks With Girls THE GIRL WHO SACRIFICED HER LOVE r By Ma Sunday Wife of Billy Bunday Sunday the Famous Evangelist I Estelle is a girl I had known for some time and one whom I admire She Is so good tempered and kind and of ot a pleasant happy personality Of late however It had seemed to me she sho was not her usual bright cheerful self Is anything troubling you dear I asked Ive been waiting to tell you about it she replied but it seemed hard to begin Its It's about Ralph I knew Estelle Estello had engaged herself to Ralph the year before and that she had bael been ver very happy about it ft What has he done I inquired He hasn't done anything But I have had to break my engagement to him I was astonished Estelle was thElast the thelast thelast last girl In the world to be fickle and changeable I 1 thought and I said so She tried to control herself herselt but it was too much Ralph it seemed had n h nt t t. t another girl and fallen in love with her He had struggled to conceal it from Estelle but she could not be blinded I forced him to confess it it it she said The other girl loved him I knew al althou although although al- al thou though h he did not for he had not said saida a word to her But I had I-had had studied her heras heras heras as only girls can one another and I knew Intuitively that she was suffering suffer Buffer ing Just as he wasI wasI was I told him that I would release him from our engagement that I wished him to go and be happy and that I wanted her to have happiness too But Buthe Buthe Buthe he will wm not accept my offer He declares declares declares de de- clares an engagement is as binding as asa asa asa a marriage and that he has done wrong and ami must atone for it He lie says he will marry me as soon as as I will let him He lie is go so fine and big about it that that that-that that it makes maltes me love him more and dropped her than ever ever she ended head wearily in my lap I let her cry a little UttIe Tears are often human hearts Gods God's way of soothing You are sure that he loves this other other other oth oth- er girl Kirl Irl I ast d then than he e eV R ROh Oh deeply Much more Ho ed that a It t loved me fart far though he says hew he will 1 be able to foget fo t I dont don't blame him get her JIT in time lovely girl a great deal She IB is a sweet attractive than I am more That was just like Estelle lostell S She never rover thought that she had any special virtues virtues vir- vir I tues or Dear child I I said finally you are right to let him Wm go If It you you were were to marry him the shadow pf of this other girl would always always' lie lies Between you Probably l his fIo affection for you would grow with the years but there could not be perfect love Perfect love re requires requires requires re- re quires that there shall be absolute union of mind soul and body Otherwise to accept the holy state of matrimony I Is a deliberate cheat If you YO had married married married mar mar- ried Ralph and then discovered that his heart was not wholly yours that would be a different problem Then I your task would be to win him to hap hap- Estelle sighed as she rose to her feet Pray for me to be brave she saidI said I know that what you ou tell teU me is true My own heart sa says s 's so And I shall make R Ralph lph see it It js is not right that I should have happiness at tho the expense of two others But But it it will be hard You are a noble child I said as I kissed kissed- her and I know God will help you A short time ago Estelle joined a class in nursing which will enable her herto herto herto to be bean an as assistant in a hospital soon By doing this she will release another nurse a graduate who will then go on her errand of mercy across the seas Lots of girls are training to go over Estelle told me but those who I Iare are needed the most are the tho graduate nurses We Ve who are only partly trained must stay here I want to go too some day when I am fit fit You are happier dear I asked a little anxiously for she was pale I Estelle smiled It was a brave frank smile but it went to my heart I Copyright 1917 by the Bell Syndicate Syndicate Syndi Syndi- syndi-I syndi cate Inc I |