| Show jugh i a eyes sty bu joan jams Nes ivion THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ALIMONY QUESTION A CHICAGO AGO judge lias has put himself on record against alimony it if it were not for alimony he an says va th there ere would not be nearly so ti divorces corces in this country for women would not he be so ready to sue for divorce on menn meaningless ingles grounds it if they knew that they would not get large alimony A man marries expecting a home co I 1 11 and affection lie he works hard to provide a home for ills his wife and when he loses this he should get some compensation tor for that loss rather than ho be expected to pay for the rest of 0 ills hta life that made nie me think of a woman I 1 know who Is receiving reaching alimony iler her name Is edith was an exquisitely pretty girl she was clever too tob and very ambitious in fact she had quite tin nn Import important joh job lit at tier her unstinting illustrating work when she met and fell in love with john joh 1 I 1 john was a dashing boy I 1 and edith notice the tittle little weakness about ills hla mouth when they married on ills hla hopes n as s a young doctor edith might have kept to lier her career hut but that slie she thought would never do tor for johns wife no there must be but one career to hope to dream to work for or and that was johns they worked and john robn prospered the life of a 0 young doctors wife was waa not very easy and editha pret shwas tl tarisa risa failed faded a little thong h john re halmel a dashing boy and a devil with the girls edith was too busy with the to mind this very much besides she was more or less accustomed to his eyes roving to other women but with more and more money john rot got into some tind bad company arid and finally knowledge came caino to edith which was crucial she was waa face to face with the fact that she had and lost jolin for the humiliating reason that lie he had tired of tier her ile he want to hurt tier her really but lie help it the best years of tier her ufa life in serving him and the three children had left tier her a failed faded tired woman while he be was waa still quite dashing with success and money and a little weakness around the mouth edith hod had to divorce him with three children and ten jell years yeara behind her she could scarcely step in where aher site she lind left oft on at illustrating so she was awarded alimony for the support of herself and tile the children cau call you see where that true story fits in with the chicago judges description script lon of alimony is as an impost tion of unscrupulous and selfish wives upon unhappy husbands 0 by the tb noil bell syndicate inc |
