Show KATHLEEN NORRIS The Piper Will Demand Demond Payment THE PROSPECT of a love affair L under the protection of marriage marriage marriage mar mar- Is a very tempting thing to both joth men and women A man can feel She knows Im I'm married when he wants to cool off aU and a woman has a corresponding privilege privilege of retreat when she is either cither scared or tired of the situation This Is of course an unfortunate thing for the honor of all con con- But it is a situation for which there is no cure except the cure of fidelity and self I And the first things a love affair I sweeps away are fidelity and self self- control There is no moment more thrilling In the life of at a bored restless restless restless rest rest- less wife than that in which she realizes that the attractive man manfrom manfrom manfrom from Boston at Harriets Harriet's cocktail party certainly was v Impressed And when the following day she receives the Inevitable note with the book we spoke of or a few of the roses you liked her humdrum humdrum humdrum hum hum- drum life lite takes on a new iridescent Iridescent hides hides- cent color But In the background of ot these delicious forbidden affairs there lurks a piper and In my long life Ue I never knew one of them that did not end In a painful experience before before before be be- fore he was paid Love Changed Life Take the case of one Madeleine Firkin who lives In a Long Island city Madeleine Is 37 Some six years ago restless and dissatisfied she met the director of a church activity a sort of guidance group g tj 3 V 7 I Vs U Ih the inevitable note for boys Alter After some months of work together she and this man became lovers In her letter she says that this love entirely changed her life she grew kinder and more understanding with her husband and daughters she experienced full happiness for the first time Philip the man was burdened with an invalid wife wile who lived until a year ago Madeleine's husband husband husband hus hus- band died four years ago without she says ever suspecting her of anything irregular She and Philip now being free there is no bar to marriage between these lovers No Nobar Nobar Nobar bar that is except Philips Philip's change of attitude Please believe says Madeleine's Madeleine's Madeleine's Made Made- leines leine's letter that this deep true truelove truelove truelove love of ours never has harmed anyone We both were reluctant to enter into it it was not the result of an impulsive youthful rush but mutual devotion My daughters now 12 and 14 have never never suspected it and although Philips Philip's son has been aware of ot the situation for some time he has always been kind and friendly to me It is this sons son's wife who has hag taken It upon herself herselt to Interfere Her mother lives with them they are devout church people and very conventional Once or twice in the year since his w wife's t s 's death I have suggested marriage to Philip but he always has said that he is pleased enough with things as they are that someday well we'll slip off au and get married without without without with with- out any planning Now however he seems to be slipping Into a very comfortable life with his son the sons son's wife and her mother They play card games In the evenings and all go goto goto goto to church together on Sundays I Isee Isee Isee see him much less often and when he does docs come he takes great notice of my girls and keeps them in the group HEART BROKEN Mrs Norris I was a heartbroken heartbroken heartbroken heart heart- broken disillusioned woman when I met Philip I have given him six years of devotion My heart will break if this is to be the end Can you suggest to me an argument argument argument ment that will convince him that tha t the honorable thing to do is to tomake tomake tomake make me his wife wile Surely for a aman aman aman man of high principle there Is no other course Madeleine this is only a slight variation on the familiar theme of or ofa ora a out burned-out love affair They all allend allend allend end this way Philip is done with love as far you are concerned or orno orno orno no domestic comfort would keep him from offering you marriage He Is not the first man who has gratefully escaped Dont Don't deceive yourself that those girls of yours are not entirely aware of ot what has been going on They well may be one of the reasons rea rca sons why Philip doesn't want to follow up the affair They could not possibly respect a stepfather who has been for years so flagrantly flagrantly flagrantly flag flag- a whited sepulcher and any fatherly advice or care he ever attempted attempted attempted at at- tempted to give them would ring very false in their ears No youve you've had your fun Madeleine Madeleine Madeleine Made Made- leine and that quiet figure standing stand ing in the back is your humiliated and angry and frustrated soul The only advice I can give in hi inthis inthis this whole murky business is to other women younger women who are just beginning to play the fascinating game of marital extra-marital flirtations To these I would say look lookaround lookaround lookaround around at your own home Think what you have in husband children chil chil- dren ren home friends love and sell self respect Dont Don't lose them all for the sake of a man who will be just like other men when the glamour I of the love affair is worn away He I will seek escape like the others |