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Show ILOVE and MARRIED HFfl the noted, author . j i Idali MGlone Gibson 3 ITEAHT'S DTCSIRK "But Katharine, " said Charles "do you know whore this is leading you? r am afraid If you persist In this Idea of handling this matter yourself you and John will como to the parting of tho ways." "Do not worry about that, Charles" I said Impulsively. "John Gordon thinks too much of money to lot a Irlch wife separate from him." Immediately the words were out of my mouth I was sorry r had said them, because I knew that what I had said demanded some explanation. MM But before I could explain. Charles a' again remonstrated. "Kathorine, pcr- . v haps that is tho way out of it all. If you would iurn everything over to . John, perhaps ho would see that it was best to tell you about the business busi-ness and allow you to J;ave some voice f , i in ihc matter. I really think, my it&rf I dear, that as long as you are his wlfoj y&M; ji' I tn's Is the only thing you should do." j M j Attempts to JSxpIain "V Charlie, let me explain my position - ' ' t0 you. -It is useless for me to try and tcl1 you tJmt my Ufc with John Gor- ? -:-Tf;' (,on nas been )erfcctly happy since j our marriage. You know as well as r hfaZ-l 1 lllilt 1 ,niirr,ed hIm after a whirlwind J courtship, in which our souls seemed Sf.Vj fused by a great love. W'c were not -"'-.;! ' actually acquainted, and I was griov- jV.'j ' cd and surprised to know that he only I expected me after marriage to keep 'I-,,! . UP ouv constantly Increasing social if' ' p duties and bohnve like a charming fcJ "'.j doll at all times. Up to this time, p?-. I I Charley, I must confess that I knew r j" 1 , myself quite as little as I knew John, ' j 1 and the more I learned to know my- fMffa self the in ore I realized that I wanted IjjJJR - oven more than most women do. v VTSfc "Although John Gordon had the ' tflf power to thrill with his smile, his ?l VP touch, Ills caress, yet in taste, in Jfe . thought and in spirit wo were as far Ew; apart as the poles. jV-v "He set me down in a desperately ; gay set and gave me absolutely noth- , i ing to do. I found him conventionally y true to me, but all tho time there was' . a flirtatious undercurrent with an oldJ 7 .v sweetheart. Ever since our marriage, C I have-. been watching and waiting for. tho something .genuine for the over- j " . whelming something that I expected ' , to get out of it for a love which j t' ' would make me feel that 1 was a real, I . genuine human being a woman . j whose brain would speak to his brain, . j whose soul'would content his soul. In- I j stead he has made mo feel that I was just an onlooker of the play and not an actor on the stage of life. 1 was not his leading lady only one of the audience to whom he had perhaps given the most desirable seat, but nothing more. As to "Other Men" "But other men," . interrupted Charles. "Oh, yes, other men," I answered his question before he asked It. "You know there arc always other men who would be in the life of a woman whose husband neglects her. Indeed, you will forgive me for reminding j you that it was not until after my ; marriage and you thought that you saw that I was not happy that you told me In so many words that you loved me." i "Katherino you always knew I loved you." said Charles In a hurt voice. "Perhaps," I answered rather. flip7 I pantly, "but the truth roniains. you did not speak." "I "I nm speaking now," he said I inickjy: "No, no, do not spoil it all. For such is the temperamental quirk of' my nature that I believe that even now I love and hate John Gordon in tho same truth. Today, since I learned I was financially independent, I havo made a deliberate decision. "Plow long I shall keep It I do not know. It seems to mo lately that ever sinco I married John Gordon I havo been making decisions just to find ! them futile. However, Charles, I may., j as well tell you that I am not going through life empty handed. I am not a big enough woman to do that. I am not going to assuage my desire with subterfuge. I am going to find a man in whom I can absorb myself, with whom I can share my dreams ' and mako some offort at constructive i living. Obviously, the man who is the most convenient and who would bo tho most satisfactory is my husband, and I am going to try to work this scheme out with him." Advice From Charles "Then my dear," said Charles, quiet-' quiet-' ly. "you must turn all this business over to him." , "That Is just why I can not turn this business over to him," I answered locisivoly. Don't you see what I am looking for is not to belong to a man body and soul, but to bo a part of him and he of me." "Katherino, you are looking' for something that can not bo found on this earth," said Charles with a sigh. Tomorrow The Battle of the Sexes |