Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 175, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 October 1926 — Page 7

. OCT. 23, 1926

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—and how the mere reading of a magazine story brought two broken lives peace and happiness ,4 r*J a little mid-western town, one evening a very few years ago, a young girl waited in the moon' flecked shadow of the wistaria-shaded porch. Soon he came—the one man in all the world—and into her ear that night? he whispered the sweetest story ever told-, and asked a question to which she shyly murmured “yes.” Their cup of happiness was full. In a few months they married. 'ln time there came to bless their home a baby boy. And then came—tragedy. She learned that, the man in whom she had put her faith was faithless, had made a mockery of the marriage vows. ' ' ' In her hurt arfd resentment, hoping to hurt him as he had hurt her, hating herself every min' ute of that nightmare'period of her life, she was as untrue to him as he had been to her. In time the sordid story became known as such stories always do, the husband in “righteous ,, indignation at her faithlessness, applied for and received a divorce decree, the home was broken up, they went their separate ways.

Seven Thousand Grateful Readers Thank True Story The extent to which True Story has succeeded in its great work is almost beyond belief. In its files are over seven thousand letters, each written by a man or woman for whom True Story has been a light in the darkness, either by pointing out the evils and the pitfalls of life before terrible mistakes were made or to whom it showed that even after the most grievous errors have been committed happiness and self-respect can be regained by courage, repentance and devotion, although the way is long and hard. * Two of the more representative of these letters are printed below. True Story Saved This Home As I look across the room and see how comfortable my husband and children look I can truthfully write that True Story has indeed helped to make our home life happier. I shudder to think what our lives might have been If we had not read True Story. Five years ago I husband was not true to me and to make matters worse I decided to get even. I wonder if there is another woman that ever sinned for spite and hated herself all for it. But I found that men could do things and get away with them that women cannot. So we yparated. I tried to explain things to him but of course, he could not see things as I did. He got a divorce, but I kept our two-year-old son. One day the married sister with whom my former husband stayed was reading a True Story Magazine and found a story similar to our trouble. She took the book to him and although he never read magazines much, she coaxed him to read that one story. In less than three weeks after he read that True Story we were married again. He said that story made him understand more than I ever could. We have another little boy now over a year old. My husband is a changed man. I have not deserved the happiness I now have, and although 1 cannot bring back the past I can and will make the future happy for my loved ones. MARGARET M. SIGLE, Carl Junction, Mo. ••• • q Straight from a Mother’s Heart Two years of University life for my young sons seemed to overshadow all home influenced Drinking parties, “petting parties” had become quite the smart thing. I was waiting—praying for some new influence upon their lives when one day in vacation I saw the elder son, just twenty, hand an open magazine to his brother. “Read that,” he said. Glancing at the magazine I saw it was True Story. That night my boys came home earlier than usual and I heard them talking in their room. “Did you read that story?” “Yes, it made me think of Tom. “It made me think of many things. Just like that story —just as Mother says —a few drinks and a whole life ruined. There he was, a college boy, married to a girl l*j didjn’t love, all because of drinking and a fool “petting party.” Then when He was older he found the girl he wanted—too late. Just as Tom will some day. I tell you that story opened my eyes and I’ve decided to c<j* out all drinking and petting even smoking. I’m going in for health and ciean living, and I want you to join me.” “I’m with you,” answered the younger boy. “It is dangerous, and it keeps Mother unhappy. 1 can see that even when she says nothing.” A little later the older boy opened the half-closed door between our rooms, v “Asleep, Mother?” he asked. “Come In, boys,” I answered. They came and kneeling there at my bedside, they told me of their resolution. Still kneeling, they said their prayers as in their old boyhood days. Then kissing me tenderly, tffeverently, they weftt out. That simple •tory of real life was the influence I had been praylngfor. In sincere gratitude I commend Tme Story Magazine. Ma. . . - (THti woman prefers not to Have her name publtshtdj.

All that remained of that once happy marriage was the little baby boy and memories, bittersweet. Later he read a story of a girl and man whose wedded experience had been similar to his own ex' cept that in the end the couple in the story saw the light, gathered together the pieces of their broken romance, remarried and in the end achieved a degree of happiness that neither would have be' lieved possible. It set him to thinking—made him see himself as he really was helped him to better understand the girl who had been his wife to the end that to' day they are again husband and wife, their home is reestablished, the baby boy is again surrounded with the home and parental influences God intended he should have, another baby boy has come to join them, and they ard happy in a mutual understand' ing, although the shadow of the past can never entirely fade. The magazine in which he read the story that them to right, so far as it could be righted, the that they had done, was True Story Magazine-! The facts upon which the above account is based came to True Story Magazine in a letter of sincerest gratitude from the woman whose happiness it helped restore. Her letter, just as it came to us, is printed in the panel at the left N The mission of True Story is to help humanity. It does not give advice nor does it preach. It teaches by the oldest and most effective method in the world—example. - * \ Every issue of True Story consists of from fifteen to twenty powerfully enlightening true stories in which the reader sees life as it is actually lived in all its stark j^ ea( tragedy and in all its glory. Novemb. Each has the same power to help <* ln Sea its readers that the story had which “H resulted in the reconstruction of the " A ,9 aTT home described at the left. '

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“I discovered that my husband was not true to me. and to make matters worse 1 decided to get even

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