Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 283, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 February 1936 — Page 9

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RF.filN HF.RF. TODAY Julia pratt* vnnnt >fcr.(rt in Wnortfnrd. laaryrr, I* amhi- • iuua t b*rum a nifht rlnh *ln*r. Julia ahare* an apatimrnt with Am T Aaadfri. Palfr Kraia. tannt laajar, i* In l with Jnlta, but lhay <jn*rr*l and Julia A'-Urei aha n***r wanla tu ae him •tala. VVnodiord |1... a part* aboard hia aartat and aaka Julia ia *oma to aln* for hia (uaata, including Clntra Laa, dancar; Mr* Joaeph, widow; Hu|o Naah, and Royal Nesbitt. Julia foe*. latrr rajrata it whan ah* finds tha aruiae it to ba much lon*ar than a watk-and. Tha yacht land* at Evarfrean Island where Woodford ha* a lodj*. Julia meat* Tom Fayaon, camping nearby, who offers • o help her get away, hut ha dlscoaarad and forced to leare tha island. The man go hunting and Nesbitt I* Injured. Woodford's party leaves at once to gat Nesbitt to a doctor. Julia tall* Woodford she Is giving up her Job in his office. CHAPTER THIRTEEN DINNER that night was not as difficult for Julia as she had feared alter her angry words with Woodford. When Obo announced dinner and she met the others m the main cabin, Woodford was reserved but courteous. “Ive beaten him,” Julia told ncrsell triumphantly—and for the first time since the yacht had left its homp moorings she felt free and relieved enough to enjoy herself. Indeed, with the assistance of a tray of Obo's potent cocktails, every one appeared jovial. Nesbitt’s arm was in a sling to relieve weight fiom his injured shoulder muscles, but he laughed and joked in something like his old manner. He and Cintra sat together and Julia thought she sensed anew feeling between them, as if since „he “accident” they had come to some definite understanding. She saw that Mrs. Joseph sensed it. too, for occasionally in an unguarded moment the widow would cast dark glances toward the pair. Nash seemed a bit morose and embarrassed, and Julia wondered if, perhaps, his conscience were asserting itself at last. Whenever Nesbitt addressed him, Hugo Nash appeared surprised and timid. "He hates him,” Julia thought, “and now that, he failed to kill him, he’s-afraid of him. too.” VMM SHE was glad that tomorrow night she would be ashore, away from these five people with their loves and their hates -nd their obsessions. It occurred to Julia Craig suddenly that although her life had been poor and unexciting, it had been sane and normal—and she knew that it had been happier even than Woodford's despite his wealth and power. “I’ll see them tomorrow.” she told herself, looking around the table, “and then I won't see them again unless I pass them on the street—and that won’t matter.” | ‘ Except Cintra. Somehow I like I Cintra ” Poor Julia! She j was forgetting for the moment that j lives car not always be arranged ! by their owners. She was really believing that after tomorrow night these people ! would not matter. VMM SHE retired early that night,, with the Wood Nymph’s engines throbbing mightier than ever beneath the deck. Woodford had ordered full speed on. and Bakely was giving tlie power plant everything it would stand and a bit more. When Julia awakened next morning and peered through the porthole above her berth she saw with delight, that the scenery on shore was more familiar to her. She knew that now they were not many hours from town, and she

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went to breakfast almost jubilantly. Nesbitt's chair was empty. Many times afterward Julia was to remember that moment. It was curious that the sight of the empty chair should have startled her, foi it could have been that Nesbitt was late for breakfast—or that his arm pained him and he had decided not to eat just then. Yet somehow the sight of that empty chair had struck her with peculiar force. Julia answered the four's good-mornings and sat down. She glanced toward Cintra and said, “Isn’t Mr. Nesbitt having breakfast this morning?” Cintra did not answer, but raised her eyes oddly toward Woodford. And it was Woodford who answered Julia’s question. “I was just telling them, Julia. We put Nesbitt off at Condon last night. There’s an airport there and his plan was to take a plane into town and get immediate attention for his wound.” VMM “rvH . .” Julia fumbled uncertainly for her grapefruit spoon, wondered why she was so nervous at Woodford's ordinary explanation. “Was his shoulder bothering him?” ‘Not more than one could expect. But I think he did the safe thing.” “Let's hurry through breakfast,” Mrs. Joseph broke in. "There's a beautiful stretch of shoreline along here and we don’t want to miss it.” When they had gone out onto the deck and Julia had an opportunity, she sought Cintra Lee. “I hope Mr. Nesbitt's shoulder wasn’t growing worse.” The dancer loked at her. “So do I, Julia. I can’t, understand why he didn’t let me know he was getting off at Condon. But, perhaps he thought of it on the spur of the moment and didn’t want to wake me.” MUM SHE offered Julia cigarets and they lighted them quickly in the breeze. “You know,” said Cintra, tossing the match over the rail, “I think I’ve a job for you when we get back to town.” “You mean . . . singing?” Cintra nodded. “Would you want to work for Tony Latta?” “I’m afraid I don’t know him. But I’m sure I’d like to work for him.” The Lee girl laughed. “Better not jump too fast. Tony Latta runs a gambling ship." “A gambling ship?” repeated Julia. “I .. . I've heard of them vaguely, but—" she hesitated. “There’s a law against gambling in this state. The gambling ships stay offshore, so as to be legally outside the state, and the customers get back and forth in water taxis. Latta has one of the biggest and he gets a wealthy class of trade.” “But what would I do on a gambling ship?” “You’d sing,” Cintra told her. “That’s what you want to do, isn’t it?” Latta has a small cabaret aboard, and I happen to know he's looking for talent. You'd have a stateroom aboard.” “I—l don’t know whether I’d like i that,” Julia confessed. MUM OH, you could come ashore in one of Latta’s boats whenever you weren’t working. And you don’t have to be afraid of Tony. He's hard-boiled—but he knows a decent girl when he sees one, and leaves her alone. You can take my word for that.” Cintra looked at her sharply. “Think you’d be interested? It's not much of an offer, but it’s a start.” Julia thought a moment. Yes, it was a start—and she no longer had a safe job. Tomorrow she would be a girl out of work, and unless she got busy she'd be living in an

apartment whose rent Amy Sanders would be paying in full. She didn’t care much about the idea of working on a gambling ship, but . . . "It’s a go,” she told Cintra quickly. The dancer smiled. “Good! . . . and 111 see that some influential people get out to Tony's ship to hear you, I know how this entertainment game works, Julia. I'll whisper It around that there's a girl out on Latta's boat wno's an unknown winner. You'll get an offer in no time.” “I—l hope you're right,” said Julia weakly. m a m TT was after 6 when Julia's taxi rolled to the curb before the building in which she and Amy Sanders shared an apartment. Scarcely able to wait until she could talk with her roommate, she paid the driver and hurried upstairs. She had hardly touched her key to the lock when Amy opened the door and confronted her with something like a shriek of relief. “Julia! Julia, I’ve been frantic! Where on earth have you been?” Laughing. Julia came into the room and tossed her bag on the davenport. “I’ve been to Evergreen Island, if you know where that is.” “I don’t. You’ve had me in a turmoil. I telephoned the newspapers to see if they had any reports of private yachts going down. I even phoned the yacht club—and they told me there was no record of the movements of smaller pleasure boats, which was very comforting, I must say! What happened to you?” “Nothing,” Julia told her, “except that Woodford decided to go on a hunting trip.” Amy settled herself on the davenport. “Tell me all about it. Who was with you?” “Well . ” Julia hesitated, deciding that it would be better not to mention Nesbitt. She had never been sure just what Amy felt toward Royal Nesbitt, despite Amy’s cocky assurance that she liked him merely as a friend. “There was Woodford, of course, and a widow—a Mrs. Joseph. Then there was a girl named Cintra Lee, and an architect—Hugo Nash.” “Is that all?” xx xt xt JULIA nodded. "That's all.” She unbuttoned her jacket and the throat of the sweater beneath. “I’m dead tired. Amy. I’ll tell' you all about it in the morning. But if ever I—” The insistent buzzing of the telephone interrupted her. Nervously Julia took up the instrument and answered the ring. It was Cintra Lee. “I’ve just talked with Tony Latta by phone,” she said. “He wants you to start tomorrow night. Can you make it?” “Why, y-yes, Cintra.” “Good. He’s expecting you.” She gave Julia instructions as to how to get to Latta’s gambling ship, then hurriedly said good-by. “Who was that?” Amy wanted to know when Julia had replaced the instrument. “It was Cintra Lee—the girl on the boat.” “What did she want?” asked Amy. “She wanted to tell me that I have anew job beginning tomorrow.” Julia hesitated a moment. “I —l’m not working for Woodford & Brooks any more, Amy. I’m going to sing on a gambling ship.” (To Be Continued)

GUILD TO PRESENT ! PLAF *4T MEETING Presentation of the play, “References Required.” is to highlight a meeting of the White Cross Music I Guild Thursday in its headquarters in the Methodist Hospital nurses’ home. Mrs. M. S. Conner and Mrs. O. M. Richardson, vocalists, are to present solos. The play cast includes Mesdames A. R. Dewey, J. A. Davis, E. S. O’Neil and C. E. Hendrix, expression students of Mrs. Leo K. Pesler. Other guilds to hold meetings in headquarters next week include: Central Avenue Methodist, Monday; Capitol Avenue Methodist, Tuesday; Chmildren's Cheer Guild. Wednesday, and Meridian Street Methodist, Friday. Mrs. W. C. Hartinger, White Cross president, announces that tours through the new hospital kitchens, which were to start Monday, are to start Feb. 17, instead. MUSICAL SORORITY TO HEAR PROGRAM Miss Grace Hutchings has arranged the program for a meeting of the Indianapolis Alumnae Club. Mu Phi Epsilon, national musical, honor sorority, at 12:15 tomorrow. Mrs. John Sink, 3820 College-av, is to be hostess for the luncheon and program. Miss Hutchings is to discuss Scandanavian music and the program is to be presented by Misses Helen Quig and Imogene Pierson. Mrs. Maxy Wall and Mrs. Hazel Simmons Steele. EIGHT TO COMPETE FOR ‘ ROSE ’ HONOR Butler University organizations have named eight freshmen to compete for the title of “Freshman Rose” at the annual dance Thursday at the Marott, Byron Beasley, class president, has announced. Candidates are Miss Mildred Haag, Zeta Tau Alpha; Miss Mary Louise Guthier, Kappa K>appa Gamma; Miss Jean Rettig. Pi Beta Phi; Miss Jean Applegate, Delta Gamma; Miss Betty Parker, Delta Delta Delta; Miss Anna Lee Craigle, Butler Independent Association; Miss Bettyy Wanglin. Kappa Alpha Theta* and Miss Gertrude Glover, Alpha Chi Omega. CL PLANS BINGO PARTY FOR FEB . i ? Committees for the bingo party of the Cheer Broadcasters Club Feb. 13 have been announced. The party, to be held at the Columbia Club, is for the benefit of the milk fund. Mrs. Walter Geisel is chairman, Mrs. Max H. Norris is co-chairman and Mrs. Samuel Dorfman is vice chairman. Other committee members are: Tickets, Mrs. Robert Mottern; floor, Mrs. J. L. McDermed; radio, Mrs. W. F. Holmes, and tables, Mrs. Cecile Vestal. Dust diced bread with grated cheese and then bake or toast in the oven. This makes an attrac- ; uve accompaniment to soup.

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You Can Wear This Novel Hat 101 Different Ways

BY GERTRUDE BAILEY AT last we’ve found a hat of which it can not be said, “Nice for you. but I couldn’t wear it." You don’t have to be a magician to wear it 101 different ways, though you doubtless will discover that six of them are the most becoming. We want to be the first to tell you that the “Believe It or Not” hat has arrived from the romantic little province of Swanetia. There Robert L. Ripley, while roaming off the beaten path in Europe, discovered that every one wor3 the same hat. Strangely, however, each wore it differently, and it looked like a different hat on each one. That gives you an idea of the style possibilities. This still would not appease our between-season restlessness unless we knew that arranging and rearranging the brim would not injure it. That is because it has * been put through a special mellowing process and can take it. The New Yorker who adapted Ripley’s tribal discovery thought of that, and it took months of experimenting to develop an adaptation that really gives the wearer a different hat to suit mood, costume and occasion. n n u UP in the front, down in the back may be your first inclination. Then there’s down in the front and up in the back. Both sides up, pointed back and front, for an admiral’s profile. The brim can be doubled over and pulled into several more effective styles. We have illustrated just a few to start you off. In front of your own mirror you will discover some of the others. The eighteen colors that you choose from sound like fun this time of year. There are chamois, tropic blue, sky turquoise and Antibes pink for Southern ward-

Bl GERTRUDE BAILEY f . AT last we’ve found a hat of which it can not be said. “Nice for you. but I couldn't wear it." You don't have to be a maginan to wear it 101 different ways. though you doubtless will disrover that six of them are the most becoming. We want to be jBEEmsSL; , ■ I* the first to tel) you that the Be- ' "* > 1 neve It or No;” hat has arrived from the romantic little province s ,** 1$ Jr,* I of Swanetia. s r There Robert L Ripley, whi ° roaming off the beaten path in A Europe, discovered that every one ' wore same hat. Strangely, SPfev - w , '~ -T however, each wore it differently, and it looked like a different hat -it ''*• sf \ on each one. That gives you an tfukj? *£ . /, \'v \ idea of the style possibilities. 1 - \ ‘XTvdIY This still would not appease our ip* t £j£isv beiween-season restlessness unless we knew that arranging and re- > Vffil §W arranging the brim would not in- fr Tli at is because it has H wHr Jjr rtf'' N ' iviaHP been put through a special mel- KF Jr , fifc, * Jl&Er lowing process and can take it Ik. ' W&mr ' The New Yorker who adapted w Wp*** m • .„fflF • Ripley's tribal discovery thought WmL "" . JMtf y of that, and it took months of ex- 1 j j perimenting to develop an adaptation that teally gives the wearer *' , -J /gi *; t a different hat to suit mood, costume and occasion. v| | UP in the front, down in the I '' ' PttSSr back may be your first in- %?A-1 f clination. Then there’s down in - the front and up in the back. f II Both sides up. pointed back and \ I front, for an admiral’s profile. \ ; ' ♦ H The brim can be doubled over \ • and pulled into several more es- \ . jMmmt / fective styles. We have illustrat- /' |\ ed just a few to start you off. In - j |1 front of your own mirror you will \ discover some of the others. \ jf - m The eighteen colors that you \ jf m choose from sound like fun this \ Jr ' w. time of year. There are chamois, \ Nj u '|A tropic blue, sky turquoise and An- m tibes pink for Southern ward- - 'J, rj A- , 1T * *1 \ • , v "'N ' N o^o-Kk:^, - It's the same hat and \ . _ ~. the same girl. She idJ robes. There are regiment blue, •, cH • peasant beige, spring violet, silver car: wear it many more j / gray, Dutch blue, cruise red, ways, too, because y - / coralight and spring green that the brim has been put \ are just as good pick-me-ups for through a mellow- \ ™ northern costumes. But if you ina vroem so that X will be prosaic you can, of course, ~ L " V oeess ,s0 jnai \ insist upon black or brown or turning and folding \ wine. will not leave a crease. \

robes. There are regiment blue, peasant beige, spring violet, silver gray, Dutch blue, cruise red, coralight and spring green that are just as good pick-me-ups for northern costumes. But if you will be prosaic you can. of course, insist upon black or brown or wine.

New Camp Fire Girls’ Leaders Being Installed Elections and installations are the concerns of Camp Fire Girls’ groups throughout the city. Officers elected to lead the group at School 7 include Dorothy Kattau, president; Wanda Foley, vice president; Millicent Boswell, secretary; Virgie Ford, treasurer, and ! Helen Sterling, scribe. Mrs. M. E. ! Sprause, guardian, has been instructing the girls in their Woodgatherer requirements for the first rank. Mrs. Edith Kremiller is the new guardian of the group at School 38 and officers are: Mary Spann, president; Rosemary Hagaman, vice president; Varrelle Becktell, secretary; Jessie Crosley, treasurer, and Betty Jean Grider, scribe. Otyokwa group with Miss Mary Louise Allen as guardian has drawn a constitution and installed new officers including Dorothy Zigler, president; Elizabeth Davis, vice president; Jane Katherine Justus, secretary; Clarabell Langdon, treasurer, and Jennie Puckett, scribe. Tawasi group with Miss Dorothy Olsen as guardian has elected as officers. Jo Anne Hayes, president; Dorothy Cook, vice president; Margaret Slagle, scribe; Mary Elizabeth Bradway, secretary, and Frances Weber, treasurer. Members of the group have made leather book marks at their handcraft meetings and are arranging an exhibit for parents and friends. Mrs. Elmer Apple is the new guardian of the junior group at School 54. Officers include Naomi Stewart, president; Betty Brown, vice president; Mary Wagner, secretary; Marilyn Shannon, treasurer, and Dorothy Hardin, scribe. BARRETTS TO UVE AT 703 W. 30TH-ST Mr. and Mrs. Conrad E. Barrett, who now are on a wedding trip, are to be at home at 703 W. 30th-st after their return to Indianapolis. Mrs. Barrett was Miss Amy Virginia Gauld. daughter of Mrs. John D. Gauld, before her marriage Sunday at the Seventh Christian Church. Mr. Barrett is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin J. Barrett. The Rev. A. H. Moore officiated at the ceremony. Miss Edith Loftin, organist; Miss Irma Steele, violinist, and Mrs. Raymond O. Evans, Crawfordsville. vocalist, presented a program of bridal airs. The bride, given in marriage by her uncle, William B. Boatright, Cicero, wore white satin and carried bride’s roses. Her sister, Miss Mabel Gauld, wore powder blue and carried Johanna Hill roses. Pierson Mount was best man and Oliver Neiman, Kenneth Dinsmore, Herring Neat and Harold Hill were ushers.

A Day’s Menu BREAKFAST— Chilled apple sauce, cei'eal cooked with dates, cream, crisp toast, milk, coffee. LUNCHEON— Tomato bouillon, rice croquettes with cheese sauce, pop-overs, fruit salad, milk tea. DINNER— Rabbit stew, endive with bacon dressing. peach shortcake, milk, coffee.

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Today’s Contract Problem In a contract of three no trump. South refuses to win the heart suit until the third round What play must West make so his partner should return a diamond, and not a club? 4AJ G 3 V 6 5 4 - ♦ K J S A 10 7 3 A 5 4 2 N * K? ? VQ 10 8 7 w r*K<> S w ♦1076 5 ♦ A3 Z 4 4* J 9 Dealer *BOS *QI 0 9 UA J 2 * ♦ Qf) *AK Q 4 2 All vul. Opener—V 7. Solution in next issue 28

Solution to Previous Contract Problem BY WM. E. M’KENNEY Secretary American Bridce League THE American Bridge League inaugurated the individual master’s tournament in 1931. Individual matches at that time were something new for duplicate bridge players. Previously, only tournaments of pairs and teams of four were held, but now tourneys in which every player plays with every other player as a partner are added to the list. Here's a hand selected from the individual tournament recently held at the Crockford Club in New York. While several pairs arrived at a six diamond contract, which, of course, was defeated, a few played the hand at three no trump. Some failed to make it because they elected to play for the break in the diamond suit. The Play Four no trump was made by one

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player in the following manner: The opening club lead was won by declarer with the ace, when East put on the king. To play for the diamond break seems natural, but you must remember that the ace of spades is blocking declarer’s hand and when the ace of diamonds is gone the spade suit wiil be dead; so the first play should be a small spade to dummy’s ace. Now a small diamond was returned and the 10 spot finessed. When it held, declarer played three rounds of spades, West winning the third spade with the jack. West exited with a spade and declarer, after winning this trick, led a small heart, finessing dummy’s queen. East played the five and declarer than cashed the ace of hearts. West, unfortunately for declarer, played the nine spot. Declarer now led a small heart from dummy and threw West into the lead with the king,.forcing him to return cluos, and thereby giving declarer an extra trick. If the king of hearts had been discarded by West on declarer’s ace, the contract would have been held to three no trump. (Copyright. 1936, by NEA Service. Inc.) Dice Vegetables To cook vegetables in a hurry, slice, dice or cut into matchlike strips. Half a teaspoon of salt and half a teaspoon of sugar added to the water in which they are boiled will improve the flavor.

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Dr. R. W. Brown Is to Address Teachers Here Indianapolis teachers are to renew acquaintance with Dr. Rollo Walter Brown, former member of the English faculty of Wabash College, Crawfordsville, tomorrow. Dr. Brown is to speak on-“ The New Ideal” before the Federation of Indianapolis Public School Teachers at 3:45 in Caleb Mills Hall. Prior to the World War. Dr. Brown taugh.t at Wabash. Later he became a member of the Harvard University faculty, and also taught at Radcliffe College. He retired from active teaching in 1924, and since then has written a number of books and lectured before audiences in all parts of the United States. Among his more recent books is “Dean Briggs,” a biography of the Harvard dean. He also has written a number of successful fiction volumes, the latest of which, “The Hilliken.” was published last year. The final lecture of the Teachers’ Forum series is to he March 23, when Ethan Colton, commentator on current affairs abroad, is to speak before the federation in Caleb Mills Hall.

Daily Recipe Dried Apricot Pudding Vi pound dried apricots 1 egg 1 cup sugar 4 tablespoons soft butter % cup hot water Hi cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder % teaspoon salt \<i teaspoon vanilla. Scrub apricots and soak five or six hours in water to cover. Drain from water and put in a well-buttered baking dish. Sprinkle with cu£ sugar. Cream remaining sugar with butter. Add egg well beaten. Add flour, baking powder and salt mixed and sifted alternately with water and vanilla. Pour over apricots in baking dish. Bake 30 minutes in a moderate oven (375 degrees F.. Serve warm with sugar and cream.

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Is Idealism Your Fault? Jordan Asks Suggests Disappointment May- Have Caused Marital Rift. Would rou lik* an outald* Tiowpoint on a our proklrm? Writ* to Jane Jordan, who will answer rour question* In thi* rolumn. , Dear Jane Jordan—l am a married woman and I have a son 6 years old My husband and I have been parted 18 times in cur seven years of married life. I feel that it is not worth while to try living with him, although he was good to me. I was partly to blame, as I

am very nervous. I have the child with me. I am not working at present and my husband does not help me with our son at all. I find it very hard to get along. The father has a good job and makes good money, but I feel that if he does not care enough for his son

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to help me with him without going to court I don't want his help. He comes to see the boy once in a while and the boy is crazy about his daddy. I really feel I would be better off with my husband as far as a home is concerned, although he is nine years older than I am. I care a lot for a third party, but he is not working at present and has nothing to offer me. I hope you can help me make the right decision. MRS R. G. Answer—l do not think that anybody besides yourself should attempt to dictate with whom you should live, particularly with no more information about you or your problem than I have. I can point out two things in which I believe you are wrong. If you are able to correct these things it will help you. First there is your nervousness which you say helped to disrupt your marriage. If this is true a change of partners will not do much to solve your problem. Y’ou will lake the same old trouble to a second marriage and simply repeat your mistakes. I do not know what makes you nervous, but I think you should leave no stone unturned until you find out. Second, there is this pride of yours. You won't force the boy's father to carry his half of the responsibility for the child. You feel that he ought to care enough to want to help. To be sure he should care enough, but if he does not that is no reason for you to excuse him from his duty. This one foolish statement of yours leads me to believe that you are a disappointed idealist, which may account for part of your nervousness. You want everybody to be good and fine and true and when you discover that the contrary is true, you refuse to fight for your rights, but retire into perfectly useless martyrdom. You simply will have to face the fact that there is no such thing as an ideal universe filled with people who recognize their duty and do it. Human beings are filled with greed, selfishness and other unpleasant qualities with which you will have to cope. If you don’t fight for yourself you will go down to defeat and there is nothing admirable about retiring from the struggle to nurse yoUr wounds, if your husband once recognized firmness in your make-up he would respect you a lot more than he does now. My guess is that you always expected more of him than he had to give. Instead of adjusting yourself to the man as just another imperfect human being, you found your disappointment unbearable. The failure to adjust to tough reality nearly always results in discontent and nervousness. If my letter stimulates you to take stock of yourself and see where you failed, it will be helpful, I haven’t mentioned the third party because it hasn't seemed worth while. He isn’t economically responsible.

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