The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-12

n want yon to IKE him just as
much as other mothers ike their
babies
Oh Omi clasped her hands.
But other mothers cant love their
baby so much as l love mine-yoursl
! may love him, mayn't !, Jimmy?
"Of course you may"
And you win, won't your
Il dare say ! shah get to like the
little sleepy bundle, when he's big
ger
You like him now, Jimmy she in.
sisted
Yes | suppose do. Well, | do,
then"
so you cant be jealous Of me lik-
ing him.
I'm not jealous, omi. III don't
know how to explain what ] mean ex.
actly.T
Omi leaned her head against my
shoulder, and didn't say anything.
IT'S two troubles in one | con.
fessed The first is that you won't
be able to do all the things we used
to do together. on account Of
"The little soft, sleepy bundle she
said gently.
''rhe little soft, sleepy bundle And
SO we sha'n't be quite such chums as
we used to be-
I'VE sha'n't be able to do things to-
gether quite SO often but we shall be
just as great chums, Jimmy. Think
how delighted we shall be when the
the sleepy bundle goes to sleep; and
we can run off together and be-iust
the same as we've always been"
"Ah" | said We sha'n't be just
the same, Omi. That is the second
trouble; the real one. We were just
two together; and you couldn't say
what one was apart from the other.
Now you'll live part Of your life with
him instead Of with me, and so you'll
alter; and | shall alter, because you
have altered I don't mean that we
shall drift apart, or anything of that
sort You'll be good chum still; and
so shall l. We shall be just as fond
Of each other ! hope, then; but we
sha'n't be quite the same people.
Anyhow, we sha MT havS quise the
same Jolly times. There was nothing
wanted altered Omi.
Omi drew deep breath.
Il see what you mean, Jimmy" she
agreed. 4 shall have to look after the
baby; and so sha'n't be able to do
things with you sometimes. So you'll
drop into the club and Don't pro
test Jimmy Id rather you'd fill up
the time pleasantly And ! shall take
very good care that you like me bet,
ter than the club. We shall still be
great friends-you mean that, don't
your
Yes. little wife.
Very great friends; but we sha'nt
be a pair by ourselves; and we shall
live little pieces of life that are diff
ferent. And so we shall come to look
at things little differently. Is that
it?7
That's it, Omi.
But don't we do that now. Jimmy
You have your Office; and little
golf; and once l let you go yachting
for two whole days-but l never viii
againl couldn't rest a minute
Little gooset"
Yes. And | have the house and
shopping; and afternoon calls. Why
should | alter because I have another
amusement? He's a very little one
Jimmy
Yes. i agreed. He's a very little
one; but the other things didni
reckon. and he does.
Yes. He does; but There are
some friends who reckon, Jimmy
There was a time when | felt about
them as you feel about baby. In
much more Jealous than you really
and--I expect you know why | didni
like the clan at first, though you've
never told me"
Yes. I agreed. 4 know
And now I'm SO fond Of Elsie: ant
! sent you to take her home the other
night, aud never worried for a second;
and | wouldn't give the dear old clar
mp for anything We don't love each
other less because We love our friends
more. do we?7
mo, dear but We have the same
friends
Omi pulled one arm out OF the rug
and put it around me
Jimmy she said, we have the
same baby"
A man may be clever and wise
though | am neither-but woman is
far cleverer and wiser shall always
feel that. when Omi said that. she
made a difference in both our lives
but ] didn't see il all at once.
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