The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-21
~ BETTY HOWELL.
svt..s.s--B.blsa 20 beard. !"

1 staple enough sentence. but u
nIeks hide 4 world OF tragedy Per
~ scue good woman wanted TO
rsze IT, little easier for the
h15ses deprived Of a mothers love
~ ea-e NJ death. or that scarcely
- Memorable master. the days
verf Or perhaps she was a widow.
urporsiax hsr cSn children by civ.
me : share Of her attention 70
uAer1
AZ ,hese Possibilities whirled
tkroxxh ny msad as the car made
llx tarssoss way out Into the pur'
neu1 Il SoUtA Seattle. waa ON
~ rsy V he home OF Mrs.
fhonza. sAo hxd inserted the sd
vr1tssrent waited Babies TO
heard. Ia ne want ad column Of
one n ~ Ssndsy papers she had
sfss4 ou4 her telephone number
~ ~ kersslf had supplied her
I1n< sad directions for getting TO
heF hons.
Ikopshts for Weary Mothers
Hos many mothers. In the twi.
Ill after a long day OF toll. had
uhln tie same road7 Had the way
eoen<i longer. or shorter. won
ount. sith the prospect OF little
nm srms and soft little lips at
~ "a Of ~
kuxs the tracks and take the
- b the left. she had told me
~ he phone.
~ fsIanhone had argued de.
~ Il luxury. and the path sug
cnt61 play places and walks for
t1flz1 feet. stopped a man on
a. u1<is
n, NJ knew Mrs. Thomas Yes,
- ~ taken children before. Her
111<&1E worked on tho railroad
NJ ~ eood to the children? Yes.
y ea>xssd 10. Why did she take
nen, 4 sAe had husband work
- II guessed II was for the
nzne5.
nelzvts nercenary.
to VI new thought, but 1t
nle1t p " nxkt Plenty OF kind.
100 pecple ~ things for money.
snd - f1su veil. 70 the increased
comfoft ~ happiness of the world
sae miyh nof be q widow. or &C
eseuically beneyolent. and yet be
9cfher 70 those homeless babies.
4 fkkety flight Of steps led me
Y = pscafious plank across a no
- p<rie<f bog Two or three chill.
4n we're jumping from hummock
2 n1nuoek across the water holes
na lnsf directed me 10 small
HH'7s house There were no front
~ % ] walked around 10 the
-asafn r1cl0sure In the rear. Mrs.
nef met ne a. the door.
4o4fe the lady that tele-
pno1e1T she asked. She had been
Hre<tinE me.
Apology Unnecessary.
Ne vent IN through the kitchen,
s1'el svarmed with flies, 70 a
Furnished living room. She
ooglzsd for its appearances.
ias babies keep me uusy. and
IVY ! was trying 10 sew, and
~. ~ nave time to clean up she
NJ this was no litter Of sewing
osyold disorder. II was old,
astoned CRIME that covered the
~ me furniture and the very
spon ne dirty carpet sat a wan
m perhaps two years old
eas always had awrui poor
a. explained her protectress
~ mother went 10 Alaska when
xasn't but three weeks old, and
.. Aaa her ever since. She had
y s ~. pTostratIona, and now she's
tns Tickets, but now she's get.
80 g she can crawl around Tba
$500 BOT her arms bandaged be.
~ tnsy were getting crooked.
~ =. = ssys not to let her stand on
1T lest
ease Lacked Care.
We ne esndages on the little arms
- black. and the bahv's dreas
-. nliny, but Il could not have
ssys anything elss on that floor.
qua mna, 90 you feed herr I asked
MN ! nys them all condemned
NV, ia except when they're little and
near Nv I've thfm Q food that a lady
W. hs'e makes for me"
vas =. sort Of conooetion this
aui,s ala not feel privileged to in.
"a ~ y order to asccrtaln what
Man. ~ Sses oi the lsconic adverti"e.
"s''' had made tss nr sqsess'1 Y,