The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-12
LITTLE BALD HEAD

, Every man has theories about the
sort of a woman he ought 10 marry.
! but it isn't necessary for him to fol-
low them. | believe that a ought
/ to marry a woman VINO loves him
well enough to marry him II he needs
/ II. but II you just love me well enough
TO marry me, that's all / will ask, /
want you. Don't you see what
! hypocrit | am NJ ytheories are not
| personally applicab le-they are fer
I the other people. IL you are only
waiting for me when the days work
! is over. that Is all | want trul
! Helen, all / want In the world
! Perhaps l am not the woman YOU
want to marry. I am selfish. All
my life I've hen warm. silk lined
and well fed. ! have nevxer thought
Of anybodys comfort but my own"
"Heredity and environment have
created that attitude. When the
| time comes for any service. You Will
not be lacking either in willingness
or in ability. l know you better than
/ YOU know yourself
AT any rate, your faith in ME is
I stimulating"
! Il love you, Helen. Are YOU going
| to put me out Of your life tonight
I for a mere shadowy fear ttrut will
prove to have no substance"
/ She sat there. towing with Jew
| eled chain about her throat and
! looking cu.iously at some new ar
rivals.
Why. John" she said. forgetting
| his tender love 81 eech and all-im-
portant question, those people must
be stopping between trains. never
saw baby out at this time OF the
night
ferentiy.
Poor little woman She can't eat
with that baby jumping about So
/ believe that ! will offer to hold 1t.
II Will be a good opportunity to try
working out your pet theory that a
! woman Is never so happy as when
she is serving men or children"
He smiled as she rose and with
her characteristic grace and charm
asked II she might hold the baby
| for little time. =
Her tall slender figure in its SHIN
| nering white gown, her head bent
a little over the laughing baby
reaching his dimpIed hands. for the
elusive gold tassel over the girls
ear made a charming picture to the
man who waited for them.
Watch out, Helen. he'll tear that
gold lace on your gown he warned,
I bat, Helen offiy augifed al him over
the little bald head.
Isn't he dear Isn't he little and
soft and clinging? Am I holding him
right 80 that / won't hurt his back
or the soft spot in his head? / re-
member being warned against injur-
Ing those parts ola baby's anatomy"
Trust a woman to feel those things
without any teaching, It's instinc-
tive. You don't have 10 be taught
any more than mother bird has to
be. shown how to huddle her sleeping
eyesng under her featifery Breast =
The baby had worn himself out and
now slept in the soft curve of Helen's
arm. She drew the little relaxed body
close to her.
He Ia so helpless" she said softly,
and felt what every woman feels at
some time in her life. motherhood
stirring in her heart. :
An obseGuious waiter announced
that 1t was l o'clock and the restau-
rant was closing. Helen gave the baby
into the mothers ready arms and
answered her effusive thanks with a
simple. 1T was pleasure to me. I
am the one to thank yon."
John Haldon helped her into the
long fur coat.
Is it goodby forever tonight?" he
asked.
NO she said. her mouth quiver-
ing with the JOY OF her sudden de-
cision, II can't give you up for any
reason or the shadow OF reason"