The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-08
CONFESSIONS
OF 4 wife
fecpyrtshs. 1914. By the Newspaper VA
te~p~iss Asssetstisa.l
EiIeNE HAS RETURNED
CHAPTER 27s.
tcopyriohs. 1914. BY the Newspaper
Enterprise Assoc istlon.)

Copyright. 1914. by the Newspaper
Enterprise Associsslon.)
After Dick left on his trip. yes.
terday. the telephone rang. and the
housekecper at Ehene's home asked
me where she could find Dick.
told her Dick was out OF town and
! could hear her sigh at the other
end of the phone.
Isn't there something I can do
for your" I asked.
We'll. you see" she answered.
Mrs Symone IL coming home today
and thought possibly Mr.. wayerly
and Yourself would 20 10 meet her. .
I'm be glad 10 do so" said.
IL you will tell me what train abe
is coming on
AT four o'clock" she answered.
II will send one OF the cars around
for you st half past three"
never saw anyone look prettier
than Eiiene did when shs got off
the train. and those two blessed
babies were the cunningest things I
ever looked At There was q re-
porter ~ the station. unfortunately.
and he looked very suspiciousiy AZ
EIiene for . moment and then said I:
You have been away long
while. Mrs symone'- Yes she
answered
And you have kept the birth Of
your children very quiet"
"One hardly considers ones chill.
dren 10 be OF any tnteres, 20 the
general public" said Eiiene. with a
smile. 'and both Mr.. Symone and
myself would rather the papers
would say very little about them.
You see" she continued, children
who are born TO great wealth have
enough handicap without newspaper
nosoriety and public adulatlon. :"
Then she turned to me.
Bravo. Eliene." I whispered.
You said Just enough" was then
interrupted by the reporter. who
returned TO say. Mr.. symone isn't
with you"
Eliene hesitated q moment. and
I said. II felt so sorry. Eliene. when
got your letter saying you would
have 10 travel alone, as Harry
wouldn't be able to come for two
or three days"
Then I can say that Mr.. Symone
will be here within the week. said
the reporter Eiiene glanced at me
inquiringiy. for the hundred,h part
OF a second and moved my head
very slightly. and she answered;
Yes"
As soon NJ we got into the car.
she turned 10 me, ia II true. Mar.
gle. that Harry is coming home7"
Yes, dear" ] answered, dom
you want TO see him."
She hesitated for a short time.
and then said. Il don't know. To
tell you the truth. Margie. I have
almost forgotten Harry. or course.
when 7 first went away. tried to
forget him. and after the first two
months. the babies became such an
important part OF my life that !
had no thought for anything else.
don't want any scandal. both for
the babies and Harry's family's
sake. but. honestly. cannot tell
how shall feel when ] see Harry
again. Now. he seems like an
utter stranger to me-" After Eliene
had said this. she began 10 talk Of
other things.
oh, dear. wish Dick were
home. for ! think n Harry would
come back and not take anything
for granted and commence to make
love to Eliene all over again, he
might win out with her.
When Eliene got in the car. she
put one OF the twins In my lap and
Immediately II put one OF Its little
hands up 10 my throat. ] cannot
describe TO you. little book. the cleo.
trio shock that soft little rose leaf
hand gave me. Almost involnnfar.
lily 7 squeezed that blessed baby so
tightly that II gave forth little
soualI and then subsidized again into
sleep.
7 guess the maternal instinct IL
born In all women. | know now
more than ever, that I shall never
be perfectly content until ] have q
baby all my own. I'm afraid. how.
ever. that could not 20 quite ms
far as Eliene has in my desire for
n family. However. In her case, II
has worked wonders. She Is pref
tier and happier looking than ] have
ever seen her.
Harry won't be the man ] think
he IN n he does not fall In love with
her all over again.