The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-23

" week and ! attn about worn
out Father II very much better
tn. doctor says he can 40 out the
day after tomorrow for a short
time. And mother. too. IL getting
over her nervous attack. | have
grown quite fond OF her sine~ 1
have baan here, and abe viii uo,
let Moliie do a thing for hor while
] am around. but II has been pref.
~ hard for mo and I shall bs glad
70 go home 90 our own Little
Place Called Paradise"
Dick and | arc going back TO
the hotel tonight.
Mother waveriy has made me
promise that will come every day
a. long as she IN In bed and read
and talk TO her.
She has become very considen.
uL. and ono day. when we we're
talking about the things that como
In the life OF woman, she said, in
n rather hesitating manner:
Margaret. you thought II rather
strange that insisted you should
not stay the other night when /
was talking TO Dick"
No. did not" answered hon.
estiy. Il don't want to know
everything between you and Dick
any more than want you to know
everything between Dick and me.
You are hIs mother and II In very
probable that you may have some
things that You want his counsel
on that you rather I would no,
know"
IT was not because I had any
personal thing 10 talk over with
Dick" she continued. but did
not knowingly want 10 hurt you
All day long when we could not
find Dick and you looked 10 un.
happy ! was sure that he had been
drinking and | wanted TO ask him
about II"
Then you know that Dick
drank" ! asked.
He has never done Il often.
Just enough 10 worry me most to
death. don't think the habi,
grows on him. but ! was sure that
was the matter when you looked 40
worried. and when he told me Il
was made him promise he would
never do II again"
THAT 10 more than asked Of
him" I said slowly. 'for, badly a.
! feel about his drinking. I can see
how a man can 90 out with a lot
Of fellows and forget all about ev.
erythins but the good time he 10
having. But think II would
break my heart " Dick should
break a promise TO me. tell you
honestly did no, dare ask him to
make that promise"
"Tll tell you. Margie. men make
women very unhappy at times.
even the best OF them. They are
like the little girl in the tale.
When they are good they are very
good. indeed" and we women are
very. very happy. and when they
are bad-well. some women learn
early what the bad place IL like.
II have worried n good deal also
about John at college. for ! think
II was there that Dick learned To
drink"
We'll. mother. dear. nm NOT
going to worry about Dicks drink.
Ing until run mp against II once
more ! hope ! won't have 10
bump my heart against It again
until II hurts. but one thing I have
determined on. and that liz TO for.
get all the disagreoable things that
happen TO Dick and me as soon AZ
can"
Perhaps II is the best way
dear" said Mrs. Waverly, but !
could never do that | have wor.
riod over things all my life"
And half OF them have never
happened" sang out Mollic as she
entered
"Mollle. you make 80 much
noise that ! am ready TO scream,
said her mother.
THAT would only be adding an.
| other noige to tho one | am max
ing. and II wouldn't help at all.
| Just wish you were not sick. dear
I'd like TO 20 TO n turkey trot to
night"
"Oh. Mollie. how can you dance
those vulgar things7" expostulated
her mother.
IT'S not vulgar, mother, It's
iu@ .romp and it's over at Ethel
Mann's, but I told her ! could not
go. for knew Mad6e was goinp
! home tonight
This was said in rather ques
tioning tone. as though she hoped