The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-23

When / left Mother Waverly's
j went directly to the book shop.
Again l was struck with
Mary's beauty. She has a great
talent not only for dressing her
self well. but for setting her
stage appropriately. The books
have all been re-arranged and
catalogued; the stationery coun-
ter Is up to date in all its ap-
pointments. The three men In
the store are clothed In gray
suits and Mary and the other
young woman wear gray gowns
with wide linen collar and cuffs.
The whole atmosphere Is refined,
cultured and charming.
In one far corner Is little
alcove partitioned off with book
cases. a few easy chairs. a library
table. couple of really beauti-
full lamps and a number of book
cases filled with valuable books.
There were two or three men
sitting in this room, when | caEae
In, very much interested In some
old first editions.
DO you know. Margie." whis-
pered Mary exultantly, 81 found
lot of old books when / went
through this store that are very
valuable. / found an entire SET
of first editions of Rosetti, a
splendid set of the Kipling
Pamphlets, a magnificent eollec-
ton of Americana and lot
more things. Jack happened In
here the other day Just as l sold
the pamphlets and he immediate
" wanted me to divide the
money between him and his
mother-his mother had sent me
note that morning asking for
some money, although | had sent
her allowance the beginning OF
the month.
HE got perfectly furious when
] could not do 1t, and said: III
by foolishness of a book boob
you sell lot of worthless junk
for fabulous amount the money
does not belong to the business;
It belongs to you and me, and IL
we divide it with Mother no one
need know anything about It,
Everything over what the stock
inventoried Is ours
"Margie, what am ! going to
do? Mrs. Waverly wrote me
that unless sent her some
money Immediately she would
have me set aside as trustee and
her son Jack put in my place.
Margie, II she does that the busi-
ness will not last six months.
"Margie,' and Mary's voice
sank in shame and horror, Jack
10 not honest. He would even
take money that belonged to his
mother. never thought he could
be as bad as that, did your"
There you have 1t, little book,
the most awful thing a man can
be is to be dishonest. Even Mary
thinks that 1t is a greater sin for
Jack to lie and steal than to be
unfaithful to her.
While We women are facing
facts we may as we'll face this
one: There is and always will be
two standards of purity and
truth for men and women. A
man who breaks the sixth COM
mandment is outside the pale
and a woman who skaters the
seventh is cast out with him.
For the conservation of the
race women must be chaste and
for the conservation of the state
men must be honest. OF course,
IL chastity is added to honesty in
man SO much the better for the
race. and IL the chaste woman
does not lie nor steal she is q
better member of society. Most
historical heroes have been prof
ligates but never liars moi
thieves and the kind woman and
the stupid woman will pass mus
ter in the role call of civilization,
but the unchaste woman be she
ever SO clever will be made to
pay, pay, pay, to the last far
thing the debt she owes to WON
anhood at its best.
Jack is liar and a thief, as
such he is impossible. Poor
Mary! has to pay for her mis-
take in marrying him. ] wonder
il she would have had a larger
debt to liquidate had she taken
that three weeks in the noun
tains with Jack without the aid
of the clergy. II sometimes seems
to me that We usually pay more
for our mistakes than for our
sins.
/ am so glad, little book, that
you never are shocked. II you
were you would probably say as a
man said to me the other day:
"Margie Waverly may be a very
clever woman but I'm glad she is
not my wife. She goes into mat
tiers too deeply. She is too intro
spective and a little too egotis-
tical."
Continued Monday