The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-12
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Copyright. 1918, by the Newspaper
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A FRIEND IN NEED

As ! thought OF tho way Bin Ten.
noy and Mex laughed over that
pitiful exclamation OF Earl Win
throp's wifo and their unfeeling
comments | got angrier than ever
Il don't care II Dick is hurt or
killed" | said to myself. Are you
shocked. little book Well. II that
Is the case am going TO shock you
still more. | believe that II every
man died when his wife wished
him out OF her sight because she
felt that he had outraged not only
her wifchood but her womsnhood.
this would bo world peopled by
yourg people and widows only.
Perhaps men have tho same feel
Ing. | remember what Jim Edie
said TO mo about being inexpress-
IDLY bored at the thought OF looking
At the same face across the break
fast table year after year.
Dick doesn't mean 10 be unkind
to me. II no thinks OF me now at
all | am sure hy thinks that am
here In comforyand plenty. lie has
said To mo oFen. In surprise. when
have tolI him that ho does not
show confederation OF me:
Why don't give you everything
| c9R Don't you have everything
you wantg"
| did not know my own father
and. perhaps. do not know much
about the real nature OF man. Hut
! do know the nature OF women
and ! do know that like 20 10 out
and have a good time Just aH much
as Dick does. ! do not have every
thing ! want when ! have enumer-
ated enough to eat and 20 wear and
a very pleasant place to live. 4
think most men are surprised when
their wives intimate this. they can.
not understand why their wives
should feel hurt when they 40 ''out
with the boys" and stay SO or IS
hours without letting US know II
they be living or dead. They feel
that they ar. very much alone and
that Ne ought to know Il.
am finishing this entry after IL
o'clock. little book About II
o'clock tonight there was n knock
at my door and when opened II
! found man | had never seen
before.
is this Mrs. waverlyy' he asked
rather thlckly.
Yes" | answered
Much to my surprise and greatly
TO my fear be pushed his way In
and said: I've come. Mr. Waiver.
~. to tell you (hicl what n good
fellow your husband is. Yes air.
thicl mean IT, Dicks the best
fellow IN the world and you must
not scold him n he makes fool
OF himscif occasionally. You see.
Mrs. Whverly, was afraid you
didn't know that you have got a
prize Ia Dick Waveriy thic) and
thought I'd come over and tell you
20 and also tell you that every one
OF the boys thicl say Dick Is the
best pal In the bunch
This may all be very true.
Nj -~-~------"
Mack Is my name thicl." he said
with the gravity of an owl as
paused.
This may all be very true. Mr.
Mack" repeated. but I fail 10
see why the information should be
conveyed to me by perfect
stranger ut this time OF night. Has
anything happened to Dick7"
Nothing. thie) nothing at all.
he fastened to assure me. Dick
viii be home presently. He IL
fortunate to have such delight
ful wife (hic) and beautiful home
to come TO but I know how It Is
when you stay away from home
and wife. she is apt to be peeved
she II apt TO be peeyed.
Dick Is such good thicl Eel.
low that thought I'd save him
trouble and come and tell you he
was just out with the crowd. hav-
Ing n good time.
Il told him ] was going to see
you tomorrow and he said go to
night
Isn't II rather late. old man.
asked. aud dear old Dick replied.
Run along. thic) my wife just
dotes on drunkards.
know ! was white with anger
and glimmering OF what he was
doing must have gotten Into that
sodden brain for he continued
Maybe Dick was Just raggin' me.
Maybe he did not intend me 10
come. but. anyway. (hic) | hope
there In no hard feelin's-for Dick
is the best pal ever. Good evenin'
Mrt. Waverly, glad thave met We
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