The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-23

What's all this about Mollie's |
mix-up in love and politics?"
asked Jim Eide last night.
Jim had come to see Dick about
a coming golf tournament inl
which he wanted Dick to enter.
Dick promised to meet mel
here tonight" he said. II haven't
seen him for six weeks. He is al
dandy friend, nit"
We'll, you see this school book
question is keeping him pretty
busy. He never knows whether
he Is going to be at home or moi"
/ answered.
1t was than that Jim asked his
question about Mollie as he set
tied himself In Dicks armchair.
helped himself to one of Dick
cigars and evidently prepared
to wait until Dick should come.
Aunt Mary had gone to bed with
q slight cold and I was rather
glad of Jim's company for I had
been spending a number of even
ings alone lately.
What do you mean, Molife's
love affairsf" I asked in return.
although / knew exactly what he
meant.
We'll I heard at tho club to-
day that Hatton was seriously Ill
because of the insinuations in the
Daily about his making
love to Mollie and that both Pat
Sullivan and Dick were going
after Maurice Melton because he
Is the editor in chief Of the dirty
sheet"
"oh, Jim. you don't think Dick
will hurt Melton. do you?"
mot II Melton sees him first.
Melton is q cad and q bully and
that always means coward.
Between you and me, I don't
think Dick 10 az mad over the
mess as Pat 10. He h very much
in love with Mollie and he shows
his good taste. but he also shows
his stupidity In being blind to the
fact that Hatton Ia crazy about
her; poor fellow! He has played
IN hard luck with that wife of
Ihis."
did you know he was married.
Jim?"
/ Eyes. and I thought you and
Dick did also. Eliene told us all
about 1t one evening. and until
4 yesterday when Dick asked me
about 1t. I thought you were there
at that time"
az suppose Eliene having once
made the explanation that she
would not refer to it again out
lof regard to Hatton.
II remember Eleanor CARLOW
was there that evening. II, IL q
wonder that she did not speak Of
It to Dick" l inwardly WINGED.
Jim's calm superstition that any
Thing Eleanor Fairlow knew
would also be- known by Dick,
hurt me but / did not say any
thing. What q Silly thing l am
about that girl.
at will be too bad II Mollie
makes a difference In the friend
ship of those two men," / re-
marked.
| "Well, hardly see how poor
Hatton is in the running" said
Jim, but II Mollie should marry
Pat 1t looks like It would mean q
long trip abroad for Hatton. You
know the poem - And life IL
never the same again.
"Have you any idea that Pat
would feel called upon to give up
| his love for his friend?" l asked
simply to get a mans view.
| Jim laughed. 'Margie, some
times Just when / think you are
lone of the most sensible and rea-
sonable of human beings you say
something which shows me that
you are nothing but sentiment
Ial woman after all. Give up
| Mollie just because Chad Hatton
could not have her either. MY
dear, he wouldn't give her up to
anyone unless he had to.
"This Damon and Pythias busi-
ness, my dear, is all bunk; one Of
those high-sounding pieces OF
bunk that we like to talk about,
but never put into practice.
Comrades, comrades, ever since
we were boys, sounds grand when
sung in q duet Of strong tenor
and bass and q man will do q lot
| for his friend but he will never
| give up a woman he loves to him
and he'll take his friends wife If
he wants her and can get her.
/ You take that from me, Margie,
fnr I'm, falling the frlffh !"