The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-15
copyright. 1914, by Newspupes
Enteryriss AssOcia tioul

and took stock, and came to the
conclusion that my continual
grieving was a somewhat coward.
ly pose.
IF you will look at your Aunt
Mary" | said to myself, you will
see how bravely she has borne
grief, that is hundred times
greater than yours /.
My heart rebelilously answered
this with, Il can't see why"
Because, said my mind,
Aunt Mary and Uncle Richard
lived together for years, and had
in reality become the one which
they were supposed to have been
on their marriage morn. 1t was a
part of Aunt Mary that was put
away from sight when her hus-
band died"
And was it not a part of me?"
asked my heart, that was taken
out of life when my baby died? |
was the only one who had ever
known him-to all the Others he
was c0ming-to me he had
come"
But you're not going to be one
of those cravens who foists its I'M
happiness on others?" asked my
mind, rather disdainfully. You
will certainly agree you have some
other duties
Duty. Duty" exclaimed my
heart. Il am sick of the word
Duty Why must you always be-
telling me 1t is my duty not to
grieve-not to love-and not to
do a number of things that | have
the impulse to do?'
simply because hearts are
such selfishly illogical things"
answered my mind. All their
impulses are for self. All their
selfish wants must not be denied.
Let me tell you this, heart, if |
were not here to hold you in check
you would run away with yourself
and get everybody into trouble
daily"
But you are SO cold" said my
heart.
And you are so hot, with your
quick throbs of love and hate and
Joy and grief, and unless | supply
the balance wheel you would burn
yourself out"
"And is every other. heart
like me?"
Il think so,' said my mind,
look about you and you will see
no difference in them. 1t was
Mollie's heart that was willing to
give up everything for Chadwick
Hatton, for the sake of few min
utes of high pressure throbs; it
was Kitty Malram's heart that
thought it was willing to pay for
little pleasure, even at the loss
Of reputation. 1t was Donna Ten
neys heart that was willing to lose
companionship rather than give up
| its pride. always hate to hear
that old excuse-'it was a mis-
take of the heart, not of the
head" Mind, II there is really a
! mind stored away in the head of
person, rarely makes a mis-
take, for as heart says. It is cold
and perhaps calculating, but heart.
Is apt to do twice the damage by
its warmth and impulsiveness."
"All right, mind,' said my
heart, TREMENDOUSLY, "T'll be good.
I'll try and not be a coward. I'll
try and not speak of my baby
again. I'll take up the question
OF beating calmly, and try not to
feel like cold, lifeless clod."
Very good said mind, 1.-The
way to commence is to tell Margie
to put on her things and go over
and see Eliene Symone.
Don't ask me to do that yet"
entreated my heart, 81 can't look
upon her happiness with her baby
and be reconciled."
you can at least try" said my
mind. "Eliene has been hurt be-
cause you have refused to see her.
You must remember that she trOd
he ground of her Gethsemane q
.ew years ago. Don't covet her
happiness now
Mind, you are strong" walled
NY heart. You cannot conceive
hat | am so weak"
But you, too. can be strong.
heart" said my mind, "and as
MOllie says, until you are, you
can never be sure at what place
you will not utterly fall and
then even / cannot predict or allie
riate the consequences"
went to the telephone and
called up Eliene's number. will
you ask Mrs. Symone to come to 4.
the phone; tell her Mrs. Waverly
wants to speak to her."
AS soon as Eliene heard my
voice she broke down. could
hear her voice full of tears. "Oh.
Margie, Margie, ! am SO glad to
hear you again. I was afraid you
would let our dear friendship
close because of your sorrow"
II am coming over to see your
baby, dear, IL you will send the
car after me-"
ooh. will you? I'll come after
you immediately. l want you to
hear what Bulge and To-day say
about her. They make me laugh
every day with their quaint ideas
about her and her relation to
themselves.
"I'll be waiting for you, Eliene.
dear"
I wonder II I have strength to
see her baby and her happiness
and staunch the bleeding of my
heart over the loss of mine.