The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-15

Greetings and salutstions, :"
came Jim's gay voice over the
telephone.
Hello. Jim," I answered.
I'm coming up to take you and
Mollie to the show and then to the
--- restaurant to supper
and dance"
Il don't believe we can 60,
JIM" said.
"Oh, yes, you can" was Jim's
confident reply.
Then | had to answer: II can't
60, Jim, but I'll ask Mollie If she
wants to CO."
at isn't case of wanting to go,
Eargie. Tell .Mollie that the even
Ing paper says that Mr.. Hatton is
on his way to Europe with Dick
in close pursuit and that Mollie is
in bed very ill.
IF you can't 60, Margie, get
Aunt Mary to chaperone us <and
I'll ask Pat Sullivan to come in
and dance with Mollie at the sup
per dance"
Dear old Jim! He never asks
for explanations; he just seems to
understand.
l went back to my room, where
Mollie was bathing her eyes pre-
paratory to going home, and told
her the news.
II can't go, Margie," she ex-
claimed.
Eyes you can, dear, and you
can see by this little furry Of
gossip, which will be soon over,
how much worse 1t would have
been had you carried out your in
tention to go with Mr.. Hatton."
What will mother do il | don't
come homer"
I'll invite her over here to din
ner. | must send Dick a wire
telling him to come home imme-
diately. 1t seems very queer to
me that We have not heard word
from him but that one telegram.
He is BEAST" said Mollie,
viciously. ~ think he treats you
terribly, Margie."
'He is only thoughtless. Mol
lie," | said.
We'll, isn't. that enough?' she
,rejoined, holly. There would be
no sin in this world If we were
not thoughtless of others. al
ways knew that Jack only thought
of himself, buteI did think that
Dick was less selfish, but to go
away and leave you in your con-
II &c, 81 nj y, hi
you must remember that Dick
had to go to see Jack" -
81 won't even concede that Jack
isn't worth looking after, but If
he did there is no reason why
Dick should not have written anu
telegraphed or even telephoned
you every day. You need not ex-
claim about the expense Of that.
Dick, notice, does not mind ex-
lenses where his feelings are con-
cerned. If / were you, Margie,
after my baby comes would
show master Dick few tricks
where he would not be so sdre of
me-"
/ was glad to see that Mollie
was forgetting her own trouble in
getting angry over mine. Fortu-
nately Mollie and / are about the
same size and we fixed her up
very smart.
Isn't 1t a fright, Margle?" she
said in trembling voice, as we
put a-iittle rouge on her pale
cheeks. Here l have to paint my
face and go where ! may be seen
by a lot of curious people whom l
care nothing about and who care
nothing for me, for fear they will
say that am in love with Chad
wick Hatton. Why would it not
be better to be honest and say
Yes, / am in love with .him-my
heart is breaking ?"
Here, here, Mollie, this will
Eever do. Jim, dear big-hearted
Jim, will be here in minute and
you must do your part In the
dance of the pretenders.
eve all pretend dear. You will
pretend you don't care, and those
who see you will pretend they
think you don't care.
I'VE pirate about frankness
and truth, but all the hard
wrought fabric of this wicked old
world would crumble IL truth pre-
vailed"
Continued Monday