The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-14
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tUopyrfxht. 1914, by Newspspss
EnterDrise Asseciattoul
81 wanted to talk to you
alone.". said Mollie. She had
come over to my home after she
had ascertained that Aunt Mary
was absent on one of her numer-
GUS charitable excursions. Il
wanted to ask you, dear Margie,
II you think l am right in not
running away"
Now, Mollie, you know you
don't want to ask me- that ques-
ton. You want to ask me to tell
you you are right. II It will do
any good l will say that am
sure II l were in your place
would not bulge"
"There!" exclaimed Molfie,
that is Just what l told Pat and
Mr.. Hatton."
oh" l remarked softly, you
have been talking 1t over with
Pat and Mr.. Hatton."
well, you see they both are
awfully cut up because I have
been brought into this political
mess.
"Mr. Hatton is especially wor-
ried because he seems to feel
that he is to. blame for II. He
said with that sad air of his: i
am afraid. Miss Mollie, that
cannot give myself the pleasure
of lunching with you and Pat
after this
Nov look here, Chad said
Pat, none of that. II you think
Mollie and / are going to let these
insinuations break up our little
MONDAY lunches you are might
lily mistaken. After Miss Waiver.
ly gets back everything is going
on just as before.
What are you talking about
PATTI" | asked in surprise.
Why, your brother Dick and
/ concluded it would not be quite
the thing for you to be In town
while We thrashed that D
excuse mel cad
so you have fixed IL all ur
between YOU I said.
Well, let me tell you I am
going to stay right here
But, Miss Mollie, expostulat-
ed Mr.. Hatton.
"'Oh, of course, il you want
to discharge me | shall have to
leave the paper, but not one OF
you-not even Dick--can send
me out of town.
THE men looked at each other
in CONSERVATION, and then Mr.
Hatton said: i am afraid IL you
don't go will have to do so.
'Why?'
Ives, why?' asked Pat all al
once. Chad, Mollie In her inno-
cence and purity of mind is right
Why should anyone of us change
our mode of living? Right must
triumph in the end. We all know
that your morality and ethics, y
old man, are much above reproach
and anyone that insinuates your
presence is not an honor to any.
one must answer to me-
That's all right, Pat, /, oil
course, know how you feel about
it, but before l come again Miss
Mollie must be told He stopped
turned white and dropped to the
floor.
We, Pat and /, worked over
him quite while before he came
to, and Pat was all the while
swearing to himself. AS soon as
he was able we sent him home
and Pat said Mother Nora would
fix him all right.
after he had gone I turned
to Pat and said: What is it?
Tell me what Is at the bottom OF
all this?"
az thought you knew Chad
story said Pat. IL you don't
can only tell you. Mollie, that
dear old Chadwick is the very
best man in all the world and the
saddest. When he gets we'll he
must tell you the rest.
Now, Margie, what do you
think of it all?"
II am sure 1 don't know. Is II
decided that you keep your posi-
ton on the paper?"
Nothing is decided, but l am
going to keep on until someone
tells me to quit"
"In ask Dick II he knows any
thing about it,"
Don't you do It. Between
Dick and mother I am about
crazy"
CONTINUED Tomorrow.