The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-18
mAR0iE DOESN'T BELIEVE IN
REMORSE

Cceryrixh,. 1918 by ,hs Newspaper I'm,
ferpris- Assoristionl
! vas In a raging fever. but Dick
seemed 10 have forgotten about me
or about making any explanations
is Mollle here" he asked.
No. she is az the theatre with
Jim Edie and Aunt Mary. or al
least she was at the theatre" add
ed. looking at the clock. which
I pointed To IL o'clock.
They we're going 20 supper aft
erward at the ------- restaurant.
Good old Jim" interrupted
Dick. approvlngiy.
Pat sullivan was going TO join
them there"
That will hold the gossips for q
while. | guess. at least until car
get on to the street and lunch with
I sullivan NJ the club tomorrow"
\ turned over wcsrily and Dick
came over 20 me. DO you need
a doctor. Margieg-' he asked. as he
pushed the hair back from my fore
head. Il am afraid you are very
III"
No. am not III. Dick. said
chokingly. Tn just weary and
sick OF II all. wish both and
baby could step out into the dark
and never wake ap aSain"
Here. here. what's the natter
asked Dick. seemingly much alarm.
ed. You don't mean TO tell me
that because I have been gone for
week and you have not had a long
letter from me every day that you
thought was killed or had run
away from YOU
Let's not talk about II. Dick. |
am too tired TO give my poor nerves
another rasping."
"All right. dear. Just anything
to please you. Go TO sleep now.
I'll sit MP and wait for Mollis and
Aunt Mary"
think. little book. that I Jus,
hated Dick when he bent down 70
kiss me. ! know | hated his kiss
and could hardly repress a shudder
OF repulslon. That he could have
so little consideration for me and
seemingly not realize that he had
done anything to make me miser.
able turned all my love for him
| TO hatred.
And yet. little book. Dick Ia not
what men call bad man. He pays
his debts: IL strictly honest in bust.
ness: keeps me well as far as food
and clothes are concerned and there
he thinks all his responsibility ends
The so-cailed bad men are not
the ones who have done the most
harm In the world, little book. II
IL the selfish and the thoughtless
men that have torn women's hearts
asunder. shattered all their illusions
and turned their joyous youth into
saddened and pessimistic old age.
| II I had been away on a trip for
week and had not written TO Dick
he would at least expect the min.
utest account in detail OF my trip
when I returned. shall never ask
! him where he was nor question him
any more about II. for It Is now
"a hours since he returned and he
| has said nothing. am feeling bet
ter today. physically. but. little
book. have lost all fear OF dying
When my baby comes | wish ] could
die.
II 7 should tell this to Dick he
would say II was only a silly fancy
He would say. You are making
mountains out OF molehills."
could not make him understand that
this weeks stay away from me
without explanation OF his where
abouts part OF the time is not the
whole cause OF my unhappiness, but
only the elimination OF all his
thoughtlessness where ! am con
cerned. which Is making me heart
sick.
do not know whether II IL my
suspicious or not. but some way he
acts differently since he returned
rather remorseful.
However. don't believe that re
morse ever did any good TO anyone
II always seemed to me to be the
fear OF being found out and the
knowledge that you were too much
OF a coward to face consequences.
fTo he continued tomorrow