The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-26
AUNT MARY DISCUSSES moLIIE
(copyrioht. 1915, by the Newsps per
Enterprise Associatlon.)

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Are you worried about Mollie,
Aunt Mary7" | asked.
Il try not To be worried about
anything. my dear" said Aunt Mary,
but there was an absence OF that
serenity In her tones that made me
wonder OF just what she was think.
Ing.
You know, MarKfe. Mollie n a
very clever girl. but she has never
made a confidant Of her mother. |
think her father knew her much
better than her mother does. For
the last few days. in fact. since she
went back TO the office after her
father died. she has been more or
less pre-occupied with her own af.
fairs do not believe she has been
concerned with home affairs NJ all.
At times ! find her smiling to her.
self and then again she seems 10
look very puzzled and even hurt.
Every morning she receives a
beautiful Dor OF flowers. there In no
card attached. but she evidently
knows from whom they come. She
never wears one to the office, but
she keeps them all in her room
jealousy.
Yesterday she came home from
the office 10 the motor that belongs
to her employer. ] DO not think,
however. the man who came with
her was the man she calls her
boss did not ask her any ques.
tons and she made no explanations.
You. Margie. are quite a conf.
dent OF Mollie's. wish you would
let her talk with You. Just at pres
ent II Is very lonely for her AT
home. Her mother will hardly LET
her out OF her sight and she keeps
up a constant string OF complaints
which can see are nearly driving
Mollie wild. sallie's great worry
seems TO be about money, and. al
though ms you know she objected
very much to Mollie's going 20
work. she told her yesterday that
she must begin 10 pay her board.
"'All right said Mollie, here Is
the first weeks board, mother,
dear and she handed Sallie SIS.
"'You don't think that is enough
for you TO pay for living In this
beautiful home and having every
thing you could wish for. do your
asked her mother disdainfully.
EFT Is all I can afford to pay.
said Moilie quietly.
Listen TO that. Mary. Are all
my children going TO turn against
me7 Here Is Mollie earning SIS a
week and only wants to give me SIS
OF IL. She should come home and
give all her money to me like n
dutiful daughter, and l would buy
what she needs to wear
"Mollle turned quickly and said:
Mother, we might as well under
stand each other right now. I am
going to live on my salary, but
am also going TO spend II myself.
can pay s. a week for my board
and, until | get a raise in salary, no
more. ! am going to save a little
every week. OF course. mother.
dear, I want to live with you
want 10 be with you always, but
cannot be your little girl any more
and let you attend to all my affairs.
by this time Sallie was nearly
in Mysteries. crying at the top of
her voice that her children were
all ungrateful and that she wished
she were dead.
"Mollie tried TO comfort her, but
she pushed her away so hard that
she fell against the bureau and cut
her face Just over her eve. At the
sight OF blood Sallie took another
tack: oh, I've killed her. I've killed
her. my poor baby, my poor baby.
mo. you haven't killed me- said
Mollle as I FASTENED to her. |
found that court plaster would not
hold the wound together and we
telephoned for the doctor.
I'm the meantime Mollie asked
me to telephone to Mr.. Hatton and
tell him that she was detained and
would be down n little later.
az hope nothing serious IL the
matter. said Mr.. Hatton in a most
distressed voice.
Nothing answered as coldly
as possible.
"What did he say7' asked Mol.
lie eagerly when came back where
the doctor had put three stitches in
her forehead.
"'He said to tell YOU not 10 wor-
ry and to come down when you
found II convenient | answered.
"1sn't he the dearest boesT
asked Mollie.
Perhaps. | can't tell, never hav-