The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-26
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she was thinking.
you know, Margie, Mollie Ia
a very clever girl. but she has
never made 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-occu-
pied with her own affairs. do
not believe she has been con-
cerned with home affairs at all.
At times | find her smiling to
herself and then again she seems
to look very puzzled and even
hurt.
Every morning she receives a
beautiful box OF flowers, there ID
no card attached but she evident
ly 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 in the motor that
belongs to hes employer. I dc
not think, however, the man who
came with her was the man she
calls her boss did not ask
her any questions and she made
no explanations.
You, Margie, are quite a con-
fidant of Molile's. l wish you
would let her talk with you. Just
at present It 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 l car
see are nearly driving Mollie
wild. Sallie's great worry seems
to be about money. and although
as you know she objected very
much to Mollie's going to work
she told her yesterday that she
must begin to pay her board. Z
| All right, said Mollie, here
Is the first weeks board. mother
dear, and she handed Sallie five
dollars.
You don't think that II
enough for you to pay for living
in this beautiful home and hav
ing everything you could wish
for, do your asked her mother
disdainfully.
ut is all ] can afford to pay,
said Mollie quietly.
Listen to that, Mary. Are
all my children going to turr
against me? Here is Mollie earn
ing fifteen dollars week ant
only wants to give me five of 1t
She should come home and CIV,
all her money to me like a duti
full daughter and | would blu,
what she needs to wear
"MoIlie turned quickly ant
said: Mother, we might as wei
understand each other right now
am going to live on my salary
but l am also going to spend Il
myself. can pay five dollars 6
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
l want to live with you. / wan
to be with you always, but can
not 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 he,
but she pushed her away SO hard
that she fell against the bureau
and cut her face just over hel
eye. At the sight of blood Sallie
took another tact: oh, I'VE
killed her, I've killed her, my
poor baby, my poor baby
No, you haven't killed me,
said Mollie as | FASTENED to her
found that court plaster would
not hold the wound together and
we telephoned for the doctor.
"In the meantime Mollie asked
me to telephone to Mr.. Hatton
and tell him that she was de-
tanned and would be down little
later.
81 hope nothing serious is the
matter said Mr.. Hatton in. q
most distressed voice.
Nothing l answered as
coldly as possible.
What did he say?" asked
Mollie eagerly when | came back
where the doctor had put three
stitches In her forehead.
"'He said to tell you not to
worry and to come down when
you found it convenient I an
swered.
Isn't he the dearest bossf'
asked Mollie. 81
Perhaps. I can't tell never
having seen him.
But you have heard him
over the telephone, Aunt Mary
Unfortunately, am not
able to Judge from that
'Margie, I'm afraid Mollie Is
getting UP more interest than she
should in that man. Do you know
anything about him7"
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