The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17
MRS. WavERlY FINDS FAULT
Copyright. 1915, BY the Newspaper
Enterprise Assoclation.l

Enterprise Assoeiation.i
Mother Waveriy came over here
Yesterday and nearly drove me
crazy
She told me that everything had
changed since / came into the
family.
We were very happy until Dick
got married" abe remarked
through eopioas tears that had
started over the newspaper insinu.
atoms about Moilie 4. for my
part. do not think II IL right for
women TO NEEDLE In business.
1t may be the new way or the
way of the new woman" she con.
tinued. as | did not say anything.
but ]. for one. know that a news
paper office or a bookshop IL no
place for young women. And I
must give you the credit for both
these arrangements. Margie. He
cause you had earned your money
by teaching school. which Is, per.
haps. the most ladyiike way OF
earning your living. You have al.
ways aided and abettcd both Moliie
and Mary in going away from the
place where they belongei-thelr
homes--to work. In doing this. you
have gotten the whole family into
trouble and brought a good deal OF
unhappiness In their lives as well
as mine.
N Mary had not gone Into the
bookshop, ! am sure that Jack
would be home TODAY"
| stopped her right there. and
am rather ashamed to say, little
book. did not mlnce matters at
all.
Il would like 10 tell you. Mother
Waverly. that n you had your un.
spoken wish and had your scape.
grace son Jack back and Mary out
OF the bookshop. you would very
probably be without a bo0kshop
and a very comfortable income Of
hundred dollars a month Jack
was trying 10 steal from you with.
In As hours after his fathers will
was read
MARY has done better in the
shop than even Dad did OF late
years. and in your heart you know
this is so. As for Mollie. have
never known her 80 happy In my
life. Mollie is an exceptional girl.
Had she been kept down TO a petty
social life I am afraid she would
have startled. VIZ all with some.
thing sensational. Now she feels
that she Is some use In the
world and she has place for her
surplus energy and the activities Of
her very clever brain.
THE place for woman IL the
place where she wants to be. just
as the place for man is the
place he makes for himself"
But you have all grown away
from me" whImpered Mother
Waverly. u have nothing to say
about things any more"
You never had anything TO say
about anything OF importance in
your family. II you had, you
would be marching along with us
now We can't stop. we've all OF
us got to go on and II IL only when
one of Ms drops behind that we
grow apart.
The new woman and the new
way is here and that means there
is no place for the wrong woman
or the wrong way. Try and see
the new theories. try and be salts.
fled with the new practices-one
OF which Is: That every woman
has quite IA much right 10 live her
own life in her own way as man
has"
But ! can't live my life in my
own way" protested Mother Way.
erly. tearfully.
Yes. you can; but you must also
remember that every other woman
is trying 10 do the same. You can
run your own affairs. but don't
expect TO run the life OF anyone
else"
Mother Waverly thinks ! am the
most cruel woman she ever knew.
but ! have come 10 the conclusion
that It is foolish TO make many
people unhappy so one selfish old
woman can be happy.
Ito be continued Mondayl