The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-17
Copyright, 1014, ~ Newspaper
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II ever anyone was thankful for
small mercies II was l. when
Mother Waverly decided she
would not be able to come over
to dinner and spend the evening.
She was very pevish that Mollie
had gone out without consulting
her.
There you have the attitude OF
80 many old people, little book.
They want to stay home and enjoy
the quiet and maybe want to go
to bed at 3 O'Clock and they want
you to do the same. Aunt Mary
is not like this, however. She did
not ask any questions when |
asked her II she would go with
Mollie and Jim to the theater. She
said Yes. Immediately, although
] know 1t was some little effort
for her.
After they had all gone and |
had made sure that Mother Wav-
erly nor anyone else was coming
over, l called up the hospital in
-, asked them IL they could
tell me where Mr.. Waverly was
stopping. They answered that
'"Mr. John Waverly had left the
hospital two days ago and they
supposed he was going to his
home in --. Mr.. Richard
Waverly left the city three days
ago for his home"
My heart stopped beating.
Where was Dick? Could II be
possible that he had been killed
in some out-of-the-way place? A
chill that made my teeth rattle
took possession of me. could
hardly get away from the tele-
phone. | had no one to tell my
troubles to. as | could not burden
Mollie with mine when hers were
so hard to bear. | managed to
get undressed and into bed, where
even after l had gotten "A hot
water bottle and piled more COW
erings over me | still continued
to shiver and shake. | began to
be afraid as / thought of myself
in the apartment all alone. won
dered IL should send for DR.. At
water, but finally decided to wait
until Aunt Mary came back.
OF course, little book, countless
women have experienced that hor-
rible chill which seems to strike
the heart and paralyze the nerves,
but 1t was the first time In my
healthy life that | had done so,
and Ii seemed to me that | was
going to die there all alone. / be-
gan to cry weakly when all at once
/ heard a key In the latch of the
front dor. My tremors turned to
terror. I was sure that burglars
were about to ransack the apart
ment. The door opened; there
was a sound of grip dropping on
the floor with a thump, quick
step across the hall and Dick
stood in the doorway of the living
room.
It seemed to me that | scream
ed, and then l knew no more for
quite a while. When | came to
myself Dick was chatting my
hands.
There was smell of cam
phor and my night dress and the
bed clothes seemed saturated
with 1t. For q minute or two l
did not realize what had happen
ed. Then Dick brought me to my
self by saying: What Is the
matter, Margie? Why are you
all alone? Why did you faint?"
When he asked this. even though
he had me in his arms, famed
with anger.
II expect l am alone because
my husband sees fit to stay away
from me for over week without
letting me know where he was"
Dicks voice had that exasperat-
ing quality as though he were ex-
planning to child. but, Margie.
you know had to go to see Jack,
who was very ILL.,"
Jack was we'll enough to leave
the hospital two days. ago and
well enough so that you could
leave the city ostensibly to come
home the day before he left"
Dicks face grew red. Been
spying!" he exclaimed conten-
tiously.
mo, but things here have come
to such a pass that | thought I'll
necessary for-you to come home,
and so telephoned to the hospi-
tai and they gave me the infor-
nation as q matter of course
Dick rushed for the evening
paper and as he read the item
about Mr.. Hatton's going away,
and that he was in pursuit of him,
his one comment was H"