The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-23

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The specialist pronounced Aunt
Mary's case serious and she is 60
ing to the hospital next Monday.
When Dick got home to dinner
tonight, 1 told him all about her,
also about the scene his mother
made.
why did you not tell me about
Aunt Mary last night?" he asked.
Il would have gone with you this
morning."
Because 1t was so late when
you came in and knowing that l
would have hard day today l did
not want to go over the awful
thing again and perhaps keep N.Y.
self from sleeping at ALL"
Dick looked rather surprised at
my explanation. OF course, little
book, did just what a man would
have done under the circum-
stances, but men never expect
women to save themselves any
emotional stress-unles 1t inter-
feres with their plans.
~ don't know you since you
have been i'll, Margie. You seem
to have changed so much"
isn't 1t enough to change any
one to have her entire plan of life
destroyed"
| "Oh, but Margie, surely not
| your entire plan. We are still to-
gether--we are young-there will
be other children"
There might be a dozen chill
dren, but the plans that / had
made for sonny can never be used
for him."
Did it mean SO much to you,
dear?"
Just now it seems to have
meant everything to me-"
Dick sighed and then he looked
up hopefully.
Aren't you going to try and
get over it,"
81 don't know. l don't seem to
be able to do anything but just
/ exist"
| "Your whole mind will b
taken up with Aunt Mary, but
after her operation we will &c
away a little while. Think, dear
that will be the first time we have
been away together since ouI
Il honeymoon"
IL | tried to think, but could not
get up any enthusiasm. And, oh
little book. how | wanted again
the old time thrill / looked III
at Dick, put my arms about his
neck, but when he kissed me
knew there was no response in my
cool lips just as there was no re
Spouse in my cold heart.
I'm the meantime what are we
going to do with your mother?'
is she ON the rampage over
Jack again?"
Eyes, and because I would in
sist upon going with Aunt Mary
to the doctors while she was here
she insists she was sent home
and tells me to tell you that yor
can find her at the hotel-she will
not come here again."
well, she'll wait long time
for me to go there and abet heI
in her foolishness," said Dick,
calmly.
| There. little book, isn't that
just like a man? He can sit back
and just let things boil or simmer
without even raising the cover Of
the pot.
| A woman would feel that she
had to Immediately go over and
explain to her mother and she
would not make matters any bet.
ter, but a man, by always taking
the line of least resistance in al
matters of this kind. not only
saves himself lot of trouble, but
saves trouble for the others.
Where do you suppose Jack il
now?" asked.
II don't know and l don't care,
he answered. "Since we shut Of
mothers money and he Is not.get.
/ ting 1T, Of course he Ia making 9
great plea about getting home. Dc
you think Mary will ever take hin
back?"
| Would you, Dick. II you were
Mary?"
II would not, but you womer
are queer creatures and you are
apt to forgive as many times al
we are asked to forgive in thu
bible. guess it's good thint
for men that you do" continued
Dick, with grin.
) 81 don't think we always for
give, Dick. We just bear 1t be
cause we don't know what else Il
do. However, we are not bearing
as much as we used to do, because
I'VE know what we can do. Look
at Mary; she knows she can ge
along without Jack or any othel
man, consequently 1t will be lont
time before she will listen to low,
ltalk from another"