The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-10
KITTY TAKES HOME MY BABY's
CLOTHES

Kitty went homo this morning.
Before she went she said:
Margie, why doeen't Dick like
me-"
How do you know he does not
and what difference does that
make. Kitty. dear. II like you' lie
has a number OF both men and
women friends that don't appeal TO
me In the least"
Yes. but Margie. you surely
know that a man can have friends
his wife hates. but II he dislikes his
wife's friends the teeniest. weenl-
est bit she will have 10 choose be
tween them and continual nag
ging"
My dear girl. Dick very seldom
says anything about you. The 9th.
er day. however. when we we're
talking he said you we're a most
fascinating little person"
Kitty dimpled. She cannot re
sist admiration. even from people
whom she knows give II grudging
| ~. As looked at her sentence
that had recently read In one OF
Mrs Humphrey Wards novels
came 10 me:
"f1attery IL merely virtue ont
| OF place. Kindness gone wrong
from the point Of view OF the NOR
alist. that Is. From the point Of
view OF the ordinary mortal. Il Is
what no man--and few women
can do without"
/ sometimes feel very sorry. ut.
tie book. for those men and women
who do not road The great writ.
ers. both ancient and modern. put
your thoughts iuto language that
prints them indelihly on your brain.
Human nature Is the same always
In high and low and 10 all OF MS
come nearly the same temptations,
We are interested IN the same
things, There II Is. little hook. Il
Is people and things that intcrcs,
all OF us. We call those people high
brows who deiye into the realm OF
ahstrusc thought without stopping
TO realize that thought Is absolutely
meaningless II II does not precede
action. After the action. we who
use our brains often analyze the
motive. but most OF un act from sub
conscious motives and II is only
when We talk 10 you as | am doing
that We get anywhere near the rea-
son why" that all the world asks
| Kitty asks. why don't Dick
/ like me-" without stopping 20 think
for a moment that Dick must con.
slider Herbert n paragon Of virtues
simply because the temptations
that appeal TO him could never APP
peal TO Herbert
| Which leads mo 20 ask you an.
other question. little book: why
is II that a man thinks he Is max
ing such a sacrifice II he lives a
perfectly respectable and decent
life. and n he knows this II great
sacrifice for him. why does he seem
to think that u mus, be perfectly
easy for a woman to do the same
thing7"
| know. little book. that Kitty
would be q most amusing eompan-
ion for Dick II he could have her
alone nj the play and restaurant
in fact. he has told me so. but he
always rescnts the fact that her lit.
tie Establishments and coquetries
with men and their invariable sue.
lcumbing 10 them interest me.
Kitty II far from being pat.
tern. little book. but | have found
her very human and sometimes |
have almost wished that could
skim along on the edges OF life as
she does-and yet, poor Kitty Is
not always happy. for she. too. has
at least a giimmering 81 posslbili.
ties.
One OF these times came TO her
when she looked over the baby
clothes that ! gave her.
OF course. we both were crying
and she said.
"Margie. I'm going 10 try and be
a good mother. You'll help me.
won't you
MY dearest girl. I don't suppose
I know how to be one myself. but
I'm love your baby and viii feel al
most a certain claim In II because
I am giving II the dreams and
hopes I woye for sonny"
ITO be continued tomorrow