The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-16
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MolLiE LEARNS THE TRUTH
Copyright. 1915. by the Newspaper
Enterprise soclatlon.)

Mollie turned 90 me with n hor.
I ror-strlcken expression.
oh. Margio. Margie." she ex-
claimed. what shall do? What
shall dog"
| had Just been telling her about
/ Mr. liatton having an insane wife.
] I had thought of every possible
complication aud problem. but that
IN one that never came 10 me" she
murmured Poor Chadwick No
wonder he was always sad. -"
Then she heHltated minute and
said Il don't think II would be
wrong for n man 10 get n divorce
from woman who is hopelessly
insane. do your
Certainly. I do not. my dear
child" answered pityinsly. but
the law says he may not do so"
DO you mean To tell me that
Chadwick Hatton must be saddled
with this insane woman all the
rest OF his life?"
Yes. II she does not die before
he does"
How perfectly fiendish' Mar.
gle. Margie. believe love Chad.
wick ilatton-and I am almost sure
he loves me. What are we going
TO dof"
= don't know what he IL going
10 do. but forgive me. Molile. II |
say that ! do not quite yet believe
that you truly love him. Naturally
Just now you think YOU love him
because of his tragic p4,ght. Every
woman. dear. wants 20 mother
some one or something and now
| suppose you think II you could
/ Just put your arms about Chad.
sorry YOU are for him you would
think II bliss. Hut YOU must re-.
member. my dear. that life is long
and as Dick would say. the cards
must he shuffled good many
times before the game IL ended -
i "Aargie. I never knew YOU 10 be
hard hearted before" said Molllc
through tears.
1 4 am not hard.hearted. Moliie.
am only trying TO toll you. my
dear. that ! am very glad that your
little affair with Chadwick Hatton
has gone no farther than IL has.
II viii be very easy for you TO
break now
break off with Chadwick Hat,
ton. Margie7 You are crazy. !
shall never break with Chadwick
Hatton aa long as he wants me e.
be his friend
"Ali well and good. my dear. bn,
can you keep your companionship
on II purely friendly basis7"
Would you think Il very
wicked-uuder the circumstances
III | didn't"
oh. Moiiie. Mollie. don't 10,
your pity run away with your good
sense. Wait. wait. dear. until the
first surprise. the first hurt II
over. then there viii be time
enough 10 decide such momentous
/ questions.
i'Besides'' said Mollie. almost
with a smile. you see he basn'i
asked me
That's right. dear, ] must sa,
Chadwick Hatton has been very
decent IN this matter Most mer
would have taken your freshness
your Innocent youth. your clever
ness and beauty and left you q
die OF modification and wounded
pride when you found out the
truth -
Yes. Margic. he has been dear
You don't know have not told
you how I have tried 10 make hin
take me with him TO places alone
without Pat a. chaperon. have
given him all the chances a self
respecting Girl might give TO invite
me TO dine or the theatre and h.
has never taken advantage OF them
but the next day there would come
to me wonderful box OF whit.
violets or hair dozen books a,
though he would make up to IN.
in other ways. And. Margie. he hai
never put his hand on nv shouldel
or arm and-~and sometimes | nav'
tempted him 10 do that"
Poor. honest little Mollie,
wonder how many girls will owl
up even TO themselves that thel
have tempted n man. II does no
take marriage TO make girl IN
derstand that soft white shoul
der cleaning through n peek-a
| hnn srnlsf mr. Tho sculnfured fprearn