The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-19
MolLlE SHOWS A LITTLE
PI0UE

W0lGfG 9f'O"R - ~
PIoUe
wonder. little book. II we are
all more or less hypocritesg
After my announcement dinner.
where every ono had seemed 10
congratulate Pat most whole.
heartedly. | began Ca hear from
them individually what they really
thought OF H.
The first one was Mollle. who
came over the next morning ms
Alice was just finishing up my
toilet for the day.
Your party was the most won.
derfDl ! ever attended. MRrgie."
she said. II was all 40 gay and
bright aud full OF laughter"
Yes. and Il had that note OF
tragedy" interrupted. which
makes even the most hilarious
things OF llfc OF greater Interest"
Alice, who seems TO be most
tactful woman. when Mollic came
in. said. I'm going out 10 pick
some fresh flowers. Mrs. Waverly.
while your sister Is with you"
DO you think he really loves
herr" askcd Moilie. brcathicssly.
Immediately after she had shut tho
door.
laughed heartily. VIVA, you
mean, Moilis, dear, IL DO you
think that after loving me he can
love her so SOON
Mollie Joined rather rucfuily In
the laugh. and then she owned up.
Perhaps that f. what ! mean"
Yes. my dear Mollie. I think he
does love her"
Moilie sighed DO you think
she will make him happy"
Happier than you would have
done"
what makes you think that"
she asked. rather vlEtfully.
Because she has been tried by
fire and come out pure gold. be-
cause she can fully appreciate the
love that Pat Is giving her. Mollie.
in some ways Alice makes me
think Of you She has your bix
soul and sympathetic heart. but
her contact with the world In earn.
ing her living has made her still
broader and more charitable than
even you are. She IL OF splendid
family. you know. much better
than Pat. II you count family by
the name II bears. Her education
has been obtained in the great
school OF experience. which, TO my
mind. is tho greatest school OF all
I think Fate has been good to Pat
To keep from him both OF Chad.
wiek's wives and let him have this
beautiful woman"
"Oh. OF course. you think II II
all right. Margie. for ! am sure
you made the match"
Don't be silly. Mollie. You don't
look we'll as dog In the manger.
II has always seemed queer TO me
| that woman invariably wants the
man she has refused to marry TO
/ be broken-hsarted forever Why,
my dear child. don't you know that
the easiest thing In the world to
mend Ia n mans hearth Jim told
mo the other day that the reason
/ for 80 many unhappy marriages.
was that a woman knew she loved
/ man when she accepted him,
and man never knew whether he
| loved a woman or not until after
the honeymoon. and usually II was
/ not
Jim Edie is positively vulgar"
said Mollie viciously
NO. dear, only frank. some
times think. Nellie. that life is vul-
gar and commonplace. and Il is
our foolish desire to gid IL and
make II appear what II is not that
beIlttles us"
Dear Margie. I hope you are
not going TO be ono OF those real.
lists that only SEQ the sordid in
life"
II hope not, dear. but J do want
| to face facts Too any OF us ig-
mere the facts and cling wholly to
ideals. and too many OF us flout
/ ideals and keep the sordid facts
uppermost. Why do we not own
up to the facts Of life. and not
beat our foreheads gayly against
| the stone wall and, while still
| bleeding from Its contact. excialm,
/ There is no stone wall therer"
Are you getting to be a materi.
alist. MargieY"
you mean one OF those peo-
Pile who have no ideals. no. II you
mean one who accepts facts, yes.
And the fact Just now In that Pat
has won a wonderful woman To be
his wife. and I want you to love
her as / do"
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