The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-12

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Tho church filled with flowers
the solemn music, the Grafton over
the dead. all the bKrbarous service
OF q large conventional funeral I,
over. Poor Mrs. Sclwin sat foi
over an hour between Dick and me
and suffered silently. Part OF the
time she leaned toward mo. but
most OF the tirns she sat within
Dicks encircilng arms.
Do you know. little book. ! felt
very proud of Dick. his manner
was 30 simple and tender to that
dear old sorrowfui woman. ] be
lieve I hit upon Dicks fascination
TO most women a. ! sat there and
watched him comfort and console
Mrs. Selwin.
could see that he had forgotten
himself and me: indeed In all that
great church. there was no one en-
cept that rriefstricken woman
herself, and tho form that lay In
the black covered casket Just be
yond.
His utter concentration In the
affair nj hand was complete OK
ample OF tho methods by which he
attains success in business and
with women. Aunt Mary adored
him. His mother loves him the
best OF all her children. Mrs. Sci
wins one hope ! can see lies in
him. and Annie said 10 me the 9th
or day tshe must have heard
something OF bis escapades) :
Don't mind little foollshness on
the part OF himself Miss Mar.
garet. Sure. n had made n fuss
every time Tim spent all his
wages In Hogan's saloon on Sat
urday night. he wouldn't have been
at the desk In the central office
today. and pretty sure to be chiei
OF police before little Margaret
Ann is out OF school
Its ourselves, Miss Margaret
who have 10 bear with them.
guess that In why the good God
put into us the Instincts of mother
hood. He knew that even II We
had no children we would have &c
mother our husbands--and mother
ing. Miss Margaret means forgiv
\ Ing and forgetting.
Dear Annie--I think she ls m.
very best friend. Her good sense
and ready Irish sympathy has help
ed mo over lot of hard places
Perhaps / should not have beer
thinking OF this at Mr.. Selwin'i
funeral. but ! did. little book, al
tho would never confess IL TO any
one but you
or course, Dick felt personally
sad over the death of his employer
and friend. No one could have
been kinder TO him than was Mr.
Selwln. II is going 10 be very hare
for Dick at the office now for Z
good many OF the older men ar,
very jealous OF him, and. from
what Mrs. Selwin told me yester
day. Think Mr.. Selwln has ap
pointed him manager OF the Who'll,
company. II this is so. think 1
will do more toward giving Dick {
sense OF responsibility than any
thing else I'm the world. | some
times wish that II had been n hard
er climb for Dick and me flnan
cially. We have always lived 81
well and Dick, even with all hil
extravaganza. has been splendid
provider. However, think W.
have both demonstrated tina
money does not bring happiness.
Sometimes am like Dick, a III
tie superstitious and think tina
when we have all we want flnan
cially, fate evens up things by TAX
ing something else that you wan
very much away from you. know
that Annie and Tim are really hap
pier than Dick and |, and the,
have Ms yet comparatively little
but they are winning the game.
As these thoughts were fllttinl
thru my brain. looked up anC
caught Dicks eye. His hand cam,
out to clasp mine and suddenly
knew that Dick was perfectly hon
est when he ,said that he only real
ly wanted me Of all the women IA,
had known.