The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-27
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rnr OLD CROWD VISITS ME

THE OLD CROWD VISITS ME
For the first time since ! broke
my leg all the old crowd was To.
gether last night Mollie and Chad
were absent-hut IL seemed good
TO hear their voices once more.
was shocked 20 see mn Ten.
ncy. had no, seen him since
broke my leg
"rd have been here before. Mar.
sic. he said. hut TO tell the truth.
have been feeling rotten. My
stomach Ia bad can eat nothing
and the doctor SAYS I must give
up smoking rs we'll as drinking.
4 have reached place In life
where | think | can refrain from
looking on the wine when Il hub.
blcs. but. good Lord. Margic. YOU
better save your Hympathy for
Donna. II I have 20 quit smoking
4 have cut my cigars from ib 60
6. but | think Id rather die than
break off altogether. ! know peo.
pie who have 20 live with me
would much rather have me buried
than put up with my bad temper. .
was again surprised to Sc" the
look Of love with which nm Ten.
ney turned toward his wife. II
showed me We poor humans can't
help loving those who are good TO
as.
Donna had at last brought nill's
heart 10 her feet wonder. little
book. II IL IL worth all the trouble
and sorrow she has gon. thru. To
look at her. one would Sc. u was
Little book. am sometimes a..
founded at the loyalty OF good
woman Ia her mantle man she
loves aud has married.
could not help speaking % this
last night when some one spoke OF
m incident In Pats paper OF
where a woman had stood by her
convict husband
Yes drawied Jim. "A woman
will almost always ind an excuse
for any torture man can infllet
upon her. provided he can show
he - not paying attention 10 any
other woman.
Il had occasion ne continued.
TO so 10 the court Of domestic re-
lations the other day. and found
myself listening 10 the story 81
wife who had her husband arrest.
ed for beating her. then was try
lng TO have the Judge let him Oft |
She began By telling that. un.
less he had been drinking. he was
always good 10 her. and. at lasi
said. and. Judge. you can Sc. for
yourself. have no bruises on me .
No matter how drunk ms husband /
waa. he never beat mo where the /
bruises would show
Jim Efie.' I exclaimed. Il never |
know whether to laugh or 10 err at
your Jokes"
'au,. Margie. that Is ;uss . slice
OF life
In the raw suggested Pat
Well. why notf" asked Jim |
Here No are. men and women
who pride ourselves not only on
our education and culture. but our
knowledge OF life what do We
know Of the ideas aud crossed
brain wires OF the men who would
beat their wives and women Sho
would excuse them
What would like IN know"
said Eiisne. ia. are wa any hap.
pier than they"
What do you mean asked the
men.
DO not things even up some
way Don't We have thinkA that
hurt US as much as the bruises on
their bodies >"
II We don't have them" said
Donna. things are all wrong IN
this world. because we have many
joys that the woman Jim told US
OF does not. consequently as our
pleasures and comforts are enhanc.
cd hy having money. certainly our
troubles should be greater To US az
we'll"
ITS all mixed up" said Jim. us.
ing Malcolm Stuart's favorite ex.
preston, and for a moment any
thoughts went wandering across
the world To him put my hand
under my pillow and clasped for n
moment the little Jade god OF
dreams.
What are YOU thinking o. Mar.
gie7" asked Harry Simone
I told a little story. little hook.
for ! said. Il was Just wondering
what all you good people would
think Of = woman marrying n man
younger <fan she
who II IT." they all exclaimed
Tell me what you think OF II
first" Then the discussion began
Ito be continued)