Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-23

1t is ridiculous for you to feel so. Boil
is old enough to take care of himself.
"Bob's all right wnen he's away
from that crowd. But, mother, you dc
not understand. They are bad for Bob
They put ideas into his head. They
make him dissatisfied with quiet
domestic life such as l want him to
lead. l will not have him spending time
that belongs to me, Baby and me-" 1
corrected myself, "with lot of peo-
pie with advanced ideas"
fBob isn't a domestic man, Margar-
ct. You would do better to go out more
with him, to make yourself agreeable
to his friends.''
"Well, won u" I said passionate
ly. "Bob Garrett is my husband. He
will spend his time with me,' and l
flung upstairs and didn It come down
that night even when father came up
and coaxed me to eat some dinner.
II stay up here all alone" said
to myself, when later l heard Elsie s
voice down stairs, "I'Il tell him that
me so unhappy when baby is so little",
figuring on using my baby to influence
Bob to do as I wished.
1 was selfish, abnormally so per-
haps, in my love for Bob. But have
met other women who were just as sell
fish, just as inconsistent There will
be perhaps one young girl who reads
my story saved from my Mistakes; and
subsequent unhappiness. If SO my story
win not have been told in vain.
1t is a good thing } have faith. Faith
in human nature; in the one you love.
1t is a good thing to be unselfish; to
consider others as well as yourself. 1t
is a good thing to be broadminded
enough to grasp another s viewpoint
and to dissect it and see if it is not
better than your own. 1t is a good
thing to mix with your fellows, to listen
and to talk. 1t is not good to do none
of these things. Put at that time they
were each and all of them the things
l left undone. That 1 refused to do.
I adhered to my determination, in
spite of Elsie s urgings. She came to
my door and begged me to come down
stairs
"It's a lovely night Margaret. Come
on down and sit on the porch with
u.s.
"No, thank you, Elsie, I'n not come
down tonight" and nothing she could
say changed my mind.
81 know why you are acting so, and
1 am ashamed of you'll" she finally
burst out. 'FYou think by furnishing
yourself you will punish Bobl but you
won t. You re the most foolish woman
1 know. Poor Bob. I'm sorry for him,
and heard her sniff as she turned from
the door.
All day the next day 1 moped about !
the house. would not go over to the !
club as 1 usually did every afternoon,
but did walk to the station as usual
to meet Bob.
He jumped off the train almost before
it stopped.
Hello, Margaret" then after he
kissed me, ''hows' tie kid9''
''The baby is well, ,, replied.
FThen why are you looking so sol
emn9 Aren t you glad to see meG''
'EI am very glad 20 see you, but 1 /
should have been more pleased had you
not remained in town last night, or had
made it possible for me to join you by
telling mother where you were. / tried /
to get you on the telephone at several
Places
"You eouldn t have come in had
you found mel it was stag and didn 4
break up until very late.''
"Where were your"
"Oh, we all went down to Ross Fen
Ton Farm for dinner; and well, we stay
ID until they put us out" and he laugh
ID heartily at the recollection.
''Please do not let it happen again
while am down here or 1 shall come
INTO town no matter how hot it is,
said severely. Bob made no reply and |,
judged that he agreed.
(TOmorrow-Morbid Thoughts and
Aetions)