The Detroit times., 1917-12-13

We arrived home yesterdsy. little
book and 7 mover knew how Elad
could be 20 get back home again.
blessed dear Mrs. selwyn over and
over again for giving me the old
place.
Euene and Harry came over the
same evening wo arrived home from
chicago and strange a. ~ may seem,
Eilept is looking better and youncer
than 7 have seen her 10 years while
Harry has grown gray and OLD
sThe election is next Tuesday ana
~ course picks nrst question was
what Harry thot of his chances.
"fusf ufty-0tty chance. Dick he
said. and ! tell YOU / wish ~ we're
an over. would not 90 thru an
other SIX weeks like the last have
been Tor a 10 years lease on lite.
looked az Eliene and she smiled
brightly and said Harry thinks he
would not do "a ell over again. but
he would nc would do u even n he
failed
'lt would bs pi,y II that man
Denton got in" said Dick. He has
heen CRATER and shyster politician
You ant have read the paper.
lately hrokc I'm Eliene III you had
fpu would have seen that YOU have
the wrong idea. II ~ Harry who II
all that YOU haye called the other
Mud then some. interrupted Har-
We did NOT mention the old scan
dal and after a while Eliene and
went ip tho other room and left the
tieo mon 20 chat and smoke.
Tsli me about Mullie ] said
"Oh Margie. I'M all my life J have
never seen anything 40 sad, said
EN~re IN a trembling voice.
"t an nothing be done
Nothing she answered. and
when you see Moile your heart viii
nreak HCr hahv is the most beau
tfui child you ever saw and-oh
can h1rdl} think about x much less
talk about it.
"HoR docs chad take it7'
Fhat It's one - ne worst phases
of tt, tragedy chad is almost in
shuts himself up for days ant
Nf'I sore no orc but MolNe. lie plays
ths ruup for hours h' "a time. until
.ull think thnt Mollie would 60
mad Nut she ls supernuman. ] ~ INK
She comforts chad. takes care of her
h1hl and 80 times have really seen
H-r ertfo but. oh Marrie. that smile
is much moro saddenlng than tears
-e told me 90 tell you she want
20 u. t3 come over and sec her
.urly % The morntn=
Toll Nargie. she said that she
must mot erievc. would rather
have my baby this way than not At
i is telling on her. tho. why.
Ai1r-ir. she looks years older than
when yeu went away. There Va only
.uo 0ttlr raF of light IN her horrible
'r Nurs-. Nargic. and that Ia thar
raf is rlch enough 20 give that
.ll4 .y uf,It and luxury that
nl.. can huA Already Mollie -
planning 90 have splendid home
amos school for bHnd children built
rr br Nir1ts hospital chad viii
TALK about It as vet fer he IN
nmre that an blind babies
rHii ic Killed at birth You see.
D. almost insane Hc has not
io r.i uU00 hie child zinc be knew
tIuI MlrEic. ( can't help
ta'rF.ur Chat we WOMEN have moro
and physical courage than
t-et thar tonight when saw you
tnl Harry. EIirne You positively
louk better han YOU have for years
and Harry has grown old and gray
fcs. poor fellow. it went hard
with HIM when the papers raked up
shat old scandal. but honestly Mar
cuf knew ] had nothing more 20
dread Tnc very worst had been
'oid and told in tho worst way And
Mqf-.tr. / was really rather proud of
Harry when no wrote that letter %
che rapcrs and as hc said beat en- to
II could not Jet him do II all alone
wrote my side and took - down
o. tHt office ~ Pats paper. Pat WAS
mot Eo!ng o. let me PRINT q. he said
Nas not necessary that he brot
infa '' but ] nouvIrccd him that II
was my battle as well as Harrys"
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