The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-24
CONFESSIONS
OF A Wife
MOil.IE Is ONLY ONE OF
MANY

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Well. I have seen Noble. little
book. and II WAS not half as bad as
had anticipated.
She brought her beautiful boy out
and put him in my arms and. little
book. the Madonna herself could not
have had a greater look OF cxalta ton
on her face when she bent over the
lowry cradle in the manager than
Noble had as sha raised her face
from her baby's to mine l felt that
was going to lose my poisa. but
Moliie's voice Gained me.
III could be worse. Margin.- she
said softly. a. her hand straysd light.
/ ly over the little do~ny head close to
my breast
must have looked my nogation.
for she repeated.
Yes. dear. II might have been
worse | might not have had him
at all" when sho said this she took
him from me and stood with him
held 10 her heart m tho shs would
hold him there against every power.
Just then I heard Chad begin the
WEAKNESS and hopeiessnsss OF Bee
thoven's Fifth Symphony across the
hall in the music room.
Mollle's facN cIoud~d and she gave
the baby to me and hurried TO her
husband The music did not cease.
altho / heard a low conversation.
Mollie's voice coaSinE and Chad 9
toneless and despairtng.
In a minute she came back. look
OF hopcleSSness on her face which
she did not have when she was
bringing her baby to me.
'Margie." she said. unless ! can
bring Chad to better understand
Ing OF what this means to him and
me. will not be able TO go thru with
ii all Since the baby came he has
not seen any one but me. He will
not even see Pat. and he does moth
ing but wander around thru the
rooms and finally scat himself at the
piano and play for hours.
1T Is had enough when he plays
the old masters. but when he begins
to improvise sometimes think IL
will drive me mad"
I'm go in and sec him"
He told me. dear. that he could
not bear To SEE even you. You see.
Hargie, aitho the doctor has told
him that our boys blindness is in no
way bIamabie to him. yet he knows
II Is an heritage from his father. and
he says that. knowing that. he should
never have married.
Every time / 20 10 him he says
'Mollie. Mollie. can you forgive me7
Are you going to hate me NIL the rest
OF your hfe?''
And. Margie. love him more
than / have ever loved him before.
why. / want to take him in my
arms just as I do my baby. and let
him get all the comfort and soiace
he can in listening to the beating OF
my heart a haven that has always
been his from the first moment ]
looked upon his dear face. II mat.
ters not 10 me what his father and
mother were except that. because Of
their sins. we. their children, must
suffer even unto the third genera
ton. But IL all comes TO this, Mar
Rie, because Of my blind baby, many
other blind babies will be taught to
help themselves; because OF my mis-
fortune, please God, many other un.
fortunate and dcspairing mothers
will be able to give their children
some comforts that they never
thought could be theirs"
Then you arc going to build a
home?" ] asked.
Yes, Nargie. a home. n school and
n hospital. DR.. Virot IL going to
help me add 1t to his children's hos
pital. This gives me Indispensable
comfort. my dear. for you see | can't
help thinking Of those other mothers
who have gone thru what I have
gone thru. with no hope OF making
their children's lives anything but a
long. dreary night"
Does not this appeal 10 Chad?
He is usually no sympathetic TO all
ideas which tend to the help Of tho
helpless"
He has not been able yet 10 look
at IL In any way except az a special
dispenation OF torture that has been
melted out to him alone.
"'Oh, Mollie. Noble, can't you see
that here IL place where / arm self.
ish enough TO let the whole world 70
hang If only and mine could have
escaped he cried tho other day.
"T'he torturc-the terror--of my
boys father Is just as great 20 me.
but who am ! that must rail
against the misfortune that comes
into thousands of lives daily7"
TO be continued