The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-04
INNOCENCE DIES WITH
AGE

DO YOU know. Margie." said
Paula. continuing her storN. Il new.
er have regretted my experience
with Earnest IAwton learned
RS many things from IL. First. In
my girlish innocence. thought
him all good. and then thought
him all bad Al last came to
know he was only a selfish. ego.
tistical man with tho nomewh hat
prevalent Idea that a woman was
only a playthlnx for his lordship
1T eamc upon me 10 the nAtur"
OF q great surprise TO see how his
love grew for little Earnestine
the baby he had not wanted and
whom h. lad neglected during all
her adorable little life Tie had
only seeu her once before she
made her appearance In Philadel.
phla. but her daintlnsss. and. above
MI. her belief In and admiration
for him. seemed 20 pour balm on
the wound my detection had made
upon his selfroye.
The child worshipsd her daddy.
and her adorable way OF showing
q made her the constant compan.
ion Of her father. And that man
really flirted with bis own baby
She was Just what he had always
wanted but had never found In bis
many loves plaything who wor.
Shlpcd him bllndly and could be
easily put aside when he was tired
She. OF course. never worried
him b. making him think. nor did
she seem to have a single thought
except for him.
However. from some queer
puirk she took great fancy TO
me. and she was not able TO faith.
ON Just why she should not try
her airs and graces on th. pity
yaiay' Both her mother and IN.
Their. however. discouraged any ad.
vanees on her part in my direction.
Why don't you yuv my fay-
yer7 she ssked me once when she
had wandered away from her par.
ents' reproving eyes and strayed
into my dressing room. The aues.
ton rather embarrassed me. 30 I
answered by asking. Who told YOU
| didn't love your father. baby
cearY
"He did-his very onest sclf.
she answered positively.
Well. dear. guess II Ia be.
cause love you so much that I
haven't any love left for any one
Csc. was my explanation. and II
beemed to satisfy her. for. like her
father. she wanted TO be the whole
thing I'm any ones affections 10
whom she took n fancy.
My daddy says he is coming
home with muyveT and me this
summer and he'll buy me a horsy
and we'il ride all over.
That will be nice. dear
II wis You could come wiv MS.
Your mother will be there. |
said.
Muvver can't ride. but heard
hoy daddy tell her you can ride
like an--nn--oh. sompin. can't
think. My muvver cried when he
said It. and then he said. Don't
worry. Miss Newton won't yuv
RE or want me in her life at ALL
Don't you want my daddy7'
mo. dear. want you to have
HIM
Flank you she said with the
greatest satisfaction. as tho had
made her the greatest present. Just
then Earnest called. and instantly
she had no other thought but OF
him. The pity yaidy div you 10
me. she llsped as she ran into HIS
arms
Did she. baby chid?' he said
Instantly. Margie, realized
that Earnest Lawton had called
tiny Earnestine's mother baby
chlld'-that he had probably held
he silly endearment which had
thought my own special property
as a kind OF generic term which
he bestowed on all the sex.
'Earnestlne is a darling. said
to Ruth that night when told her
the circumstances. and ! hope she
will be the means Of bringing your
sister and Earnest Lawton to
gother'
He will probably break that
haby's heart just az he has done
every Other woman thing no has
ever made to love him
No, Ruth, notAvery other one,
! said quietly. my heart is still In
tact. and FOR that am probably
Indebted 10 you
No, dear girl. said Ruth ear.
nestly. ! think there Is that in you
that will make You come out all
right. even II no one advises or
restraints. IL was only your limo.
cence that nearly made you vic.
tim OF Earnest Lawton. Now that
knowledge has come TO you. you
VIII know how TO take care OF your.
self next time
There amt going TO be no
core, | quoted softly
Ito be continued)