The Detroit times., 1917-04-28

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dea for which you are willing go
cruelty all clse?' had nearly said
"me
THAT is my secret Margaret
when # ia an accomplished fact
We Will talk OF il. not before AS
TO crucifying any one, that IS al
nonsense"
After he left sat for a long time
without moving Why was he So
stern and hard Was Il only 20 ne
cr did he show this side of hts char
actor 20 others? ASH Thought Of his
uncompromisiug attitude wave y
eelfpity surged over me, and com
mcnced 10 cry n had been months
since ! had given way 10 my feel-
ms and the long bsnt up emotion
nee loosed soon were beyond my
control. and r wept and sobbed tor
hours Finally ! pulled myself 20,
cether and bathed and dressed
when ! was finished gave bst
i"le evidence OF The storm thru
which I had passed save unnatural
pallor As looked al myself n
the mirror / registered vow
'wouId be as Indifferent as was Rob
ert ! would change my mode of
living entirely With this new pos
zion there was I Rrew. great ai
vance in salary We were able uop
20 live and entertain as : had lone
wished would 10 SO Then. zoo,
] would resume my nam size would
study hard sometime I m,eht need
fo use it for livelihood And Joy
/ face hardened as Thought how
little Rober would miss me 10 ]
We're away but my heart contract
oI as ms own loneliness without
him rushed over me was indIg
nant because OF my husbands aG
tons HIS careless treatment Of me
yct realized that loved him. thai
! always should
The brooding silence that had
immed me In was almost unbcar8
I'o Tn society. music. and other
versions ] would az Toast forget
t time that was that puful
ing a neglected wife
That night when Robert came
Tome DC told me hc had bought n
musical cabinet for me. and tina,
had better so down and select any
ierords liked
~ will amuse tho children. tor.
ho added. after telling me Of his
purchase They are old enough
ncw 20 be interested in some " the
shildren's records aside from their
delight In music
Roth OF the children. Bruce espe
,ially. were very fond OF music, end
would keep still FOR hours II ] would
play for them But this would ob
waite the necessity and I welcomed
the instrument as giving me more
time for my serious practice
a scream from upstairs startled
MS ran up and Joined my cries
10 those ~ Betty and Matilda. Ny
baby had in some way gotten
match. and in playing with II had
set her little dress on FIRE
Robert on. Robert, Quick"
! screamed in agony, and before 1
had stopped calling he was IN tho
room. had snatchcd up the rug. ard
pulled Betty by main force from my
arms and enyeloped her In it. az the
came time telling me:
lie down there. Margaret, 10
az say Lie down on that rug
md roll Help her Matilda" he
ordered. just as 1 felt the flames on
my bare flesh
I throw myself down and rolled
over and over until tho FIRE witch
had caught my sleeve as ! held the
baby was extinEuishcd. then prompt.
~ tainted when recovered the
doctor was there and was dressing
nay darling's barns while her father
held her. They were not serious
altho they were very painful. and
ne poor little thing moaned and
cried AN The time they were boins
'fFesFed had one bad burn or
NY army and several INSIGNIFICANT
Ones ON my handaN
You were VERY bravo. Margaret
Robert said "Thc child would have
burned to death had 10 not been ,rI
You The tire was nearly smooth
rrcd whom Took her
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