The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30
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an educator" said Francesca. his
daughter. known TO friend and fam
lily as namhlna. or bambi for short
Professor Parkhurrt lifted n
startled face from his newspaper
and surveyed HIS only child across
tho breakfast table.
My dear. what causes this
sweeping assertion OF my incom
petence'"
Il do | do Just what did you
expect mo TO do whom grew upr'
why. TO be happy"
That's the profession you In.
tended me tor1 who's TO pay the
piper1 It's expensive TO BIO happy
and also unlucratiye
Il have always expected TO sup
port you until your husband
claimed that privilege"
suppose | want "a husband who
can't support met"
Dear mo. that would be unfortu'
nate. II Is the first duty of hus'
band 10 support his wife"
"Old fashioned husbands. yes -
but not modern oDes. Lots OF men
marry 90 be supported nowadays.
How on earth could | supper, tho
man | lover
You are not without talents. my
dear"
"Talsntsf You almost said 40
compliahmontsi II you wero not
living In tho Pliocene age. Profes-
sor famed parkhurst. you would
know that accomplishments arc q
urue--accomplishmcnt IS tho only
thing that counts can HinE u
littlo. play the piano little. suo.
ton bridge u good deal: can cook.
and scw fancy things. Tho only
thing | can do well Is TO dance. and
no real man wants 10 be supported
by his wifo'a toes"
You're young yot. my dear; you
can learn. What Ia Il YOU want 10
study7"
Success, and how 10 get a."
Success. in tho general sense OF
the word. has never seemed very
important 10 mo. To do your work
we'll"
Yes. I know. Il IL the fact that
you have not thought success I'm
portAnt tina, hampers me so In the
choice OF q husband.
'Bamblna. that IL the second
time a husband has been men
toned In this discussion Have
you some individual under conAid-
erationf"
Il have. have practically de-
cided on him"
You don, tell mei 10 know
tho young man ?"
"Oh. yes-Jarvis Jocslyn
"He has proposed to your"
"Oh. no. lie doesn't know any
thing about Il. have just decided
on him
But. my dear. he I. pennlless
That's shy ! rvproaeh you that
you haven't brought me up To sup
port Jarvis In a lgrury he will have
TO 20, used to-"
But why have you settled on
this youth seem TO recall .
great many young men Who arr al
Ways about I presume they ad-
miro you. Certainly this dreamer
IL tho mos. ineligibls OF thom all
''Oh, that-yes That's Why !
must take him. Hs'il s,srvs 10
death unless some ono takes him
on. and looks after him"
1t seems as n you were going
rather far IN your quirotism 10
marry him"
The girl laughed.
I total him up Ike this: finc
family. good blood. dccen, habits.
handsome. healthy. poetic. He
might oven be hf'ectionAts Hts
one fault 10 that he IL not adjusted
to modern commercial standards
Hs cannot make money. or he viii
mott comes 20 tho same thing"
Il am unable TO see why you are
elected 10 take care OF him. He
must n, hls time. or perish. You
don't happen 20 be IN lore with
him. do your
No. IL think not. He interests
mo NOR. than anybody. suppose
I am fond % him rather"
Have you any reason for think
ing him IN love with your
Mercy. mo- He hardly knows
I'm alive He uses mo for a CON
vsrsatsonal blotting-pad. That's
my only use la his eyes"
Hes 40 very Impractical"
I am used to impractical men. |
have taken care of you since ! was
five years old II II had not been
for me you would have gone naked
and been arrested. or have forgot.
ten 20 eat and starved 10 death"
Now. my dear Bambi. pro
IT will do you no good Don't
I remember how you started of 10
meet your nine o'clock class clad In
your paJamas7"
"Oh. my child"
Don't talk 10 mo about imprac-
ticality. It's my birthright"
Well. can prove to you"
Il never believe anything you
uhfN W pIDFfa II tAu fff ",
first thing, without any process. It
isn't true"
He gazed At her. in his absent.
startled way. Ho had
never understood her since she was
first put into his hands. aged six
months. a fluffy bundle OF mother
less babyhood She never cenaed
10 startle him She was an enigma
beyond any puzzle in mathematics
he had ever brought his mind to
bear upon.
Shame on you. and you a mathe-
matlcian. I'm nineteen"
His startled gaze deepened.
"Oh. you cannot be-" he object
ed
There you are. I told you fig
nres lie. II says so in the family |
Bible. but maybe I'm only two"