The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-08
The Confessions of q Wife
Youth Is the Chief Desire of Mankind.

~Yu see. i, Is no different With
men than with women continued
Tir. Men hate TO grow old jus, a.
badly as YOU do In fact. scme-
times think Annie IL perfectly con
ten, to b. the mother Of her child
ren and TO grow old as they grow
up
Now. there il that little divil oi
= Margaret Ann-Shy. shs's got
more notions in her head from go.nE
over 70 tha, school with Mrs Sy-
mone's children ihinS a l. ali
wrong myself why, 10 Won SEoV,
think she Is going 70 30 ASHAMED
~ her father The other Cay abe
told me l must get up out OF my
easy chair and stand when her moth
er came into the room.
Il tried 90 explain | vas police
commissioner. that men and women
had 20 stand before me. but she
would no, 30 convinced and said ali
Gentlemen stand when ladies are
standing Bulge she said. TOOK
Teddy by his hair and made him
stand up when came In the other
day. and mother is more lady than
a little giri like me.
she won't 90 very FAR wrong
when she still thinks her mother n.
great lady. Tim ! said.
His eyes frightened. "You ought
n see that little girl OF ours. Why,
Miss Msrxie. Mrs. symone's little
girl. for all her wealth and adyan-
ages. can't hold candle TO Mar
garst Ann She's 40; all her moth
er's good sense. too. and her sense
OF humor that has made IL possible
for her TO live with ne.
Mas Margie. wouldn't hurt An.
ME for the world. but even YOU cant
blame a man who wants 20 see hoR
old he lonksL siF@etsf Is, now can
YOU"
Il suppose not. Tim. ! said with a
sigh. and then asked him II H.
anew that Harry SymOne was ooIa'
ing back.
II little Margaret Ann tu.d me tho
news the other day FOO bad be did
not take that domination for mayor
last spring. wasn't IL"
Well. / suppose he had good
reason for not doing H." said. Tin
looked ~ me rather queerly and !
y ordered how much he really knew
r bout the twins
Say. Tim. all you ask Annie %
come over here some day mex. week
and bring the children
Sure. 1 will. and think she wi,
conc. she has baeu talking abou
GA FOR a long time. bui you .zoE ,
on ifeg about the Murphy girl. vill
you7''
-of course ! Won't. but i Il not
for your sake but for ,"nie's that ]
m keeping g." said Sllh a smile,
FOR I knew that had Tim fused.
We'll. you know she IL hit % a
terror when she gets Eoiny an1 !
didn't do her nor anyone else bii
o. harm"
Perhaps II was because I came
ID behind you iust in time. Tim"
Tins Irish eyes sobered and N
raid. Perhaps II vas. II We could
only see the little sins that are mo-
committed because someone ~
something interrupts at the night
moment. am afraid We would End
more OF us are saints from lack OF
opportunity than because OF strictly
moral prrposes."
Tim walked back 10 my hotel viii
me where he had TO leave me hur
I riedly TO make his train.
After he had gone could not hell
contrasting Commissioner LanertJ
with the rattle Drained Tim who
used 20 hang about the corner sRloor
( and make love To Annie. remem
bered the bruise on Armies face
that day many years ago when she
came To me, and ] contrasted thai
| Tim with the commissioner betnl
made by his own little daughter e
rise from his chair AZ her mothe'
came into the room.
You see. little book. ne cant isst
tell what the future l. going q
bring 10 as II Annie had givsp uI
/ Tim he would probably be today =
drunken outcast With all bis splendiC
energf and talent for his work OF
ne police force wasted Annie would
have been unhappy and alone M
child 20 make her proud and tender
You see. little book. ne have Il