The Detroit times., 1917-03-01

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Draytonl" Tim Mulhsny whispered
conndeDtially. a. We left the table.
and I smilinsly allowed him to think
j had prepared the dinner, when, in
fact. ! had had nothing 10 do with
II. the woman I had hired even do
ing the ordering.
glanced ~ Robert and knew by
the curl OF his lip that he had over
heard and despised me for my inno-
cent deceit He was absolutely
opsn and above board In oil that he
said and aid. and had scant pa
tience with sham IN any torn.
We had some music. AZ Mrs. Mul.
hany neither danced nor played
cards. and for the nrst time heard
Holland Lansing sing She had
wonderfully sympathetic. highly cul
tivated VOICE. and even Tim Null
hany congratulated her. sltho he
frankly declared he couldn't tell
one note from another.
81 only know when ! like t!" he
confessed.
played for them. and we broke
up early. Tod Freeman going with
the caidwells and Holland Lansing.
Tim Mulhany and his wife remained
q few minutes after the others. and
I took Mrs. MuIhany up 70 see the
baby. while Tim and Robert dis
oussed the political situation.
Her admiration of my boy salts
fied even me. The darling was
curled up In bis crib. one chubby
hand clutching the sheet; the other
thrown above his head. His little
curis lay damp on his forehead: and
his baby face was flushed with
sleep. She knelt down beside the
crib and softly touched his hair.
his little hands. and turning TO me
said:
How any woman TO whom God
has given q child can ever be dis
satisfied. or do wrong to hersvlf.
her child. or the father OF her child
Is more than | can understand"
Then. Ia a changed tone: You
won't forget that you promised to
bring him to me; ] want TO see him
when he In awake" and she leaned
over and pressed a light kiss on his
hair.
Ny heart ached for her. n must
have so poignsnuy brought her own
loss back to her. But there was no
trace OF II In her manner nor In
the smile with which she met my
eyes when assured her would
not forget. wondered II there
were many such women In the world
women 90 unseinsh. 30 towing.
that II was a benediction 10 be near
them. How small II should make
the rest OF us seem with our petty
taultnndinss. our graspings after
things we do not need. our neglect
OF those dependent On us. our un-
thinking cruelty.
I was At that time one OF those
luxuryloving women. restricted to
no country or class. who expected
ali that life could give without do
ing anything 10 deserve a. was
not what giibmouthed people could
can a bad woman" In any sense
| was merely thoughtless and gay
and demanding. what happened to
me may happen to any girl brougbt [
no as I was, with no sense OF the
responsibilities OF life. then trans
planted to a totally different en-.
vironment.
stili hated housekeeping. the
numerous details. the everlasting
monotony OF my life. knew ALSO
luteiy nothing OF Roberts business,
he never mentioned his clients
names TO me. And yet once or twice
had heard him discussing legal
questions with Holland Lansing. I
own Was always frankly bored
when abstract questions were APP
preached. perhaps because resd
so little AZ that time. and felt thar
] could not talk inteliigently. Yet
that did not prevent my feeling
abused and neglected when Robert
found stimulation and entertainment
In talking to another woman. To
be wholly happy q wife should un
derstsnd and be interested in ALI
that pertains TO her husbands life.
n took me many years TO learn
this simple truth. Like many WON
en- hated all interests that took
Robert away from me. even hat.
ed his once because he spent hour,
there which I considered he shoula