The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-13

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tie book, and I never knew how
glad i could be to get back home
again- 1 blessed dear Mrs. Sell
wyn over and over again for CIV
ing me the cid place.
Eliene and Harry came over the
same evening We arrived home
from Chicago and. strange as ii
may seen. Eliene is looking better
and younger than ] have seen her
in years. while Harry has grown
gray and old.
The election is maxi Tuesday
and. Of course. Dicks first CUES
ton was what Harry thought OF
his chances
Just a fifty-fffty chance,
Dick" he said. and I tell you ]
wish IL were all over. i would
not 90 thru another SIX weeks like
the last have been for q ten years
lease on life"
/ looked at Eilene and she
smiled brightly and said: Harry
thinks he would not do it all over
again, but he would; he would do
/ IL even II he failed"
1T would be a pity IL that man
Denton got in" said Dick. He
has been a CRATER and shyster
politician all his life"
You can't have read the pa
pers lately" broke in Eliene. If
you had you would have seen
that you have the wrong idea. II
b Harry who is all that you have
called the other man.
And then some" interrupted
Harry.
We did not mention the old
scandal and after a while Eliene
and / want TO the other room and
left the two men to chat and
smoke.
Tell me about Mollie," ! said.
"Oh! Margie, in all my life
have never seen anything so sad.
said Eliene in trembling voice.
Can nothing be done?"
Nothing" she anwered. and
when you see Mollie, your heart
will break. Her baby is the most
beautiful child you ever saw and
much less talk about f."
OH / can hardly think about 1t.
How does Chad take it,"
That is one of the worst
phases OF the tragedy. Chad is al
most insane, shuts himself up for
days and will see no one but
Mollie. He plays the piano for
hours at a time, until / should
think that Mollie would go mad.
but she is superhuman, 1 think.
She comforts Chad, takes care OF
her baby and at times l have real
ly seen her emile, but. oh! Mar
gle, that smile is much more sad
dening than tears would be.
she told me to tell you she
wanted you to come over and see
her early in the morning.
Tell Margie." she said, that
she must not grieve. l would
rather have my baby this way
than not at ALL"
1t is telling on her to. Why,
Margie, she looks years older than
when you went away. There Is
only one little ray of light in her
horrible darkness, Margie, and
that Is that Chad Ii rich enough to
give that child every comfort and
luxury that money can buy. Al
ready Mollie is planning to have
a splendid home and school for
blind children built near DR.
virot's hospital. Chad will not
talk about It as yet, for he insists
at times that all blind babies
should be killed at birth. You
see. he is almost insane. He has
not looked upon his child since he
knew II was blind. Margie, |
cant help thinking that we wom-
en- have more moral and physical
courage thai men,"
Il thought that tonight when /
saw you and Harry, Eliene. You
positively look better than you
have for years and Harry has
grown old and gray"
Eyes. poor fellow. it went hard
with him when the papers raked
up that old scandal. but. honest
ly, Margie. / was glad of it. After
1t came out knew I had nothing
more to dread. The very worst
has been told, and told in the
worst way. And. Margie, was
really rather proud Of Harry when
he wrote that letter to the papers
and as he said beat 'em to it.
II could not let him do II all
alone, so I wrote my side and took
II down to the office of Pats
paper. Pat was not going to let
me print 1t; he said 1t was not
necessary that ! be brought into
1t, but I convinced him that It was
my battle as well as Harry's."