The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-19
CONFESSIONS
Of A Wife
WOMEN ARE PERSONS

laughed long and loud. little
book, over Dicks comment on my
description OF the mid Victorian
woman and her way Of getting what
she wants In this life. and then !
continued. 1T IL tho last dying gasp.
Dick, of that old Roman dictum
which proclaimed that women were
not persons. but things. But did
YOU ever realize that II was six hun.
drrd years after the beginning OF
the Christian era that this procla'
nation. after grave discussion. was
changed and that men decided that
woman was person. not n thingf'
some feminist you are. Little
Mrs School Teacher" was Dicks
comment.
AZ the words I gaaped. little book
II was no long sine. Dick had called
mo Little Mrs. school Teacher. He
had used that term 10 often In the
past. always half In rniilery and
half In admiration. that | had for.
gotten ID was one Of his carenalng
names for mo
lAfif4 9GithAJ NA't ~ sts%'
that 10 me. and was about TO tell
him that l expected h. would have
TO change that name TO Little Mrs.
Mother" coon. but before ! could
speak. little book. Dicks mind cvi-
IDENTITY went off on another tangent.
for h. Aaid. by love. MarEi.. IL IL
certainly hard lines for Chad and
Mslic. can fully sympathlxe with
Chad and a hoy. ,oo-why. ! don't
believe I could stand deal like
that"
Dicks speech effcc;uaily stopped
the telling Of my news. and ] felt a
sudden nausea ms tho thought came
over me that there was a possibility
OF my baby being abnormal. too.
And then. little book. took myself
In hand Why should anything hap
pen 90 me or the child ! arm 10 bear
I am young and healthy. and I shall
hay. all the car. and advantage Of
scientific knowledge and experiences.
started from the room quickly.
then. little book. for I knew II !
stayed that would simply have TO
tell Dick. and did not want TO do IL
then when his mind was fun Of the
terrible thing that had come TO
Chad and Mobile.
Last night Moliie and Chad came
over. little book. and We. Dick and I.
tried to act aa tho nothing had hap.
pencd. But somehow we could not
do H. and "a; last poor Chad simply
went all to pieces.
II think" he said. "tha; will
have to so away from every one for
a while. Dick. old man. when l
think that I have been the means OF
bringing into the world human be-
ing that will suffer ms my boy will
have 10 suffer IL fills me with
Now. look here. old chap" said
Dick. 1T In time TO buck up. I
I know IL sounds unfccllng and un-
sympathetic. but what Mother said
to you is all too true. Chad. Others
have had to stand the gaff and you
must do so as well. DO you know.
II were you I'd try TO look at It
this way: II this terrible thing that
has come to me and mine win help
to tighten tho load OF others 80
stricken who are not so well placed
as my boy Will be. he will not have
suffered in vain. think | would
begin to teach my boy that. Chad, I
from the first. and I'd see what
could be done for and with a person /
that could not sec"
A Dick said these last words. lit. |
lie book. Chad cringed visibly. and
Dick said kindly. Buck up. old
man. There Is nothing In the world /
that In so awful but allowing II to .
down you makes II worse
fTO Be Continued