Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-03
The Woman Who Changed
By JANE PHELPS
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BABY's FIRST OUTING.


CHATTER CALNI.
The first time l was able to take
my baby out, 1 was so proud and ex-
cited that George deelaTed if l didn t
behave, he wouldn't let me 60, that
he and Kenneth would go without me.
| suppose evey Eother thinks her
baby the sweetest, prettiest baby in
the world. [ am sure l would have
se0rned the idea that there ever could
be so pretty one as my little brown
eyed Kenneth. | think George felt
exactly as 1 did, even if he aid make
fun of me-
We stopped at Evelyn s Oh our way
home. Hurts mother Was thsre, and
while ageeing that Kenneth was all
that was desirable in so young child,
she warned me not to give up all my
time to the baby.
+" Young wives with their first ba-
bies are apt to forget that they have
a husband, or that they owe it to
themselves not to neglect other du-
ties, Don t fall into that error. Love
and care for your 5aby all you want
to; but remember that Mr.. Howard
has some rights also.
l was astonished to have her talk
so to me- She had made such fuss
over Evelyn's S baby. But when l spoke
to Evelyn about it, some lays later,
she said her motherin-law had talked
just the same to her-that she had
cautioned her not to neglect Hurts,
or her home and social duties. When |
| repeated what she had said to George,
he returned:
"She's very level-headed woman.
Because you love Kenneth, it is no
reason why you should stop loving me. "
Why-whoever heard of such a
thing! "Stop loving you that s not |
what she said. She meant not giving
you as much time as before and -
"WeH | said it, and | do not intend
to be showed aside for that young ras-
cal. Remember hat,please, Mrs. How
ard!" His tone was light, but / had
a feeling that he really meant what |
he said
FOOLISH DEVOTION.
As the months passed and my boy
grew more interesting, could scarcely |
drag myself away from h'm, He was so
and he seemed 20 love me so
dearly. He satisfied that longing for
expressed affection that had felt since
my marriage. He was such an 'affec-
tionate little fellow
81 am glad he is aftecTionate," l !
said to Evelyn.
"Why9n
"Oh, Geoge is so undemonstrative.
and it is hard for a woman to take
everything for granted when she is
married to man who never shows /
that he cares. "
Don't marry that baby off just
yeti" she laughed, then, "I'll bet a
pair Of gloves that Mr.. Howard cares
just as much for you as if he made |
a fuss over you, Helen. have seen
him look at you with such proud |
sort of look in his eyes.
81 occasionally. Wheh 4
please him he does look that way, and
once in while he acts loving. But l
would give anything in the world if
he was like Hurts, and would give me
q bear hug, and dance me around the
room kissing and teasing me as | have
seen Hurts do with you. Sometimes |
fairly ache to have him do something
like that. l don t mind 80 much now
that have the baby, tho. When |
want to be loved and petted, | just
hug him so | almost hurt him, and he
loves me back in the same way, his
little arms tight around my neck.
"You are worse than | was when
Helen was his age. You are perfectly
foolish over him. If he isn't spoiled,
t won t be your fault. -
"In be strict with him when he
gets older. -
~ see you being strict with him.
That S iokel" Evelyn returned
with laugh
DISTURBING THOUGHTS.
l wondered, after she left, if I was
foolish to be SO entirely devoted to
my baby 1 concluded | was not; that |
he was MY baby, and was going to