The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-17
Confessions 0faM1fe

Don't look shocked. my dear
Margie. because you know l am
speaking the truth.
Mother Is not OF the slightest use
20 herself or TO any ono elise. and
she at times drives me almost 10
madness. she never falls TO commits.
crate Chad on the affiietion OF our
boy. She Is always bcrnoaning the
fact that there are some Ills that
even money cannot cure.
s'Shc exaapcrates Chad so much
that I know he would like 10 murder
her. but what can either OF US do
She is. In the eyes OF the world a
poor old woman who has lost q Low.
ing husband. and TO whom for that
reason. II no other. her children
should be doubly kind.
wow. Margie. really cannot sec
why any one should have to be kind
to the aged just because they are old
Mother has plenty OF money. but
tell you she is making Il hot for
poor old Jim Edle.
III she calls him up once. III
wager she calls him up dozen
| times day.
About half the time his secretary
says he il out or very busy. Ycster.
day said to her: Mother. don,
you realize that you must surely
abide BY the letter OF the will Mr.
Trent madc7'
81 cannot understand why he
made IT, she moaned. why. he al.
ways gave me all the money |
asked
But did you ask him 10 sell Unit
ed States bonds and put the money
into wild cat mining proposition.
as I heard you command Jim to do
yesterday?
NO. because had the utmost
faith in Mr. Trent she answered
and I do not trust Jim Eide What
does he know about business7 why.
that man who talked 10 me about
that mining operation--such n sweet
young man, my dear. and so defer
ential--sald that the time had come
when women should be allowed 10
take care OF their own property. and
he said In the sweetest way possible
that while / did not look old enough
20 have children as old as Dick. yet
he had found that most women OF
my maturity OF thought must have
| better judgment than my own son or
any Of his so-called friends
'"Of course" he continued. 81
am not intlmating. in the slightes,
way. anything against Mr.. Edie. but
you will concede that IT looks rather
queer that he would not even see me
on this investment Any up to-tlate
business man who has charge OF SO
much money for clients as Mr. Edie
has for you, Mrs. Trent. and for
Mrs. Waverly. should at least inveati
gate every avenue OF Investment"
Can you beat that. Margie2'
asked Mollie. what are we going
TO do with her? Every man who car
get hold OF her and flatter her n 1T
tie will make us all trouble
And she is over So" was my
comment
yes" said Mollie, with sigh
"and I don't believe she ever did a
meritorious act in her life"
My dear child. she bore you and
| Dick" / said.
"She could hardly help herself
there" said Mollie, bitterly. and
between you and me. Margie. I am
not 80 sure that Dick and I will in
any way compensate for all the ter
rible things she has done"
"What do you mean, my dear?" ]
asked anxiously. / knew that some
thing had made her more than usual
| ~ unhappy with her mother.
| wen. you see that yesterday she
told Chad that he had ruined my
| life; that ! had done nothing with
my wonderful literary talents since
he married me, and that II was all
his fault the baby was born blind
Poor Chad Margle. / arm afraid for
| his reason now, and ! have got 70
the point where / hardly dare leave
them together" and Mobile burst into
tears and chung 10 me. her body
| shaken with sobs.
Go BE Continued