The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-02

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MANAGING WOMEN BY
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81 would rather suffer untold
grief than not be able to suffer
at ALL" said Donna as she absent
ly pinned a crocus on her coat.
How anyone can keep on living
physically after his spirit is dead,
| cannot conceive" she exclaimed
feelingly, "and yet we see it in
all old people.
IF death will only come to me
when and while l am doing some
thing which means that / am still
in the great battle of life. l will
be most thankful"
Dear Donna, ! wonder, little
book, il she knows how trouble
broadened her mind and beauti-
fled her character. l will try
never again to feel that life has
brought me only hurts IL at the
end someone will say of me what
| think of Donna every time | see
her, what a splendid woman she
is and what a great soul she has
grown that can rise above all the
ills that life has brought to her,"
| am so glad, little book, that
can stay in my beautiful home In
quiet. Mrs. Trent left the very
night of the day on which she told
me she thought she had better
leave. "Mollie," l said, "how did
you persuade her to do it,"
why answered Mollie quiet
ly, If little bitterly, II told her
that both you and needed her to
cheer us up. That she should
come to me for a time and then
return to you and hide her own
grief in trying to make us forget
ours.
"Of course, when it was put to
her in that way, she Immediately
began to think of herself and de-
cided that the only person in all
the world who deserved comfort
ing was herself and she proceeded
to do 1t by reserving the very best
suite of rooms at - hotel and
ordering some new and more fan
ciful garments in which to mourn
becomingly.
You know you have only 10
let mother think you want her to
do something to have her i'm
mediately do something else."
Mollie paused minute and thea
she smiled a tiny smile.
1T is funny" she said, "how
quickly dear old Jim has found
out this popularity of mothers.
He was very anxious. he told me
the other day, that she should put
some of her surplus income into
government bonds. He had heard,
OF course, she was thinking OF
building a house. So he called
upon her and told her that she had
number of thousand dollars ly-
ing idle and advised her to start
building home.
at will take up your time and
attention, Mrs. Trent" he said,
land time must be hanging rather
heavily on your hands"
OF course mother was up in
arms Immediately as she declared
that she thought it would be per-
fectly foolish for a woman of her
age to build a home.
"Of course, IL Mr.. Trent had
lived" she said, I'VE had intend
ed to build this year, but l think
I'll put any surplus have in gov
ernment bonds"
Then she came right over to
me-" said Mollie and said, "'do
you know, Mollie, believe Jim
Edie has some interest in real es-
tate, or contracting firm, or
something, he has been recon-
mending me to build a house.
81 showed him, however, I
had a mind of my own and or
dered him to put all the money
had in trust at the present mo
ment in government bonds I
guess he will understand after that
l mean to run my own business as
far as that diabolical will will let
|me.'"
| Anyway. little book, l have got
ten rid OF Mrs. Trent and am at
liberty to stay in my own beautiful
home and watch it welcome spring.
For the first time in my life ma
ture has been solace to me.