The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-24
Confessions
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ANOTHER BABY

"oo buiV thdt A(Ohho
be enthusiastic about the twins
tho whoever is not, little book?
Those boys are certainly winsome
little chaps. Then told her about
the boys mother and the tragic
story of her death at the time
they were born. She had not
known before.
my dear, l am telling no Sc
crets in disclosing all this to you"
l said, "for the whole story, all
the details, came out in the
papers when Harry was running
for mayor"
"And so those splendid little fell
lows are not Eliene's children at
ALL" she said, "but the children
of a maid in Harry's fathers
home. How terrible it must have
been for Eliene."
II was at first, Donna, but
Eliene is a fine woman. | don't
think now she feels the slightest
difference between the boys and
her own little daughter, Eliene."
Donna sat quietly long while
and then she said, 81 believe I'll
take your advice and adopt
baby"
Don't take only one, Donna,
take two. They will be company
for each other, and as you have
plenty OF money to keep them in
comfort, there Is no reason why
you should not make two children
happy and contented quite as well
as one."
II say, Margie, why don't you
do this same thing yourself?" she
asked slyly. st does not look to
me as tho you were going to have
any more children and would be
such a good mother and would
bring up such nice children with
your broad ideas of responsibility
toward them"
And then l told Donna, little
book, something that l have not
even told you.>"Donna," | said,
Il hope to have a child of my
own very soon"
Donna jumped up and clasped
me in her arms and kissed me.
"Oh, I am so glad-so glad for
you, Margie! How does Dick feel
about it?"
Dick does not know. No one
knows but you, dear girl. l have
n q rdIy larad IN talI a. 70 ,,,yeaIf
You know l was grief-stricken
when sonny died and / almost
felt that l could never have an
other child. l had an unreason-
able feeling that as poor little
sonny had never lived except in
my heart-if l should give to an
other baby the love that l had
hoped to give to him, l would be
taking from him the only thing
l could ever give him. l know 1t
sounds foolish, but think that
other woman must have felt that
way, too. But now time has soft
ened my grief and | am happy in
the thought that l shall not live
my life to the end childless.
you are quite right, Margie,"
answered Donna. when Will
and l were first married l was
selfish enough not to want chill
dren. did not want the care Of
them, I thought. Now l know
that l would never have had that
long stretch of years away from
Bill il we had had children"
81 think every man wants chill
dren, Donna. 1t rather hurts his
ego to think that no child Of his
will help perpetuate the race. I
know that Dick is going to be
very happy when l tell him. I
am sure that he will be happier
than he was when he learned that
sonny was coming"
ooh. 1 am so glad for you,
Margie," said Donna over and
over again.
"At last I said to her, won't
you let me go with you to some
of the oprhan homes in town and
see If We cannot find baby for
your" I saw her hesitate and
added, you know, Of course, my
dear, that you need not take amy
Of them IL you won't want to-"
WELL" she said at last, I'VE
can see what they look like any
way, can't we, Margie? I'll CO."
Then she smiled to herself and
said: Can you imagine any
thing stranger than that I should