The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-28

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j have been thinking Boou
deal about the subject OF the DIFF
ference in the kind OF love an
adopted child receives from q
woman to that which her own
child receives, little book. Eliene
has told me that she cannot de-
tect a particle of difference In
her feeling for the twins and her
love for little Eliene.
Is blood stronger than water?
Or is 1t one of those conven-
tional ideas that has grown up
about the home and family ties?
/ do not know whether !
have ever told you this, little
book, but l am quite sure that
IL Mrs. Trent was not Dicks
mother he would have no COM
Functions in saying that she
bored him and that he disliked
her. Because she is his mother
he does not own this even to
himself.
/ am glad Donna is going to
adopt that red-headed boy baby.
She had been getting very self
conferred lately and this will
take her out of herself as moth
ing else could.
AS soon as she had put the case
before her attorney. all enthusi-
asm and excitement, he at once
set about making arrangements.
Then Donna exclaimed, Il want
him sure by tomorrow night, Mr..
Stein"
my dear Mrs. Tenney," said
the lawyer. "you cannot have q
baby sent out to you as you have
a Paris gown sent shall get
these things down as soon as
possible and then / will let you
know when to come down here
and sign the papers,"
The moment we got outside the
lawyers office Donna turned to
me and said, Come on. Margie,
let's go and indulge in an orgy
of baby clothes buying"
But, Donna, don't you realize
that there may be such a thing
as hitch in the proceedings
and that after all you may not
be able to get your baby?"
"Of course not, croaker," she
answered gaily.
And l thought then, little
book, of the time when I too was
sure that nothing could happen
to my baby-but, we'll. this time
cannot feel the same. I do not
anticipate. I do not plan. l Won
der. little book. II any woman
feels the same about the coming
of her second child as that he
was coming to me. l never want
to sleep without the feeling she
does about her first.
Somehow, Sonny lived for me
from the very instant that / knew
that l was holding him in my
arms. 1t has always hurt me
when anyone of my friends SEEM
ed to think that Sonny had never
lived and that I was making a
great fuss about him.
have not as yet had the same
feeling about the baby that is
coming to me now. Perhaps
that feeling will come later, but
Just now I experience no great
hope; only a strained nervous
condition and physical weari-
ness that is almost weakness.
There is no feeling of worry, /
am going on In my usual way
and trying not to look ahead in
any way or to any distance.
Donna and I went this morning
to the Baby Shop. l really did
get up a little enthusiasm when
saw those dainty garments and
falfals. Donna simply went wild
over them.
How much more sensible they
are about dressing babies than
they used to be-" she said.
These little garments are all as
fine and az dainty as they can
be, but there Is no embroidery
or stiff lace on them to hurt the
rose leaf flesh of a baby.
at is a pleasure to look at
these baby things." she said, and
then she laughed such a happy
laugh as she picked up the most
exquisite little dress and said to
the saleswoman, "I'll take this. 7"
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