The Washington herald., 1918-06-07
Confessions
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Mrs. Trent Brews Trouble.

do you know. Margie," said Mol
lie to me yesterday, that have
learned q great truth since Mr.. Trent
died and have had to be SO much
with mother"
well. my dear" I said lightly. "it
Is a pretty stupid child that cannot
learn from its own mother"
Mollie looked a little disturbed and
then she continued valiantiy: well.
what I have learned, Margie. from
mine Is that a woman must have
something more than chastity and q
great respect for social traditions and
conventions to be OF any particular
use in this day of modern living.
Don't look shocked, my dear Mar
gle, because you know that am
speaking the truth.
Mother is not of the slightest use
to herself or to any one else and she
at times drives me almost to madness.
She never fails to commiserate Chad
on the affliction of our boy. She Is
always bemoaning the fact that there
are some ills that even money cannot
cure.
she exasperates Chad so much that
I know he would like to murder her.
but what can either OF us do. She Is
In the eyes of the world a poor wom-
an who has lost a loving husband and
to whom for that reason. il no other,
her children should be doubly kind.
Now, Margie, l really cannot see
why any one should have to be kind
to the aged Just because they are old.
Mother has plenty of money. but I
tell you she Is making 1t hot for poor
old Jim Edie.
III she calls him up once, I'll wager
she calls him up a dozen times a day.
About half the time his secretary
says he is out or very busy. Yester-
day 1 said to her: Mother. don't you
realize that you must surely abide by
the letter Of the will Mr.. Trent NADER
81 cannot understand why he
made it, she moaned. Why, he al
ways gave me all the money asked.
But did you ask him to sell United
States bonds and put the money into
q wildcat mining proposition as ]
heard you command Jim to do yes
terday"
No. because I had the utmost
faith in Mr.. Trent she answered,
and / do not trust Jim Edie. What
does he know about business? Why
that man who talked to me about the
mining operation-such a sweet young
man, my dear, and so deferential-
said that the time had come when
women should be allowed to take care
Of their own property. and he said
In the sweetest way possible that
while did not look old enough to have
children as old as Dick. yet he had
found that most women of my ma
turity Of thought must have better
judgment than my own son or any OF
his so-called friends
"'"Of course," he continued. Il am
not intimating in the slightest way
anything against Mr.. Edie, but you
will concede that 1t looks rather
queer that he would not even see me
on this investment. Any up-to-date
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 investigate
every avenue of investment"
Can YOU beat that, Margie?''
asked Mollle. what are we going
W 10 WIN lEEs Livery man WHO CdIl
get hold of her and f1atter her a little
will make US all trouble"
And she is over co." was my COM
ment.
Yes" said Mollie, with a sigh, "and
don't believe she ever did a meri-
torious act In her life."
MY dear child, she bore you and
Dick" said.
She could hardly help herself
there" said Mollie, bitterly, land be.
tween you and me. Margie, am not
so sure that Dick and I will In any
way compensate for all the terrible
things she has done"
What do you mean, my dear?"
asked anxiously. I knew that some.
thing had made her more than usu-
ally unhappy with her mother.
well, 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 1t was all his
fault that the baby was born blind
Poor Chad. ,Margie, I am afraid fol
his reason now. and i have. got to the
point where hardly. dare leave them
together" and MolIie burst into tears
and clung to me, her body shaken
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