El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-05
A'SeriaI OF Universal Appeal
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Louise Hears From Mrs. Hampton That Jack Has
Apologized About the Party
By VHgIia TeThune
Van de Water.
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then settled down for a prolonged
chat. I felt vaguely uneasy.
Don't hurry" she begged Eve
have hardly had any time for talk
ing yet"
I reminded myself that I had ex-
pected to have an understanding with
my motherinlaW-an understanding
that would eXonerate Jack from any
blame with regard 10 our secrecy
or what Mrs. Hampton considered our
secrecy How could I introduce the
dlsa greea bic topic2 It would be I'M
comfortable If there was no explana-
tion-yet I was afraid TO speak OF
such delicate matter.
Ny companion introduced the en-
I tering wedge
Il think 1 owe you an apology" she
I said suddenly, for keeping Jack so
] long yesterday afternoon We talked
I so earnestly that IL was after o'clock
/ before 1 realized the hour. I am
afraid he was very late TO dinner"
-Oh, that was all right" 1 re-
Joined Il knew he was here and I
] did not expect him early" Then /
added, magnanimously: "A man al
ways has many things he wants to
talk to his mother about"
1T was 7 who wanted TO talk to
him." she corrected. Il do not think
he often feels the need Of consulting
me nowadays. When a man is grown
he does not actually need his mother
no matter how much he may love her"
An Irritating silence.
The words were innocent enough in
themselves. but the implied self-im-
notation made me FESTIVE
You are mistaken" I said Jack
loves YOU just as much as he ever
did"
Her silence irritated me. You
must not fancy" I hurried on, be
cause a husband and his wife are
such good comrades as are Jack and
that a man does not love his mother"
Il never doubt my boys love- Mrs.
Hampton remarked Il do know
however. that no married man needs
his mother as he did before his mar
riaEe. I am glad il is so, for il would
grieve a mother 10 think that when
she died las in the course Of nature
she must before her sOn)-he viii be
lonely and desolate- To those OF US
who love our children better than our
selves their growing Independence OF
US seems perfectly right and proper
But il makes you unhappy &C
cused.
Since the subject was now intro
duced. we might as well thresh II out
What do you mean" she asked
Jack told meat least he acknowl-
edged-that you were wounded be-
cause we-he and did not tell you
about the little dinner we were plan
ming But ] want you 10 know that
the fault was not all Jacks 1t was
mine, too"
Il did not say there was any fault
about it," she declared
'No-but you were hurt. know
I insisted.
she regarded me steadily. Did Jack
say was7" she questioned Them be-
fore I could answer, she went on
But. Of course. he told you Of our
talk together Yet" with a WY smile,
q rather fancied that what 7 said to
my bov would be confidential between I
him and me 1t used TO be-and I did I
not think TO ask him not to repeat I
what I said TO him Indeed could 4
hardly have brought myself to make .
that request Of him
Jack did not repeat what you said I
I insisted. You do him an injustice. l
Mrs Hampton It was not until n
asked him If your feelings were hurt
that he let slip that they were lie
said that he took upon himself the 4
blame Of what you considered our
deception 7 have mentioned IL to you I
because want you TO know that [
was the chief sinner in the affair-not I
Jack I wanted TO straighten things I
out II could But I see It is hope /
less" /
Nv cheeks were hot and my breath I
came fast. was aware that was /
growing very angry
TO Be Confinued.)