The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-29
MARGIE GOES HOME

"When Donna selected that very
delicate and dainty little garment,
and said she would take 1t for her
blessed and ugly little son-to-be,
burst out without thinking and
said, Don't buy that, Donna"
Then ! blushed furiously.
| "Oh, / know what is In your
mind, Margie," said Donna qusck-
lily. you are thinking that this
dainty frock will make my billy
Hook uglier than ever. Well,
really don't care bit l want
leveryone - know that ] love him
land that l consider that nothing
II can buy Is too good for HIM"
"But, Donna, don't you think
that slip would look better on
giri baby than on a boy?"
II guess you are right, Margte,"
she said slowly, and she gave the
frock back to the saleswoman
lrather reluctantly. why don't
lyou buy it, Margie?"
Because l am going to buy
palmer things for my baby" l
said. l could not bring myself to
tell her that simply had not been
able to take any interest in buy
ing things at all as yet, for / had
not been able to even make myself
believe I was going to have a baby
all for my very own.
When we got home that night
we found Donna's attorney await
ling us. He told us that Billy
got his gray eyes and carrotty hair
from Irish ancestry. When the
lawyer got this far in describing
the baby's parentage and the cir
cumstances of his birth, Donna
said suddenly, 81 don't care to
hear any more, Mr.. Stein. II you
say that l can have Billy right
laway that's all l care to know.
That will make me very happy"
But, my dear lady" said the
lawyer, don't you want to know
something about the boy so that
you will be able to tell whether
he is all right PHYSICALLY"
mo-" said Donna, "if the poor
little fellow is weak physically SO
much the more reason for my TAX
ing him and doing all In my pow
err to make him strong"
well, Mrs. Teney, l can assure
you that the baby is all right or
Iganically."
That is all I want to know.
When can get him?"
IF you will sign all the papers,
III think you can have him tomor-
ROW." said Mr.. Stein.
Donna's heart fell. She had set
her heart on having the baby with
her that night and she was the
more disappointed as had receiv-
ed a letter from him that morning
which made me see that Dick was
$50 lonely and disseminated that
had decided to take the night train
home.
81 think, my dear Donna"
said, you will be happier anyway
when you get your Billy boy II
you are all alone. You will have
to get your life adjusted to fit
around the life of a baby and I
am not sure that you will not find
caring for a baby more than you
bargained for"
at don't think so at all, Mar
gle. / have been frightfully lone
ly for such long time and ! have
wanted something to take UP my
time"
81 hope everything will go all
right with you, Margie," said
Donna to me later in the evening
as she motored with me to the
train.
"Well, my DEAR" l said, 81 am
not sure that your way of adding
to your family is not the best
way, after all. 1t is certainly the
Easiest"
THE moment l get Billy dear,
I'll write to you and tell you all
about him, Margie," were her
words in parting from me. I left
her very happy and full Of enthus-
iastic plans for the baby's coming.
AS the train pulled out Of the
station I sat there thinking that
my own plans for the coming OF
a baby were not very enthusiastic
thus far. l tried to fathom out
my real attitude toward the arriv-
al of a little stranger and I sim
ply did not get anywhere.
Why is it, | said to myself. that
was so supremely happy over the
coming of Sonny from the very
first moment and now l can feel
only a calm, somewhat weary. in
terest in the matter?