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result OF this care must have been q
certain self consciousness which
caused Jack TO ask, solicitously. II I
did not feel we'll
''Yu are 90 quiet. darling" he re-
marked What is the matter?"
Nothing 7 told him. y did not
know I was unusually quiet"
81 was wondering" he said. almost
wistfuIlys IF you were not thinking
most OF the time-as am that
mother IS going away soon
Yes" I acknowledged; That IS
certainly in my mind"
He kissed me and I felt like a
hypccrite. I felt still more like one
as he continued:
Jack Is Euthusiastis-
'I am glad mother can be right
here in our home, so that you may
know how wonderful she is. While
you have been with her often hereto
fore, -wO people become better &C
quaiuted in three days under the
same roof than in three years Of liv-
ing in she same town and meeting
every Few days
yes. that is So" I admitted. But
you VIII miss her more because Of
her having been here with you this
week
Perhaps wilL7 he haid, but it is
worth it,
I had q throb OF pity that was al
most maternal For the moment my
self love was querched by my love
for him
Poor Jack" I murmured. stroking
his face. II do wish L could make
your mothers going easier for you"
You do, darling" he rejoined.
And 7 can see that you are growing
more like mother in lots Of ways. It
-
much and are getting 10 love her
better than ever"
So that was what he wanted He
wanted me 10 be like his motherl
I did not protest nor acclaim. but
just sat still, thinking very hard. At
last I asked a question
Does a man want his wife TO be
like his MOTHER
In some things, yes-when he has
q motner like mine" he affirmed
You know psycho-analyst claim
that man loves the woman he mar
ries because Of certain characteristics
that remind him Of his mother. II
never realized that this might be
true until I saw you two blessed
women here TO gether. You often
speak 10 Lou just as mother
used to speak TO me. would like,
nestitatingly, ito have Lou brought I
up as I WAS. am not a success. q
ldmit-buC mothers training was all 1
light"
I recalled this conversation when, I
he next morning, as Mrs. Hampton i
md ] sat on the veranda knitting, she /
Lsked:
A Suggestion.
'Dea-. you will not be displeased If /
make a suggestion, VIII you2"
Certainly not replied, bracins
myself 10 be very patient
L was thinking that as there is &
lice little Sunday school connected
With the Episcopal church in the viz
age. you might let Jennie take Lou
here TO the infant class On sunday
morning"
"Oh. no." 7 objected. 'I cannot do
hat. If Lou weuL, I would want TO
90 with her myself. and that would
-eep me from Jack on his only morn
ng out here
She made no comment A sudden
hougnt struck me I.
Did Jack 90 TO Sunday school
When he was as young as LouZ'
.uestioned-
''WeH. no. she admitted. hut that
Tas different"
Why I demanded trIumphantly.l
Because. dear-forgive me for say !
ng it-but. you see, I gave up an ]
our or SO Of every Sunday TO teach
ng my children the Bible. And you
-eIl-you have not time 10 do that
-ou are so busy these days-aud-"
She was laundering, hopelessly en-
you mean I accused. that I am
leEIecting my child's religious IL
tructiou. don't your
She begged me to believe that she ,
I'd not mean that. and apologized for
avinE seemed 10 intimate such a
hing. 7 said IL was all right and
ried 10 smile, but her words had
urt me. just the same. Strange TO
ay, was more hurt than angered.
(To be continued.)