The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-11
CONFESSIONS
OF A Wife
MANAGING WOMEN HN or
POSITION

4 would rather suffer untold
grief than not be- able TO suffer at
all said Donna az she abseutly pin.
ned a crocus 30 her coat.
How any one can keep on living
physically after his spirit b. dead
cannot conceive" SHE exclaimed fee.
ingly. and yet We See it IN an old
people
II death win only come TO me
when and while am doing some
thing which means that am stll
la the great battle ut life. VIII bee
most thankful
Dear. Donna wonder litllc
book. II she knows how trouble
hroadencd her mind aud bcauufied
her character I viii try never again
60 fcvl that nfr has brought me only
hurts II. az the end some one viii
Say OF me what ! think ~ Donna cV.
cry time sre her What splendid
woman che u ana what "a great soul
she has grown that can rise above
all the ilis that life has brought To
her"
I am 80 glad. little book that
can stay In my beautiful home In
quiet Mrs Trent left the very
night Of the day on which she told
me she thought she had better leave
Molllc. I said how did you per
suade her 10 do it,
"Why. answered Mollic quietly. II
a little bitterly. = told her that both
YOU and I needed her To cheer us W.
That she should come 20 me for
time. and then return 60 you. and
hide her own grief Ia tri ing to make
W. forge; ours.
"Of course. when IL WIS put 90 her
In that way she Immediately began
Ia think ot herself and decided that
the only person In all the world who
deserved comforting was herself
and she proceeded 10 30 Il hy rcserv.
ing the very bes, suite ~ rooms al
- Hotel and ordering some
new and more fancifui garments Ia
which 20 mourn becuminEiy
You know YOU have only 20 let
mother think you want her 60 do
something 20 have her Immediately
do something else Moiue paused
= HftHNtN AIN Atfh Ntt' hfAtAA AAfi4
smile
1t Is funny" shc said. how
quickly dear old Jim has found out
this popularity u mothers Ito was
very anxious. he told mo the other
day, that she should put some % her
surplus Income into government
bonds lie had heard. % course. she
was thinking % building a house -
he called upon her and told her that
she had number of thousand dol
lars wing Idle ana advised her 20
start building a home
IL viii take up your time and
attention. Mrs Trent he said. and
time must nov b. hanging rather
heavily on your hands
"Of course mother was M In arms
Immediately. as she declared that
she though, Il would be perfectly
foolish for woman % her age to
build home
'Of course. II Mr.. Trent had
lived. she said. We had intended "a
build this year. but think III put
any surplus have tn government
bonds
Then she came right over 10 me. -
saih Moilie. and saii. do you know
Moili~. believe Jim Edlr has some
Interest ln real estate. or a contract
Ing firm. or something he has been
recommending mo % build a house
Z showed him. however. had a
mind 81 ms own. and ordered him to
put all the money had In trust AZ
the present moment IN government
bonds guess he viii understand
after this tina, ! mean 20 run my
own business "a far "a that diaboi
lcal will will 10, me
Anyway. little book. have gotten
rid 81 Airs Trent and am At liberty
to stay IN my own beautiful home
and watch IL welcome spring. For
the first time In my life Nature has
been a aolace 20 me
TO he Continued