The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-06
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CONFESSIONS
OF A Wife
MIR. TRENT DECIDES TO
END IT ALL

DO you mean TO tell me. Mr.
/ Trent. that you allowed the criminal
I reiflahness or my mother 10 influ.
cnce YOU In 30 grave matter az an
operation that might save your lifc2"
asked Dick, when MIR Trent told him
I that Mother Trent thought she was
unable to stand the suspense Of
waiting the outcome OF an operation.
You know your mother. Richard.
and you must know how she cried
and took on. until in sheer wcari.
ness | said. Have your own way,
/ my dear
DO you mean to tell me that
mother knew you were IN this con.
diuon when you were In California
last winter"
she has refused 10 believe from
I the first that there was anything
serious the matter with me
Dick groancd
And now. my hoy. have come
60 tell you that II seems to me that
| can stand this aRony--this terrible
pain no longer. Your mother still
insists that | am not ~. and she
" NhiiAR W w NRAiAf y iA'NF WV FNffA
ing or have some OF our friends in
Richard. cannot stand II and 80
am going 10 end IL all"
4 what do you mcnn7'
! Wen. Richard. suppose you were
lea my position ana Margaret kept
saying inst N you would only exert
yourself. and not give IN TO your
pain. you would be MI right In a
month or two7 Richard. have only
a month or two 10 live az most"
Have you told this TO mother"
No. because she would not be.
iicvc It AZ first. and would make n
great fuss abou, my being brighten.
ed to death Then II I did succeed
ia convincing her--well. Richard. /
am too M. too weary OF u all. TO put
aside my own physical agony TO com
/ fort her every minute"
I heard Dick groan again. and
knew that he was feeling almost like
numbering his mother. was glad
had not allowed them 10 know I
was there. for was sure that Mr..
Trent would feel badly TO have told
this TO Dick In my presence. Mr..
I Trent. little book Is one OF the dear.
est men have ever known. and II
seems too bad that II had 20 be he
that was TO die instead OF his wife.
I There. little book. I've said IT, And
you know that | would not say II TO
anyone else but you. but. having
said IL. am going To 10 stlll further
and say that I cannot understand
Fate at all. Here Is Mother Trent
\ slated TO outlivc two splendid men
that are truly natures noblemen.
while she In no good TO anyone. and
never has been any good oven TO her
I children.
Again heard Dick say. You
must go go the hospital this very
day. Mr.. Trent and have an opera
ton"
1T will do no good now. Richard.
my boy" answered Mr.. Trent. "and
! certainly am not able TO stand your
mothers cries and tears and her
protests against my hcartlessness in
making her suffer"
Mother will have nothing TO say
about It," said Dick grimly ''You
and ] will go together now" and |
heard him arise as IL 10 start imme-
diateiy.
Wait a minute. dear boy" said
Mr. Trent. Il know have a better
scheme"
What Is IT." said Dick settling
down In his chair again.
We'll" answered Mr.. Trent hest.
tatingiy. Il thought that tonight
when | went to sleep | would just
turn on the gas Jet over my bed
You know ! have a room In another
part OF tho hotel where have slept
for the hast month. 10 I would not
disturb your mother at night. M
do not sleep very well IL will be
very easy 20 loosen the thumbscrew
30 that IL will look like an accident,
and I shall go off into the never.
never land where there is no pain"
Good God. Mr.. Trent you must
not talk like this. Come. III find
Margie. She must be around here
somewhere. and we viii both go with
you to the hospital
TO be continued