The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-09
CONFESSIONS
OF 4 Wife
MIX. TRENT GOES TO MAKE
HIS WILL.

woman. Dick thought when |
first met her. with her beautiful
white hair. that rarely had seen "A
woman OF any age ar lovely as she
was with her exquisite complexion
and snowy locks She gave me the
Impression Of being one Of the grand
DANES OF Louis XVI. And / was
much chAgrincd when she 30 foolish
~ dyed her beautiful hair 10 that
unnatural red You know that our
table In the dining room at the hotel
~ near window. and when the sun
light comes through. as u often does
upon her hair. tell you. Richard. !
almost have a physical pain"
And. little book. do sou remember
when Mother Trent told us tow her
husband begged her TO color her
hair The old woman did this just
as sop TO her own vanity. I am tell.
ing YOU little book hut couldn't
help but admire Dick when | heard
him say. II think mother did this.
Mr.. Trent. 10 make herself appear
more youthful In your eyes.
Well. my boy. after she had don.
this. | did tell her liked IL because
knew how terribly she would fee
u she thought that | could never
look at her without the rcpugnance
which I felt"
lent IL strange. little book. that
7 people can live together and be out
wardly happy and outwnrdiy under
standing and stili be absolute strabg
T crH TO each other l ann sure thai
I never once has Mother Trent
dreamed that she has not made Mfr
Trent perfectly happy and that h,
/ found pleasure and happiness In any
4 thing that she chose 20 do. You see
she IL one OF those women who goe,
3 all her life with no adaptability. who
must mould everyone 20 her way Of
thinking. and who. doing this imag
I ines that shc Is doing what the other
+ person wants. or. at least. what Il
best for him
II have often wondered" contin
ucd Mr. Trent. II other men hay,
I these thoughts while in their wife,
/ presence at the breakfast table. OF
D
TO my morning meal after a night OF
Z sleeplezsness and pain.
/ Richard. there are times when II
seemed to me I would have given ug
hope OF heaven II Just one morning
your mother had said Dear didn'i
Z YOU sleep well last night You or,
( looking so tired For knew. Rich
/ ard. that was looking haEgard.
But ! do not know whether II j.
because your mother has seen me
every day. that she hasn't noticed IL
but In the last six months hav,
/ lost so pounds. and lately she has
/ been quite annoyed that | haven
been able TO 90 out with her in the
/ evenings as we used to do, Don''
( think, my boy. that | am criticisinR
her too harshly. ! do not mean u
that way at all II is simply that
I she does not and cannot understand
and what | am trying TO explain tc
| YOU Is that | must have had an idea
that a woman was not n human be
ing. and | have found that your
mother is very human. / dreamed
! guess. OF super woman"
heard Dick Frnan again. and. NJ
tie book. | had 10 stuff my handker.
chief in my mouth TO keep my sobs
from being heard This was a very
commonplace tragedy. but II seems
TO me that commonplace tragedies
are the most heart-hreaking OF all
that humanity knows. ~as won.
dering why this man lived with
Mother Trent and endured II all,
when | heard him speak again.
Richard. my boy. you may think
am weak. but | loved your mother.
There is something so appealing TO n
man. about n helpless woman. And
you know how helpless abe Is. am
very much worried to think OF what
will happen when she finds that |
am gone. for while | shall leave her
plenty of money. yet | know that
she will not voluntarily allow anyone
TO care for II for her, and | am sure
that she does not know or care
OF IL herself.
Haven't you made your will7'
asked Dick anxlously.
No" he answered. "as | have no
relatives, everything l have will go
TO your mother"
Before you have this operation.
then. we will go down to your law.
yer's office and make this will. and
you must leave what you wish to
someone In trust for mother"
II will leave II to you. I'm trust,
Richard"
mo" said Dick, do not leave II
TO me. I'd rather have you leave IL
to Jim Eide"
IAN right. I will do this" said Mr..
Trent, as they walked away.
wonder. little book. why Dick did
not want to accept the position of
custodian of his mothers money?
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