South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-03

dangerous I warned. I guess she
can manage the machine was his
answer laughing. The next morn
ing as I came out on my way 70 my
Office ! met her. She didn't see
me. But as / lodged out OF the
way OF the brown car I caught
glimpse Of a girl I'd never seen.
She wasn't so pretty in that brown
khaki suit She was beautiful. Her
face looked so sweet and strong and
.resOlute. Her eyes had the plying
look OF an angels. I had thought
she would perish If she was out Of
sight Of a chiffon gown, and a Eve
pound box OF chocolates. ] tell you
7 was on my knees to her In spirit.
And that night ] was in person
until she pulled my ears and said.
Get up John. You look so silly
on. thank you, Yes, I know we
will be happy"
The wife Of a bookkeCper who
herself proposed 20 move from their
seven room house to a five room
abode because she had really found
there was too much work TO take
care Of this one" was a revelation
TO her husband. Four years ago he
had proposed moving from the cot
tage. and. size had cried:
Why the house seems 10 me
more mine than the owners We
have been the only tenants who
have ever lived in il. We came here
when the rooms smelled Of the wood
that was as new as my wedding
ring You don't know, George, how
much a part OF my life this cottage
has been. 1 love every stick OF tim
Der in the house and every blade Of
grass on the lawn. The hill be-
hind the house seems q strong pro-
tecting shoulder, and the brook that
turns at the corner seems a circling
arm 1t would break my heart to
leave the place.
But that was before the war. She
has been thinking great deal
Thinking clarifies a situation un-
less one allows a fog Of feeling TO
obscure the truth A new look has
come into her eyes when she looks
at the white hairs that are father
ing about her husbands temples.
When she handed him the receipt
for the September rent sSe said;
II have been looking "a some
other houses. There's one on the
west side of town that is newer and
has only five rooms. If you like it
I thing we'd better move there next
month"
The bookkeeper turned eyes that
were tired from porting over columns
of figures. at his spouse.
"Mollie. is it you who are saying
this?"
NO other"
But why?"
II am getting tired of this house.
There is too much work taking care
Of seven rooms. I've taken a fancy
to the other"
on the first of October they
moved TO the other side OF town.
She smiled her husband out of the
old house in the morning, and into
the new one at night. He looked at
her a hit suspiciously. but she
smiled on. The smile was a STRAIT
egic one.
10 the ItDhhttpCi NliO oNbOu e1AA
day at the next desk he said: I'm
kind of worried about Mollie. She's
taking her moving TO the new house
too lightly for her. A leaf of her
diary blew out when was moving
the desk. I read it, 1t said. I am
leaving the house that is 10 me the
mother 7 lost and the children
never had But II is my duty and
I'll never let Jim know. After the
war I'm going 70 get that cottage
back for her if IL takes my life in
surance."
Yes. men are beginning TO un-
derstand women They ore learning
I how much Of strength may be hid
den behind sweetness. War has
/ scra ped the scales from their eyes