Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-25

bed IN rose and the lamp on the
table had a rose cCiored shade. I
took up the carpet--mother was a
little old-fashioned and liked carpets
and in it's place laid soft gray
rug.
Then l brought small bookcase
from my OWL room and added that
1t was filed with good boOkS-light
reading that had amused me when
too tired to read anything very in
forming. When | finished and looked
around / was pleased with the result
of my work. Ellen, too, was de-
lighted.
~ wish your mother could know
that you arc going to have some one
with you" she said, as we took a
final survey to see that we had done
everything possible for Armies conf
fort.
She does know, Ellen" 1 really
believe she did. 1t would have been
terrible to feel that mother had gone
where what l did no longer interested
were sad and lonely or happy and
content5d. | never had been able
feel that either fatj.er or mother
had gone entirely out of my life.
l was sure that they still lived and
in q manner watched over me. And
many brave lads had given UP their
lives for their country, this feeling
had grown Surely death was not
the end even though it were a glOri-
Dus death like theirs. Their brave
souls had but. gone before, blazing
the way for those timid ones who
were to como after.
L do not think I am particularly
religious or that q ever was much
given to credS. TO Go as l would
be done by, to wrong no one, seemed
to me about all one needed to be
guided Alright. Yet [ attended church
and regularly contributed to relig-
iouS causes.
So when [ told Ellen that mother
knew L really believed that in GER
tain sense she did know that what
[ had done would be for my happi-
ness. l took all the things she had
used and treasured and laid them
away. Sometimes when [ had i
larger home l would perhaps use
them.
'T shall be very glad when you
have someone to eat with you,' Ell
helping. 1T isn't good to eat alone.
You will be hungry when you have
someone to talk to at the table" 1t
had worried Ellen because my appe-
ute was not rs good as usual.
1T will make you more work hav-
ing her here"
II don't mind the work. Indeed L
should be glad to do twice as much
if things were a little gayer for
you"
"Thank you, Ellen. 1 imagine 1t
mother left us"
Indeed it has. Manys the time L
have felt so lonely [ had to put on
my things and go out for q walk
before | finished my work You see
L am alone all day now. When she
was here L had someone to prepare
lunch for and often she talked to
me as you know"
L did know. Ellen had been with
us ever since [ was young girl in
short dresses. Mother valued her
highly a.-d often talked to her almost
as TO an equal. [ knew she must
often feel very lonely and was not
surprised that she welcomed Annie's
coming even though it added to her
work.
I was excited all the evening, Why
had L not thought OF having Annie
with me before? L asked myself,
cause of Frank I had not really need
ed her until now. Then l wondered
where he was, what he was doing. l
had written him that day and figur-
ceived a reply. L had not told him
though i longed to know what ne
thought of the plan. [ had said no
word of business. My letter had
been simply that of one dear friend
to another. Perhaps a little more
warmly personal yet nothing that L
should blush to have read by anyone.
l did not tell him hat missing him
l had thought of having Annie with
me until he returned. ] said nothing
of fixing mothers room for her, Of
my pleasure in anticipating her de-
light in it, I spoke of El.elI---he was
a favorite of kers-and chatted of
other little honey things. Some way
when [ wrote Frank 1 forgot l was
q business woman. | only remember
be my husband and so the one most
interested in the trifling details of
my daily life