The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-27
CONFESSIONS
of q
WAR BRIDE
Copyright. 1919. by the Newspaper
Enterprise NSsociation)
Ron TELLS on HIS Wot Nd
SHELL SHoCk-A>u HIS
HIS WIFE FACES HER
TRAGEDY

Then Mother t.orlmer moved
swiftly behind her big hoy. and. with
n solemn gesture which he alone OF
all the party could not see. she laid
the tip OF forcfinger on her lips.
We did not understand. but we took
our cue from her. Hysteria. accus.
ais and determinations had no part
In this queer domestic drama az con.
Quoted under mothers management
Nothing happened Tor moment
except that Daddy came over TO me.
dropped a protecting arm about me.
and answered my husbands ques.
ton:
Sure. Jane Is here, Works for
me- he added. and then. as II ut.
terry helpless and stranded. he turn.
ed a perplexed glance upon mother
Jane Is doing war work In your
fathers office" mother explained
But it's over--now. IL finish.
cd-today." stammered II seemed
To me that everything else in my life
was finished. too. For OF all the
ways | had expected 10 meet my
husband. none | had ever imagined
was at all like this, I'm thru
l went on. so overwhelmed with the
finality OF the situation that could
not find words enough 20 cover the
case. I'm done its-all- ended
Nothing to be so tragic about
just yet. my dear Miss Amesr' said
DIR. Certeis. coming out from the
shadow OF the pillars by the huge
fireplace. wheeled quickly. OF all
persons In the world why had
chance sent Tony Certcis TO see my
husband rcnouncc me- chung des.
perately TO Daddy's arm while Bob
walked across the room to shake
hands with hts fathers best friend.
Jane. Jane, Bc gamef' Daddy
whispered TO me. Never before had
l seen him SO shaken. 1t must
come out right. Wen make Il. But
today. let's follow mothers lead.
She's got some definite idea about
the thing. / guess--or I hope.
Mothers first lead was TO place
me at the table between Daddy and
Certeis. not next to my husband.
where a war bride ought to be. Then
she rushed the conversation thru
Bob's experiences. and brought out
the leading facts, which we all
wanted
Bob had come home on the staff
OF brigadier general That officer.
who was In Washington. had given
Bob short furiough. In week
they would go back TO remain with
the army on the Rhine indefinitely
Nothing positive. OF course. bu, that
was his chiefs surrnise. hob said.
Then he told US Of trench fighting
and trench life. most Of the time
with his eyes on my face. but never
once with an intimate glance. always
as he used to look at me In that pia.
tonic stage OF our affection which
lasted all one summer UP In the
north woods.
At last mother persuaded him TO
tell how he had been hurt. lie said
that he hadn't a wound or a scar.
He had only been sheli.shocked and
was quite recovered, But he felt
awfully sorry for some poor devils
he had seen who hadn't n scratch TO
show. but who would 30 the rest OF
their days with only half their
brains in working order,
We'll. young man. " your
brought all Of your own brains home
with you. which I'm inclined 10
doubt. I'd like to see you for while
In the library said Daddy as moth
er rose from the table. Then he
marched him away for long confer
ence.
Certeis installed me in my favorite
nook in the great diyan before the
fireplace. Mother and Chrys clus-
tered close TO question him.
TO BE Continued