The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-14

Dttts ont uIuU Wflif fnhtits my
way. II was an awfully snippy let
ter: but Hhe said she had n head.
ache and didn't feel at all well SO
that was the reason. probably. why
she didn't say more - about
Fathers love affair. I mean. She
only said she was glad. she was
sure. IL Father had found an cstim.
able woman TO make n home for
him. and she hoped they'd be
happy. Then she went on talking
about something else. And she
didn't write much more. anyway.
about anything.
August
Wen. OF all the topsy.turvy
worlds. this is tho topry-turviest.
am sure. What do they want me
TO 40. and which do they want me
TO be7 oh. l wish I WINS just n
plain Susie or Bessie. and not a
eroascurrent and contradiction.
with a father that wants me 20 be
ono thing and a mother that wants
me 20 be anotheri IL was bad
enough before. when Father wanted
ms 10 be Mary, and Mother wanted
me 90 be Marie. But now
Well. 20 begin at the beginning.
It's all over--tho love stbry. I
mean. and l know now why it's been
20 hard for me 10 remember 10 be
Mary and why everything Is differ.
ent. and all.
They don't want me 90 be Mary.
They want me to be Marie.
And now l don't know what 90
think. II Mothers going 10 want me
to be Mary. and Fathers going 20
want me 20 be Marie. how am ! go
ing to know what anybody wants.
cvcry Besides. II was getting 20 be
such n beautiful love story--Fathcr
and Cousin Grace. And now
But let me tell you what hap
pencd.
II was last night We were on
tho piazza. Father. Cousin Grace.
and I. And ! was thinking how per.
was there. and that he was getting
to bo 10 nice and folksy. and how I
did hope IL would last. even after
he'd married her. and not have any
% that incornpatibIiity stuff como
into II. Wen. just then she got up
and went into tho house for some.
thing--couain Crac. I rnean-and
all Of a sudden determined to tell
Father how glad was. about him
and Cousin Grace. and how I hoped
u would iast-having him out there
with us. and all that And I told
him.
don't remember what I said ex.
artiy. But I know I hurried on and
said II fast no az 20 get In all ]
could before he interrupted for he
had interrupted right at tho first
with an exclamation. and knew he
was going to say more right away.
just as soon an no got chance.
And didn't want him TO get a
ehano. I'll I'D said what wanted
to. Hut hadn't anywhere near said
what wanted TO when he did stop
mo. Why. he almost Jumped out OF
his chair.
Mary he raHpsd. what In the
world are you talking about7'
why. Father. was telling you"
l explained And I tried 20 be 80
cool and calm that II would make
him calm and cool. too. nBut Il
didn't calm him or cool him one bltJ
Its about when you're married.
and"
Married. he interrupted again.
They never let me interrupt like
thatD
To Cousin Grace-ycs. But.
Father. you--you are going 10
marry Cousin Grace. aren't your !
cried--and did most cry. for I saw
by his face thu; he was not
That In not my present inten-
ton" he said. His lips came to-
Rether hard. and he looked over his
shoulder 10 see II Cousin Grace was
coming back.
But you're going to sometime l
begged him.
Il do not expect to- Again ne
looked over his shoulder 20 see II she
was coming. I looked. too. and we
both saw thru the window that she
had gone into the library and lighted
up and was sitting at the table read.
Ing.
! fell back I'm my chair. and
know looked grieyed and hurt and
disappointed. ~ 7 almost sobbed;
''Oh, Father. and when l thought
you were going to-
There. these. chiid~ He spoke
stern and almost cross now. "This
absurd. nonscnsicai idea has gone
quite far enough. Let us think no
more about IT,"
1T isn't absurd and nonscnsicalf'
cried. And could hardly say the
words. was choking up So
Everybody said you were going to.
and ! wrote Mother so; and"
You wrote TO your mother7' He
did jump from his chair this time.
Yes: and she was glad"
ooh. she wasr' He sat down sort
of iimp.lIke and queer.
Yes. She said she was glad you'd
found an estimablc woman to make
a home for YOU"
ooh. she did" He said this. too,
In that queer. funny, quiet kind Of
way.
Yes" spoke. decided and firm.
I'd begun to think. all OF "A sudden.
that maybe he didn't appreciate
Mother as much as abe did him: and
| determined right then and there TO
make him, II | could. When / re-
membered all the lovely things she'd
said about him