The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-10

After coming West went into
lumber campo in the mountains 10
cook. places and people entirely
strange 20 me. ministers daughter.
I weancd my boy and gave him into
the care of my husbands mother 40
| could so miles back In the hills Ia
cook for 80 mcn. This meant long
hours OF ceaseicss toll and nights
spent In sobhlng for my baby. and
10 on down the years.
After the children were In school
I had 10 stay in town with them.
did washing. sewing. rcrubbing. any
thing 20 keep them well dressed, that
they might not feel the ntinE Of pow
erty. When the school went on an
excursion or picnic my daughter had
clothes. spending money or lunch 10
favorRbly compare with that OF the
rich mans dauRhter--just the old
stfusKl. and sacrifice OF n mother
for her children.
During this tim. my husband
came 20 ms with "a confession or
adultery. lie had been tempted and
fell thought then a. leave him.
but my little girls arms about my
neck begging for Daddy" was too
much for me TO resist. ~ ! passed
under this rod. also.
When my boy was 10 years ~ ago.
by pulling wires and hard work. !
got hold Of small farm. thinking
now my troubles were over, as surely
my husband would help me here 10
make a home. hut after a years tryu
out. | found the prophecy OF my
friends who laughed at my hopes
were realized.
Then the war came and my hus'
band accepted a call at n ship build
Ing plant. My son and | stayed on
tho little farm and when the autumn
came we had our winters living be.
side quite good nest esq from sur.
plus crops which We have sold.
My daughter had married. 80 the
boy and came TO the ship building
town and donncd o,'erAils and went
TO work In a machine shop. My
wages went with my husbands. We
paid all % our indebtedness. and by
real sacrifice on my part. ! saved n
fcw hundred dollars with which to
make my dream come true OF home
IA real home on our little farm.
After the end of the war when
women were being discharged from
war work, ! took my few dollars and
the boy and returned 20 the fnrm
with tho sworn promise OF my hus-
hand 20 send me half Of each months
pay TO help mo To improve our
home. net an orchard, build nec~s-
nary buildings. etc. Out OF tho first
months pay I received just two dol
lars. AID never a dollar after that
without thrca, TO expose him to
the members OF the lodges 10 which
he IL n devoted member.
His wages average $3.50 per month.
Last month returned to town.
realizing that could not make tho
farm pay without rome backing,
again bringing a large per cent OF
our four years living from the farm.
TO find that my husband has spent
the summer with gay crowd,
sauand.ring the money which should
have been mine. taking one woman,
a widow. TO shows and cafes.
People here tell me they were seen
on the street together more often
that I ever have been Ween with him.
He admits he "admircs her very
much and has taken her out a few
timea" I am sure by hts actions he
prefers this other woman. but my
boy pleads for an unbrokon home,
and what arm I 20 dor
arm - years OF age and my
health IL broken TO the extent that
shrink from going out again TO
fight for n living. and oh, the bitter
ness OF knowing that after all these
years OF struggling thinking that
the evening Of my life would be more
restfil and now another woman
steps In 10 usurp the home I have
helped make. Sometimes ! think OF
going 10 her or writing TO her and
hearing her side. Would this be
right Oh. these eternal triangies.
Tn. tragedy In the Jackson apts. In
Seattle IL "A sample Of them.
There are only two things ! can
think OF that IL left for me to do
one to quietly disappear. never 10 be
heard from again. the other suicide.
I am 10 tired. | simply cannot be.
gin all over again. My husband goes
out two or three nights each week.
often to open lodge meetings where