The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-29

She told more. much more. about
the later years. and the reconcilia.
ton. then. some way. she brought
things around To Jerry and me. Her
face flushed up then. and she didn't
meet my eyes. She looked down at
her sewing She was very busy
turning n hem just 80.
she said there had been n time.
once, when she had worried a little
about Jerry and me. for fear we
wouid--scparato. She naid that she
have been the very blaekcst moment
OF her life: for IL would-be her fault.
all her fault
tried TO break In here. and say,
mo. no." and that Il wasn't her
fault: but she shook her head and
wouldn't listen. and sho lifted her
hand. and ! had 10 keep still and
let her 80 on talking. She was
looking straight Into my eyes then.
and there was such deep. deep
hurt In them that Just had 10
listen.
She said again that II would be
her fault. that n ! had done that
she would have known that IL was
all because OF the example she her
self had set me Of childish willfui-
ness and selfish seeking OF personal
happiness at the expense OF every.
thing and everybody else. And she
said that that would have been the
last straw 20 break her heart
But sho declared that she was
sure now that she need not worry.
Such n thing would never be.
guess gasped little at this.
Anyhow. | know 1 tried TO break In
and tell her that we were going 10
separate. and that that was exact,
| ~ what l had come into the room
In the first place 10 say.
hut again abe kept right on talk
Ing. and ! was silenced before ! had
oven begun.
She said how she knew IL could
never bc--on account OF Eunice.
That would never subject my little
Girl to tho sort OF wretchcdiy divided
life that had had to iiye when
was a child
tAs she spoke was suddenly hack
In the eobwebby attic. with little
Mary Maric's dairy. and I thought
what II II were Eunico-wriung
thato
She Said I was the most devoted
mother abe had ever known. that I
was too devoted. she feared some.
times. for l made Eunice all my
world. 10 the exclusion Of Jerry and
Everything and every body else. But
that she was very sure. because I
was ~ devoted. and loved Eunice
10 dearly, that would never de-
prive her Of . fathers love and
cara
! shivercd = little. ana looked
quickly into Mothers face. But she
was not looking NJ mo. I was think.
ing Of how Jerry had kissed and
kissed Eunice . month ago. when
va came away. IN n he Jus; couldn't
let her go. Jerry In fond OF Eunice.
now that she's old enough TO know
something. and Eunice ador~s her
father. I knew that part was going
to be hard And nov to have Mother
put ~ Ike that
began 20 talk then Of Jerry.
I Just felt thar la got tc ny some
thing. That Mother must listen.
That shs didn't understand. I told
her how Jerry loved lights and
music and dancing. and crowds bow.
ing down and worshiplng him all
tho time. And she said yes. nh. re.
-.
when I married him.
She spoke 80 sort OF queeriy that
again I glanced at her. but she stiil
was looking down at tho hem she
was turning.
I went on then 90 explain that
didn't like such things that be
iieved that there were deeper and
higher things. and things moro
worth while. And she said yes. she
was glad. and that that was going
TO be my saving grace: for. OF
course. I realized that there couldn't
be anything deeper or higher or
moro worth while than keeping the
home together. and putting up with
annoyanccs. for tho ultimate good
OF all. especially OF Eunico.
She went right on then quickly.
before ] could say anything. She
said that. OF course. I understood
that was still Mary and Marie.
even II Jerry did call me Moilie:
and that " Marie had married a man
that wasn't saiwnys congenial with
Mary. she was very sure Mary had
enough stamina and good scnae TO
make the best Of IL; and she was
very sure. also. that II Mary would
only make a little effort to he once
In n while the Marie he had mar.
ried. things might be a lot easier