The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-29
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OF course. I laughed at that ]
had 10. And Mother laughed. too.
but we understood. We both un.
before. but had been Marie when
married Jerry. I loved lights and
music and dancing and gay crowds
Just exactly as well ms he did. And
II wasn't his fault that / suddenly
turned into Mary when the baby
came. and wanted him 10 stay at
home before tho fire every evening
with hts dressing gown and slippers
No wonder he was surprised. lie
hadn't married Mary--hc never
knew Mary Mt all. But. do you
know ia never thought OF that be,
fore--until Mother said what SHE
did. Why. probably Jerry was Just
as much disappointed 20 find his
Marie turned into u Mary M l.
But Mother was talking again
She said she thought Jerry was
wonderful man. In some ways:
that SHE never saw n man with such
charm and magnetism. or one who
could NO readily adapt himself TO
different persons and circumstances
And she said she was very sure II
Mary could only show a little more
interest In pictures ESPECIALLY por.
traits. and learn TO discuss lights
and rhadows and pcrrpectives. that
nothing would be lost. and that
something might be gained: that
there was nothing. anyway, like a
community OF interest or Of hobbies
TO bring two people together. and
that IL was safer. TO say tho least
when II was the wife that shared
the community OF interest than
when IL was some other woman.
tho. Of course. she knew ms well an
knew that Jerry never would
She didn't finish her sentence and
because she didn't finish II. II made
me think all tho more. Aud I won.
dered II she left Il unfinishcd--on
purpose.
Then. In q minute. she was talk.
ing again.
She was speaking OF Eunice. She
said once more that because OF her.
she knew that she need never fear
any serious trouble between Jerry
and me. for. after nil. its the child
that always pays for tn. mothers
mistakes and short-six htcdness. Just
as IL Is the soldier that pays for his
commanding officers blunders.
That's why rho felt that had had
To pay for her mistakes. and why
she knew that I'D never compel my
little girl 10 pay for mine. She said
that tho mother lives In the heart
OF the child long after the mother
Ia gone, and that was why the
mother always had 10 bc--so care.
full
Then. before I knew n. she was
talking briskiy and brightly about
something entirely different: and
two minutes later ! found myself
alone outside OF hcr room And I
hadn't told her.
But I wasn't even thinking Of
that I was thinking Of Eunice.
and Of that round. childish scrnwl
Of a diary upstairs IN tho attic
trunk And was picturing Eunice.
In tho years to come. writing her
diary; and ] thought what II abe
should have to-
went upstairS then ana Rad
that diary again And al the whiIe
was reading I thosght Of Eunice.
And when u was finished knew
that I'D never tell Mother. that ia
never write To Jcrry--not the letter
that I was going to writa knew
that
They brought Jerry's letter 20 me
at Just that point What a won
derfui letter that man can write
when he wants tot
He says he's lonesome and homo.
SICK. and that the house IL like a
tomb without Eunioc and me, and
when am I coming homer
wrote him tonight that was
ing-tomorrow.
THE END