The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-30

of a Bride
THE BOOK or ANN
THE WEAK DOUBLE TIE
RESPONSIBILITIES or THE
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Not even the shadow of prison
could keep Ann from falling asleep.
Hhe slumbored AZ quietly AZ an In.
nocent child while I remained awake
ali night | was weary and wrtehed.
I needed 10 forget the woes Of the day
My irritation Increased. my insomnia
thrived on the idea that Ann could
evado her desperate dilemma by doz
ing comfortably while l remained
painfully awake TO worry about her
and TO plan for her.
II was unfair Ann had created
tremendously perious situation and
had assumed that she could rely
upon mo TO ret her out OF ~
"Unfair--but human was my
hitler comment a. turned my PHI.
low over for the hundrcdth time. In
almost every family some weak. sci
fish. unthinking member doubles the
responsibilities OF the strong Thus
the weak rule the strong. thrive like
parasites on the enerry OF others.
and hamper the ADVANCEMENT Of the
& AAhAfFA NfftANtNN VI HRfAFA}a
have always tried 90 do my fair
share In carrying the family bur
dsns. but | must confess that do
not like 10 be hampered by persons
who say. II never thought" a. Ann
does don't like TO bother with
other peoples affairs. a. Ann expects
inc 60 do. don't like TO run things.
as ! must In Ann's case.
And I do like 10 be left alone 10
oarry out my personal undertakings
according TO my own methods. New,
eriheienA Ann. whom I had known
scarcely a month. was spelling my
nights az well az my days. com.
planned bitteriyNto myself a. count.
ri the soft Ginning Of my boudoir
clock.
That Ann could sleep at all
shocked me very much. | had read.
once upon a time. that the rvmorse
oi rcd 'handcd murderer is seldom
= great az 10 spoil his sleep. And 30
concluded that Arms peaceful
siumber dni not prove her innocence.
What " it only proved that nhe was
creature born without 4 con.
soiencsg
Whenever ! wrrnch~d my thoughts
! from Ann ! fell into stili deeper de
apondsncy. No matter how the muir.
der case developed. Daddy l.orimer
must not hear that any suspicion
was attached 10 Jln's new wife. In.
I auirior would surely be- made whom
, the authorities learned that Ives and
Mr. Jimmy Lorfmer had been good
friends Daddy must mover hear
about them
| needed my husband. but ] could
not win him To come home could
not risk telcgraphing him the least
hint OF AIMS CONNECTION with the
murder case. OF cours~ the police
~er watching all the wires
heard tho clocs strike six before
! had formed n skeleton OF a plan 10
shield Ann. For shield her | must.
until Bob came home 10 stake the
/ burden OF all decisions from my
shoulders. Having a husband Ger.
tainly weakens a woman'A Judgment.
I did not know whether u wsS right
or wrong for me 10 save Ann from
the prosecuting attorney. My hus-
band would have 70 decide that
The thing was too big for mo TO
handle Ny head was aching. only
tho coming OF the dawn forced me to
make compromise decision.
would study the morning accounts Of
proceedings In tho Ives murder case
and carry on according to whatever
bunch I gathered from the papers.
III no one else was suspected or
charged with being the mans muir.
dercr. the outlook for Ann might be
dark. Silence about Ann might well
indicate graye suspicion OF her
Then u would be my duty 10 20 10