The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-28
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member. Men and women alike bow
To his charm am glad IT'S not only
the women. Jerry isn't bit Of n
filrt. will say that much for hip.
At any rate. II he does flirt. he flirtA
just na desperately with old Judge
Randlett as he does with the newest
and prctticst debutante; with serene
impartiality he bestowa upon each
the same Rlanoes. tho same wit. the
same adorable charm) Praise, at.
tention. applause. music. laughter.
lights-they. are the breath OF life
10 him. without them he would
But there, he never is without them.
so don't know what he would be.
After all. I suspect that It's just
that Jerry still loves the icc.crcam
and the sunsets. and I don't. That's
all. To me there's something more
10 life than that-aomething higher.
deeper. more worth while. We
haven't taste In common. a
thought in unison. an aspiration In
! harmony. I suspect--in fact know
that I get on his nerves just as
raspingly as he does on mine. For
that reason I'm sure he'll be glad
when he gets my letter.
But. somehow. dread TO tell
| Mother.
Wei. It's finished I've been about
-four days bringing this autoblog-
raphy OF Mary Marle's To an end.
I've enjoyed doing II. In a way. tho
| I'll have to admit I can't see as it's
made things any clearer. But then.
II was clear before. There Isn't any
other way I've got TO write that
letter. A. I said before. regret
that II must be 40 sorry an ending.
| suppose tomorrow III have to
tell Mother. want 10 tell her. OF
course. before l write the letter 10
Jerry.
Itil grieve Mother. know Il will
And I'm sorry. Poor Hotherl Al
ready she's had so much unhappi.
ness In her life. But she's happy
now. She and Father are wonderful
togcthrr-wondcrfui. Father IN stili
president Of the college. lie got out
a wonderful book on the ''Eclipacr
OF the Moon" two years ago. and
he's publishing another one about
the "Eclipsea Of the Sun" this year.
Mothers correcting proof for him.
Bless her heart She loves a. She
told me 30.
Well. shali have 10 tell her to-
morrow. OF course.
Tomorrow has become today.
I wonder II Mother knew what
had come into her little sitting room
this morning 90 say. II seems as II
she must have known. And yet
had wondered how I was going
TO begin. but. before knew II. was
right In tho middle OF 1.-THE subject,
I mean. That's why I thought per.
haps that Mother
But I'm getting A. bad ~ little
Mary Marie OF tho long ago. I'll Try
now TO tell what did happen.
was we,ting my lips and swai-
lowing. and wondering how I was
goin. to begin TO tell her that WINS
planning not 10 go back to Jerry.
when all Of sudden found myself
saying something about little Eunicc.
And then Mother naId:
Yes. my dear. and that's what
comforts me most of anythlng--bc.
cause you are no devoted TO Eunice.
You see, have feared some times
for you and Jerry. that you might
separate. But I know. on account
Of Eunicc. that you never will"
but. Mother. that's the very rea-
son--f mean. II would be the reason
I stammered. Then stopped. Ny
fsa Axts
throat and lips were NO dry.
To think that Mother suspected
knew alrcady-sbout Jerry and me;
and yet to say that on account OF
Eunice I would not do H. Why. IL
was for Eunice. largely. that I was
going to do IL. To let that child
grow up thinking that dancing and
motoring was all OF life. and
But Mother ~as speaking again.
"Eunice-yes You mean that you
never would make her go thru what
you went thru when you were her
age
why. Mother, IL" And then
stopped again. And was 30 angry
and indignant with myself because
I had TO stop, when there were so
many things that I wanted to say.
II only my dry lips could articulate
the words
Mother drew her breath In with a
little catch She had grown rather
white.
Il wonder ~ you rcmcmber-if you
ever think of-your childhood" she
said.