The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-17

not missing things or people until
you didn't have them. ana how he'd
learned his lesson. and all that
And mother grew AT flushed and
rosy again. but she was pleased. I
knew she was. And she said some
beautiful things about making other
people happy. instead OF looking 60
ourselves all the time. just an she
had talked once. before I went away.
And felt again that hunhed.
stained window. softmuaic. every
body knecling kind OF way; and |
was no happy And Il lasted ali the
rest OF that evoning I'LL 1 went TO
sleep.
And for the first time a beautiful
idea came 10 me. when I thought
how mother was trying 10 please
father. and he wna trying 90 pleas.
her. wouldn't II he perfectly lovely
and wonderful IL father and mother
should faii In love with each other
all over again. and get married. I
guess then this would be love
story all right all rlssr
October.
oh, how wish shaf stained.
window. everybody .kneellng feeling
would last But IL never does. Just
the next morning. when woke up.
IL ralned. And l didn't feel pleased
a Bit san I remembered what had
happened the night before. and
real glow came over IN. at tho beau
ufui idea had gone To sleep with.
wanted 10 tell mother. and ask
her " II couldn't be. and wouldn't
she let u be. II father wouldA so.
without waiting TO drcss me. hur.
ried across the hall TO her room
and told her all about Tiny idea.
and everything.
But she said. Nonsense an6.
flush. hush" when I asked her II
sh. and father COULDN'T fall In love
all over again and get married. And
she said not 10 set silly notion. into
my head And shc wasn't n bit
flushed and ,nary. aa she had bosn
the night before. and she didn't talk
at nil az she had then, either. And
It's been that way ever since.
Things have gone along In just the
usual humdrum way. and shes never
BEEN the same AZ she was that night
I came.
Something's little something
did happen yesterday. tho. There's
going 10 BE- another big astronomy
meeting her. In Boston ,hi. month.
just as there was when father found
mother years ago: and grandfather
brought hon. word that father was
going 10 b, one Of the chief speakers.
And he told mother he supposed
she'd 30 and hear him.
couldn't make out whether he
wa. joking or not q never can tell
when Erandfather's jokinEl But
Aun, Hattie took II right up In earn.
e~t and said. Pooh. POOH she
guessed not. gh. could sec Madgo
going down 10 that hall 10 hear DIR.
Anderson speak,
And then a funny thing hap.
p~ned. booked at mother. and I
saw her head come up with a queer
little JERK.
We'll. yes. am thinking of
going" she naii. just N calm and
W
speak. fathorT-
And when Aunt Hattie pooh.
poohed some more. and asked how
could she do such a thing. mother
answered:
because Charlie. Anderson IL the
father OF my little xiri. and think
she should hear him speak. There
fore. Hattie. intend To take her
And then she asked grandfather
again when father was going 10
speak.
I'm 10 excited Only think Of
seeing my father up on n big plat.
form with a lot Of big men. and
hearing him speak, And he'll b. tho
very smartcst and handsofncst one
there. too. You see IL he isn'r
Two weeks and ono day later.
| Oh. Nv. got lot 10 write this
time--f mean. lot has happened.
Stili. ! don't know as TIA going TO
take 40 very ionE.to tell u. Besides.
I'm almost too excited TO write. any.
way. But I'm going to do the be-,
| can 10 tell II just as II happcnkd.
Fathers hcre-right here in Bos.
ton. l don't know when he came.
But tho first day OF tho meeting
was day before yesterday. and he
was here then. The paper said he
was, and his picture was there. too
There was a lot of pictures. but his
WAS away ahead OF the others II
was the very best one on the page
Il told you II would be that way)
Mother saw II first That is. I
think she did. She had the paper In
her hand. looking at IL. when came
/ into tho room. but as soon as she
saw INC she laid II right down quick
on the table. II she hadn't been
quite so quick about II. and II she
hadn't looked quite so queer when
she did II. I wouldn't have thought
anything at all. But when l went
over TO the table after she had gone
and saw the paper with Fathers pic.
ture right on the first page--and the
n 81