Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27
MADCE HEARS A
SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATION

waited htcaihlcssly for lillians
answer Ia Robert Savnrln's thlnly-vciled
command thu, she stay ut homo instead
uf motoring to Kingston With me. To all
outward seeming | was absorbed IN the
delicious pud,linp which Mrs. Cosgrove
had served for dessert, but lost no
word of her reply, which came after
only an instants hesitation.
"ph, | ann SURE Il - the only thing
| need u good shaking up aud Madpe
will drive fast enough to give u tn me.
Her words werc light, casually irlvo-
lous, hat my heart gave n hcrcc littie
throh oi gladncss. | had been afraid
that Lillian. worn and weary OF the
tragic battle with life that had been
hers, weakened 10y physical illness,
uluht no, strike the note of indcpcnd-
.ncc which | was sure Robert Savarln
needed. Every man rs n potential
Simon Iegfcc, provided the woman who
loves him chooses the feminine counter
part ol Uncle Toms submissive role.
And though, being n woman, ! hate TO
admit Il, the converse of the statement
IL ~ lamcntahly true
lAlhan's head was ruling her heart
Arnin. I did not need miscroscopo
to discover this, and was corresponding
IN iuhihnut. for | knew that only IN that
state oi affairs lny any possibility ot
happiness for her impcrious yet loving
nature. And | am afraid ! wlckcdly
fVlOircd nt the startled, even non
plusscs look which came into Robert
Syarn's somhrc countonance
lillian's Decision.
had guessed before this that into
their romantic love idyll there never
before had come any clashng ol walls
over petty minor things The contest
hrtwoon them, which | was sure had
materially helpcd i.illians nervous col
lapse had been upon the high plane of
the spirit, In which Robert Sayarn had
lccn ~uppliant instead of dictator
do not think he ever had realized he
Zone the pride and scli.rcliaucc with
which the years of facing her world
aud dominating Il had endowed the
woman he loved rha, Il was n salutary
lrsson was sure, and ! WAS glad that
l4ilhans absence during the afternoon
would give him time and opportunity
90 con ID, II not 90 master a.
She dld not give Robert an oppor-
lunty Ia protest her decision, even n
be- had hccn 50 inclined. hut rose as
,hc finished her lov-toncd answer and
,amc a. my side OF the table, dropping
her hnnd ior an instant ON my shoulder
IN run over and get my hat and
roat, she said, Marion have YOU fin
lshcd yuur dinner dcar2'
Yes, mother cNpcctantly
Then como with me. ] wnnt 10 take
somc measurements - that | may get
sumcihinr Tor you 90 wear home. |
think YOU have grovnl whole foot up
here. AZ any rate, almost everything
YOU own viii have 90 ~ to the first
phihnthrupic rummagc sale whose spon-
sors catch ne
"Oh, eoodyl That means all new
,hiugs" Marion carolled. "Oh, mother
Man have one Of those spifiy little"
The closing door shut the sound Of
the child's voice from us, and we did
not lsarn what particular "spity' OBJ
lcct oi dress Marion desired But
knew ~ well as though ! had heard th,
mothers nnswet that LILLIAN had
promised her adorcd little daughter the
thing she asked. and | caught a elimps'
for second down a vista Of the years
Immediately before them, when Mar.
ion needs and wishes would be con.
stantly increasing, while her mother,
impaired health ourh; To- spell dimi
mutton oi inclomo unlcss she taxed hei
hngsing powers too greatly. Z
Are You Going"
My ewes were drawn irresisiibly Z,
Robert Savanns His were fixed upor
the door through which mother and
child had just passed ! saw my thought
only intensified thousand pc
cent reflected IN his face. And then
fof searching Second, he looked
s1aarcly ai nae. and read ia ms eve
al the disapprova he would have liked
90 heap upon me fur my support of Lii
lians position
Then h. rose and left the table. ant
finished ny dessert in diges'ion-defy