The herald., 1922-06-15
CHAPTER Ill-Continued.

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Admit even think OF asking Faith
i. of course. | never ask Father
.,sslons Nurse says l did ask him
-. xhy he didn't love me like other
,.Dss loved their little girls. But L
=, cory little then, and | don't remem-
ut At all. But Nurse said Father
S,Dt Ike il very well, and maybe
rTd remember that part, without real
/, moving It. Anyhow, | never think
A asking Father questions.
Issked the doctor first. | Thought
uaybe twas some kind Of a disease,
ud n he knew 1t was coming. he
,mld siye them some sort of medi-
dns 10 keep il away-like being vac
dusted SOS not to have smallpox,
Won know. And told HIM so.
Re gave a funny little laugh, that
somehow didn't sound like laugh at
all Then he grew very, very sober,
and said:
I'm sorry, little girl. but I'm afraid
haven't got any medicine that Will
preyent-a divorce. If | did have.
thered be no eating or drinking or
ssping for me. I'm thlnking-Id be
70 busy answering my calls
Then il is a disease! :" l cried.
And can remember just how fright
aed felt. But isn't there any doc
Tor anywhere that can stop itT
he shook his head and gave that
queer little laugh again.
I'm afraid not" he sighed. las
for It's being dfsease-there are
PEOPLE that call it a disease, and there
sr others who call 1t cure; and
there are still others who say It's a
remedy worse than the disease 1t tries
bcure. But, there. you baby! What
IN | saying? Come. come, my dear,
Just forget II. It's nothing you should
bother your little head over now. Walt
IN you're older"
TIN I'm older, indeed! How l hate
% have folks talk to me like that
And they do-they do it all the time.
As II ! was child now, when I'm
amest standing there where the brook
and river meetl
But that was just the kind of talk
got. everywhere, nearly every time
asked any one what a divorce was
None laughed, and some sighed. Some
boxed real worried cause I'd asked
l. and one got mad. (That was the
efessmaker found out afterward
NAT she'd had divorce already. SC
probably she thought I asked the ques
non on purpose to plague herr But
Moody would answer me-really an
~er me sensibly, so I'd know what Il
meant; and most everybody said
Kun away, child" or you shouldn't
ua OF such things" or, "Wait, m!
oer, I'LL you're older; and all that
IN how ! hate such talk when
rally want to know something! How
70 they expect us to get our education
they won't answer our questions?
cont know which made me angri
@'-l mean angrier. (I'm speaking
" TWO things, so | must, l suppose
nate grammar To have them tall
IKE that-not answer me, you know
W nave them do as Mr.. Jones. tn
sofeseeper, did, and the men Their
with him.
u Was one day when ! was I'm Their
SuHng some white thread for Nurs
Nnh, and II was a little while afte
: aad asked the doctor If divorc
vas disease. Somebody had sal
s"ne'hing that made me think yO
"ed buy divorces. and had suddenl
''erihihed to ask Mr.. Jones IL he Ina
'ul Tor sale. (Of course all thi
'unos very silly TO me now. for
Ah0~ mat a divorce is very simpl
auu very common. It's just like
marriage certificate, only it unma
s you instead of marrying you
~. dldn't know 1. then. And if II
Jung 10 tell this story I've got {
W. y Just as it happened. Of course
vel. asked Mr.. Jones if you coul
~ divorces. and If he had them Z,
e; and you ought to have hear
~ use men laugh, There were six
ne. ''o'' III
a., W. yes my little maid" (above a
l abhor TO be called a lit
sia one Of them cried. You ca
=. .hem II you've got money enough
W. ! don't reckon our friend Jon
s has got them for sale"
aen they all laughed again. al
s Aeo at each other. CHATS anoth
usting thing-winks when you a
'lectly civil question! But VIII
you DOT Stand it, that's q
Deh Lot n things we no