Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-08-04

why, he tried in vain to argue her
from her stand. She had made
Ihcr decision, and was determined
TO stand by it.
The summer passed quickly, and
tho she often thot Of the oppor-
tunity she had passed up, she was
very happy, Her mind was filed
with plans for the fall, but she
seldom mentioned them to her
mother, for it seemed to distress
her to talk Of that.
One day as they were sitting
on the porch, Mrs. Triton looked
up suddenly, May, dear, | wish
you would do something for me-"
"What is it, mother, you know
would do anything | could for
| your"
"But this is something big,
dear"
May wondered if her mother
could mean--but no, surely she
would not ask that.
"Won't you promise me to give
| up your college this year and
stay home with me?"
She had meant that Oh, she
could not ask that Of her. If she
knew how much the college work
meant to her, May felt sure her
mother would not ask her to give
it up.
But her mother was crying and
May heard her say, "You think
more of that old school than you
do of your mother. You write
home how you are enjoying it,
and never a word of how you miss
me. Oh, just can't stand to have
you go away again next month. :"
"Why, mother" May said
soothingly, "you know I love you
and miss you, but I do so want to
get to be a great chemist, and then
| can have you with me always"
81 don't w-w-want chemist,
| want my own baby girl" Mrs.
Triton sobbed out, "and just
can't let you go to school again.
"There, there. mother, we'll
talk it over after a while" May
went into the house and calmly
started supper, and neither she
or her mother mentioned the little
episode on the porch.
But after she went upstairs to
bed, May sat down to face her
problem alone. She knew that
even were her folks to refuse to
let her have the money to finish
her course, she could earn it now
If only it were the question of
money! How easily she could
dismiss it. This was different,
and so much harder.
She thought of classroom dis
cussions in which they had talk
ed over the fact that each midi
vidual had right to live his
own life, without considering the
effect on others. How splendid
it had all sounded in theory, but
when it came to her own case, it
MI seemed so different.
To be sure the folks could af
ford to keep maid to help her
mother, but it was herself, and
not the help, her mother wanted.
May smiled cynically to her
self as she remembered how diff
ficult she had thot her determine
ton to spend the summer at home,
One minute she wondered whether
it would not have been better to
have gone to Hawaii, for at least
it would have been all settled by
now. The next, she was sure that
she would never be happy if she
did anything which would so evil
IDENTIFY bring her mother unhap-
piness.
While she was thus debating,
she heard a gentle knock at the
door, and in came her mother
looking very frail, wrapped in her
old faded kimona.
81 was afraid you might be
worrying, dear, over what | said
today, and l don't want you to, F"
Mrs. Triton said softly.
Why, mother" May respond
ed, betraying in no way the strug-
gle she had just gone thru, "you
needn't have worried about that
at all. | have decided to stay
home, if you really want me. y
Even as she said it, it seemed
that a sort if peace enveloped
her. After all, she had known
all the time that however much
she might argue with herself, as
to the right course, the only
right one for her was the one she
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