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err of course. l never ask Father
questions. Nurse says l did ask him
once why he didn't love me like other
papas loved their little girls. But l
was very little then, and don't remem-
Der it at all. But Nurse said Father
didn't like it very well, and maybe
/ did remember that part, without real
" knowing it, Anyhow, 1 never think
Of asking Father questions.
asked the doctor first. l thought
maybe twas some kind of a disease,
and If he knew 1t was coming, he
could give them some sort of a medi-
cine to keep it away-like being vac
einated SOS not to have smallpox,
you know. And told him so.
He gave a funny little laugh that
somehow didn't sound like q 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
prevent-a divorce. If l did have,
there'd be no eating or drinking or
sleeping for me, I'm thinking-Td be
50 busy answering my calls"
Then 1t is a disease" l cried.
And l can remember just how fright
ened felt. But isn't there any doc
TOR anywhere that can stop it?"
de shook his head and gave that
queer little laugh again.
I'm afraid not he sighed. "As
lor lts being disease-there are
people that call it a disease, and there
are others who call it a cure; and
there are still others who say it's a
remedy worse than the disease it tries
10 cure. But, there, you baby! What
am saying? Come, come, my dear,
just forget it. It's nothing you should
Oother your little head over now. Wait
I'LL you're older"
LII I'm older, indeed! How 1 hate
TO have folks talk to me like that
anu they do--they do it all the time.
MS II was a child now, when I'm
almost standing there where the brook
ana river meet!
but That was just the kind of talk
= sot' everywhere, nearly every time
! asked any one what a divorce was.
'oiie laughed, and some sighed. Some
,ooNed real worried cause I'd asked
~ ana one got mad. (That was the
'. | found out afterward
'na. shed had divorce already so
p'ooaDly she thought 1 asked the ques-
NJ on purpose to plague her.) But
aOoouy would answer me-really an
over me sensibly, so I'd know what it
an and most everybody said
NV nun away, child" or "You shouldn't
AK OF such things" or. "Wait. my
ot' I'LL you're older; and all that
. "' now L hate such talk when |
A. =, want to know something How
,s ,"ey expect us to get our education
" 'hey won't answer our questions?
~. uoht know which made me angri-
80 mean angrier. Qm speaking
TWO Things, so l must, l suppose.
In H"'e grammarD To have them talk
ing that-not answer me, you know
ST. VI nave them do as Mr.. Jones, the
u,v, ekeeper, did, and the men there
with him.
hn was one day when | was in there
Sing g. some white thread for Nurse
7 Ian an and it was little while after
n"u asked the doctor if a divorce
s" ~s disease. Somebody had said
o0,, e'llng that made me think you
dO4 buy divorces, and | had suddenly
nv nhes1iililhed to ask Mr.. Jones If he had
sn, Tor sale. (Of course ali this
rn suS very silly to me now, for |
amo " mat a divorce is very simple
mo- very common. It's Just like
raa age certificate, only it unmar-
hnt you instead of marrying you;
roi,i ulaht know it then. And if I'm
Tan 70 tell this story I've got to
gust as it happened, of course.)
ell ! asked Mr.. Jones If YOU could
p'sorces. and If he had them for