Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-16
WINIFRED BLACKS
" SPECIAL ARTICLE
AN INTERESTING WIDOW
Copyrights. 1922. By Newspaper F.asurs serv.

She had a pretty hard time IN lie,
the rather nice woman / know.
Oh. anyhow. she thinks she has. and
after all, what you think about it seems
to be the principal thing.
She was the daughter of a clever
man who drank, and a pretty wonlan
who cried a good deal about the drink
ing.
And then Daughter grew up and she
married a man who drank.
They so often do. Haven't you ever
noticed it, 1t runs in the family, in
a sort of way.
| suppose the thing in the heart, or
in the character that makes a woman
fall in love with the sort of man who
drinks so much can be inherited just
like blue eyes or red hair.
And the sort of thing that makes Il
wnman attractive to the sort of man
who drinks SO much-that can be in
herited. too. Then there you are with
Mother and Daughter and Granddaugh-
ter ali stepping right along in the same
old road just as if they'd never seen
how rough it was before they got into
it themselves.
It's All Coming Out Well
Anyhow this particular daughter
went through the usual ups and downs
or a woman who marries a drunkar0.
She had riches and then poverty, and
the hunihation-but she loved her hus-
band all the time. and he seemed to
love her, too. in his queer way. They
had three children, and her the man
died and the woman was heart-broken.
But she was 4 clever woman and
she got into some work which suited
her exactly and she made money and
friends. and she began to wear pretty
clothes. And she sent her children TO
good schools. and now the eldest two
are "eut on their OWL" and the inter-
esting widow has just herself and her
little boy to look after, and she is
again becoming plump and rosy and
smiling.
Its ali coming out pretty well. after
all" said her friends when the skies
and more comfortable than she ever
was in her life"
"She won't have to work so hard.
now that she's getting into middle life.'
said those who knew her when she
was quite young.
Jim is crown now and he'll begin
to take care of his mother pretty
SOON"
And we all began to tell what 4 good
fellow Jim was. and how devoted he
was to his mother. and what a comfort
he'd always been to her. even before
his father died and things were going
rather badly.
Yesterday I met the interesting
Widow and she looked as if someone
had slapped her in the face.
Poor Interesting Widow
Where's the nearest telegraph of
fice?" she asked hreathlessly. TIN
going to telegraph some money to Jim.
He's lost his job and he and his wife
and baby are coming home for q while,
till he gets started again.
wife and BABY" I gasned.
Yes. Doesn't it seem queertt" said
the Interesting Widow. AZ can't real
iZe it yet. 1 didn't know he was mar
ried either till I got the letter about
the new baby and his losing his job anu
all that"
I wonder if the Interesting Widow
really ought to send that money to Jim
and let him bring his wife and baby
home to be taken care of by his moth
er, who has to work hard to take care
of herself and the last little boy,
Is she really doing the best thing for
Jimmy or for the wife and baby?
Is it ever a good thing for . womsl
to begin TO take a mans responsible
ties off his shoulders?
Poor Interesting Willow! I'm glsG
she bought her new winter coat ana
smart hat and cosy muff before she
found out that Jimmy is married and
has a wife and baby and has lost his
job.
/ am afraid she wouldn't have hsd
them at all, If she hadn't already paid
for them.