Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-07

an q how she saw then what this
thl-. vas doing 20 ne But II Was too
lat
Sic told more. much more. about the
isf-r years. and the recOncIllarion
tn. some way. she brought thinss
around TO Jerry and me- Her face
nushst Gp then. and she didn't meet
uly Eyes. She looked down at her sew
IN She vas very busy turning hem
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She said thsre had been = time.
Ou0=. uhsn she had worried a little
shut Jerry and me. for fear we would
-srparar-. She said that she believed
hit. foT her. that would have been the
y,-y blackest rnornenr os her life: for
4 would be her fault. all her fault
tried 10 break In here. and say.
40. 10 and thst II wasn't her fault:
hut she shook her head and wouldn't
IIs,.u and she lifted her hand. and
Bad 20 keep stu and let her 20 on talk
In She was looking straight into my
ey-s then. and there was such a deep
DIP hurt in them that Jus; had 10
IIstcn
She said again that II would be her
fault. that II I Ind done that she
would have known that Il was all be
G. Use Of the example she herself had
st me % childish Villfulness and self
ish seeking OF personal happiness at
ths expense Of everything and every
bg-ly else. And she said that that
s0Ili have been the last straw TO
bresk her heart
Bot she declared that she was sure
now that she need not worry. Such
thing would never be
guess gasped n little at this. Any
bow. know tried 10 break in aud
tel her that Se were going to sepa.
rate. and that that was exactly what
had come into the room In the first
pace to say.
But again she kept right 90 talking.
and ! was sileHced before had even
begun.
she said how she knew II could
never be-On account OF Eunice. That
would never subject my little girl to
the sort Of wretchedly divided life that
| had to live when | Vas . child.
lAs she spoke I was suddenly back
10 the cobwebby attic with little Mary's
olary, ana / thOught--what II IL werr
Eunice--writius thatD
She said was the most devoted
mother She had ever known; that |
was too devoted, she feared sometimes.
Tor | made Eunice. all my world. to IN.
exclusion OF Jerry and everything and
everybody els But that She was very
sure, because | was SO devoted. and
loved Euuice SO dearly. THAT | would
never deprive her OF a fathers love
, and care
! ShlFered little. and looked quick
ly into Mothers face. But she was not
locking at me. | was thinking OF how
Jerry had kissed and kissed Eunice
month ago. when we came away, as II
lie just couldn't let her 20. Jerry is
fond OF Eauice. now that she's old
enough TO know something. and Eunlce
adores her father. knew that part
was going 10 be hard. And now to
have Mother put II Ike that
began TO talk then Of Jerry. I lust
feit that I'd got To say something. That
Mother must listen. That she didn't
understand. told her how Jerry
loved lights and music and dancing,
and crowds bowing down and Worship
ing him all the time And she said yes.
she remembered that he'd been that
way when married him.
She spoke 50 sort OF gueerIy that
again l glanced at her: but she xtill
was looking down at the hem she WIS
turning.
went on then to explain that I
didn't Ike such things; that be-
lieved that there were deeper and
higher things. and things more worth
while. And she said yes. she was glad,
and that that wns going to be my saw
Ing grace; for. Of course. realized
that there couldn't be anything deeper
or higher or more worth while than
keeping the home together. and put
ung up with annoyances. for the uiti-
mate good Of ALL especially OF Eunice.
She went right on then quickly, be
fore could say anything. She said
that, Of course. / understood that I
was still Mary and Marie. even II Jerry
did call me Mollie: and II Marie had
married a man that wasn't always con-
genial with Mary. she was very sure
Mary had enough stamina and good
sense TO make the best OF IL: and she
was very sure. also. that II Mary would
only make u little effort TO be once in
while the Marie he had married,
things might be lot easier-for Mary.
OF course. I laughed at that. had
to. And Mother laughed. too. Blu, we
understood. We both understood. 1
had never thought of It before. but
had been Mnrie when married Jerry.
loved lights and music and dancing
and gay crowds just exactly as well as
he did. And II wasn't his fault that
suddenly turned into Mary when the
baby came, and wanted him to stay
at home before the fire every evening
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