The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-02

TT WAS as if sword had been
i plunged down my throat clear
to my loins-lilxe a streak OF fire.
/ stood gulping for several Sec
onds. then rushed to the path
room, nausea upon me. II was
some minutes before 1 coulo
speak. Tears covered my cneeks'
The boy was still there. -
That's nothin',' he said. the
first shot does that sometimes.
Wait two or three minutes. Then
vcIfsil he able to hold it."
knew from experience that ne
was right. 1 walked back and
forth. :,
Are YOU sure the stuff is all
right-that it isn't poison!
asked. ,e,,
"I'm dvin' for shot muhseh,
he half pleaded. eff you all don
object I'll drink some muhsei'
1I,hp He looked very comlcaI:
"1o to it, / laughed.
you're not afraid of it, 1t must
be harmless. -z...-.,-,.
He secured the extra tumbler
And took big drink, again as
surfing me that the "stuff was
enyied the indifference with
which he swallowed 1t, ana
reached for the bottle.
Ten minutes later my body De-
gan TO Jingle. / felt that ! had
rot back to earth and that eartn
was good. r.,+
like singing. ,T
When returned TO Dalias !
had stopped drinking but was
Bv no means myself. II was
useless to try to deceive Mildred
she knew. She didn't upbra1d
me she made excuses Money
ar no money" she said, ''ycu must
never nut yourself through sucn
: strain again. I'd rather have
Won conffne yourself to the two
house organs and live on the in
come from that work alone than
have you 90 through q reactlon
like this. Besides, from what
you've told me, you're about $3oV
poorer than you were when you
left and nothing but sick-lookinR
eyes to show for. it. WHAT'S the
use OF working your head OF TOT
money il you feel compelled 10
throw it away afterwardg
she said lot more but at no
time was she angry. or even ap-
parentIy provoked with me. She
seemed yexed. perplexed. anxious
10 find prevention rather than
cure,
/ learned that her grandmother
had found it. necessary to plan
return north. and had decided TO
leave the following week. The
not looking well. She had never
really recovered from the ordeal
of motherhood. / had hoped that
her grandmother might be able to
remain with US indefinitely. or at
least until Donnie required less
attention. Mentally / excoriated
myself for having thrown away
$3.50 on pure selfishness. With
that sum we could have spent a
month at some high-class. resfful
resort. I said something to that
effect, but Mildred cut me short
before I finished.
"There's no use crying over
spilled milk she declared. Don't
do it again. that's all. II you do
well, Don. you know it couldn't 80
on: it wouldn't be fair to me or
to the baby. II won't stand it:
couldn't; I can't. So it's up to
you"
Suddenly she laughed. What
on earth are we to do with the
socks?" she asked. I wish-I
wish half of them at least had
been silk stockings
I did not get my two publica-
tons off the press that month
until the goth, nearly three weeks
late. To the firms they repre-
scented I made the excuse that
had been ill, and they were very
nice about it. The Near East
drive had closed, but some other
work came my way-an adver-
Using campaign for new oil
company-and / was kept fairly
busy. / had made many new
friends by reason Of my work