The Washington times., 1926-09-16

There they had lain for two
whole nights and more than a day
Thursday and Friday and up to
nearly noon on Saturday, Septem-
ber is, 1922, when a. young man an0
girl came across them as they
were stroIling In the fields and
among the underbrush. Two whole
sights my mother had lain there
while was going about my life As
Almost the first thought that oc-
surred to me when I heard the aw-
Eal news was that mother and Mr..
Hail had paid a heavy price indeed
for letting their love be known.
That is what thought four years
ago. and what still think.
am convinced they had reached
the point where they felt the only
thing to do was for Mr.. Hall to
tel his wife the whole truth-that
Under all the circumstances it was
the honorable thing, and the con-
sequences. whatever they might
have been, would be less terrible
than for them to go on as things
were, for they were living in the
same far-apart relationship, I be-
neve, as my mother and dad.
believe that when Mr.. Hall and
mother made the telephone appoint
n1ent TO meet that night, as they
Offen did, I'm De Russey's Line, 1t
was their intention to talk over the
situation that was at hand.
Truth About To Break
4 believe that either Mr.. Hall
had already told his wife the situa-
tion, or that he intended to imme-
diateIy, and that Mrs. Hall was fully
aware that the truth was about to
Become known to everyone.
Nothing can ever convince me that
ehe had not suspected how things
were for a long time-a year anyhow.
A special incident comes to my mind
that I thought nothing Of at the
time. Mother often used TO make
sandwiches and wrap them up in a
parcel and go out of an afternoon
for an hour or 50 with Mr.. Hall in
lis car.
1 was Just youngster. with my
school and my own little affairs
friends and parties and games and
studies-and it never occurred to me
to dig into mothers goings and
comings. and "analyze" them or
Speculate" about them. as people
seem to think I should have.
I knew they were friends. and
that the church was everything to
them. and that they had notices
and programmes and all sorts of
church places to go and charities to
zee about. For the rest, took IT
Tor granted
! suppos II anyone had asked me:
charlotte, do you think there is
q love affair between your mother and
Mr.. Hall?" would have thought
q minute and probably answered:
well, know they think the world
Of each other-I guess they do love
each other" And in my heart l
think I would have added: Il hope
So"
Helped DR.. Hall Fix Tire
Wen. anyhow. one day. the sum:
ner mother died, she and Mr.. Hail
went over. Bound Brook way ]
think. in his car. and they had a
tire blowout. When mother came
home she told me she was so proud
0s herself because she had helped
Mr.. Hall viii the tire.
She was good at mechanical
things, and knew where the screws
and bolts were kept and could
always find them while Mr.. Hall
was lacking up the car.
He taught her a little about
driving, but she was better at re-
pairs, and liked that part Of it
best.
A few days later. Mrs. Hall met
her at some church meeting and
one of the remarks mother said
she made was We'll, you are get.
ting quite expert about the car.
now, aren't you?" Which shows
me she knew about that special
trip, and that they often went out
together and were happy in each
others company. If a woman
: cant put two and two together