The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-18
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As far as travel was concerned was
extremely limited.
New Life
But Mrs nenton'S death two
months previously had brought her
face TO face With the fact that
hereafter she could not lead the
Well-ordered life that always had
beer hers.
There was no longer anyone TO
plan her days-no one who. de-
spite a great love and understand
ing unusual in this modern world
between mother and daughter. 90
make demands on her time and
make her world the small one
bounded by her schoolmates and
the few friends Of her mothers
who had remained loyal through
the years.
OF these friends. only one.
Madge Morrison, could be called
an intimate.
Madge and Mrs. Denton had
gone TO school together. had mar
ried men who had been their
sweethearts in childhood. and had
been drawn closer together when
widowhood came to them less than
year apart.
If Madge hadn't had her father
10 care for. she undoubtedly would
have moved in with the Dentons
and made her home with them.
But even so. she was at their
apartment three or four times a
week up until the time that Edith
Denton's heart. which had long
confined her to a wheel chair,
finally tired topped entirely.
Wan = Move
1t was Ma who had urged
Cam TO give up the six-room
apartment and Flossie. the maid
maid Of all work the Dentons had
had ever since the girl could re-
member, and move TO small
hotel.
Father takes more and more
of my time when I'm free from
the office" she said, "or I'd ask
you to come with us. You've been
around sick people too much in
your life. It's time you stepped
out a bit now and met boys and
girls of your own age and began
TO live. It will do you good to
live alone.
Cam had followed her sugges-
ton, sold the accumulation Of fur
niture and belongings, and with
little more than her personal ward
robe left, found a comfortable one
room apartment in a neighborhood
hotel.
She had month of school 10
finish before getting her diploma,
but before that she had begun 10
speculate on what she would dc
later.
Money, fortunately, 49, not a
pressing problem. Her father had
carried heavy insurance and while
they had lived comfortably, Mrs
Denton had kept well within theii
means.
Discuss Future
what do you want to do?
Madge asked Cam when they were
discussing her future.
Il really don't know" she an
swered. we did some settlement
work as part of our sociology
course, and ] liked that very much
But I don't know whether l coulc
make a living at it. I'm not pre-
pared for anything else, though Of
course I can always take a bust
ness course"
Why not go away for awhile
Get complete change of scenery
and surroundings, and then wher
you come back, maybe you viii
have made up your mind about the
future. Perhaps can place yo'
somewhere.
So they had discussed various
places Cam might 60, and theT
she had forgotten the whole thini
in the rush of commencement
week with its round Of parties ant
various events
She was resting in her hote
apartment the day after gradua
ton when Madge phoned.
Her voice was excited, and sh
insisted that Cam come downtow-
Immediately. She mysteriously re
fused TO explain why.
Within an hour Cam was seate
IN the office of the Morrison Pre-