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Show L (LOVE and MARRIED LIFE u Uq. the noted author I Idah MgGlcrae Gibson j Ml viiAfi is WORKING What I had resolved to do must have been right bocauso I went to 6leep almost Immediately and slept until un-til the nurse awakened me by putting my baby Into my arms In the morning morn-ing I looked over at John's bed It great surprise, and realized that he had been very' careful not to awaken me when he got up. This was a con-.'.'deratlon con-.'.'deratlon that he had never before shown to me. Until this morning It had never seemed to enter John Gordon's Gor-don's mind that by any possibility I would care to sleep after he was awake. "Mr Gordon went out very early." said Miss Parker. He stopped at the nursery door to tell me that you were still sleeping and that perhop9 I had. ' -f r better not awaken you." More consideration, I thought hap-; I "He told ine to tell you, however, as soon as you had yor sleep, that he, was going to have all the goods from his mother's house sent over to the! new homo, and that If you felt able would yon Join him there immediately , after breakfast. He said he knew that you were quite as anxious to get into the new homo as he, aryl that if you. would come over and explain to hint; and the people that ho had hired to help you he was sure It would facill-, talc matters. He did not want you to do this, however, unless you felt able,! I BJ your health was worth much more than anything else." BI CTEK t ALL MOTHER'S " "Call him up at he house no, you' had better call his mother's hou.-n HP first, and she perhaps will be able to' Sv tell you where he Is If ou do not find wm him there However, I wish you would IB make an effort to talk to him person-; IP, ally or else let me speak to hltn be- IK' cause I shall be glad to t ome as soon W I can bath) the baby and gel hen preps red for i das Rf M1S3 Parker placed Mary In my tyji aims and left the room ; .j i sometimes wonder if I am a pnr- LJM V temperamental woman r L'sually I think I have rathor a pro- Hfl sale and calm mind and vet there are v some things that stir ii to the very center or my being, and one of them 4 is the feel of the 1 r i n rcs"e leaf skin 'ff of mj baby against mj own it brings J B, out all th- protactiveness, all ih- ten- rkfl derness, all the most poignant emo- 41 tlons of which I am capable, and It tSfl brings to me solace and peace and i EHj quiet Joy that if unsurpassable. PH I used to feel that Ruth was to be BJI blamed for giving up her entire life to PHJ her children, and While I could never HHj do itj to the extent of giving up as PJBJ Rut pas done, all other thought oi KJjfl lovr fell other accomplishments of HBJ life's work, yet I can understand VHJ Ruth's attitude, whih I never could PPJ before, cen though I realized that iH love of progeny la one of the most BjPJ primitive emotions In all the world. II H Mary has become already very lond 1 1 BJ of her bath and she gurgles and kicks l B and splashes about as the soothing PiBj water touches her velvety body. She! Kjfl remonstrates with all her tiny might 9BJ when I take her out of her tub andi I It takes all the noothing that 1 can give her In the way of kisses and coaxInK ' tones before she is reconciled to being be-ing wnipped In her towel and pow-1 pow-1 dc-red, and made the most beautiful ' Ann sweetest thins on the earth. JOHN IS LOCATED. By the time sho was dressed and ! had had her breakfast and been put ' in her bassinette for her morning nap, Miss I'arker had beer, aide to locate John and called me to the phoac. tit-fore tit-fore he could speak, I said, ' Good morning. John. It was awfully nvcot of you to let me sleep. I am all ready to come wht-revcr you want me. and do everything that 1 can to get Into the new home as soon as possible. You know, John, that 1 never have seen ihe inside of tho house." Haven't you, Katharine?" interrupted inter-rupted John in a very surprised voice. 1 thought you would be over and see the house as soon as you arrived here.' "I wanted to wait until I could go over It with you, John, dear." i uould almost hear John s sigh of relief over the phono ami I knew then that my way or attack was right. ' J am superintending the moving of the furniture, Katherlne," he saia; quickly. But 1 think the first load, will be ready to go over to thohouae1 In fifteen minutes. 1 will send the' motor down to jou and you stop over here for me." I will Lie ready and walling. ' Just as 1 wanted it to be, 1 said to mv-self. mv-self. John and I will be seen b all our friends on our way to our new home and any speculation aa to John's being away when I returned will bo si-, lenced." Charles arrived very soon and I was waiting for him at the door of the; hotel When we drow up in front of John's mothers house. I sent in my1 chauffeur alter him because I had also determined that Madame Gor-i don would be tho first to come and see mo. As it was. she had not evt n seen her grandchild, although we! had been In the citv for four da vs. FRESH s i) j ,y John came out all unsuspecting and I got into the motor. "My. but you aio looking as fresh as a daisy tins morning 1 think motherhood becomes ycu, Katherlne " Un the way lo the house he asked our chauffeur to take us throurh the park as he said ihat it wouid be about half iiii hour before they would be able to start with the furniture. It was n perfectly glorious morning morn-ing and I hae never known anyone u on whom tho weather had as great an effect as upon John. True, he Is r.ol very comfortable before he- has had his coffee In tjie morning but that is nothing in comparison to his taood on heavy d.-mp d.iys. But when sunshine sun-shine Is over' all 1 don t believe it Is possible for anyone or anything to exclude Bur8hlhe fiorn John Gordon s heart Tomorrow C'lecr Elizabeth, (Copyright bv National N'ewspaper Service.) |