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Show IjOVEsMUED LIFE'S fcij. tbe noted aiathor j Idaih M?losie CSibson g I A GREAT CHANGE U was Strang? lo me tli.it when everyono else seemed to- be worrying worry-ing about John I -was perfectly calm. I did not have the slightest anxiety as to his whereabouts. It (vas usi another illustration of his thinking that ho really ruled his whole llttlo world: that everything and everyone every-one must stand still at his order and that he could do anything he pleased - without responsibility to others for his actions. Although all the others seemed to think it very strange that we had not heard from John in a week, and Charles kept absolutely mum about the telegram which he received re-ceived for me, I seemed to be quite sure that before another sun had set wo would hear from J&lin. IH Power for Harm Gone H As I closed my eyes I knew my H lips softened into a smile because I H realized, or at least I thought, at this H moment that never again would John H Gordon have the power to hurt me as H he had in the past. I hud the great H solace, the great comfort, the great JHj panacea, of all tlie hurts of everyday ;CEH life that might come to a woman. I ! & fH already felt my child's absolute de- -'1IH pendencc and its utter helplessness ! 'EhII without me. ittH As the nurse- again placed it in my txflH arms I had a new realization of the 'jffH helplessness of all humanity at Its &fH entrance into the world and that sent 'JkHH m? mind rushing along life's path- xfEH way, and I understood the helpless- xOHV ncss of humanity at death's hour. 1 lEiH aIS0 ue6un t0 have some idea that sEiH there was noting in this world but ImM service, inow mat i was ot some BHI 11 e in the world, now that I meant to JJH someone more than anything clso :HL could possibly mean; now that I was HHF o whole great universe for that HH l.itlc being sleeping within the circle flll of my arm, 1 realized that was all jDI that life might mean service. And ''j3Bfl th?-t only when we serve can we be JDHf happy. fjSHI Reason for Unhappincss jjBH The greatest reason for my un- ;H happiness with John was that he H would never allow me to feel that I :HV was in the slightest way necessary ' JHl to him. He wanted me to feci that ' ,he was very necessary to me, but to him I was forgotten when I was out jof sight, arid he wanted me to understand under-stand that thoroughly. I always have , wondered if any other man In the world would have left his place of business without giving his address, with his wife in the condition I was In. especially since I had just tele-i tele-i graphed him that Pwas not feeling weil. I belieo John is a little more I unthinking, a little more selfish than I most men could have been under , the circumstances. I I Was surprised when I found that il was able to discuss the situation with myself so calmly. I had never (been a'ble to do it before. I glanced down and found myself hooking into the big unwinking eyes of my baby tho cunning little wrinkles wrin-kles In its formless nose and the queer motions of Its moist mouth that made up my world at that moment, j The nurse came forward, her face I full of Interest, and said: "We have 'received a telegram from your husband, hus-band, Mrs. Gordon." "Have you?" I asked indifferently. "Well, at least wo think it is from Jhini. It is addresstd to you, but the, i doctor seemed to think that we should open it first." I "All right," I answered, still Indifferent Indif-ferent to anything the message might I contain. Face All Smiles She lefi. tho room for a moment hanri then returned, her facs alL smiles. - "Your husband was at the summer sum-mer home of one of his clients. He had only Intended to stay overnight, but important matters camo up which necessitated his" staying longer. Ne says he did not realize that ho had not left his address with his office. Ho Is very much worried about you and asked us 'to telephone him. Tho doctor has already put the call in. j Ho tells .us that he will be with you I as soon as the train will bring him." "Does he know that my baby is born?" "I don't think so," she answered, "as all the telegrams were sent during dur-ing your illness. 1 don't think he even knows you are better, Tomorrow We Find My Husband |