Telegram-herald., 1891-12-20

they would prove tasasslvss unssAson-
able. ana therefore incsuyessss jsdyeA
sBas. Jehs. . wsmAn = . eivilassA
hsias in e4vilissd had. cd. - such.
abe dess nesd nsasy. and snos. - .
wife. she cant earn IL. Why - u IN
reasonable for her to wAat ~ understand
that shs sAaii be mistress Of . certain
suar
Because il strikes st that ideal Of
unity which should lie ~ the foundation
OF q homs.'
But how wolld you like il II that
ideal Of unity left you in . position whore
you woald never know whether your
purse was going to be full or emptyy'
That Is entirely different. A man u
accustomed to handle money and get IL
in businsssliks ways- A woman isnt,
&nd she doesn't know how TO deal with
it. II you don't like my blunt speaking.
please remember that you invited il.
Moss yirls don't opea this sort Of dis
cussien."
''Dut We would have to discuss Il
aftcrward, so il seemed 10 me best that
we should know We understand each
other before"
why should we ever discuss its A
wife naturally aud properly leaves such
matters to her husband. and she ought
to have confidence enough in him to do
it gladly"
1T wasn't lack Of conEdence"-
"Ysu have road The woman's Record
until you have imbibed wild ideas about
women's rights, Mary. That was all well
enough before you knew ma. But il you
cared for me. as you said you did. you
should have forgotten everything else.
Love cannot exist in harmony with such
ideas. The truth Is, Mary, you never
loved me. 1t was AL mistake"
"oh. how can you say thatr'
If you had, would yeu ever have
given = thought to what tho future
might hold beyond the fact that we
would live it togetheri Love implies
self forgetfulness. All the traditions Of
the human race, all the instincts Of tho
human heart, teach that woman yields
the ordering Of her life into the hands
Of man. Yet. while am all on fire. you
are coolly planning how you may keep
yourself Independent Of me-"
"You make it sound all wrong" she
said with something Of sob in her
voice. II didn't mean it that way"
''How did you mean it? do not sec
how it can hsve two meanings. You
mean it or yon do not. You love me or
you do not. Which is it?'
II don't know! Idon't know! only
know cannot bear to have You angry
with me-" She was sobhing undis-
guisedly now. IF l was wrong, John.
forgive mel
Liddell started to his feet in uncon-
trollabls excitement. but Carne pulled
him down.
my dear ittie GIRL" John was say
ing, II knew you couldn't really mean
it. It was all that Woman's Record.
We will subscribe for The American
Cycist instead, and these three unhappy
days shall be forgotten forever"
I'VE have heard enough" said Lid
dell feverishly. "Come on. We must
intercept them ut the hotel before they
use mp any more of it."
Crane turned to him inquiringly.
"You think you have found your miss
ing plot,
"Think: know. He threw me of
the track at first by his dense stupidity,
but there wasn't any question after that
reconciliation. If only could have felt
certain few moments sooner l would
have put stop to it on the spot"
What"
81 would have stopped them before tho
final moment. It viii be harder to get
them to give it up now."
MARK. explain yourself. Remember
that am inexperienced in these subtle
matters. Am to understand that You
propose to make those young people re-
sign the last half hour?'
II am going tc demand my property
my plot. Most certainly"
"But--whsrs will that leave themY'
"Where they were before"
THAT Is to say, separated and heart
brokeny
.weil. yes, suppose SO. I can't help
that"
Rather hard on them. though. isn't
ky
"But Maurice, you mustn't let your
Iympathies warp your sense Of justics.
That reconciliation belongs to me. in
trust for my hsro and heroine. could
not conscieatiorsiy surrender it"
Couldn't you supply them with an
otherw
Patchwork! No; that is something
Of which I will not De guilty. How
would yon like to have your life stopped
In midcareer and be compelled by some
ruling power to live out another mans
course for the rest OF your yesrs' You
would rather die with your individual
ity."
"Yes, bat It isn't altogether . parallel
case"
"It is entirely 30. II I were to force
my characters to finish out the volume
on makeehift plan that didn't properly
belong to them. just because have the
brute power to do it, would be un-
worthy OF my trust. Don't try TO argue
me ont of il. Maurice. Ny own in
stinctive perception of what 70 right
must govern my actions"
T. be continued.
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