Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-12-27
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BY 1oTH

Of ignorance? You are arguing from
a point you rarely affect from the
point Of view Of Jewish theology with
rs strong. and primitive. and mystery
loving methods Gods ways, after all.
II We choose 10 dig into them, are no
dens"r, and are just on the same line
as Natures. She permits no cause
\ without an effect, or, she will very
we'll know the reason why"
II wasn't arguing from any point OF
4 view, Jewish or otherwise. ! was Just
applying theological axiom PERSONAL
ly, thinking OF parents and other
! chances"
"Ah, that's an idle subject, isn't it?
/ BY the by, you have sneaking regard
yourself for that bridal creature
you admire the woman. don't youf"
admire her! Yes as q woman, Of
course ] do. Why, she lsrsuperb!
With that mature strong tenderness
In every line of her, and that divine
protecting patient air Of hers that
woman might be a mother of nations"
Strange started and his mouth
twltched suddenly, the blood stopped
in his veins and red and blue.-Stars
swan before his eyes. Gwen went on
| unheeding, In her passionleas tones
"Fhat woman Is not, however, me,
| am a beautiful glrl--that, and no
more--I contain nothing, assure you,
nothing that could be moulded into
\ that woman"
"You contain everything" said her
husband slowly, ''only the deuce of the
matter Is, that none Of us know where
| to find It," q,
mo, nor ever will"
\ She leaned forward so that her
: breath touched his cheek Humphrey.
| | wish you had never seen that pic
I ture! This necessity for idealization Is
an insult to me and to yourself-you
should have had more insight from
the beginning"
''My good child" he said laughing
i softly. Il thought the experiment was
an ayowed fact"
She drew in her lips sharply, and
/ was silent
| When she spoke again her voice was
rather hoarse.
| Il have often tried to imagine the
4 things that go to murder, and
4 really do think | understand the inn
/ pulse now. / shall never altogether
hate murderer again. ann glad i
know; one feels better-more liberal,
( for every new sensa ton"
Strange laughed.
| Of oil "A,
1 silly" she went on, 'the experiment Is
two-s sided. but you have no idea how
infinitely brutal the bald fact sound
BALD facts mostly do"
I "Well-there is reason even in ex-
periments, and remember, once for all,
am not a dramatic creature given to
sudden new developments, am no
emporium for the creation of fresh sen
sations; here | am. finished and com.
plete."
Strange laughed.
Finished and complete" Was ever
conceit like unto hers! My good girl,
you are neither
She threw up her head
"Well. here | am then. unfinished
anu lncomplete.
"Ah, but Nature Invariably finishes
her work If it's worth the Tools."
Like Providence shapes our ends"
she sneered with modulated savage
ness. "Ah, this marriage truly Is an
experiment.! Look at those two at the
windo W that girl and that man. that
stunted creature there! Perhaps he's
an artist. She has a measly look and
the mans nose il awful They are
not scrap like Browning's artist and
the girl, and yet, | fancy, they think
themselves in love with one another
tell the man to stop for a minute!-
here, here, at this house-there, do
you see the idiotic simpers All, yes,
that's love! And the two will marry,
no doubt, on next Shrove Tuesday,
but 1t won't be an experiment, | don't
think either of the pair looks as IL he
or she Went in for observing new
phases"
They'll have enough to do to keep
the wolf from the door. Perhaps In
time, instead of observing new phases
they'll punch one another's heads IL
they must have fresh sensations"
rs that the usual aud orthodox end
to being in love-punching the head
physically or morally, according to the
rank of the lovers?"
mo, the methods vary according TO
the quality of love, Have you had
enough, shall we drive on?"
IF it's worth Its salt, OF course
there's no end"
"One even continuous stream into
the ocean f-Nothingness! How ap-
pallingly trite and stale-nothing fresh,
nothing newr
The state has quite peculiar fire All
ness Of its own, am told, which Is
perennial and here We are at the
door"
CHAPTER NNNIII
Gwen dropped quite easily into the
ways OF her new home she could gen
orally adapt herself to mere physical
conditions hpr unnatural unrest and