Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-12-13
q yellow Qster.
BY 10TH.


the best of the situation.
Indeed / do, no half development
will content Gwen when she learns
her deficiencies. nor her husband
either
"These elements they may develop to
ultimate greatness or wither and die
to reappear, of course, in some form
or other. But to disappear from our
knowledge untimely! All! that would
be sad waste. We will hope 1t may
not occur. Do you happen to know
IL her husband looks on our daughter
as we do, in relation to her ultimate
possibilities of development, or If he
"a most beautiful and finished young
woman of fair intelligence"
II am quite sure that Strange loves
Gwen strongly and truly" began Mr..
Fellowes evasively.
1t was difficult subject to thrash
out thoroughly with this wonderful
pair, 1t might be better to let it fade
gradually from their min is, and to
aid them to glide back into their own
still waters.
"Yes, but on what grounds?" went
on Mr.. Waring with strange persist
ence.
Have you ever spoken to Strange
himself on the subject" asked Mr.
Fellowes.
"Ahem, no. In fact, under like cir
cumstances," he Redeemed and coughed
little, II should myself have resented
any attempt Of such nature. No,
did not put any question to Strange
"But will you not favor us with an
opinion, you, who know our daughter
so well?"
81 think that, In measure, Strange
knows what he Is about, and we are
bound to trust his judgment. 1t would
be folly to suppose that he sees the
entire truth clearly, he is under the
usual conditions of a man In love.
Gwen dominates him as she does even
us old married people, heart and brain
will always fall before our Gwen"
"What is the entire truth p said Mrs.
Waring, pushing her hair back and
sitting up.
"Thc truth as 1t strikes me-" said
Mr.. Fellowes very, gently, SIS, that
Gwen is at present incapable OF low
ing"
"You refer-ahem, to that phase Of
the emotion known as sexual loyeT'
said Mr.. Waring hurriedly.
cor of any other yet"
II knew it, we both knew it, but
it was hard to speak OUT murmured
Mrs. Warning sadly.
"She was In no way constrained"
said Mr.. Waring in frightened way.
His wife sat still with sad wide
eyes.
ut seems reasonleSs thing In one
in Ovens position" he went on with
a fine touch of pride, Ito marry with
out love. l know such things do hap
pen now and again with young por-
tionless women-women have a feline
craving for soft living and pretty
things, but our daughter Gwen-ah!"
IT thought all this, l knew It," said
Mrs. Warning quietly, II wished so
often to ask Gwen definitely for the
trr1th, but l did not seem able to do
so, | wish now l had"
Mrs. Fellowes' put her hands tender.
ly on her shoulders and made her lie
down again.
"She will love, she will be happyw
she whispered softly, "she is In good
hands,"
''Too soon, too soon! murmured the
mother, "she should be In mine still.
But they never held her She should
be happy now, now" she cried with
sudden passion, her voice still in soft
minors, mot in the future! Why
should she have to reach her happiness
and her love through much tribua-
ton? 1t should come by divine right.
She is so strong, she will suffer strong
", she is so strong that when passion
comes to her. it will tear, tear, torture
her, break her to pieces! Henry,
Henry" she gasped, 1--WE arctic blame,
we have failed miserably! We never
had any right to have children. While
we have been worrying over the dry
fossils of the past we have allowed the
llNlnR-Ine yOuUH--IO WltHeT hTOuHu
us. All, how sad it all is, how sad!"
she sighed. chow sad!'
The rector came and put his hand on
his wife's shoulder softly. He well
knew how awful this too late awaken
ing Of the other woman's motherhood
was to her, with her own so terribly,
persistently wide-awake and alive
with the throbbing Of unsatisfed pain.
There was nothing further to be said,
nothing, altogether unsatisfactory as
everything was. Mr.. Fellowes felt this
and said In his bright frank way:
1--WE are all very tired, and you"
he said, turning to his wife, "you are
frightfully washed Quit And, good
gracious! Dacre Is waiting all this
timew
To her own intense amazement, Mrs.
Fellowes stopped down aud gave Mrs.
Waring a kiss. The others tremor
went through her like an electric shock
and she did not get over 1t for the
rest of the evening.