CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-03-07

much in the grand pagan style. l ad-
mife II, but | cannot dow In that sort
Of company, and think she meant to
crush me. You were very wise to
leave her to come alone
l like her-I mean believe that un-
der that terribleness she has heart
Of gold. which once opened would
never shut, but she has not opened It
to me. believe she could have a
great charity. that no evildoing would
dismay her. ''Stanch" sums her up.
But have done nothing wrong enough
yet 10 bring me into her good graces.
Loving her son even. though, I fear, a
great offense, has done me no good
turn.
Perhaps that is her Inconsistency.
Women are sure to be Inconsistent
somewhere. 1t is their birthright.
began to study her at once, to find
you. II did not take long. How
could love her If she would let me,
You know her far better than I do
and want no advice Otherwise
would say, never. praise me to her;
quote my follies rather. To give
ground for her distaste To revel in viii
not deepen me in her bad books so
much as attempts to warp her judg-
ment.
I need not 20 through 1t all She will
have told yon all that is to the purpose
about our meeting. She bristled in, a
brave old fighting figure. announcing
compulsiou in every line. but with all
her colors flying. She waited for the
door TO close. then said: MY son has
hidden me come. I suppose Il is my
duty. He is his own master now
We only shook hands. Our talk was
very little Of you. | showed her all
the horses, the dogs and the poultry.
She let the inspection appear to con
cludc with myself: asked me my habits
and said ! looked healthy. l owned
felt IT, Looks and feelings are the
most deceptive things in the world, /" she
told me. adding that poor stock got
morn than Its share OF these. And
when she said it ! saw quite plainly
that she meant me.
! wonder where she gets the notion.
for we are long lived race. both sides
OF the family. guessed that she
would like frankness and was as frank
as | could be. pretending no Difference
to her objections. You think you suit
each otherg'' she asked me. Ny an
swer. "He suits me-" pleased her ma
ternal palate. think. ANY girl might
say thatr' she admitted CShe might
indeedD
This Is the part OF our Interview she
will not have repeated to you.
was due at Hillyn when she was
preparing TO go. Aunt n. came in.
and I left her TO do the honors while
! slipped on my habit rode by your
mothers carriage as far as the Green
way. where we branched. l suppose
that Is what her phrase means that
You quote about my making a trophy
OF her. and marching her a prisoner
across the borders before all the world,
| do like her. She is worth winning
Can one say warmer of future
mother-fn-iaw who stands hostiief
All the same. IL was an ordeal
believe have wept since. for Benny
scratched ny door often yesterday
evening and looked most wistful when
came out. Merei! paltry self love.
dearest. I am SO little accustomed to
not being-liked-
think she will be more gracious
in her own house. | have her formal
word that | am to come - Soon. not
too soon. I Will come over, and you
shall meet me and take me to see her.
There is something in her opposition
that can't fathom. | Wondered twice
was iunacy her notion. she looked at
me so hard.
Nv lix-f,,
apart from us were not on that account.
| often saw her. She was very dear
and sweet to me and had quiet eyes.
the very reverse OF a person mentally
derangcd. My father. know. went
to visit her when she lay dying. and
remember we all wore mourning. My
uncle has told me they had deep
regard for each other, but disagreed
and were Independent enough To choose
living apart.
do not remember my father ever
speaking OF her to us as children. but
am sure there was no state OIL health
TO be concealed.
Last night was talking to Aunt
n. about her. "a very dear woman .
she told me. '.but your father was
the rest OF us" or him she said, "A
dear. fine fellow. but not at all easy
to get on with" Him of coursel have
continuous recollection OF, and "a
fine fellow" we did think him. My
mother comes to me more rarely at
Intervals
Don't talk me down your mothers
throat. but tell her as much as she