The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-10-02

and poor" she said. "a woman. too.
whom society forbds. upon penalty q
bani-hment from the circle In which
she was horn and bred. TO- seek a i've
ihood by manual labor II is easy for
men TO talk Of freedom OF thought and
action. The world is before them. To
them the bread OF charity and depend
ence mean one and the same thing The
latter Is the only nourishment OF most
women from the cradle to the tomb. |
wish the passage between the two was
shorter-for their sake"
~ never looked at the subject in that
light before" was Edwards remorscful
reply. Poor old Harriet! see now
how much more she merits pity than
contempt"
"she is no worse on than thousands
OF her sisters" said Constance. in
harsher Judgment Content yourself
with giving thanks that you were
| born n mani
She had spoken out OF the pain OF q
wrung spirit, with no thought Of plead
/ ing her own cause She was too proud
to murmur. least Of all to her hus-
I
was a key that unlocked for her In his
heart recesses Of interest and sympathy
which must else have remained forever
I barred against n woman who. whatever
were her virtues and destinations, had
deliberately bartered her charms and
perjured herself In order TO secure an
eligible settlement.
And. to do her justice. she Is supe-
rlor TO the practice Of thearts that make
Harriet acceptable to my brother and
odious to everybody else" he mcdltat-
ed. "She offers no profession Of devo-
ton TO the man she has married, while
she accords TO him the respectful duty
OF n wife. Elnathan seems Satisfied.
Perhaps he Graves nothing warmer.
Pray heaven he may never guess Of how
much fate has defrauded him In with
holding from him the free. glad affec-
lions OF a true womanw
II there were any changes In his be-
havior to Constance after this. II was
to be dlscerned In gontler address. In
unobtrusive regard for her wishes. ex-
pressed or surmised. and a prolonga-
ton OF his stay in n house that held so
few attractions for her. That this ar
rangement was highly satisfactory to
his brother was not without effect In
shaping his conduct. That Harriet piled
him with solicitations TO remain before
his decision was announced. and was
loudly voluble In her protestations Of
delight when the question was eettled
had not a straw's weight with aim
She annoyed him less than formerly
however, either, as he explained II Il
himself. because he had learned charity
from COnstance's defense OF the lonely
D spinster's policy, or because she kept
b herself more In the background thar
: was her won't She seemed amlabl,
disposed toward Constance too. and b,
stroye to credit her with kind lnten
, lions with regard 10 one whom mes
people In her situation would havi
! hated as usurper She abetted what
ever project OF outdoor excursion O.
domestic recreation was proposed b,
him for Constance's diversion, offerlnl
], herself as the wife's substitute In tn
r sober phaeton drive ON breezy after
9 moons, that Constance and Edwnr
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e failed TO call the husbands notice L
her graceful horsemanshlp and tn
5 brighter bloom planted In her cheek
= by the exercise Mr. Withers neye
e tired Of chess. and the lndefatlgabl
toad-eater apparently shared his yea
on this point. The board was produce
+ nightly as the days became shorter an
J. the evenings cooler. and music, readln
p or conversation upon art and lltera
n ture was carried on for hours by N
e remaining two OF the quartette with0I
interruption from the automata bel
over the checkered surface.
n For Harriet could be taclturn whe
need was-a very lay figure in duml
d ness as In starch. Whether she ov,
y ceased to be watchful was another ma
ter.
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