Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-16
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PLCtby lhdl sic lHlSHl nave
~N been pardoned if she had felt
- that she was fulfilling her
purpose in the divine plan by merely
existing. But a strain of almost NOR
bid conscientiousness drawn from a
long line of New England forbears pre-
vented her from taking such a simple
view of the problems of life
mo, Herbert" she said in the course
of an animated dispute with Mr.. Mat
teson, 81 cannot turn my back upon
the promptings of duty. l have been
thoroughly educated-expensively edu
Gated, at least-as you know. More
than that, I'm a specialist. l went
from college to Professor Arbuthnot's
laboratory. There aren't ten women
in the country who know zoology as
know it. Professor Arbuthnot has
often said that if Maud Jones and
wasted the chance he gave us and
threw away the pa~ he took with us
by getting married he'd never bother
with another woman as long as he
lived He's right. l have a duty to
him. to the students who come after
me, to the community. l cannot turn
back from my task. l shall not even
seek professional chair l shall teach
young children in the common schools
who need me. You do not. You have
your factory to attend to, your mother
and sisters
"Confound my sisters! No, 1 don't
mean that exactly. They're well
enough, my sisters are; but l don't
want another. Somehow l can't get
the hang of these modern philanthropic
ideas. Here are you and l, plainly de-
signed to be married, and some mil
lions of children equally destined to
grow up in happy ignorance of bugs
and butterflies. Instead of marrying
me you go off to teach them lower
forms of animal life Result-I'm mis-
cradle, you're lonely, they're Disguised.
Unhappiness all round and not soul
the better for it. You don't need to do
it either"
Not for money-no. But here in
Massachusetts there are plenty of girls
for all the men who wish to marry.
There'll be fewer superfuous women
by one If go to work. Society has
made great sacrifices and gifted men
have spent their lives to prepare me
for working. To be perfectly frank,
think l am fit for something better,
industrially, than sewing on buttons"
Don't doubt it; but / refuse to con-
slider you industrially," observed Mat
teson.
"Ah. yes," cried the girl, throwing
her head proudly back. "a toy In a
gilded cage-tired of, probably, as sooI
as won: that's the mans idea of matri
mony! Don't argue with me, Herbert
It's breaking my heart to send you
away, but l must do it, and ! beg you
oh, beg you. not to make 1t harder
for mer'
At this outbreak Matteson began tC
look uncomfortable. His silence reused
in Diana's mind the hope that he was
convinced by her cogent argument
hope which proved that, much as she
knew about invertebrata, she was lit
tie versed in the ways of the higher
mammalia. For Matteson, bulle
headed eX-right tackle with magniti
cent record in ground gaining and in
reference, was by no means quit
ter" Nevertheless he kept silent fol
some moments, and when he spoke hi
words were honeyed guile.
'I'll tell you what I'll do he sait
slowly. "Ill go away and not see you
again unless you send for me. If you'll
kiss me goodby."
"Not see you again. cried Diant
Talbot aghast. But don't want
81 think it would be best" said Mat
teson gravely. "Your duty prevents
your marrying me. Then l must learl
to forget you-the sooner the better
You cannot expect to refuse me as {
husband and keep me as lover, Of
even as friend You mustn't make i
harder for me. Goodbye"
He rose to go.
Pale and painting she confronted him
Then, fiinging her arms about his neck
she kissed him passionately.
go, go!" she cried, and, turning
about, she fled from the room.
Matteson looked after her reflective
" and then took his departure in fair
ly good spirits for rejected lover
1t was only few days after thi
that Nepontic became aware of an as
founding rumor that Herbert Mattesol
had mysteriously disappeared. AS h
was the most important individual Il
the place-shops. professional men AM
even churches being almost depend'n
upon the weekly pay roll of the Nepf
tic Milling company of which he wa
president-the news caused sensation
Many Were the queries addressed +
Arthur Rankine, the treasurer OF tn
mills, pleasant faced young colleg
chum and personal friend of Matte
son. OF course, because of these N
lations, he. put the best possible fac
upon the situation.
81 do not know where Mr.. Maltese
is" he would say when he felt calle
upon to say anything. II presume b
went away on private business, but
said nothing to me about its natur'
a. he