Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-05-19
CHAPTER XVIII.

Of argument cropping up afresh In sarah
knstbelfa mind, with no Reuben Culwlck
nt hand 10 laugh, down her leEic--with
Rebben CulWick's power 20 laugh Il
down, perhabk. wonderfully diminished
John had told Of Reuben going 10 find
Mary Holland At Worcester. Lucq had
predicted evil would come Of Il, and
Sarah was wretched.
Rhe must give him up--she must not
remain that weight upon his life, that
Ciog upon his Industry. which she had
always thought she was, when her love
was not bswilderIng her too much. neu-
ben loved her, she hoped still--she did
not put faith In those strange suspicious
Of Lucy Jennings--but Lucy was right
In one thing; that she. Sarah Eastbell,
csuId not add to the happiness Of Reu-
ben CulwlrkI life, !. She could only add
10 the expenbesl- could ohly keep
him poor. II she stood apart now, per-
haps he would marry Mary Holland, and
be master Of his fathers house again, just
nat he father had wished from the frat.
She had no right 10 bind him 20 his
long engagement, to shackle his energies,
10 keep him from "bettering" himself
now that she felt herself ~ poor--nior-
ally; II not legally as poor--an when be
came In search Of her to Potter's Court.
II was a very QuIet morning at one OF
those strange Sunday services; those who
came 90 pray were not disturbed by those
who came 10 acoK: but the evening was
bolsterouS and stormy, and made up for
II.
Lucy Jennings read the signs Of II in
the noisy crowd about the door, and. com
pressed her lips and held her breath at
the strong language which echoed from
the street M she and Sarah approached,
nuder the escort Of two policemen. who
were waiting for them.
.."YoN are trembiing-yon are afraid" "
said Lucy Jennings to her companion;
will you turn back nowr
"WhyT ,,..,
",rhere will be but little religion there
tonight" said Lucy, "and you are not a
strong woman"
II was not thinking Of the crowd--or
the service. answered Sarah.
..ssfs whAfs thenY' was the sharp In
nuIry.
.'Of all 1 shall say 70 Reuben present.
~. It's very wrong, know, Lucy, but
you must not blame me Tor thinking OF
him so much. can't help IT," she said
plalntively.
They passed under the arch, where
the service commenced. and was inter-
rupted--whsre the old uproar went on,
and tho police were tolerahly busy for
an hour and half The service came
to an end; the stormy elements subsid-
ed; men, women and children went their
various ways, and Lucy Jennings and
Sarah Eastbell came out together, and
confronted Reuben Culwick, who was
waiting for them.
"You have come back then" cried
Sarah In her first delight at seeing him,
In her new forgetfulness Of all that she
had resolved upon.
"Yes--it was no use stopping longer in
Worcester, Sarah. Well, Lucyr'
"Well," answered Lucy in her old
short tones. H..
II congratulate you on your sermon,
but wish the surroundings had been
more orthodox, and the congregation less
Quarrelsome; for some Of these days"
Lucy was gone She had suddenly
doubled" and disappeared down one OF
the dark turnlngs. and Sarah and Rsu-
ben were left looking at each other.
Sarah Eastbell took his arm and sigh
ed. This might be for the last time that
they would ever walk together thus, who
could tell7 She had made up her mind
now, and the sooner the truth wRs told
him the better. He gave her the oppor-
tunity to speak at once, and her, impul'
sivepess leaped toward II, indlscreetly,
desperately. ", ~
II saw Miss Holland this mornlng--I
gave her the willard you are a. poor
as old job, .glrlW be said a., .. ,s
"Yes,, Reubeni J have been waiting for
this poverty to tell you thatyou must not
share it.wlth .me,R !, - :. .s,l' 49, ",
'Indeedr' was his quiet answer. '''a's
'"rhat you and are not at for each
other. Oh, Reuben ,H~she cried, "I' am
quite certain. Of 1t nowl" -
Because Lucy Jennlngs-charming
Lucylz-has been at heys old work, reck-
oning after her old ssyle, 'fashioning out
human lives after her own purposeless
way, choosing for Others path ahead
that no human being out Of Bedlam could
follow, doing everything for the best and
for ones good, but scattering dust and
ashes right and left like violent Nssu-
vIus. Come, Il not Lucy Jennings at
the bottom Of the resolution
II have been thinking of this for
weeks. have. been seeing the. .neces-
sity fer IT," fAa's, S.tSf- 3 =
cay, through Lucy's .spectacles.
"You would lose money by coming to
me-" said Sarah mournfully. L
Nonsense! I have begun to save
money again. .":''-Sr.- S''at'''.'
."Ah, Reuben, let Us understand, each
other at last; don't ask me to say any
thing, do anything, but end. this ilnnat.
uraI position petwssns US I am unhap'
Because Of this, ensegementT's a. :,
eyes"
"You are afraid OF poverty With met
"I am afraid Of making you poorer
than you are--Of keeping you poor all
your lIfe,n said Sarah. ~ s,siy. ~ .
''If this ID to be our last meeting, OF
our last parting, Sarah, p hS said quick.
~, ''let 1t be marred by no harsh remit
niscence. We are going to say, gOod-by.
We have discovered that housekeeping
expenses will shipwreck ua; that I shall
grow in time a big brute, to whom no
econd-cousip's devotion. will bring COM
fort. But we need not quarrel, over the
fdisc6very 'Wescau part ftiehdSr'
s"Yest' rensweerd Sarah; 'the best Of
lfriends.". - 40 ~! ,sss .
= There, was something in his manner
that. she: hardly fathomed, Sheahad been
more prepared for an. angry outburst
than .Sor-this easy-golngsstyles of scQui.
I.escence, :! "*ky ~
ut Is hardly justice" he continued,
''for you, who would have married poor
man, will not let me marry a poor wom-
all In my turn. You want all the self.