The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1905-11-04
CHILDREN, AFTER ALL
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from remote ancestors has always beer
irksome to me. Though work has mo-
been necessary to me. have worked
From the first wanted a career.
chose literature for a profession, and
living q literary life made me a readeI
OF many books. Great social questions
interested me especially, and l studied
the different methods that from the
earliest ages have pertaine1 to the re
lations OF the sexes. came out Of These
studies impressed with the belief that
marriage is a civil. not necessarily q
moral, law.
| had reached this conclusion some
time before | met Arthur Tracy. He
was the manager OF a magazine tc
which sold articles and by admIrIna
them first won my grateful attention,
afterward my love. He was mated
with q woman who had no sympathy
whatever with his fine. appreciative
and discriminating mind. He found IN
me one who could sympathIze with
him on every point. and It was not long
before he told me that l could turn
his minated life into one Of inexpress-
ible happiness.
Unfortunately for us both, there was
no ground on which he could get d.
yorce. Airs. Tracy was a good wife
and mother. the only reason why she
could not make her husband happy
being her intellectual inferiority. But
why was a divorce necessary? Had
not reached a conclusion that mar
riage was not necessary to morality
Had not one Of the greatest Of English.
women novelists lived with man
who could mot get n divorce from his
wife? Why should l, holding these
views, sto0p to encourage the man ]
loved to secure his liberty by fraudu-
lent means? Would it not be a far
better part to make him happy in de-
fiance Of world that had received Its
opinions, from antiquity? made up
my mind to rise above an antiquated
custom. My love and would pledge
ourselves to each other for life.
had never seen AIRS. Tracy, nor did
! wish to see her. There was no blame
attached to her that she was not sum
ciently Intellectual to be q ct compan-
ion for q very superior man. would
not permit myself to consider that she
was standing In the way Of two peo-
pie whom God had especially Intended
Ter each other. wae net sa human
as that. One day went to the ONCE
OF the magazine to consult about tfa
method OF printing an article OF mine.
and from the sClt Of editorial rooms
q little girl about three years cid came
racing along, q straw hat hung to her
back and ringiets flying. She was such
a merry madcap that | took her into
my heart at once and, STOPPING, literal
" took her into my arms. She strug-
gIed to be free, laughing the while, and
when | set her down jumped again
Into my arms.
''You little humbug!' exclaimed.
You're like most Of your sex--when
you can have what you want you don't
want it What's your nameYv
"Helen Tracy"
] looked Into her heaven blue eyes.
and for the first time since / had met
her father the still small voice OF con
science spoke to me. ! was about to
bring sorrow into the life Of this Inno-
cent child.
"COme and see mamma" she said.
grasping one Of my fingers. "She's in
papa's Office waiting till he comes In
She dragged me to the Office door.
| had no intention Of going In, but
suddeniy It opened and some one came
out. leaving 1t open. Within sat q
woman viii, face as sweet and limo
cent as the child's. My confusion en-
abled the little one to drag me to the
threshold.
"Cone In" said the lady. rising. II
wish to speak to you
She shut the door behind me and
stood facing me. All my philosophy
could not save me from feeling that
was In the presence of an. accusing
angel.
7 know you from the picture Ar
thur has. He has told me much about
you and your IDEAS ideas that have
neither the learning nor the mind to
appreciate. II has come to memo
matter how-that bis heart has fol-
lowed his Intellect. do not blame
either Of yOu. am deficient ID what
he requires; yOu possess It. / love him
too well either to stand In the way Of
his happiness or to give him reason to
act unworthily, Whatever steps he
may zee at to take to break the bonds
binding him to me and The children /
shall accede to. They Of course must
remain with me-
During my philosophical studies 4
favOrits expression with me was .ths
cobwebs Of The past" While | was
listening to these words. involving d
far greater wisdom. q far higher con
ceptIcn than Ind ever dreamed 81. II
seemed that with 4 feather the speak
sr was brushing away the cobwebs
of the present. she had shown ne TIE
galf on which / stood. Ii d.
twinklIng he had dissolved the air
castle ! had built up about her hus-
band. for Il had llashed mon me that
he waa greatly her interior. Before
7 could reply shs door WIS openei ana
he walked into the room. whlIe be
stood The picture q abashed astonish.
ment. ] answered her through Him.
Arthur Tracy, I cant understand
Ehy you ahouId waste your regard on
me when yol hive one s. mnch nore
worthy q sou FouF wlge hhs tausI,t
me more n enc ininnte than ! have
learned from all lIic hopks Ihave tvef
fead. leave ron with her ana yout
child 20 whom y0n lieloug.e