Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-05-05
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II is possible? 70 ~ startled out Of
that dream by shame and horror; then
the wonder of having that beautifu
daughter her companion and protectressi
then the continual reward of her chani-
pionship-don't you think it is possible9"
ooh, yes-oh, yes, surely said the
girl. "Surely you are right
''But then, Yolande, l am afraid you
don't understand what terrible busi-
ness it will be. It will demand the most
constant watchfulness; for these drugs
are easy to get: and people who use them
are very cunning. And it will require
long time-perhaps years-before one
could be certain that the woman was
saved. Now look at it from the other
side. Might not one say, That poor
woman's life is gone, is done for; why
should you destroy this other young life
in trying to save wreck? Why should
you destroy one happy human existence
in trying to rescue the mere remnant OF
another human existence that would be
worthless and useless even if you sue
coed? Why should not the girl live her
own life in peace and happiness!
"But that is not what you would say;
that is not what you Think she said,
confidently "And do you ask what the
girl would think ?-for l can tell you
that. Oh, yes, l can tell you-she would
despise any one who offered her such q
choice!"
"But she would be in ignorance, Yo-
lande; she would know nothing about it. :"
"She ought not be in ignorance, then!
Why do they not tell her? Why not
ask herself what she will do? All, and
all this time the poor woman left to her
self-it was not right-it was not JUST
'But she has not been left to herself,
Yolande. Everything has been tried
everything but this. And that is why l
have come to ask you what you think
girl in that position would naturally do.
What would she do if she were told!'
"There cannot be a doubt" she ex-
claimed. ooh, there cannot be a doubt!
You'll know what your feeling is
what your opinion is. And yet you hesl-
tate! Why? Go; and you will see what
her answer will be"'
'Do you mean to say, Yolande," he
said, deliberately, and regarding her at
the same time, ''that you have 10 doubt
whatever? You say l am to go and ask
this young girl to sacrifice her lite-or
it may be only a part, but that the best
part of her life-on this chance Of rescu-
ing a poor broken-down creature--
Her MOTHER" said Yolande. eff she
is the girl that you say, oh, know how
she will be grateful to you. She will
bless you. She will look on you as the
best and dearest of her friends, who had
hn oth a
who had faith in her."
''Yolande," said he, almost solemnly,
''you have decided for yourself"
'I?' she said, in amazement.
''Your mother is alive"
She uttered a sharp cry--of pain, it
seemed.
''My mother-my mother-like that!'
For time this agony of shame and
horror deprived her of all power of ut
terance; the blow had fallen heavily.
Her most cherished and beautiful ideals
lay broken at her feet; in their place
was this stern and CHASTITY picture that
he had placed before her mental eyes.
He had not softened down any of the de-
tails; it was necessary that she should
know the truth And she had been so
much interested in the story, as he pa
tiently put it before her, that now she
had but little difficulty-alas.- had
no difficulty at all-in placing herself in
the position of that imaginary daughter,
and realizing what she had to face.
He waited. He had faith in her cour-
age; but he would give her time. This
was a sudden thing to happen to a girl
of nineteen.
SWELL" she said, at length, in a low
voice, 81 will CO. | will go at once. Doef
papa know you were coming here to-da.
to tell me?'
eyes He could not do it himself, Yo-
lande. He has suffered fearfully during
these long years in order to hide this
from you; he thought it would only pain
you to know-that you could do no
good"
"What induced him to change his
mind?"
He was embarrassed; he had not ex-
pected the question. She glanced at his
face.
'Was that the objection at Lynn Tow
ers?" she said, calmly.
mo, Yolande, no; it was not. l dare
say Lord Lynn does not quite approve
of your fathers politics; but that has
nothing to do with you"
''Then it was your idea that I should
be told?"
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