The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-01-04
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wOMAN's code OF honorl" He

% A wOMAN's code OF honorl" He
n laughed. as II he considered it
rather good joke. II own" she said
as she tilted her parasol TO shield his
face as well as her own from the rays
OF white, quivering sunlight, that a
woman does not boast of her honor as
q man boasts of his No." she went
on. slowly. "a woman never talks her
code Of honor. she lives It."
"of course she does--in a way" he
answered reassuringly. "A woman
goes to church on Sunday, she sends her
dimes TO foreign missions, and her dol
lars to college settlements She does
all that sort OF thing: but where Is her
code of honor in the treatment of the
women about her. and the men about
her-especialiy the men about herr"
Especially the men about herl" she
repeated. Just as II a woman treats
man with. one-half the duplicity with
which he treats herl'
He threw back his head and laughed
at her.
ut is the same old story" she went
on. half scornfuliy, the old sermon
that perfdious man has always preached
against innocent woman"
why. take the affairs We hear of
every day" he said, 'the things that
happen TO our friends. Do you know
what II Is that changes the poor little
farces into high tragediesy II is wom-
ans lack OF candor. her lack Of GER
tain sense OF honor"
IL demand case In point" she in
terrupted imperiously.
"And when prove my point7"
Then I shall prove mine!"
They both laughed. Then he looked
over the green water at the gray, des-
olate rocks. His face became serious.
well, the man in question is not
particularly strong. nor wise. nor good
still"
"still he has the certain sense Of
honorl"
Yes. he has that II he had not. I
should never rake up for your amuse-
ment the dead ashes o fhis past. Years and
years and years ago he became engaged.
The girl was baby OF Is. and he was even
more a baby of 10, They loved as babies
of is and 10 will love. and life was a
beautiful dream" LsA
''W,s she pretty?"
yes" rra rn
''But--she lacked the certain sense OF
,honor?"
she had the woman's code. She
would read her Bible ala night TO dy-
ing pauper. and the next night would
send some follow who loved her whom
she had made love her. straight to the
devil Her name was Constance.
HE went abroad. He was three years
at German university. and they wrote
10 each other every week. Then he trav-
eled. he saw the world. and he found
that life Is not a beautiful dream.
1.-THE awakening came In Rome. II
was September, and the night was hot
and close He had gone to his room d.
rectIy after dinner, and had started a
letter to Constance All that was best
IN him went into these letters: all that
ne was seeing. feeling. dreaming; his
plans for the future; his memories OF
the past; all this was crowded into let
ters to the woman he loved But on
this night he found II hard TO write
A low, persistent murmur In the room
adjoining troubled him He thought the
occupant was merely drunk stlll. the
sound. coming back ceaselessly. filled
his mind with vague uneasiness He
forced his thoughts on his letter. and
wrote a page Suddenly a brass band
nassing below his window, disturhet
him. II WIS insolently playing Nc.
Ginty'-playing McGinty' in thu
sacred city Of Rome When the blair,
~ brass instruments died away IN tn,
aistance. the haunting murmur ha,
risen to a higher key
"God, give me lifel lifel
"The voice was cry. and my frien,
aronped his letter and started 10 hi
feet That man in the next room wal
an American-was lll--was probably
alone.
ono one answered his knock. so h,
turned the knob and entered the room
The sick man sat up In bed and staret
at him.
".You have come at lastl' he cried
Il was watching for you, grave-digger
"The doctor whom my friend sum
rooned leaned over his patient and CAV
MIN a hurried examination. Then tn
doctor rubbed his hands and murmured
"'An interesting case interestin
and desperate.
"Constance Is callIns-calling-call
Ing. and cannot go TO her. They ar
holdins me down. They are trying [
bury mel
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