The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-05-17
A Mothers Logic
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Mother" said John Grimshaw, 1--WE
lost Mary Garland.'
'.Oh john you don't mean it,
81 do. She's come home engaged"
Mrs. Grimshaw sighed. She was her
sons only confidant and knew only
too well what blow this was to him.
1.-The worst of it is I've continued,
''she is throwing herself away on a
spendthrift.
Serves her right. She has treated
you very badly, John"
Not at all
WAS she not leading you to believe
that she would marry you?"
That's badly put, mother. She was
disposed in my favor, but had not
made up her mind. And even if she
had accepted me should not think of
holding her to her promise against her
inclination. | hold that there is moth
ing amiss in breaking an engagement.
Suppose she should find that this man
with whom she has fallen in love We're
unworthy. should she marry him?"
Certainly not, but she has not dis
covered that you are unworthy"
..Oh, mother" he replied, putting his
arms about her neck and kissing her,
your womans logic will be the death
of me-
1t was true that Mary Garland had
intended to marry John Grimshaw, but
season in the city, during which
Clarence Denbigh, heller SHELTER,
devil may care fellow. had paid her
marked attention, had changed her in
tention. John was a plodder, and. as
she expressed it after meeting Den
bigh, "the worst kind of one" In
company Denbigh would sail all around
him and win the race besides.
Mary possessed comfortable for
tune in her own right, which she had
inherited from her father. She missed
that fathers assistance having no one
she could trust to make inquiries about
Denbigh. Unfortunately she engaged
herself to him and endeavored herself
to find out something about his char
acter afterward. But no one was rash
enough to accuse her accepted lover,
and information was shut off. A girl
had spoken of Denbigh in her hearing
as spendthrift, but as Mary was sure
the girl wanted him herself the accusa-
ton had little effect.
| John Grimshaw wished her much
happiness in her engagement without
referring to anything that had passed
between them. She accepted his offer
| ing with sober face When he spoke
she had been back from the city a
month and something of the glamour
of city life had worn off. She was wor-
ried that she could get no information
about Denbigh and thought that had
it not been for her past relations with
Grimshaw he would be just the per-
son to find out for her and tell her truly
ner of taking his disappointment
piqued her, and, being piqued, she
chose to retort. And this is how she
did it. She sent for him one evening to
come and see her. She said to him:
Mr.. Grimsllaw, / am Il woman with
no father to find out whether my 1iance
is worthy person. You are man
and can soon learn the truth for me.
Will you Go me this favor:'
1T is impossible for two reasons.
The first is that anything might say
would be considered preiudiced. The
second is that an unfavorable report
might endanger your good opinion of
me- All l could do would be to put
you on way to find out for yourself"
please do So"
do you suspect any weakness in
your lover"
only one. 1 have heard he is a
spendthrift."
Would it be sufficient to discover
the truth Of this one point of weak
ness? 2"
1T would. l may be very silly, but
not fool enough to marry spend
thrift"
"A spendthrift," said Grimshaw aft
err reflection, ''never spares anything,
no matter how sacred, that he can turn
into money. | would suggest that you
give your fiance Il valuable ring. If he
is a spendthrift he will pawn it, which,
not living in the same city with you,
he can do with some show of safety.
II he does, when he sees you again he
| will rob Peter to pay Paul and redeem
| it, but ring constantly worn leaves
its mark. Do you understandw
IL do.