The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-25
The WO MAN
OF IT
BY GRACE BURTON.


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Ihere are two periods in q mans
lie, says George Horace Torrlr,or
when he doesn't understand woman
one is before he is married and the
other after"
Dauhcey stanton had often smiled
over this saying. but the truth ,f Il
never really came home 10 him urtn
he met i'll fortune. and this was NOT
until he had been married nearly %
years.
Then-it was the old story Tho |
dnilness of approaching middle ace |
the forbidden witchery of AN mcon
Ventional charmer, increased desire IN |
be rich, since now he would spend like |
water, speculation, disaster All his
world was swept away in a moment
tie would have shot himself but for
the innate manliness that forbade any
thing like running away from trouble,
especially trouble of his own causing
He sat himself down In his lonely de-
| serted Office to ponder what should he
| done.
From Alice. his wife. he naturally
| mad become estraneed during the year
or so OF the unconventional charmer's
reign and sway. The proud sad won.
an who bore his name had uttered no
word of reproach or even knowledge
| OF his wrongdolng, but he had seen
and noted, even through the veil of
his growing selfishness, the change
wrought by his cruel GOODNESS. OF
late their intercourse had not been
formal, indeed. The other woman,
naturally, had small use for him now
that his pockets were empty. He had
not really believed in her love, of
course, but the fact that she had gone
out of town without farewell, though
knowing his distress and financial dan.
ger, yet gave him a bitter pang
He opened his watch and looked at
the two pictures fastened, respective
ly, in the back and front of the case
The portrait of Alice had been taken
on their wedding tour and had looked,
with grave sweetness, out at him ever
| SlHCt. lllc OlLtl pDlNidil, say III
souciant, smiling, the unconventional
charmer had given him a year ago.
After moment or two he clicked the
back portrait out of sight and sat gaz-
ing, with shamed mournfulness, at
that of Alice. He was so engaged
when the door boy, who alone of all
the once large office force remained
on duty, told him that woman wait.
ed outside.
SHOW her I'M" he commanded, his
heart softening at the thought that
perhaps the other woman had relent
ed, came to offer him sympathy and
aid But it was Alice, paying her first
Office visit in years, who slipped
through the outer door.
"Dauncey!" she cried. weeping, ant
nut her arms about him on the in
slant. The man, after brave effor
at self-control, wept also, wept out tn
bitterness of desertion by all-sav
one-who had once loved him. Ant
the woman hushed and soothed him a
she might have done child
The latent manliness that had hell
hack thoughts of suicide swayed Mn
at last and he found himself tenn
her many things about which he ma
intended to keep silent and the low
and tenderness with which she re
, ceived the lame, hating explanation
, further shamed him. BY and ny whe
his trembling voice sank to silence
L, IN until the tired eve
met her own.
y "Dauncey, dear" she told MN
you've nearly broken my heart DuI
doesn't matter now that I've got 20
= hack again. AS to being poor,
were happy enough once as poor PEI
\ ple, and we can be so again. II nee
, be. But during the years OF our pro
: neritv | saved quite little from IN
: money you pressed upon me- ana
: think that will give you start IN
now business. And If not-i yo
can't make enough money TO pieas
,,o, alone why! I'll go into bushes
IT with you, and together know II WI
IL be all right. .
She went home soon aiter 10
o range for the little trip away 'h"' W.
70 celebrate their reunion to give III
o. new life and strength for the ireS
1t victorious battle with fate and hhah'
opening out before him. and S tahlo
lie lef, alone. looked long at the swe
c. face Gazing out from the front OF II
'r watch case. ,o
Dear Cod" he exclaimed as ne
boriously pried out and DESTROYED :
- unworthy neighbor, ITO think tna' !,
y 90 years I've lived with an angeI al
II never even dreamed it till now
Inst That.