The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-09

so long as you that your work is too original
to be accepted without criticism. and long
as criticism does daunt You. shall feel
rough treatment as beginners often become bitter
when the attacks are maintained. Bitterness won't
Il must take my chances with the rest"
Well she said. you're not vain and TO have
vanity is often more useful in public life than
any amount OF courage. You have courage. too.
Altogether. l afraid for YOU And now
there's something else / want to say
Pagets breath quickly. and. for the first
time since her arrival, she showed a visible en-
barrassment
Il curse my selfishness every DAY .,sI he said
..No--not you. Never YOU.
I'VE both young and heedess.I fell madly
in love with you and you thought you were IN love
with me. There is no one to blame. The hard
thing is she added; smiling. that we cannot get
quite free of each other. We can't annul our mar
riage, and divorce is impossible
II suppose So
Undoubtedly. / have no intention OF placing
myself in the wrong. First of all. there's the child
You can think of that Yourself hope you will.
think of the child 1t sh ant be said that he had
a bad mother They may say, If they like that his
You know how. hate this topic" he said. I'VE
must make the best of it. There's one in the
world whom care for quite l for you"
THAT l believe"
ITS in unsatisfactory way. know. sup
pose you were terribly mistaken in me?"
NO, my dear, not in you--in life. After all. We
have had very happy times together. I'm sure
but it seems that both be charming,
could NOT remain such good friends.
You are charming am not
Darling, you not to blame. You wanted
life all music, and flowers. and light, and beautiful
colors, Nothing dull. nothing ugly nothing pain
full, nothing make you wretched. You couldn't
face the wheeler, the perambulator, babys tin
bath, and baby, You couldn't endure the land
lady, the other dodgers. the smoking chimney. and
the same cold joint three days running. II was
easier for ne because the child such delightful
child. He took jam when the butter nasty.
and he slept beautifully on my arm. no matter how
hard the bed was-of course it was all easier for
me-"
But you were as little used to discomforts as /
You making feel ashamed of myself
"a wretched creature.'
NO, Yon tried to bear it. | YOU
sinking under it, 1t was horrible / know that
I'm not genius because sordii things don't jar
on me. dislike them, but they don't weigh on me
If we had not separated And then what would
have become of the boy? Everything has been for
She hestaed-she rose from her chair and went
to the fireplace, where she knelt the hearth
rug and held out her hands to the fading fire:
But / think he ought to be told now that he is
your SON He would be proud of YOU. You could
e, down and him at his dear little school BOYS
love to exhibit handsome parents and relatives
He'll be seven next month. Let us go down to-
either of us to acknowledge our marriage now In
fact, it would sound romantic and people would be
amused "
Now" said Paget. "now-after all these
years.
For the boys sake. They all know that was
legally married to somebody, but I'm better
known it is difficult to keep up the mystery They
may begin to suspect iisagreeable things which
and finish Your opera: people Will never expect yop
and me to settle down in a humdrum Poor
dear, you could never have settled down with any
woman in the world in any circumstances. You
find and follow Inspiration every few
months
He WINGED. but he made reply.
Il have never fnterfered with your liberty. I
restless and discontinued. not because you are
tickle. but because you artist But we
is Rendel Paget When he grows up you'll love
him very mach and be proud of him.
Yes-in the distance
No. that isn't fair. But. you say. men don't
in every way. and If you want to make our
marriage matter of public gossip. I Will any
1T is for the child's sake" she repeated he
asked me the other day if you dead said
to cry for fear You were drowned. All night long
the poor little thing called Don't let him get
YOU"
Every word you say cuts into me. If you were
ing your revenge"
Revenge-for what?"
For all / have made you suffer You don't
deceive me- There are tears in your voice always
moon about my opera, while you work your way
sand year. l went moaning about our beastiv
,odgangs and you have patiently made. by your own
His countenance had become hard and worn and
kaggard during the discussion Terror had en-
he was married. He would lose her-his fnspIra-
1Ion-ths inspiration which Cara had been
emu 1ohld not ne let ne mad deep fondneSs
tara, and more fondness than he realized for his
" - -
Well. said Cara I'VE needn't decide tonight
mere whole month yer before Babys birthday
She rose and tried see the relief on Pagef.s
face as he heard that he had months respite So
many things could happen in month. He fast
ened caras cloak. wound the scarf round her small
graceful head and shining hair offered her his arm
down the stair. and helped her into her brouehan1
which was waiting In Vfgo street. She went back
to the theatre to attend rehearsal which was to
begin at q N.
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.