The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-14

ter without them, and letting their
own patch run to weeds"
Unanswerable. | held my peace.
What are you going TO do about it.
Harvey? How can you be so calm
Isn't there anything that would rouse
you?"
I'm too busy thinking what to do
TO waste any energy in blowing off
steam" was my answer in my consiI-
iatory tone.
But there's nothing we can do
she retortetd, with increasing anger,
which vented itself toward me be-
cause the true culprit, fate, was not
within reach
Precisely" / agreed. Nothing"
THAT creature wont let him come
to see me-
And you mustn't see him when he
sends for you" said ]. He'll come as
soon as his money gives out. She'll
see that he does"
But you aren't going to cut him
OFF,"
Just that said |.
A long silence, then I added in an
o"Ci " hCI pl SSSlon Alu Nou
must not let aim have cent, either"
In gust of anger, probably at my
having rexa her thoughts, she blurt
ed out: One would think it was your
money"
l had seen that thought in her eyes,
had watched her hold it back behind
her set teeth, many times in our mar
ried years. And ] now thanked my
stars / had had the prudence to get
ready for the inevitable moment when
she would speak IL. But at the same
time | could not restrain flush of
shame. 1T is my money" l forced my
self to say. Ask your brother He'll
tell you what I've forbidden him to
tell before-that / have twice rescued
you and him from bankruptcy
With our own money she retort-
ed, hating herself for saying it, but
goaded on by a devil that lived in her
temper and had got control many a
time. though never before when hap
pened to be the one with whom she
was at outs.
'No-with my own / replied tran
gully.
Your own" she sneered. Every
dollar you have has come through
what you got by marrying me-
through what you married me for
Where would you be IL you hadn't
married me? You know very we'll
You'd still be fighting poverty as a
small lawyer in Pulaski, married to
Betty Crosby or whatever her name
was" And she burst into hysterical
A I,r ehD .I,@
the secrets that had been tearing at
her, was showing me her heart where
they had torn it.
Probably" said l in my usual tone,
when she was calm enough to hear
me. so that's what you brood over?"
Yes she sobbed. I've hated you
and myself. Why don't you tell me it
isn't so? I'll believe it don't want
to hear the truth. I know you don't
love me, Harvey. But just say you
don't love her
What kind of middle-aged maudlin
moonoshine is this. anyway" said l.
Let's go back to Junior. We've
passed the time OF life when people
can talk sentimentality without be
ing ridiculous.
said miserably. but not of you You
don't look a day over 40-you're still
a young man. while L"
She did not need to complete the
sentence. / sat on the bed beside her
and patted her vaguelv. She took my
hand and kissed it And l said
tried to say it gently, tenderly, sin
eerely: People who've been togeth-
pr. az you and l have. see each other
always as at first. they say
She kissed my hand gratefully
again. Forgive me for what I said
she murmured You know | didn't
think it. really. I've got such
nasty disposition and | felt so down
was the only thing / could
ind TO throw at YOU
'Please-please, 1 protested. For
give isn't a word that I'd have the |
right to use to any one"