The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-02

you ache all night, and work. all day. all day.
She stopped Her mind wandered back darker
sordid memories, fraught with WEAKNESS and pain
Pat the light of the coalo lamp falling his rel
emotions. This was woman life! To this he hal
wshed-dd still wish-to drag his dainG Shejah,
He loathed himself. TIE whole scheme Of creation
seemed wrong. 1t seemed TO him that only the
rich had the right wed. And yet his longing for
and one evening he set off to the brownsone mansion
of the fortress with difficulty found side en-
trance and asked TO see Sheilah
He was shown TO small room in the basement
and hidden to wait sheah came at last in her pink
chambray. trinity fitting, her dark hair. no Longer
pompadoured surmounted by dainty cap and her
slim waist encirced by what might have been dolls
apron. Pat looked as one who has seen vision. He
rose. trembling. twisting his cap in his hands and
looking at her speechlessly. She had always been
somewhat of marvel TO him, but never daintily
apart. so heartachingly remote.
why. Pat. I'm glad to see you she said. sit
down. Mother told me you've kept well"
"Sheilah." he impored oh Sheilah!'
dim shape of abnegation had begun form Of
late in his mind, He himself, going solitary all
This dim shape melted into mist at the sight Of her
Come what might he wanted her with a passion that
desires in his mind. He could have snatched her
up, and carried her away as the Sabine women were
borne away. Perhaps If his knowledge of history had
afforded him that precedent, Shelah might that
night have returned to her tiny under the brown
stone caves. But she did Convention mastered Pat,
and he hardly pressed the little hand she gave him.
She sweetly gentle. She chatted TO him OF
the spendors of the house of the numbers of the
wants of the entertainments the dresses the report
ers. and the reporters plumbers,
why Pat. they said that Mrs. Van Tessel blue
chiffon and pearls, and all the time it Nile green
mousseline and emeralds! | know, for was called
in to hold down the train while her maids-she has
two-sewed some lilies Of the valley it. Oh Pat.
How I'd like to be wearing the things see,"
Dye like seem them, when you cant?" he asked
at last Don't we want to away from It? Don't
want to be the queen of little little place instead
or being a servant here"
Sheilah's dark eyes widened.
a
Pat! But the queen Of that little place would have
to scrub wouldn't she? and cook. and carry water,
and split kndling and wash and iron? Why,
well. almost the people upstairs, do Pat"
And that matters to you? Why, Sheilah seems to
me- I'd eat dry bread all my life to be near you
The girl turned to him sweetly. Pat, you make
feel mean! | wish like mother. 1
wish"
She stopped. She had meant to say 81 wish you
didn't care But she looked at the honest, homely
face the clear blue the red curly head she could
not utter the wish!
Il guess don't fall in love the way some do" she
said slowly "One of the housemaids here she's Just
get scared she'll make with herself If he don't
notice her. And he won't because he's just crazy
the second lady's maid, and she-well. you see
she's so above him that he might just we'll be In
love with Mrs. Van Tesse herself while he's about it,
Pat felt a pang Of sympathy with the stricken
housemaid and desire to thump the unresponsive
within him-a fear for which the footman
sponsible.
"Sheiah! The place just swarms with 'em-liv-
cries and all! Do you?" He stopped.
But Sheilahs frank smile disarmed his jealous
"Oh. no, Pat. I don't for any of em. like
the comfort Of the life. But when 1t comes to a
Pat forced to leave her with that cold comfort
And for days he gave himself to hard thinking
Mrs. Moriarty missed him sorely, for he came no