Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-05
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imposed OH herself, she never forgot
those little details of domestic Ire
which might ensure his comfort. But |
there was a barrier between them |
which nothing could ever break down
II was invisible to the eyes of others
but as solid as the wall that cuts on
the Antarctic Land from all explor-
ers. He tried TO make love to her and
she did not even rebuke him. She only
listened in silence, and the words died
away on his lips "A single glance at her
face was enough to convince him that
reach of all earthly passions, and that
Religion itself had set trench
around her which he could never pass.
One these occasions he would start
with few passionate words of love
and entreaty. Then he would pause
and hesitate, stammer out few more
words, and give up the task. Yet ne
never reproached her, He apparently
took his punishment like man.
But Tankerlane, in spite of the self
restraint ne exercised on these occas-
ious, was beginning to reach the end OF
his patience For a whole year he
tried to win his wife's love, by every
measure in his power, and the more
she repulsed him, the more fiercely
did he long to break down the barrier
! between them He chafed bitterly at
! Ii r indifference, and, though he had
depressed his anger. it would nave
been bitter i; he had not done so, for
the pent-up fires accumulated till his
1 strength of mind was no longer able
to restrain them.
4 It was after one Of his vain attempts
at love-making that the crest of the
volcano was at last shattered, and the
red-hot stream Of his wrath poured
out in a torrent of words. He had been
;, pleading gently for his wife's love
and she had listened to him with
calm. white face. Then, as usual he
paused, hesitated stammered out
few broken sentences. which were
frozen into silence Then he rose tc
his feet and walked towards the door
but before he reached it, he turnec
and came back with clenched hands
and blazing eyes.
), !. And then the storm broke, a storm
: OF bitter invective. and sneers, ano
' accusations, and foul oaths that M
woman could hear without shame.
But Laura faced him unflnc hingly
!. with pale lips, and quiet pity in he
, eyes, She realized that she had COM
!, to another turning point on the steel
h road of her life, and that she Nigh
a vet once more have to decide De
o tween good and evil. and that sh
would need all the strength OF her re
Il ligion to guide her steps Alright.
y At last the fury of Tankerlane's ou1
r burst exhausted itself. and he stoo
n waiting for reply with flushed fac
n and Quivering limbs. All the good {
a. the past year had been swept ava
IS in that one TRADE of extravagan
n abuse The man had forgotten hlmse
h and had forgotten the respect due
n woman. He had spoken like MAJ
puEoI peLsHns pgq gu lnUl NV ue'
Y vent in foul language and bitter d.
le nun citation.
ST Yet Laura did not vince as she Ii
g tened to him. She stood like SON
ia calm and beautiful saint with pity
vi her eyes She knew well enough Wh;
~ this last year must have meant to II
w. man who loved her with all his hea
and soul. How even her life of ple'
y, and charity must have eaten into n
~ heart. Yet he had never proteste
~ and had given her all the help in h
~ mower. He had never thrust his socle
~ on her: he had pleaded to her for Il
love she denied him, but his pleadin'
~ had never passed a certain point. t
IN silence had always checked them, al
a., Az he had retired from the struggle wit
~ out even word Of rebuke.
~ And now that he had lost all h
ed seIf-control, and was behaving mo
cd like brute. beast than an Engli
ad gentleman, she did not even resent
ad language. though the wife of a cost'
nd monger might have fed from 1t wi
nd her fingers in her ears. A year a
ri she would have turned from him WI
nd disgust and loathing. but she h
on learnt to be more charitable to t
his sins of others. She realized how
Ter must have suffered before he allow
ex- himself to give way to this horrll
all outburst. She trembled for the cNn
roe uuences, for she knew that this int
ldy view might mark another epoch in
life. But she remembered that S
Ind answer turneth away wrath. and S
the hoped to avert fierce catastrophe.
ON Yet she did not know how to M
mt this furious man who had heaped
oye suit after insult on her head, and
ass, silent.
DIST Have you nothing TO say he or
lad harshly, after pause. why do