The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-05

should mean only . loss to you. ana yet
II you'd permit. 1t could be gain to you
also. Why. the hrst actual dsnnabis
thought l had when things began to 80
my way. was that ] was free TO ask you
TO be my WIFE,"
''You mus.n's. sos- It's Impossible" she
Interrupted. hastily. Tt would be an In
Justice to you for me to say yes. because
would have ambitions beyond pTosaio
home life. Whom = woman masries. ner
home should be her sphere"
you shouldn't worry on that score II l
DON'T" he said. TIA try my best not to
interfere with your independence. and good
ness knows I'd help you all could"
"Of course you would. I know that you'd
do everything and be everything that
man could do and be: but there are other
reasons purely selfish ones ones that you
can't control no matter how you try.
don't want to succeed because OF any ones
help. even though that one be very near
and dear to me. Don't you see that now
your name 10 made to be associated with
you means Z lift. . start through influence
rather than merit? II am ever to Do
come anything worth while. must feel
that 1t is entirely through my own efforts.
Then" she continued in q voice which she
strove to keep steady. It have q horrible
fear; It Is that should be SO happy as your
wife that would be willing to settle oo"n
without struggle to an ordinary peacetoA
existence. don't want that to happen.
enSue0.
gravely. realizing that the victory was sim
ply q matter of time. but puzzled a. to
what course he should pursue
III as Miss Eaton" she went on. taking
q long breath and resuming full control OF
her voice. Il should succeed beyond the
shadow Of a doubt in winning a recognized
place in the world. then my vain selfish
little soul might be satisfied and might
go to you quito content to settle down. II.
on the other hand. as a failure. I should
finally come to you and say: Here I am; 1
have failed in my first choice: rye no art.
no resources. nothing but you to fall back
on take me- 1t would be . poor compli-
ment to you"
Then 1 am your second choice~ ne SAID
amusedly. Well, I suppose there Is some
satisfaction in that. However" he added
emphatically. you are choosing in the
dark. What do you know about the fulfill
ment of either love or art? You do not
know the taste OF satisfied ambition any
more than you know the force OF q mans
love. You have simply slipped OF EACH
The primitive in him longed to
break the barrier Of their simple good-fel-
lowship and crush her in his strong arms.
but he feared to risk all on the one throw.
and the very reverence in which he held
her made him dread the shock OF her sud-
den awakement to the love he knew to be
lying dormant In her soul.
There is one thing" he went on. mas
tering himself with an effort. that might
put q very different aspect on the subject
and cause yoa even now to change your
mind and place love as first choice instead
Of art. and that Is real love-making on my
part. But there are serious reasons against
such love-making."
AS he progressed there was something In
his voice which thrilled her. and she de-
voted herself assiduously to the task OF
stirring. with heightened color. she asked:
And what may they be. pray tell?
ynYyh had oodo Vny hax
tainly talked love. argued love. pleaded
love. urged love-"
"That's all right" he agreed. but I have
never actually made love- It is said. and
believe 1t to be true. that woman glor-
les in being swept of her feet by masterful
wooing. but In this case 1t would neither
be fair nor for our mutual happiness. Re-
action might come bringing reproacaee and
regrets over an interrupted career No. you
are right. II you to mo at all. it
must be by voluntary yielding. and because
love offers more you than Q career or
anything else in the world"
You say there are reasons" she ven.
tured. THAT. all summed up, ID but ono.
What are the othersy
"One only" he replied. quietly, but in
surmountable. We are living comparative,v
free from convention in this student life
OF ours. You have trusted re as your
friend and co-worker and sucn are under
my protection. thus barring mo from the
thousand and one little privileges taken By
the ordinary man who comes a-wooinss to
the family household. Barred, 1 must stav
until you say the word which gives me the
right"
For moment she gazed thouxhtful,v
beyond him though into tho future. than
suddenly gathering herself together. added
piece Of butter a final touch to the
dish she was preparing and said. lightly:
Goodness me. Joe! This lobster has been