Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-21


o: the fire for her.
How good It seems to be with you
all again." she said 1.-THE three dear
people with whom played as
child"
Presently she went on, And now,
Evelyn is going to marry Bruce. which
is as It should be. have come back
to give you my blessing"
The word was said lightly, but
Philip, watching her. saw the trouble
| I'm her face. Did she still love Brucef
| Would this marriage make her stu
more unhappy?
when went away" she said
after a silence. Il thought that my
return would be trlumphal entry
Everyone would want to hear me
sing-nnd now no one will care 10
hear me-"
Philip sank down on the fur rug IN
front OF her. lis Il all gone. your
voice?" he asked softly.
Il still have little voice" she said
"0ut no one cares to hear IT,"
And again there was silence. There /.
was constraint, too, In the atmosphere.
fer Bruce and Evelyn had grown into
each others lives and away nom /.
Christine's. Only In Philips heart
was the real welcome that she craved.
She felt this instinctively, and II
Vas her need OF him. perhaps, tna'
made her ask later. when the four had
talked of many things. VIII yon ride
back to the hotel with me. Philip
know Evelyn had dinner engage
| all
good.by to her without us"
Philip insisted upon a stop at tea
room, where they ordered ices as an
excuse but ate nothing.
: They talked OF Bruce and OF Evelyn
= and OF the coming marriage. Evelyn
chose the better part" Christine said.
"A woman IL only a woman after AZ
and housekeeping hearts are hap
est"
He felt that she regretted the loss
OF Bruce. and tried to comfort her. Il
don't believe that you would have
been happy with him. Christine" he
! said.
I She looked at him startled with
i whom?" she demanded.
| with Bruce. OF course" he said
i oh" she laughed little. Did
you think--why. Philip, ! am glad
gave up Bruce. II had loved him
could not have given him up. II had
loved him no career could have taken
me away from him. and that was why
| went away to search for my pot OF
i gold" She stopped for moment;
then she went on with some hesita.
ton: There was some one else that
II loved. Philip but ! was not light
enough or frivolous enough to turn
I from one man to another. ] felt that
| ! must give up Bruce and test my
self-but the other man never told
me, Philip. that he cared"
Something In her voice made him
look at her startled.
would you have given up your Gu
reer for that other man7" he de
10 mandeo.
yes" she said softly. II would
have been glad to have used my voice
n. for love songs and lullabys. Philip.
lie knew that was following phantom
D. that my greatest happiness would not
ID come from career. But felt that
e. must go away-because this othel
n man was true to his friend. and be
X. cause I felt that ] must be very sur,
s- OF myself"
II could not tell you. You under
stand?" he asked eagerly II did no
,u dream that you cared. and ! though
- Bruce's life was bound up I'm you"
II knew Il wasn't" she said. ''Bu
ct that had to be proved. and only m!
Id going away could prove II. And an
more than glad that ! went away
Philip because | have learned nov
a that love is the greatest thing in tn
81 world. | saw so many women owe
H. there living their pitiful little lives
is, women eaten up by jealousies and an
OF billions and the craving for excitement
en- and learned that nothing makes
d. woman happy but love and HON,
al All the modern theories, all the az
RS. vanced arguments can never max
g; me believe anything else"
TO And then he knew that all his wal
ing was TO have It's reward. He tol
ad her, then, OF his dreams and of hi
Vn desires He wanted her In his life
nv seemed 20 them both. as they wer
All out. that the world had changed
y" tnefc WAS radiance ABOUT the sta
lighted evening that was a refiectio
ne OF the radiance within themselves.
no As he left her at her hotel, Christir
'o whispered Il have found my pot
gold, Philip"
10 "WhereT he demanded.
'" AT the other end OF the rambov
r. she said. AT the end that was nea
90 est home, Philip"
he