The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-11-10

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him--sometimes that is as much as
the wisest recall of mother-and
that she had taught him and made him
say always that prayer whose CO
herency and meaning to her intense
surprise she found herself imparting
to him. And she could not make up
her mind to take from him the reality
of the only recollection that remained
to him.
Her new belief, as has been said,
was both Joy and sorrow to her. Save
for her experience in the ship she had
been happier in her philosophy She
had suffered grievously through her
trust in 1t and In man, but her con.
seriousness that she was fundamentally
right in her beliefs had consoled her.
Now to feel that she had been wrong;
that che had thrown away under the
leading of false light what she could
never again-Ah, no Magdalene ever
wept bitterer tears at the feet of
Jesus than this woman In her hours
of solitude over her mistaken past,
her loss and shame.
She had hours of solitude, too Early
in the life they lived, she had laid
down certain regulations. He was in
the formative period then and had
unhesitatingly acquiesced in them. So
far those regulations had neither been
abrogated by her nor broken by him.
cave upon the farther side of the
island had been found and that was
his home. They breakfasted together
at a certain hour, which he told by
means of the sun and she by her
faithful watch. The morning was spent
in study. In the afternoon they sep
arated, each passing 1t in accordance
with individual preference, but he
vigorously kept to his side and she to
her side of the island during the
period. Certain dividing lines clearly
established and understood marked
which was his and which was hers
At supper time they met again and
passed the time together in CONVERSE
ton until the rest period arrived
Things had to be this way else. life
would have been uncomfortable. They
lived on the natural products of the
island which were varied and sufii
GENTLY abundant to fulfill all dietetit
requirements.
She had also taught him things no
learned from books. Among them
truth. honor, duty and dignity-all thu
virtues. Her instruction had been
first, that which was natural-ethica
merely, but afterward it had grow
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he, and she washed white she hope,
and prayed in spite of spots, they live
life of idyllic innocence. Yet be
cause he was man and she was
woman, strange fires glowed beneat
the outward calm, strange ideas an
desires and thoughts rose from bot
hearts. This was inevitable. He
original relation to the man had bee
one of so great superiority as to b
fatal to the early development of an
feeling but the maternal. Even nov
she possessed the superiority whic
association with her kind. her longe
training and her greater opportunitie
had given her. And yet she could onl
recognize that to the impartial vie'
considering his abilities and oppo'
tunities he stood quite on a level wit
her. Perhaps had he enjoyed he
chances he might have stood higher.
She began to idealize him, to drear
about him, to wonder. She tremble
on the verge of passion. She knew hi
to be a brilliant mind. She divine
his to be knightly soul. PHYSICAL!
In fui,rn Gnlanni
man, untrammeled by base convention
ever stood upon the earth's surface
Grace and strength mingled in ha
mony that was as striking as 1t wa
full of charm. She had no opportun
ty to test his courage, for no physics
danger ever menaced them. But ST
believed in his manhood thorough
The woman had had bitter expel
ence with love. Following what ST
believed to be the highest inspiratic
she had wrecked her life and brougl
herself to this pass The revolt
- her soul at the thought of the ma
=, who had so degraded her, or who ha
10 so taken advantage of her ignorant
:, and innocence-the more compile
n Slice lHty were tONtIGu ny a Nph
"a dence of knowledge and sophisticatit
- as to allow her to degrade herse
NJ convinced her that what she had mi
q. taken for divine light was only fall
- FIRE, an ignis fatuus which had led h
ID into the marsh and slough of slim
~ and shame. She losthed the thong
-, of that man. She had loathed, wh'
N she had been thrown upon that islam
u the thought of all men. This o.
ID had given back her confidence in h
nc kind Yet sometimes she wonders
~ whether that confidence were wa
.n ranted or not because of him Su
- pose he should come in touch wi
- the world, what would happen? w
=, he, too. capable OF breaking "
~. mans heart? Would he do it? w
A. hers the heart? What would the so
- ing touch of the sordid conditions u
der which life was lived, as she h
,+ known it, do for him? Would he st
~ be unspotted? Would he think h
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