The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-03-11

to her feet at once, so bold. SO radical.
so beautiful and so innocent. One Of
her first converts had been the only
son of a multi-millionaire, bygone bo- |
nanza king of the Pacific slope. His
conversion was not SO much an effort
of pure reason as of primal passion,
although that fact was In no wise ap-
parent to her. She would fnd that
ont later. This modern Hypatia.
skilled in the learning OF the schools,
burning with exhaustless zeal. per.
meated with fiery energy. was yet as
innocent in some ways as any OF her
humber sisters. AS that good Book
which she disdained in the newer illu.
limitations which had come to her,
might have said of her, she was In the
world but not Of 1t.
Unconsciously she fulfilled many in
functions of him who had she but
known it was the greatest Of philoso-
piers. Naturally she kept herself
unspotted from the world. Yet when
the young man who had engaged her
affections proposed to her that they
should put her theories In practice,
after some hesitation she had acceded
to his proposition. 1t was species of
self-immolation not far from herOism
that made her consent. Indeed, she did
not realize how heroic it was. With
no other ceremony than clasp Of the
hand and an unspoken, wordless
promise of trust, devotion, single
hearted alliance, publicly and before
God and man, without a thought for
the one and with no full realization
of the thoughts of the other-at least
on her part-they had gone away to-
gether, hand in hand; he and she to-
gether. in love like any other pair
since Eve mated with Adam in the
dawn of the worlds first morning.
Yet there has never been an Eden
of which man has known without Its
serpent. In the cabin OF that gorgeous
Yacht Sathanas reared his head. The
first week or so of the adventure had
been filled with idyllic happiness, hap
piness so great that it was strong
enough to quiet certain low, still, small
voices of conscience which the woman
rightly ascribed to strange atavism
Of ancient prejudice to which her phil
osophy was as yet unequal
However, such conditions did not
long persist. Her disciple was In
clined, presently she found to her sor-
row, to take somewhat lower view
of the situation than suited her own
high-souled views. The ardor OF her
devotee cooled as his passion In
,, creased. Shut up in the narrow con
fines of ship-great and splendid
;. though this yacht was beyond imagina
tion-little characteristics heretofore
unsuspected developed in the mere
i. man. The course of true love was no
so smooth as the summer seas ovel
which they sailed. The air in which
, they lived was ruffled by furries II
which experience would have fount
presage for coming deeper storm. TIL
image that had feet of clay sought TO
. similar earthly alloy in the companion
y image which was made Of pure gol
- all through, and finding it not, re
~ sented it desperately. The CONVEX
having gained his desire, weakened
. his principles. There was no relax'
- ton in his devotion, in his tenderness
- in anything outward and visible, bu
the high philosophy which had mad
the Joint effort almost self-sacritc
n of demonstration was slowly van1sl
II ing from one heart while the othe
M chung the more tenaciously to it.
NJ 1t was the old, old story. In litt
N the catspaw developed into the ten
III pest. When it appeared 1t came wit
III surprising swiftness. The woma
IN found that in neither abstract though
II nor mental speculation was there ar
III protection for her. There might
no God in heaven, but there was co
science in her breast. Finally 81
broke away from the man so far
she could do so when they were boz
in the same ship of which he was lol
and master. She would have nothil
more to do with him save that Whit
common decency and the bare civil
ties of life demanded Of her. Deni
the privileges upon which he HI
= counted, the man grew savage al
A showed the cloven foot. The disagree
III, ment became a quarrel. The quar-
. ran through several phases. Asham
~ of himself he had recanted at FIR
" Then he had sworn again allegian
Jed to the specious philosophy which
ers now realized he had only profess
ers consciously or unconsciously that
Ter. might possess her. But she was
nd deceived. There was no truth In
ion words; his asseverations carried
mad conviction to her soul. Again
She stormed and ragged; once more
.ge, apologized and appealed, but
of periods of calm grew shorter and
Iom periods Of storm grew longer and m
abb vehement. The woman alone '
BILE. steadfast. She was overwhelmed "
itch shame, the horror Of the situation '
ally rising upon her.
,ure She began to realize how helpl
pite she was. Under the inspiration