Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-20

AESAN ANASNAAALN AhA-nA'
other, looking up at her friend with q
pair of expressive. inquiring eyes
ut consists in so many things that
1t would be impossible to find a word
under which to group them. If you
ask me the principal difference 1t has
produced between yon and me | will
say that it lies in this-you know
what it is to be loved by a good man.
i do not"
The widow leaned back in her chair
and looked at vacancy. She seemed
to be absorbed in thought-thought on
what her friend had enunciated. At
last she said:
What we look at from without Is
usually very different from what we
find it when we come to experience it.
Love before marriage is not what it is
after marriage. The first is an absorb
ing passion. the second is companion
ship. One is violent and may easily be
turned to hate; the other is quiescent
and. so long as it is net interrupted,
may be strong and enduring"
interrupted by death you mean, /
suppose"
Not that alone; there are many 9th
er causes which may throw one who
loves back into the passionate cnndl-
ton that exists before marriage-I
mean a condition of suffering. not OF
pleasure"
do you, believe in divorce. Mar
geret?'
Not If there are children interested
that is, if the father aud mother can
live together on friendly terms"
But you had no children" The mo
ment the words were spoken Helen re-
GREETED them. 81 was thinking of your
feelings in Il case that might be your
own" she continued. What would
you have done. Surprising your hus.
band ceased to love you and loved an.
other woman?"
"In that case / should consider
whether a marriage between them
would be for the best. If J thought so
| would consent TO a divorce. that he
might marry his new love"
Helen slipped her tea in silence The
subject seemed of more interest to her
than to her friend. Indeed. she SEEM
ed to be moved by some deep feeling
/ connected with it. One looking at her
would have thought that she instead
/ OF Margaret had the experiences of a
married woman. Presently Helen
/ spoke again
II am glad. Margaret. that during
/ your married life nothing occurred to
: l. .
greater trouble to come TO a woman
than a separation from the man she
/ has loved and married. and ! thank
heaven that there Is one sin have not
| upon my conscience. ! have never
| done anything to turn man from his
wife to me. nor have I permitted any
man to turn from his wife TO me-
NO one VINO knows you. Helen
would doubt that Indeed. it is quite
likely that 81 married man who would
Yield to his inclination for you would
be unworthy of you"
Helen started 1t was evident from
her words as well as her friends 70,
joinder that she had some such expo
| rience as the one referred to on heI
mind. But it was also plain that she
had not considered the man in the case
unworthy Of her. She entered upon 9
hypothetical defense of him.
II can understand a mans momen
tarily yielding TO q temptation. and yet
love his wife truly" she said. Then
pausing. she seemed moved by a sud
den resolution and continued in a tons
that indicated deep feeling: Margaret
am going to make a confession t.
you. And yet it is not confession, TO
that indicates an injury. wrong. and
there was no wrong on my part no
on tbe part Of the one who was i'm
plicated with me in what | am abou
to relate.
;'YOu remember that John and wer'