The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-07

how, while | don't suppose religion can
change business very much, ] think Of
the twelve disciples and their Master,
trying to lift the load off OF human be
ings. trying TO lift the people of the
world up above the day OF tooth and
claw. / don't reckon they car do 1t.
But you see, each fellow has to choose
for himself. I've had this put before
me. I could have thrown In with
Rawn-I can do SO yet. right here,
now, as you know. / can hold him
up, as he would hold me up, or any
one else-I can take his money
fifty thousand, a Million don't think
he's really got as much money as most
people think. He's In debt, deep.
That's all right so long as your credit
is good. He has had all sorts OF
credit-and II depended on neon
my invention. II wasn't his. Ii isn't
going to be. I've told you why.-But
you see, I could make him divide ever
with me-make him take a third, a
fourth. OF what I'd won. He'd have
TO come to terms. He knows that. All
right, I'm not going to do itl Failure
as I am, I've got a few ideas which l.
think are right. Maybe ! got them
from Ann Sullivan don't know! Go
ask her about things"
And you won't put back the ma
chimes? Not ven for me?"
mot wen for you" he smiled. Not
that / know what you mean by that"
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stained hands twitched uneasily In his
lap.
You're talking about things that
never came into my thoughts In all
my lise." said she. with the same
strange direct look at him. But you
couldn't expect an ignorant m
10 learn II all in n night, could
your"
Pm not trying to convert you, Mrs.
Rawn. I'm going to leave this place.
You'll not see me again. But I'm not
trying to change you. ! wouldn't
"Listenl" she broke out sharply.
I'm set to do that for you-Pm ex-
pected by him, out there, to change
you. Isn't that the truth? Didn't
you seer"
YES, it's easy to see." he answered
grimly. TITS up to you"
Its UP to you and me, Charley. yes.
You can ruin me and all of us by walk
ing put that door. You can break the
lives of those two people out there,
and mine. yes, of course you can, and
your own.-You can do all that. You
can make me come down from this
place where you say everybody envies
me. and you a have everybody
laughing at me and forgetting me In
less than six months time. You can
get me snubbed, II you like: o can
make me wretched and miserable, IL
you like. OF course you a 4. Do you
want to do that?"
ct isn't fair to put 1t before me In
that way"
II do put 1t before you In that way.
But that isn't the worst Of what you
could do--you'd leave me unsettled
and unhappy for ever IL you went
away tonight that way-Charley--"
What can you mean?"
Things are moving fast tonight.
Charley, and we're discussing matters
pretty openly"
YES" he nodded. Il don't want to
set q wife against her husband.
Neither must you. But the truth is,
MI. Rawn is not what a good many
think he is"
do you think that's news to met"
she asked Of him, and looked full into
his eyes.
Good God. Mrs. Rawnl What do
you meanf"
Much what you dol"
but o loved him-you married
ihimr"
"Oh, yes, surely. That was some
months ago. But you see, there's a
distinction between master and su-
lperior."
I'm very miserable" was his SIM
pie answer. Things are getting too
much confused for me. And now you
say you'd never be happy II l left you
now. tonight"
Then why 60, SO long as we are SO
confused? Why don't you wait? I'VE
asked you to! Do you expect t set |
tie all this In . half-hour's time, In a
passion of anger? Now listen. AL
though he's my husband, and she's
your wife. ! don't blame you. I'm only |
asking you to wait a little. I'm ma
king It personal, Charley"
How dare you do that, Mrs. Rawn?"
Because I have the right to do il! I
don't intend to have you make me
more unhappy than ! am. I've just
told you I'm not happy. ! don't know
- She laughed a little amused rip |
pie OF laughter-"but I'd have been
happier II he had handled you as you
did himl I'm not talking just the
way 9 to when / came through
those doors to stop you. I'm like you
Its all confusing-I1l have to wait,
ne same as you. There's a lot of
things to be figured out! I'm covetous
pf everything in the world-that any
woman ever had-from the queen OF
England to Ann Sullivani Yes, I'm
ambitious. I'll admit that. And you've
set me thinking-Tm wondering
wondering what really II the best -,
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