The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

there, in asking me to say how would
act under the circumstance which are
impossible. which lie beyond the limit
OF human experience?
You cannot judge man by what
he would do II Inc We're suddenly
robbed of all his mental and moral train
ing and of the habit OF years. am not
admitting, understand me. that II the
conditions which you suggest did exist
would do one whit differently
from what ] VIII 90 lr they remain as
they are, | am merely denying your
right to put such question 10 me at
all: You might just as well judge the
shipwrecked sailors on q raft who eat
a sane healthy man who did such
thing in his own home. Are You going
to condemn men who are ice-locked at
the north pole, or buried in the heart OF
Africa, and who have given UP all thought
OF return and are half mad and wholly
without hope. as you would Judge our
anced as you and /! are sitting here
within the sound OF the caos outside and
with II bake shop around the corner?
What YOU propose could not exist
placed where | should have TO make
such a choice, and you have no right
to ask me what / would 90 CT now |
would act under conditions that are su-
perhuman-yoU used the word YOURSELF
where all that have held 10 be good
and just and true would he obliterated ::
J "ohlC pC uuMSAlslN "a IaSSSIls ! "Ouli
be unworthy OF your daughter. If ! con-
sidered such a state Of things for q mo-
ment. or II | placed my hopes OF marry
ing her on the outcome Of such Il test,
and SO. SIR said the young man. throw
ing back his head, II must refuge to
answer YOU.
The bishop lowered his hand from be-
fore his eyes and sank back wearily into
his chair You have answered me- he
/ said.
"You have no night to say that cried
/ Ia Do aaN
you have no right To suppose anything
or TO draw any conclusions. I have not
answered you' He stood with his head
and shoulders thrown back and with his
fingers working nervousiy at his waist
"What you have said" replied the
bishop. in voice that had changed
sad and gentle. 'is merely curtain OF
words TO cover up your true feeling
IT would have been so easy to have sad.
only woman who has the power 10 make
me happy You see that would have
answered me and satisfied me. But you
did not say that" he added. quickly. AS
the young man made n movement as III
TO speak So em and srnnoso this ot,,or woman
did exist, what then?' demanded Lau"
mer "The conditions you suggest are
ln1possible; you. must ycu will surely
sir admit that"
that whatever obstacle there has been
which has kept you from her. may he
removed, II may be that she has mar
ried, II may be that she has fallen 40
low that YOU cannot marry her. But
il YOU have loved her once, you may
love her again: whatever IT was that
separated YOU in the past. that sena-
rates you now. that makes YOU prefer
nv daughter To her may come to an
end when you are married when u will
be- too late, and when only trouble can
come Of It. and Ellen would bear that
trouble Can I risk that?
''Bu, ] tell YOU it Is impossible. crlcu
the young man. "The woman Is beyond
the love Of any man, AT least such n
man as I am or try To be. 4
''Do you mean" asked the bishop. re'i-
tiy. and with an eager look OF hope
"ihat she Is dend?"
Latlmcr faced the father for some sec
ouds In silence. Then he raised his
head slowly "No." ho said ~ do not
mean that she s dead. No. she is not
dend,"
Again the bishop moved back weaTiiy
into his chair. you moan then. nc
said perhaps TINT she ia o married
woman2" Lutimcr pressed his lips to-
gethcr AT first as though he would not
answer and then raised his eyes coldly'
Perhaps he said