Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-12-26

70 i0s sAiHBS rue OF IN TINS way any
further
That's what my father always said!
Your career; your life! Where does
your wife come in?"
"You come in precisely where you
say you want to come in, Grace. We
get what we earn in this world. If
you leave me and take up life which
/ cant share, if you leave my house
and don't care for what | can give
you-why there's not much left to talk
about as to where you come in. You
come in here. belong over there"
You're selfish! All men are. |
think"
I'm not going to argue about that
in the least, Grace, except to say that
it's the Rawn half of you that said
that The Rawn half of you can't see
anything but it's own part OF the
world. It wasn't the Rawn half of you
that | married. You were different.
then. You're not much like your moth
er, Grace! And | married the part
of you that was like your mother. She
was good woman. and a good wife. "
You must not speak OF heri"
"Oh, yes, | must, and shall when
! like. It's all in evidence. There's
the record" He nodded toward the
two dim figures at the other end OF
the gallery. She's very beautiful, yes.
very beautiful! His eyes fingered on
the figure Of Virginia Rawn, family
outlined, cool in satin and laces.
Shed like to hear you say that"
sneered the wife.
Il perceive, my dear. that you two
love each other very much. But as
| was saying, you don't seem to me.
Grace, to be much like your own moth,
er-you're more like your stepmother,
over there. in some ways. Your mother
didn't change. She made good-if
you'll let me use some more factory
slang-on the old ways. on her own
old lines That's what, call class,
breeding, blood. if you like-just plain
North American sincerity and sim
plicity. She didn't pretend. she didn't
try to climb where she knew she
couldn't go. That's what call blood"
THANK you! You're sincere also. at
least"
He seemed not to hear her. He
went on. But you've changed. You
dropped me. Your head was turned
with all this sort of thing.
Since these things are true, are you
coming back to me?" He found him
self wrenching his eyes away from the
cool, dim figure far down the long gal
lcry
She Strengthened up suddenly, pale.
"Back!-to that? To live in that
hole-?"
Eyes. just back to that, Grace. It's
all have to offer YOU. Just that hole. "
I'm not happy here"
Then why do you stay here? Why
don't you come back to me?"
Because | couldn't be happy over
there any more, either! know it. |
admit it. It's got mel couldn't go
back to the old ways, the ways we'd
have to live. Why can't you come
here why doesn't Pa give US money
enough"
He turned to her now gravely. Il
suppose it's the pace-yes, it's got
you, and lot of others. But I'm not
taking that sort of money just yet
And that doesn't answer my question
I've come over tonight to arrive at
some understanding about US two |
want to know where am There are
going to be changes. one way or an
other
She turned to him suddenly again.
What's wrong over at that factory,
Charley?" she asked. why haven't
you made good before this? MY ia
Their has been ON the point of tearing
up things dozen times! He's sore
at you awfully sore
Yes? How do you know | haven't
made good?'
Then why has Pa talked 500"
For the very good reason that he
doesn't know any better than to talk
that way He hasn't got any more
sense. He didn't talk that way to me-
Then you have got it--you've made
the discovery-it'll work 2"
Our machines not only will work.
but have been working" said he calm
ly. Il haven't seen fit to tell your ia
Their I'm going to tell you, however,
that all this was my idea from the
first. If haven't been a competent
manager, let him get some one more
competent. I'll take what know with
me in my own head. I'm saying to
you. his daughter, that worked out
this idea, myself, and ali he did was
to get the money in the first place for
it. For that reason | call this discov-
cry mine, to do with as like
haven't been bought and paid for. my
self. don't want money when 1t
costs too much. I've just begun to un-
derstand things lately"
Yes. I've worked it out into prac-