The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-01-28

tindaily he forced himself into sueh
approval OF his wife as ne could COM
pass. Continually he refused compari-
sons.
Precisely, and skilled in all the
dishes which the late Mrs. Rawn had
as specialties. You do not know how
things are running here, Grace. l
can't get anything done on time, and
am deprived of what / really want.
Grace, j need a housekeeperi"
Surely, Pa. Why don't you hire
| one"
"How much better off would | be In
that case? None In the least. No. 1
want you. You'll have to come over
here to liyel"
The young couple sat gazing at him
for a time before making reply.
That's impossible, Pa" said Grace.
u have a home of my own, and 1t is
more than twenty miles from here"
John Rawn raised a hand. Il have
thought all that out. You a now,
as SO many do, when any distinct
change In life Is proposed to them.
You let the little things outweigh the
larger ones. 1t was a fault your moth
er had, Now the large matter, the
really important thing, is this-that /
can not be allowed to live on here in
this way with all these annoyances.
Too much depends upon me-, In bust
ness, for me to have the quiet and
peace of my life interfered with. I've
| got TO have a clear head-especially
on Saturday. Now, then, IL you can
step in here, my daughter, and estab-
fish in some measure the sort of life
have always been used to, evidently
that is your duty, and you ought not
to balance against Ii the small incon-
veniences which that course would
cause you and your husband. I'm
| quite sure you can teach hat chef"
Put, Mr.. Rawn, I've got to be at the
factory almost day and night" broke
in Halsey.
Precisely. ] do not mean for you
to make your home here, only Grace.
You'll have to stay on where you are.
or course, you a come here AZ
times to report. at least once or twice
a week-say Friday night. Very much
depends on you, Charles You know
how much ! value you, how much |
rely on your services. Really, II all
depends on you, our success as a COM
pany. We've been very patient, al
though must say"
Halsey muttered something under
his breath and turned away. His at.
titude angered Rawn to the point OF
forgetting himself.
Never mind what you think about
II, young man! It's what I think
about IL that counts. Grace belongs
here, anyhow. She will have q wider
life with me. It's time she had some
things which she has never known. 1t
may be necessary for us to travel, to
see something of this country and Eu-
rope. Besides, the child needs care.
All these things cost more money than
you can afford, young man. Don't try
to balk me In what / suggest. IL is
obviously the right thing to do"
But how long"
indefinitely"
And you want me to break up my
home indefinitely? Well, / must con-
fess | don't In the least see 1t that
way, Mr.. Rawn."
You're selfish, and that's why you
can't see IL, Charles. Above all things
you ought to avoid the vice of self
ishness. You are not parting from
your wife, but only helping her to a
better grade of living. Meantime, of
course, your duty to her and to the
company Is to make a success of your
work. Think Of the business. my son.
There Ia no good zones OF selfishness.
Try to be just. And for Gods sake,
also, try to get one of those machines
donel"
Halsey only sat and looked at him
carkly for a time, making no reply.
1T seems to me that / can never get
you to understand Charles" resumed
Rawn, that things are not the way
they used to be before we came here
to Chicago. I'm a bigger man now
than | was then. I've grown these
last two or three years, my boy. l
should not be surprised If eventually
| were obliged to make my residence
In New York, If not abroad. We are
rising in the world. rising very fast,
Charles. Do you want to go up with
the Rawns, or stay down with the
Halseys In this world? Besides, in
this case you ought to respect the
wishes Of your own wife. You want
to remember, my dear boy, that my
daughter. Grace, is half Rawn as we'll
as half Johnson. The only trouble
with her Is. the Rawn half has not
yet had Its innings"
Halsey turned and stared at his
wife. He found her sitting with her