Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01

Neither You Nor Anyone ELS
with the intention OF marrying him,
She's a darned smart woman, and
darned INSCRIPTIONS one. That not
the kind of woman a man feels any
particular respect for, OF that a girl
like you'd give a lot OF sympathy to,
is it,"
81 don't see that that would make
any difference" she said. I'm not
thinking of her character, I'm thinking
of her rights"
And don't her character and her
rights sort OF dovetail into each
other?"
No, | don't see that they do. The
laws above the character or the per-
son. It's the law, without any ques-
ton of the man or the woman"
"Oh, Rosey, dear. you're talking Ike
a book, not like girl who's get to live
in a world with ordinary people In
modern times. This woman that you're
arguing about as II she was the moth
er Of the Gracchi. hasn't got any more
morality or principle than you could
put on the point Of pin"
She's been quite good and proper
since her marriage"
We'll, now, let's leave her and look
at Dominick's side. He marries her
honorably and lives with her for near
" three years. Every semblance OF
| affection that he had for her gets
rubbed of In those three years. every
illusion goes. He's tied to woman
that he cant stand. He went up to
Antelope that time because they'd had
some sort Of a scrap and he felt he
couldn't breathe In the same house
with her. He told me himself that
they'd not lived as man and wife for
nearly a year. Now, I don't know
what you're going to say. but l think
| to keep on living in that state Is all
wrong. I'll borrow your expression.
think it's a sim"
She answered doggedly:
TITS awful, but she's his wife. oh
il you'd seen her face when she talked
to- me, her thin. mean, common face
all painted and powdered and so mis-
erable!"
He thought she was wavering. thai
he saw in this unreasonable, illogfca
lodging of the point at issue sign OF
defeat, and he pushed his advantage.
And you-a girl Of heart and feel
ing like you-would condemn that maj
and woman to go on living that lie
that useless, purposeless lie? l can
understand 1t. What good comes o
it? What's the necessity for it? d.
you realize what man Dominica
might be II he was married to thu
right woman, and had a decent hom'
; where he could live like Christian
Why, he'd be a different creature
He'd have a future. He'd make hi
place In the community. All tn
world would be before him, and he''
mount up to where he belongs. AM
, what is he now? Nothing. All tn
best in him's paralyzed by this hell
a box he's got himself into. The man
, Just whitening up with despair"
It was almost too much. For me
ment she did not answer, then said Il
7 a small voice like child's:
You're making this very hard 10
} me, papa"
> my God, Rosey;" he cried. exas
!. perated, you're making 1t hard TO
. yourself. It's you with your CASTRO
: prejudices; and your obstinacy. VIII
4 are making 1t hard"
well, I've got them" she said. ri
. ing to her feet. I've got them, an
\ they'll stay with me till die. Noti
= ing's going to change me In this.
7 can't argue and reason about then
I They're part Of me-"
O She approached the mantelpiec'
q and. leaning hand on it. looked dow
at the fire. The light gilded the from
!, OF her dress and played on her fac'
!, down-drooped and full Of stern d.
. cision.
n Its quite true" she said slowl!
!. that love Dominick. love him wit
the best I've got. It's true that
A would like to be his wife. II would b
r. a wonderful happiness. But l can
7 have 1t. and so there's no good thinl
a ing about it. or trying to bring
r. about. 1t can't be. and we-you to-
papa-must give II up"
O He pressed himself back in his chat
4 looking at her with lowering. sombe
= disapprobation- look he had seldol
n had cause to level at his daughter
O 80 you're going to condemn ri
e poor devil, who loves you and whol
T. you say you love. to future that's g
q ing to kill any hope in him? Your
Z, going to say to him: You can be fire.
a and make something of your life. an