The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-24

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You say heis nervohs-he Is a COW
ard. lie is ugly into The bargain and
d cripple I hate ms SON
The judge almost bounded from his
chair. He put MS hand 20 his collar
as though he were choking
Mrs. Hurst-aometimeA you-you
are rather terrible
No, / am merely sincere. Perhaps
that comes 20 the same thing I'm this
world
The, Judge nodded
Yes, think IN does sometimes
You blame mo. You think me wick
ed and heartless Perhaps am ac-
cOrding 10 the modern code cf senu.
mentalites. But We-Our family has
never cared much for that kind OF
thing We have Spartan blood I'm our
veins. Only the ittest can survive
among us. Instinctiyelv We cast ont
everything that is weak and useless.
You can not blame rs for that instinct
any more than you can blame David
for being a he U.s. II Is just the Aes-
tiny OF our charnnters-if you Ike TO
put IL in that way She paused and
then went on quietly AT the bottom
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rest OF our fello%-creatures You are
looking aghast al nae because have
dared 20 express general but unac-
copied truth YoI All shrink instine
<yaly from every FORM OF detormity
and if the Spartan method oil dealing
with such cases H. out OF fashion II rs
simply because you have become COW
ards and look upon life-no matter
how worthless and debased as the
highest good
But hatred the Judge broke in
as though it had been the last word
she had spoken His good-natured
tace was still waite with distress, but
She WAS not looking at him. she held
herself. u I.ossiblo more erect and her
voice became sohorous with strongly
depressed feeling
81 hate my son with the same right
as that with which ! should hate nm
if he were burdeDed with some hideous
moral vice The ole thing is as much
an infrmity as the other hate MN
as / might hate friend on whom /
had built my life and who had betray'
cd my trust gave my soul Tor my
son. On the nehr that my husband
was murdered, / killed myself, every
thing in me. I'm order that he might
live. / meant thai nc should not SUI
fer through INV weakness You under
stand mo? dc was not 90 BE- nan il-
capped through any fault OF mine
meant him 10 carr ont the traditions
OF our family ana the race-as my
husband would havN done He was 10
be a strong man who would serve ms
a great man but al
least strong As " IS, he Is nothing
and can be nothing She got up anu
stood stately and mmovahle, with nef
white face still turned 20 the hght.
Il have hoped against hope for twelve
years she went on quietly. but II
would be absurd % deceive myself any
longer .-f-nrHst rdCc the truth. have
brought into the world one OF these
mediocrities for winch the world mas
no use FOTtuuHtutv. am -ftt-f' t'ifetist
to take The burden upon my own shoul-
ders. But David must 20 to England
The Judge scarcely seemed TO be
listening
-Yor are unjust" ne burst out and
your theories are are don't know
what they are--but it's all Internally
cruel You don't know what is IN
him vet. And after ALL you are re-
.sponsible. lie IL your son-and he
loves you--"
Love does not necessarily beget
lovc-not In me Where | loye ! must
respect-yes. one can respect child,
I have respected dog. ! once had
a fox-terrier VINO attacked cobra
v hich Il found in my room. II hadn't
q chance ana was killed for its dar-
ing but ! respected the little animal.
! can't respect my son. | know ] am
hurting YOU am sorry. You say am
cruel. but il is life that is cruel-not
| But We have had enough of
theorizing l can not convince you.
nor you me Our theories are our
characters and we can not change
either the che or the other-especial
" at our time Of life And now | want
your help"
The Judge bowed without speak
ing
David must go TO school in Eng
land. As / have said, | DO not want