Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-14

kets q Nl1e wcrts~a cley: hut Halsey
had never had many investments. had
watched rae markets little: and now
ls0Rted al Graystone Hall almost as
much as though upon q desert island
and t0o much disturbed and distracted
ia his Own mind to find any definite i'm
terest IN business matters. was hardly
conscious OF he storm that ragged. He
simply waited on. unhappily. Sc seemed
10 him here was no place for him IL
all the world Why did Virginia re-
main alootg
RawD. absent. 20 Sew York. mag
iued his vile engaged continuously In
the struggle OF persGading Charles
Haisey 70 see the light Of reason. al
though he did not know Haissy was
living under the same root with her
As matter OF fact. Halsey and she
met but rarely Virginia breakfasted
for inc most part in her own rooms,
and found. or pretended TO ind. some
thing 10 occupy her for the most part
OF the day, Not once did she ask his
attendance, not once did she speak
win aim, when by chance she saw
him. upon any but casual or conven-
tionai matters. She seemed always TO
eYade aim; and because sac did this.
ne. rebeiling, sought her out all the
more. even while continually raEolv.
ing TO lake his departure. and never
again 10 see this place. or her again.
tie wondered al her reticence. her
avoidance OF him He wondered why
she vas SO pale. He l0itered about,
uunappiig In this or that common
meeting ground OF the great mansion
house. waiting 10 near The rustic OF
% gown upon the stair. the sound Of a
light foot on q floor. the touch of
white hand. the sound OF voice-all
things belonging, not 10 HIS wife. but
10 his Young stepmoJher bY law
Yes. Without his wish in spite OF
her wish, these had become things de-
sired. the only things desirable any
more in his distracted life He lived
under tbs same roof with two women.
saw either rarely, and rarely thought
Of bur Une-the wrong one 10 atone
ILalsey layished all his time and care
on his little hunchback daughter. and
had her with him as much as the nurse
and doctor would allow The child.
understood. pale. deformed. silent and
~lstful. and pathetic always. now vas
llstiess and weak. obviously very seri.
ously ILL., it wrung her fathers heart
90 see her. But Charles Halsey want
"a ia 81.
est penance FOR what he aow knew
was his secret sin. So ehe ways OF
iaordinate power. the consequences.
for this one or that one. which follow
en- lnordinate greed, worked them
selves out toward their sure and log
icai ending. the mill of fate grinding
those primarily aecondariiy. even INCL
dentaliy guilty
AL this time. had Virginia Rayu
asked OF him 20 recant. to reient TO
change. there lis likelihood he would
have done SO. John Rawn, cuckoid.
was right IN his despicable reasoning.
There are many prices which purchase
principles The weakness which had
prompted ttaisey 10 remain at Gray
stone hau on such tenure-which
held him there now, waiting for a
voice, listening Tor "a footfaIl--was the
ancient weakness OF youth before
youth. OF strength before beauty. OF
tho empty heart before one Offering
love OF the nina finding perfect echo
lin another mind
with all his starved heart All HIS re-
pressed soul. ali his muJinous body.
Charles Haisey loved virginia Rawn.