The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-05-15

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list q The naay and btttsr tornsnts
which ars % often . wonan's lot-
4 ~ TO 700 again. LsurH, there are
- plans Of that sort IN ny mindi"
"Then how long VIII Il - before
our-our--" Che could not say the
word divorce" She had besn an
old-fashioued wife.
I've no plans - y that. gas only
wanting 70 discuss the matter quiet.
y tonisht. without any Disturbance. /"
NO." she said. Il must not break
down! Tell me when 6oss u come.
Johnr But still the tears came.
steadily. and she made no effort to
stop them.
When you like. would suggest
that you quietly 20 TO some other
place, Laura. That win be best for
mo. Why" he added this IN burst
Of confidence. there wouldn't be
twenty people around town would
know you'd gone! I can keep close
tongue. and 20 can you"
But. John. why should We? I've
never crossed you In any way. I've
always tried to do what you liked.
why snouio We parI III oe wihhs
just 70 i've along nsre quietiy.
cant Dear 20 tnink Of GONG away
like my things. John" she said sud.
denly. and seemingly irrelevnntly,
who told you about all these things.
these collectors pieces that you've
been gettin4 for 10 lOna7"
ne WINGED with sudden self-feveia
tion, astonisned ~ this intuition on
her part. ne mao oeen sincere 10 h's
statement tnat tners was no o'hef
woman IN MS anectons. ne nad only
iorsotten that ne mao no anecuons
ne nusned now out tried 10 pull 10
setner.
very weh' Laura sald ne; you
only prove 70 me what I've fet Tor
some time. fou cant understand me.
you simply are not up 70 my require
ments. I'm willing TO say you'd be
content 70 I'VE along mere. Just a. We
did at heiiy row. l am not content 10
90 anything OF the sort. I've been
tninking over tnls. stuoying over u
Tor some time. Theres the answer
ne NODDED toward the bundle which
lay upon the taois.
IT'S no use Trying 10 MAKE the
world all over again. Laura. ne said
after time' we've botn done our
pest DIV our pest didnt taiiy. we've
hung toeether' Wnats risnt . right.
10 u right Tor me 10 De dragged down
by your own limitations-ought to
stop In my own career to conform to
that! would that be right. now. Lau.
ra. for man like me!-ls II right for
any man! II you cant 90 forward.
ought 10 90 BACK! II We can't both
travei the same gait. whose gait ought
70 govern! Whatever you DO. don't
blame me, thats all. But you did
blame me-you 90 now grave
LOOK sat upon mis- race He felt him
sell an injured man.
Yes. John. sne SAID. DO
W course. OF course! That's the
reward man gets Tor loving his wife.
treating you a. ] have. Well. we're
not the nrst to race situation Of Just
this KIND. Things travel swifter now
than they DID when we were children.
or when We were married. What did
then VIII not 90 TO-DAY. why blame
ourselves Tor tnats-oiame the time.
the way OF the world. the way things
go today THIS country mas changed
II goes faster every year We've got
10 Keep the pace. ten you. wnen We
get INTO II. Inose VINO can't must
drop out. ana tnars oil there 10 about
II. was porn TOT tne 'front.'. ana thats
all about mat Don't blame me. I've
never blamed you!
linen. what 90 you plane, JonnY
Nothing. ! say. It's the way life
runs. We're married. why! Because
We thought We were to have some
properly 10 project There 10 much to
its is''a contract proUsrsy-.ss. hat ''s II.
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