The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-03-26

vobc0 8I9 % Ott0o . WOMAN ~
Il cay to you aSain. LauFa. there are
70 plans Of that sort IN my mind!"
Then how long vill 1t be before
our-osr-" She could not say tie
word divorce" She had been an
Old-fsshioned wife.
I've NO plans a. to that I vas only
wanting to discuss the matter quiet
~ tonight. without any disturbances"
NO." she said. Il must not break
down! Tell me when does It come.
Johnf" But etill the tears cane.
steadily. and she made no effort to
stop them.
when you like. I would suggest
that you quietly 60 to some other
place. Laura. That will BE- best for
me. Why" he added this in burst
Of confidence. there wouldn't -
twenty people around town would
know you'd gone! I can keep . close
tongue. and 20 can you"
bat. John. Why should We! I've
never crossed you In any way. I've
always tried to do what you liked.
Why should We part! Ill be willing
Just to live along here quietly. !
can't bear to think of going away l
like my things. John." she said sud
denly. and seemingly irrelevantly.
who told you about all these things.
these collector pieces that you've
been getting for 20 long?"
He WINGED with sudden selfrevelA-
ton. astonished at this intuition on
her part. He had been sincere in his
statement that there was no other
woman in his affections. He had only
forgotten that he had no affections.
He flushed now. but tried to pull to-
gether.
Very we'll. Laura" said he: you
only prove to me what I've felt for
some time. You can't understand me.
you simply are not up to my require.
ments. I'm willing to say you'd b
content to live along here. Just ~ We
did at Kelly row. am not content to
do anything Of the sort. I've been
thinking over this. studying over Il
for some time. There's the answer n
He nodded toward the bundle which
lay upon the table.
Its no use trying to make the
world all over again. Laura" he said
after . time. We've both done ouI
best, but our best didn't tally. We've
hung together. What's right 10 right
IL It right for me to be dragged down
by your own limitations-ought l to
stop In my own career to conform tc
that! Would that be right. now, Lau
ra. for = man like me?-Is 1t right fol-
any man! II you cant 90 forward
ought to 60 back? II We can't both
travel the same gait. whose gait ought
to govern! Whatever you do. don't
blame me. that's all. But you did
blame me-you do now" A grave
look sat upon his face. He felt him
self an injured man.
Yes. John" she said Il do"
"Of course, of course! That's ths
reward q man gets for loving bis wife
treating you ~ I have. Well, we'r.
not the hrst to face situation Of Jus
this kind. Things travel swifter nov
than they did when we were children
or when We were married. What di,
then will not do today. Why blam,
ourselves for that?-blame the time
the way Of the world, the way thing
90 today, This country has changed
1t goes faster every year. We've 20
to keep the pace. I tell you. when W,
get into 1t. Those who can't mus
drop out and that's all there il abou
1t. l was born for the front, and that,
all about that. Don't blame me. ",
never blamed you!J
Then. what do you blame, John! ?"
Nothing. say. It's the way lif,
runs. We're married, why? Becaus,
We thought We were to have som,
property to protect. There is much t.
be said in favor of the marriage insti
tuition. 1t holds property safe unde
its contract. Property-that's tn,
sign of power! Property 10 the onl,
reason for marriage; or for govern
ment. when 1t comes to that. Propert,
Is the token Of power. I've got that
But something else goes with It
Why. Laura. when look at US both
wonder that I've been patient 70 Ions
held back as have been by your owl
narrow ideas. II you'd had your way
you'd have set up Kelly row righ
where We are now!"
I'm old-fashioned. John" said she
her head high. though her tears fel
free. I'm just an old-fashioned, worn
out wife. that's all. I'm not 10 yer,
much. John. and l never thought
was very much. Just did the bes
could. all the time. couldn't seen
to do any more. John. l don't know
how. did my best!"
I'VE all do!" said John Rswn philo
sophfcally We all do our best. Blu
when our best isn't good enough Il
keep us up, We go down!"
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