Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-27

down. down to The filth he lives In
himself and your very soul is con
taminated. is that what the church
asks Of you?"
answered no, and tried to tell him
what the Bishop had told me about
separa tiea, but he interrupted me with
a shout.
"Separationg Did he say that? II
the church has no right TO divorce
YOU what right hasHit 10 separate
youg oh, | see what II viii say
hope Of reconciliation. But II you
We're separated from your husband,
would you ever 20 back to him. Never
In this world Then what would your
separation be? only divorce under
another name
/ was utterly shaken. Perhaps
wanted to believe what Martin was
saying; perhaps | did not know
enough to answer him, but ] could
not help II II thought Martins clear
mind was making dust and ashes OF
everything that Father Dan and the
Bishop had said to me
"Then what can | do2" ] asked.
! thought his face qulvered at that
question. He got up again and stood
before me for moment without
speaking. Then he said, with an OBJ
yious effort:
IF your church viii not allow you
to divorce your husband. and II you
and | can not marry without that,
then
"Yes?'
Il didn't mean TO propose II
God knows / didn't. but when a wom
an when a woman has been
forced into a loyeess marriage. and II
Is crushing the very soul out of her
and the iron law of her church will
not permit her to escape from II,
what crime does she commit II she
Weir asked, though ! saw what
he was going 20 say
Mary" he said, breathing hard and
fast you must come to me"
! made sudden cry, though tried
not to.
"Oh, / know" he said. ITS not
what we could wish But Wen be
open about It. Wen face 1t out. Why
shouldn't we? ! shall. anyway. And
If your father and the Bishop say
anything to me I'll tell them what /
think off the abomlnable marriage
they forced you into. AS for you dear,
know you'll have to bear something.
All the conventional eanting hypocri
sizes. Every man who has bought his
wife and every woman who has sold
herself into eoncubinage-there are
thousands and thousands of them all
the world over and they'H try
Perhaps they4l try but let them
try. II they want TO trample the life
out Of you they'll have to walk over
me frst--yes by God, they win"
But Martin"
.Well2"
DO you mean that am
to to live with you with
out marriage2"
No More to Say.
ITS the only thing possible isn't
it2" he said And then he tried to.
show me that love was everything
and IL people loved each other moth
Ing else mattered religious ceremo-
MES were nothing the morality of So
ciety was nothing, the world and its
back biting was nothing
The great moment had come for me
at last and though / felt torn be-
tween loTe and pity ! had TO face IL.
Martin, can't do IT,"
/ said
He looked steadfastly into my face
for a moment, but dare not look
back. for | knew he was suffering,
You think T. would be wrong?"
Yes"
"A SIM"
! tried to say Yes again, but my
reply died in my throat
There was another moment OF ST.
lence and then, in a faltering voice
that nearly broke me down, he said
I'm that case there Is nothing more
to say. There isn't, is
there?r
| made an effort to speak, but my
voice would not come
Il thought as there was