The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-05

you see, ! could make him uivIde even
with me-make him take a third. a
fourth, Of what I'd o He'd have
to come to terms. He knows that. All
right, I'm not going to do 1t! Failure
as am. I've got a few ideas which !
think are right. Maybe | got them
from Ann Sullivan don't know! Go
ask her about things"
And you won't put back the ma
chimes? Not even for me?"
''Not even for you" he smiled. Not
that ] know what you mean by that.
He looked at her keenly. His toll.
stained hands twitched u~neasily in his
lap.
You're talking about things that
never came into my thoughts in all
my life,' said she. with the same
strange direc. look at him. But you
couldn't expect an ignorant woman
to learn 1t all II n night, coulS
YOU"
I'm not trying to convert you, Mrs.
Rawn. I'm going to leave this place.
You'll not see me again. Put I'm not
trying to change you. ! wouldn't
Listen" she broke out sharply
I'm set to do that for you-Hm ex'
pected by him, out there, to change
you. Isn't that the truth? Didn't
you see?"
Yes. it's easy to see" he answered
grimly. its up to you.
IT'S up to you and me, Charley, yes.
You can ruin me and all ~ us by walk
ing out that door. You sIn break the
lives of those two peoi,e out there,
and mine, yes, OF course fou can, and
your own.-You cn do all that. you
can make me cCme down from this
place where you say everybody envies
me and you can have everybody
laughing at me and forgetting me in
less than six months time. You can
get me snubbed, if you like; you can
make me wret:hed AL miserable, II
YOU like. OF CT urse you can. DO you
want to do that
ut isn't fair to put 1t before ne In
that way"
Il do put it before you in that way.
But that isn't the worst Of what you
could do-you'd leave ne unsettled
and unhappy for ever Z you went
away tonight hat way-Chsrley-"
What can you mean?'
Things are moving fast tonight,
Charley, and we're discussing matters
pretty openly
yes" he nodded. 81 don't want to
set a wife against her husband.
Neither must you. But the truth is.
Mr.. Rawn is not what a good many
think he is
DO you think that's news to me?"
she asked of him, and looked fell into
his eyes.
Good God, Mrs. Rawn! What do
you mean?"
Much what you do"
But you loved him-you married
him!"
"Oh, yes, surely. That was some
months ago. But you see, there's a
distinction between master and SUI
perior."
I'm very miserable" was his sim.
pie answer. Things are getting too
much confused for me. And now you
say you'd never be happy if left you
now, tonight
Then why ep, so long as we are SO
confused? WIZ don't you wait? I've
asked you to! Do you expec: to set
tie all this in & half-hour's tine, in O.
passion of anger? Now listen. AL.
though he's ny husband. and she's
your wife, ! DOM blame you. I'm only
asking you to ait a little. I'm ma
king it personal Charley"
How dare you do that, Mrs. Eavn?"
Because | hava the right to Go 1t!
don't intend to have you make me
more unhappy tlan | am. I've Just
told you I'm not Happy. | don't know
-" She laughed j little amused rip
pie of laughter-"but I'd have been
happier if he had handled you az you
did him! I'm nat talking just the
way | meant to when | came through
those doors to stop you. I'm like you
its all confusinp-I1l have to wait,
the same as you, There's a lot of
things to be figured out! I'm coyetols
of everything in tie world-that aLy
woman ever had-fcom the queen of
England to Ann Sullivan! Yes, I'm
ambitious. I'll admit that. And you've
set me thinking-Tm wondering
wondering what really is the best a
woman can get out of life"
Mrs. Rawn. you'vs got success as
you understand it. by marrying a
middle-aged man. You're young"
She shook her head. 1T isn't pos
sible," said she frankly, catching his
thought. I'm far enough along to see
that!"
ITO BE CoNTINUED.)
Erratic Traveller.
Opportunity is the slowest thing in