The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18

I'm going to choose. I'm not going
| to let things run on in this way any
further"
That's what my father always said!
Your career: your life. Where does
your wife come in?"
You come in precisely where you
say you want to come in. Grace. We
get what We earn in this world. II
you leave me and take up life which
l can't share. if you leave my house
and don't care for what | can give
you-why there's not much left to talk
about as to where you come in. You
| come in here. belong over there"
You're selfish! All men are. |
| think"
I'm not going to argue about that
In the least Grace. except to say that
| it's the Rawn half OF you that said
that. The Rawn half Of you can't see
anything but its own part Of the
world 1t wasn't the Rawn half of you
that | married. You were different.
| then. You're not much like your moth
er, Grace. And l married the part
of you that was like your mother. She
| "dS d soou woman, ana u ROOu wife.
| You must not speak OF her!"
oh yes. must. and | shall when
\ | like. It's all in evidence, There's
| the record" He nodded toward the
two dim figures at the other end Of
| the gallery. She's very beautiful, yes.
very beautiful" His eyes fingered on
/ the figure of Virginia Rawn, family
outlined. cool in satin and laces.
| Shed like to hear you say that"
sneered the wife.
| Il perceive, my dear, that you two
| love each other very much. But as
l was saying, you don't seem to me.
Grace. to be much like your own moth
er-you're more like your stepmother.
/ over there, in some ways. Your mother
didn't change She made good-if
you'll let me use some more factory
slang-on the old ways. on her own
old lines That's what l call class.
breeding. blood. If you like-just plain
North American sincerity and sim
plicity. She didn't pretend. she didn't
try to climb where she knew she
couldn't 60 That's what | call blood!"
Thank you. You're sincere also. at
least"
He seemed not to hear her. He
went on. But you've changed. You
dropped me. Your head was turned
with all this sort of thing. =.
Since these things are true, are you
coming back to me?" He found him
self wrenching his eyes away from the
cool. dim figure far down the long gal
lery.
She Strengthened up suddenly, pale.
'Back,-to that? To live in that
| hole"
Yes. just back to that. Grace. It's
all have to offer you. Just that hole"
I'm not happy here"
Then why do you stay here? Why
don't you come hack to me?"
Because | couldn't be happy over
there any more either! know it.
admit it. It's got mel couldn't go
back to the old ways. the ways we'd
have to live. Why can't you come
here-why doesn't Pa give US money
enough"
He turned to her now gravely. I
suppose it's the pace-yes. it's got
you. and lot of others. But I'm not
| taking that sort of money just yet
| And that doesn't answer my question
| I've come over tonight to arrive at
some understanding about US two.
want to know where | am. There are
going to be changes. one way or an
other"
She turned to him suddenly again
What's wrong over at that factory
Charley" she asked. why haven't
l
ther has been on the point of tearing
up things dozen times, He's sore
at you-awfully sore"
Yes? How do you know l haven't
made good?"
Then why has Pa talked so?"
For the very good reason that he
doesn't know any better than to talk
that way. He hasn't got any more
sense. He didn't talk that way to me-
Then you have got it-youve made
the discovery-itll work."
Our machines not only will work.
but have been working" said he calm
ly. Il haven't seen fit to tell your ia
ther. I'm going to tell you, however.
that all this was my idea from the
first If I haven't been competent
HaHdBeI' ltt MIN get some one more
competent. I'll take what know with
me in my own head I'm saying to
you. his daughter. that | worked out
this idea. myself. and all he did was
to get the money in the first place for
1t. For that reason call this discov-
cry mine. to do with as | like
haven't been bought and paid for. my
| self don't want money when 1t
costs too much I've Just begun to un-
derstand things lately"
Yes. I've worked it out into prac-