The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-02

! you see. I could make him divide even
with rHe-make him take q third.
/ four:h. OF what I'd won He'd nave
to come to terms He knows that All
right. I'm not going to do it. Failure
as am. I've got a few ideas which
think are right Maybe l got them
from Ann Sullivan don't know. 20
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 l know what you mean by that
He looked at her keenly- His toll
stained hands twitched uneasily in his
| lap
You're talking about things that
never came into my thoughts In all
my life." said she, with the same
strange direct look at him But you
couldn't expect an ignorant woman
to learn II all in one night. could
you?"
I'm not trying to convert you, Mrs
Rawn. I'm going to leave this place
You'll not see me again. But I'm not
trying to change you. | wouldn't
Listen suc DIohe Ou1 cHoi P'y
I'm set to do that for you-fm e1
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. IT'S up to you"
"Itsup to you and me- Charley, yes,
You can ruin me and all of US by walk
ing out that door. You can break the
lives Of those two people out there,
and mine, yes. OF course you can. and
YOUR own.-You can do all that You
can make me come 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. II you like; you can
make me wretched and miserable. II
you like OF course you can Do you
want to do that?"
TT isn't fair to put It before me in
that way"
~ do put 1t before you in that way.
But that isn't the worst of what you
could do-you'd leave me unsettled
and unhappy for ever II you went
away tonight that way-Charley-"
What can you mean!
Things are moving fast tonight.
Charley. and we're discussing matters
pretty openly"
Yes" he nodded. Il 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 full into
| his eyes.
Good God, Mrs. Rawn, What do
you mean?"
Much what you do"
| But you loved hm-you married
him,"
| oh yes, surely. That was some
months ago. But you see. there's a
| distinction. between master and su.
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 l left you
now. tonight
Then why go, so long as we are 80
confused? Why don't you wait? I've
asked you to- Do you expect to set
tie all this in halfhour's time, in a
passion OF anger? Now listen. Al
though he's my husband. and she's
your wife, l don't blame you. I'm only
asking you to wait little. I'm ma
king 1t personal. Charley"
How dare you do that, Mrs. Rawn?'
Because have the right to do It!
don't intend to have you make me
more unhappy than l am. I've just
told you I'm not happy. l don't know
=" She laughed little amused rip
pie of laughter-"but I'd have beer
happier il he had handled you as you
did him! I'm not talking just the
way l meant to when ! came through
those doors to- stop you. I'm like yol
its all confusing-Ill have to wait
the same as you. There's lot o
things to be figured out! I'm co>etous
of everything in the world-that any
woman ever had-from the queen o.
England to Ann Sullivan. Yes, In
ambitious, I'll admit that. And you've
set me thinking-Fm wondering
wondering what really is the best ,
woman can get out OF life
Mrs. Rawn. you've got success Al
you understand 1t, by marrying ,
middle aged man. You're young"
She shook her head. 1T isn't pos
sible," said she frankly. catching hill
thought I'm far enough along to SCI
that"
ITO BE coNTINUED.)
Erratic Traveller.