Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-01-17

y0E see. could make him divide even
with me-make him take a third, a
fourth, OF what I'd won He'd have
to come to terms He knows that All
right, I'm not going to do il! Failure
as I 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 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 It 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 10 change you, ! wouldn't
Listen" she broke out sharply
I'm set to do that for you-l'm 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 IT'S up to you"
IT'S up 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, If you like; you can
make me wretched and miserable, II
YOU like. Of course you can DO you
want to do that?'
at isn't fair to put it before me in
that way"
81 do put it before you in that way
But that isn't the worst of what you
could do-youd leave me unsettled
and unhappy for ever if 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. q don't want to
set wife against her husband
Neither must you But the truth is.
Mr. Rawn is not what 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. VIVA, do
you mean"
Much what you do"
But you loved him-you married
HIM"
ooh. yes, surely. That was some
months ago But you see, there's a
distinction between master and su'
rerior.'
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 go, so long as we are so
confused? Why don't you wait? I've
asked you to Do you expect to set
tie all this in a half-hour's time, in 2
passion OF anger? Now listen Al
though he's my husband, and she's
your wife, | don't blame you. IN only
asking you to wait a little. I'm ma,
king it 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 | am. I've just
told YOU I'm not happy | don't know
-" She laughed a little amused rip,
pie of laughter-"but I'd have been
happier IL he had handled you as you
did him! I'm not talking just the
way | meant to when | came through
those doors to stop you. I'm like you
its all cOnfusing-Ill have to wait.
the same as YOU There's a lot of
things to be figured Quit I'm covetous
of everything in the world-that any
woman ever had---from the queen OF
England to Ann Sullivan! Yes. I'm
ambitious, I'll admit that And you've
set me thinking wondering
wondering what really is the hes. a
woman can get out of life"
Mrs. Rawn, you've got success as
YOU understand It, by marrying a
middle-aged man You're young
She shook her head III isn't pos
siblc. said she frankly, catching his
thought I'm far enough along to see
that!
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