The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-02-13
CHAPTER VilI-Continued.

Glade nervously assured himself
1Aat all the doors were tightly closed.
a suppressed the twinge OF shame
~ his stealthy action by assuring
ss,mself that it was not fear-simply
Ssne,ness caution. To his cowardly
sssvrenching of his wife's heart he gave
g thought at all. 1t was a move In
X eame. He made it as dispassion-
setely as one moves a chessman on
- hoard. Mary was looking at him
I'm = new light in her brown eyes
~ ha turned to her again. She spoke
s4eain.
m was all right until you made
~ lucky deal. Dan. with the money
! helped you to make and you pulled
- out from behind my stove and
stried TO make me parlor ornament.
*Ta hate to think where you'd been
todsy, II yer had. Five years ago you
sfaof III the work loved to do out OF
- hands and now you're Furnishing
- because did work"
mo, I'm not" Slade demonstrated,
I noyed In spite of himself by her
simple, eloquent argument
yes, yuh are, Dan. you're just as
nood q whipping me for layin' up
{Ae foundation of every dollar you've
I II and here am at my age, sitting
i idleness in great big barn OF q
1ouse with my job gone" she nnisned
E1athstically.
We'll. that's life." declared Slade
snteelingly.
Then it's a pretty poor thing" and
= shook her head sadly. No, it amt
~. It shouldn't be. There's some
lhing wrong in q mans getting 80
1Ar up he can't live with the wife he
nasried because she cooked and
spogked instead of playing. 1t amt
nat!"
sOh, what's the use, Mary?" Slade
1i1Aed YEARLY, as though he. and
snot shs, were the injured one.
DAN" Mary lowered her voice and
1ooked 1t him earnestly. III brought
sND . girl today and we were poor.
vould you advise me to say. Take
s1lano lessons. learn languages, keep
~ to the times, never mind doing
your share or being economical!
I'm not going to argue" Slsde re-
"a loftily.
lsh can't Dam" declared Mary
eonviction. There amt no ar
snt It's one.sided. Suppose I'd
- and you'd stayed the same,
would Ill your friends say :?
- elAdA bic wife's crazy-or bad
DFueaSly ~. No. yer can't get me
Z - - mr.
Wen whsther you see It or not,
80 ut where we stand. You'd
eor ~ ne call Robert to take you
al1 DAN" she pleaded. "Will
- me again at home. II l go
- Was tense pause. slade did
Ssp1.
-. ! zee" She dropped YEARLY
q chair and suddenly the tears
- b her eyes.
2esA. Mary, remember where you
Shade was trifie less cold.
- you know my plans. All you
a DO Il to abide by them. You
~ 90 anything for me, that's
Jon to do, abide by my plans.
ron much happiness, the best
sythtng. life beyond anything
H bad" and he was rapidly
n4rried away by his own mag.
Il shall always think Of
AZ the greatest affection" he
- taking on a patronizing air
y1ng to make himself believe
empty sentiments. His self.
had been severely torn in the
moments of his wife's talk
Almost caught glimpse OF
. he really was, but he wa
what he was pleased to con
otrol Of himself.
you've conquered" Mary
her eyes and nose and tried
fer up sufficient courage t.
p situation. Il give In. IT
~ your plans. Whatever yor
- to do" her voice broke int<
tell Robert-Ill do Il" Thu
0ntinued to fall In spite o.
er heart was breaking. Hel