New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
Copyright. 1913. by Emerson Houoh

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II certainly did. How could think
anything else?'
Harry she bali Whispered. ''Why.
Harry, Harry!'
admit that you didr' I exclaimed
bitterly. "And let me start from that
as a premise. Listen! II you were q
man and loved woman and she chuck
ed you when you lost your money, do
you think you'd break your neck to
make any more success in the world
after that? Why should you? Why
does man work? It's for q home,
for the sake Of power and mostly for
the sake Of the game"
"Yes."
"And could play that game can
play It now and win at It any time
like. quit It not because I was afraid
Of the game It's the easiest thing In
the world TO make money IL thats,all
you really want to do. That's all your
father wanted or mine, and 1t was
easy. can play that game. But why?
All, II it were to yin quiet home.
the woman loved, independence, use
fu1ness, contentment-yes! But when
all those stakes were out Of the game
Helena, I didn't care to play It any
more. And that was why you thought
I ran away. did run away-from
myself and you"
| She was silent now and perhaps
paler, could not see.
"And If you don't think me able and
disposed to play mans part in the
world you oughtn't to care a copper
for me. That is plain. isn't it?'
Eyes, quite plain"
"And the fact that you did and that
you do has nothing to do with it, moth
ing in the world, has it, Helena?"
mo" She must have been very
pale, though could not tell
Therefore, as logic shows us, my
dear, and because we never did get
our premises straight, and so never
will get our conclusions straight, Ell
ther. we don't belong together and
never can come together. can WEI"
mo" l could barely hear her whisper.
mo And that is why, just before
you came, was trying to pull myself
together and to advance as best an
unhappy devil may upon chaos and
the dark. And that's all see ahead.
! Helena, without you-chaos and the
dark"
1T was all you saw that night in the
little boat" she said after time. "Yet
you went?''
"Oh, yes. but that was different"
els this all. Harry?'' she said, and
| moved toward the door.
Eyes, my dear; it is all-but all the
rest"
| Her color must have risen, for saw
| dimly that she raised both her hands
to her bosom, her throat, Thus the
heartless jade stood. her head dropped,
unable to meet the piercing gaze of my
eagle eye.
There came faint scratching at the
door, little whimpering whine.
1T is Partial, my dog. come after
you." said l bitterly. HE knows you
are here. He never has done that way
for me. He loves you.''
"He knows you are here. and he
loves you," said she. "That is why
things come and scratch at doors
where rufians live"
| flung open the door. partial"
said l, "come in. and choose between
| u.s."
As to the first part Of my speech, the
invitation to enter, Partial obeyed
with rush; as to the second, the ad-
monition, he apparently could not
obey at all. In his poor dumb brute
affection, lack of human speech, he
stood, after saluting us both, alter
pately and equally, hesitant between
US, waggfng, whining and gazing,
knowing full well somewhat was
wrong between us, grieving over US,
beseeching us, but certainly not choos-
ing between us.
"Give him time," said I hoarsely.
He loves you more and is merely po-
lite to me-"
"Give him dme,' said she bitterly.
HE loves you more, and you don't
deserve it,
But Partial would not choose.
"He wants us both, Helena" said
at last. HE has wiped out logic,
premises, conclusions, cause and ef-
feet, horse, cart and all! He wants
us both! He wants quiet home and
independence. Helena, and usefulness
and contentment. All, my God!'
She reached down and put hand on
his head, but he only looked from one
to the other Of US, unhappy.
Don't you love me, Helena?'' ask
ed quietly, after time. For the sake
Of my dog, can you not love me?''
She continued stroking the head of
the agonized Partial. And until. some
what inarticulately. had choked or
spoken. and had caught her dark hair
against my cheek and kissed her hair
and stammered in her ear. and turned
her face and kissed her eyes and her
cheek and her lips many. many times,
Partial held his peace and issued no
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