Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-09

most interesting one was ever in.
know his worth. and if he were to
tell me he Is innocent I'd believe him.
l have been spoiled all my life, but
] long for something more genuine and
deeper than l have ever had. Every
other man that is attracted to ME has
been attracted by my position and
money. but it was not SO with Howard.
All along have seen that he despised
what l have. All along l have seen
that ii could have thrown it away
and become. Of my own volition, az
poor as lie Is for his sake, he would
have loved me. But l am not unself-
lsh enough. There is streak of the
practical-the habit Of grasping the
safe side-in me which came from yu,,
or father. or both. that holds ME in
check.
You needn't be afraid that l will act
foolishly, she Went on Il loathe my
SELF FOR 1t, but when | heard OF the
murder and the likelihood OF Howard
arrest my first thought was OF myself
l shall look out for our interests as
carefully as you would"
you've got n lot more sense than
gave you credit for having" Mrs
LanGham breathed. in relief.
Il have less heart, that's ALL" Cora
said bitterly. II begin to think that
the possession OF material advantages
in life means doing without something
finer and more lasting. got that from
Howard. He reads, and don't. III
either not marry at all or III marry
without deep love or even admira lion
Mother. Mary Trumbley-the girl you
admireu-loves Howard unseltishly.
She would so to Jail with him today il
She had Il chance. 1t may be thHt he
will establish his innocence. 1t may
be that she will help him do Il. and
them
They will marry and be happy ever
afterward.' Mrs. Langham made the
jest in sheer citation over her daugh
ters precaution.
Yes Cora replied. land prove by
life OF genuine happiness and whole
some simplicity that the thing you and
| strive for and holG so tightly is
enthusiastically worthless. But
that is neither here nor there" Cora
sighed. "All Of us who are born to
the possession Of means enough to in
sure us life of empty idleness simply
60 without a higher life. | heard a
sermon once about Christ and the rich
man was simply bound hand and foot
by the belief that he could not do
without the very things l am clinging
to. Christ was doing without wealth.
and he knew the spiritual freedom of
it. You and l and father and all our
set in Atlanta are slaves. 4 person
striving to acquire money would laugh
at this statement, but one striving for
spiritual possessions would know what
l mean. l am swaying between two
desires. I'm tired aud sick-young as
l am, I'm tired and sick of the life we
live. The lives Of these mountain peo-
pie contrasted to my own make my
heart ache from sheer emptiness. Some.
things tells me that if had been born
here of poor parents Howard Tinsley
and l would be fighting the obstacles
OF life side by side
For heavens sake, what is the mat
ter with you?" Mrs. Langham inter
rupted. you are not like Yourself"
II really don't want to be like my
old SELF" Cora answered. her pretty
lips twitching. But you need not be
afraid. shall do as you wish. shall
do it because there is nothing else for
woman in my position to do-be-
cause. in sense. it is my duty
'Then Wen pack up at once" Mrs.
Langham said, with a deep breath.
mo. Listen, mother" Cora turned
square around. II am able to see both
sides of the matter. If were to give
up my part in the play that the young
people are getting up and run off to-
day there really would be room for
talk. If we stay on here and act as II
we have no vital connection with the
the awful affair, no one will dare to-
to connect my name with it either here
or down at home''
|. You may be right" the older WON
an agreed. Now that l think Of it,
your father would wonder why we
changed our plans, for I wrote him
only the other day that we'd stay an
other month
Eyes, We'll stay" Cora said firmly
Now, I'm going back to the hall.
They will need me to go over my part
with the rest. Mother, you can trust
me. l shant make a fool of myself"
Mrs. Tinsley soon visited Howard In
his cell and was glad to find him con-
fdent of a speedy release.
Passing through the gate. Mrs. Tins
ley trldged down the street to the no.
tel and entered at one of the side DOORS
Going into the Office. she found Sugart
at the desk looking over the register.
How are you, Mrs. Tinsley?" He
greeted her in surprise. blended look
Of sympathy and embarrassment set
Ting on his face.
She pushed her bonnet farther back
and leaned against the desk. 'How
ard has a room here, l believe" she
said.
Yes, Mrs. Tinsley; one fight up, to
The right down the hail."
II want to sleep thar tonight If you
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