Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-11-25

ard waited for you to come. !
wasn't, as you thought, trying to hurt
you. But can see how 1t must have
looked like that"
He said quickly: you're not to
blame at all. remember how you Of
fered to tell me what you intended to
do before you went away, and that
wouldn't let you"
Silence froze down upon them
again.
Il can't forgive myself" he said at
last. Il want to take back the things
i said that night-about being dis
graced and all. l was angry over not
having known when the other people
did. 1t wasn't your being on the stage.
We're not as bigoted as that.
1--WE come to ask favor Of you.
though. and that is that you'll let me
let us all-help you. / can't-bear
having you live like this. knocking
about like this. where all sorts Of
things can happen to you. And going
under an assumed name. I've no
right to ask favor. know. but do.
i ask you to take your own name again
Rose Aldrich. And / want you to
let US help you to get better posi-
ton than this. that Is, II you haven't
changed your mind about being ON the
stage; position that will have more
nope ana promise In II. 1 want you TO
feel that we're-with you"
VINO are 'weE She accompanied
that question WIN stralgnt look INTO
ms eyes.
why ne saio' .ne only TWO peo-
PIE I've taikeo WIN ABOUT Tired
erica ana harriet. thought YOU'D De
siau u Aho" that tney ieit as uiu.
lhe hrst hash oi real Ieeiihs she
n'io siio"h' was the one that broke
.nroueh ON her repeutioh OK the name
Harrie.
les ne said' ana ne had' Tor about
Ten SECONDS. the misguided sense OF Oh
iiee'icai triumph. kho" httie
now you ieel toward her' ana maybe
shes Justlned IL. BUT not IN this case.
because IL was harriet VINO made me
see that there wasn't ahything-dls-
eracelui apout your gong on the
stage. IL WIS her own idea that you
ought TO use your own name and give
US chahce 10 heip you. Shell De
only 100 glad TO help.
During the short while she let elapse
before she spoke, his conviction-car-
rying power OF this statement ebbed
somewhat, though he hadn't seen yet
what was wrong with 1t.
"fes," she said at last, II think
can see Harriet's view of it. AS long
as Rose had run away and Joined a
fifth-rate musical comedy in order to
be on the stage. and as long as every
body knew it, the only thing to do was
TO get her into something respectable
so that you could all pretend you liked
for the Aldriches, and. in a way. what
you deserved for marrying a person
like that. Still, that was no reason for
not putting the best face on it you
| could And that's why you came to
find mel"
NO. it isn't" he said furiously. His
deliberately assumed manner had brok-
en- down anyway. II wanted you to
know that I'd assent to anything. any
sort of terms you wanted to make that
didn't involve-this. If it's the stage.
all right. Or II you'd come home-to
the babies. l wouldn't ask anything
for myself. You could be as independ-
ent of me as you are here.
He'd have gone on celebrating this
program further. but that the look Of
blank increduiity In her face stopped
him.
i say things wrong" he concluded
with sudden humility that quenched
the spark Of anger In her eyes. Il
was 1901 TO quote Harriet, and
haven't done nuch better In speaking
Tor myself. 1 can't make you see.
|.
on' can see PLAINLY enough,
hoddy' she SAID with tired little
grimace that was sorry reminder OF
her OLD smile. i guess 1 see too well.
In sorry TO nave hurt you and made
you miseraoie. knew was going 10
90 tnat' OF course when went away,
put hoped that' AFTER while youd
come 10 see my Sue OF IT, lou cant
al all. iou couidnt Deheve that was