The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-10-25

Eussns's hsntwritins.
70 him. and her head dropping q LITTLE,
| until be had finished.
The sheets Of psper were covered
with Eugene's handwriting.
George Anderson will bring you
fhis, dear Isabel. He In waiting while
! write. He end ] have talked things
over. and before he gives this to you
he will tell you what has happened. 4
ought 60 have known it Was coming,
because I have understood for quite a
long time that young George was get
ling TO dislike me more aad more.
Somehow, I've never been able 60 get
| hts friendship: he's always had Q latent
| distrpst Of me--0r sonsthint Ike dts-
trust--and perhaps that's made mo
sometimes o little awkward and din
dent with him. l think 10 may DO he
felts mum the FIRST that cared great
| deal about you, aud he naturally re-
sented IL. think perhaps he felt this
even during oil the time when was
so earefui-st least thought wac
not 60 show. even To- you, how I'M
rnensely did care. It's perfectly com
prehenslble TO me. also, that at his age
one gets excited sbout gossip. Dear
Isabel, what I'm trying to get at. In my
confused way. is that you and ! don't
care about this noDsenricsi gossip. our
selves, at all. Yesterday I thought the
tiIne had come when I could ask you
10 t1arry noe, and you were dear
enough 10 me 10 tell the sometime IL
might come 10 that Well, you anil I,
Left to ourselves. and knowing what
We have been and what we are. we'd
pay ss much attention to talk az we
would TO any other kind OF old cats
mewipg! Wed not be very apt 10 let
such things keep us from the plenty of
life we have left to Us for making up
TO ourselves from old unhsppiness and
mistakes. But now we're faced with
not the slsnder and fnotsour, owu>fear.
Of IL. -bccause we haven't any. but
someone else's fear OF it--your soma
And. oh, dearest woman In the word,
know what your son In TO you. and II
h1ghtens me Let me explain little:
/ don't think he'll change-at twenty
one or twenty-five 30 many things ap-
pear solid and permanent and terrible
which forty sees are nothing but dis
appessing amianma.s Forty can't ,steal.
twenty. about this; that's the pity or
~ Twenty can find out only by ret
ting TO be forty. And 10 we come TO
this, dear: VIII you live your own life
your way. or Georges way7 I'm going
4 little further. because. u would be
fatal not 10 be wholly frank now.
George will act toward you only an
your long worship of him, your sac
Fihces-all the unseen little ones every
day since he was born-wili make him
act. Dear, II breaks my heart for ron.
but what you have 60 oppose now 10
the history OF your own selness and
perfect motherhood. I remember say
ing once that what you worshipcd In
your son was the angel you saw In him
and / still believe that is true of
every mother. But 10 q mothers wor-
ship she may not see that the viii 10
her son should not always be offered In
cense along with the angel. grow sick
with fear for you--for both you aud
me--when think how the will against
W. two has grown strong through the
love You have given the angei-and
how long your own sweet will has
served that other Are you strong
enough. Issbelf Can you make the
hgbtf ! promise you that II you will
take heart for II, you will find so quick
~ that II has all amounted TO nothing
You shall have happiness. and. In
little while. only happiness. You need
only TO write me line--I can't come
10 your house--and tell me where you
will meet me. We will come back In
n month. and the angel In your sop
will bring him 10 you; promise n.
What Is good In him will grow 80 fne,
once you have beaten the turbulent
will--but II must be beaten
"Your brother. that good friend, IL
waiting with such patience: I should
not keep him longer-and I am saying
too much for wisdom. fear. But. oh.
my dear. won't you be strong
little short strength II would need
Don't strike my life down twice. dear
this time rye not deserved u.
EUGENE"