The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-04-23
CHAPTER VIII
TERMINATION

1t was this discovery" of hers. really.
that marked the end Of the secOn:!
chapter-for Celia, anyway. The grow
ing strength of her new desire carried
her along like the current of a river.
The qualification of it would mean III
end to her husbands holiday. They
couldn't have i baby in a place like
this. He must h;iVc space. and cleal,
sweet air and sunshine; that acre. II
possible. and Il ncow. s-i,E ar5 4
She dwelta Oh the details Of the
dream lovingly. But she ,hesitated over
telling her husband about it. partly
from II new shyneSs which made it
sweet to keen the wonder Of it to her
self for a while. partly from the very
clear realization of what the accom-
plishment of it would require from her
husband. Often9 during the first few
weeks Of their life here. he had spoken
to her of the wonderful relief it was
having merely routine work to do
no responsibility beyond the mere car.
rying out of his instructions. after
all those months of maddening worry.
The undertaking of baby would
mean. Of course. the end of all that :
would involve the exercise Of more i'm
agininative and better-paid powers
She shrank from asking him to begin
looking out for more responsible
job, even for the reason she would
have to offer. She wouldn't want to
name this new mysterious desire Of
hers in that connection at all. Or
course, she might not have to. He
might see the necessity for himself.
But. equally. he might not. Men were
ignorant about such matters. It might
baby right here. in this tccming
ncighbOrhOOd, with scarlet fever.
whoOping cough and measles lurking
in every street,car and along the
benches in the park. And perhaps pref
ty soon he'd end his holiday Of his own
accord. kills.. =
Shed noticed something Il little diff
ferent about him lately--unexplained
prescriptions. the cessation of casual
chat about the deeds Of his fellow
craftsmen and the routine Of his Of.
flee work. So. for a while. with a pa
thence that was new to her, She wait
ed. Then this happened.
One hot Saturday night. after they'd
virtuously decided to do up the dishes
in order to leave their holiday to-
morrow as free as possible. but still
hung lazily over the supper-table while
they summoned resolution enough to
put the disagreeable job through, Al
fred said:
II had funny encounter IN the
street to-day: ran into Major March. -
But he didn't 60 on from there. as he
might have been expected to, so she
said:
II don't believe ever heard Of the
major. Who is he?
"Not the major" he corrected. MA
jor. It's his first name. He's a queer
Genius Of All inventor. had an idea
I'd told you about him. You know. I
think q man ought to be able to get
heavy damages from his parents for
naming him Major when his last name
was going to be March. Some people
seem to go out of their way to make
people ridiculous with the names they
give them"
"Was he the INVENTOR" Celia asked.
"who was going to make your everlast-
Ing fortune and din't-the one
vow gave the fifteen thousand dollars
to-"
He shot look at her. and said. with
a laugh. yes that's the man. But I
didn't realize I'd told you about my
having gone in with him. 1 thought
I'd kept that pretty dark"