Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-26

knew another case like my niece's
and her husbands. ! have known
her since she was baby, Trent, and
I know-you understand, l think
that l do not employ that word
| lightly-I know that she is a.
amiable and honorable a woman, to
say nothing of her other good gifts.
as any man could wish. But Man.
derson, for some time past, had
made her miserable"
"What did he dor" asked Trent,
as Mr.. Cupples paused.
when | put that question to
Mabel, her words were that he
seemed to nurse a perpetual griev-
ance. He maintained distance be-
tween them, and he would say moth
ing. / don't know how il began or
what was behind it; and all she
would tell me on that point was that
he had no cause in the world for his
attitude. | think she knew what
was in his mind, whatever it was;
but She is full Of pride. This seems
to have gone on for months. At
last, week ago, she wrote to me.
| am the only near relative she has.
Her mother died when she was a
child; and after John Peter died,
l was something like a father to
her until she married-that was five
years ago. She asked me to come
and help her, and l came at once.
That is why l am here now"
Mr.. Cupples paused and drank
tea. Trent smoked and stared out
at the hot June landscape.
II would not go to White Gables"
Mr.. Cupples resumed. "You know
my views, l think, upon the eco
nomic constitution of society, and
the proper relationship of the CAPT
talist to the employe, and you know,
no doubt, what use that person made
of his vast economic power upon
several very notorious occasions. l
refer especially to the trouble in the
Pennsylvania coal fields, three years
ago, l regarded him. apart from all
personal dislike, in the light of a
criminal and disgrace to society.
| came to this hotel, and I saw my
niece here. She told ME what !
have more briefly told you. She
said that the worry and the humil-
iation of it, and the strain of trying
to keep up appearances before the
world, were telling upon her, and
she asked for my advice. I said !
thought she should face him and
demand an explanation of his way
of treating her. But she would not
do that. She had always taken the
line of affecting not to notice the
change in his demeanor, and moth
ing, knew, would persuade her to
admit to him that she was injured.
once pride had led her into that
course. Life is quite full, my dear
Trent" sad Mr.. Cupples with a
sigh, "of these obstinate silences
and cultivated misunderstanding"
did she love him?" Trent in
CURED abruptly. Mr.. Cupples did
not reply at once. Had she any
love left for him?" Trent amended.
Mr.. Cupples played with his
teaspoon. II am bound to say" he
answered slowly, that I think not.
But you must not misunderstood
the woman. Trent. No power on
earth would have persuaded her to
admit that to any one-even to her
self, perhaps-so long as she con-
sidered herself bound to him. And
I gather that, apart from this mys-
FERROUS sulking of late, he had al
ways been considerate and gener-
GUS"
"You were saying that she re-
fused to have it out with him"
"She did," replied Mr.. Cupples
"And I knew by experience that it
was quite useless to attempt to
move Domecq where the sense Of
dignity was involved. So l thought
it over carefully, and next day |