The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-04-22

made things come out differently
from the way they'd otherwise have
to come out.
Take the matter of economy. There
was so much mOney-real money!, not
an impalpable bank-balance-to meet
their current necessities through the
week. The amount Of that, which she
had left on Saturday night was what
they could have fun with through the
next week There. was always a vivid
emotion of triumph, or of chagrin,
when it came to displaying that resi-
dunn to her husband. 3a .5t.
This same quality Of ,viyidness char
acterized, indeed, pretty much every
thing about her new life. The exper-
fences of that interminable, wonderful
day. when she had sold her clothes
and bought the furniture had been
true Omens
She had expected to be lonely; and.
i'll the social sense. of course, she was.
For none of their suburban friends
had been given a corrected version Of
the story of Il flight out west some
where. that had been made up for
Ruth Collier. But. to her establishment.
she found herself tasting the joys OF
real companionship as she had never
known them before don't mean will,
Alfred. but during the daytime. while
he was at the office-casual people
who sold her things in the little shops.
people she met day OTTER day during
her afternoon breathtaking IN the park.
Foremost Of these. an old Garibaldian
gardener Then there was the librar
ian at the substatioli of the ntlblic
library. and the cadaverOuS-lO4king
Russian boy WHO drought them ~ loaf
of whole-wheat bread every other OTTER
noon, and who mshe discovered to be
an absolutely authentic Nihilist. And.
first ana always. Larry Doyle with his
idolized Youngest daughter who went
to business college. and the son. Swho
was a ,troublc-man in the Templtk Of
the telephone coiiiphDy. Tfiey afll {amc
closer. somehow gave her 1mbrc and
old life. whom she'd called by their
first names for years. &
Figuratively. she a,M those old az
quaintances had always felt one an
other through gloves. Well. now,
imagine the sensations of a person who
has always worn gloves. whose hands
have never known contact with any
thing except the inside of his gloves.
Imagine his sensations when he first
took them off! how sharp and cxcit-
ing they would be-pa inful. sometimes,
but worth the pain. That will give you
a notion of Celia. She had just come
alive There it is in two words
Coming alive, she began experience
ing a strong emotional interest in live
things-growing things; the vegetation
Of the young spring. so tenderly nour
ished by the old gardener in the park.
He SO old.-but getting fresh vicarious
life out of his plants. 49, -
She experienced in herself a longing
to make things grow Window boxes
in the flat. that was her first idea,
which expanded to a day-dream of
an acre. NOT too far from town for
Alfred where. while lie was away at
work. she could have flowers and gar
den observation-disclosures
But that was only the fringe Of the
idea. The core of it she didn't reach
till little later. She came upon it,
one afternoon. In the park. and stop
ped with a sob too sudden to be re-
pressed. She knew now what the grow
ing thing was she really wanted. Be
fore her eyes was Il common enough
sight, a mother-Italian. she looked.
sitting on one Of the benches nursin,
baby g
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