The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24

the world, because | saw Isobel'S-and
then. holding her mothers hand. she
allowed Mrs. Sidney to have the mo-
ment of distress with the intimate Sup
port of her own presence.
II may seem Il small struggle that
mother and daughter went through,
but il did not seem small to me who
witnessed it, and it had no rhetorical
and little emotional expression.
l>onel knew her mother suffered. but
she VAS wise. Mrs. Sidney dreaded
her daughters adopted mode OF life,
bur hUcW her daughter.
"~Gool.hye. MOTHER said lSohcl. 1--WE
sha'nt I've zone long. CoLlc ON. .IOhu.'
That wa, the first time She had
callci me John honestly and without
comedy. | knew her huc>Se. She did
ii 10 give her mother the comfortahI"
sense that She was not going upon Il
wild adventure Of an automobile ride
with an unrelated man but was within
the strict intimacy Of the family.
WoWcut driving. lsOhcl mt The wheel.
She liked TO drive fast and | do not.
| am timid. | do not think that loco
motion is II genuine human pleasure.
Possibly il is, behind either II fast or
a p~loddilE horse. | prefer the ploddinS
horse. LocOmOtiOn then merely reveals
gradually changing facets of the Gene;
II likes &c see the manifold aspects
of Il landscape unfold. But an auto
mobile driven as ISObcl wanted TO
drive it revealed 10 facets. 1t merely
blurred the vision and gave the idea
that the satisfaction sought was Il GER
tain amount of wind bloWn in the face.
For such rs love il. not for me-!
THAT was Il difficult scene, doctor"
she said.
| knew that was what she would
call me ncXt-"doctor." | came di-
rcctly down out of the clouds.
Il know it was" | said, and | adj
mired the honest way in which YOU
managed it."
81 think | shall continue TO call You
John Just that way she said. 1T
seems more honest and decent. After
all, we are engaged"
4 g ~
Sometimes Mr.. Sidney could bc
taken 0ut in an automobile. OF Il warm,
fair afternoon. II was not often thar
his strength permitted this. bat when
ever it did. | was glad not only To nj.
low but To suggest that he make use
Of all opportunities.
The most beautiful of our river
drives brought rs, within the limitation
Of Mr.. Sidncy'S strength, To the pcni-
tertiary ut AlWick. Ii was Il hidcouS
structure of barracks, work-r0omS and
walls, of cells and armed guards; but
it was in lovely surroundings, and if
we took the best roads. We came natur-
ally TO the prison walls.
Mr.. Sidney would look at The en-
closure aad the guards in In. turrets
rs if interpreting his W life in the
terms of prison existence. We may
have takcn this drive by the prison
road ten times when, approaching 1t
on another Of our outings, M. Sidney
had the driver stop ut the en- rance.
Il feel very strong and we'll today,
DOCTOR" he said. and if You do not
object. | think | should like To 70 in
side. haze seen the outside 50 May
times, | have Il curiosity to see the in
side"
I consented. thinking that WitlI Jed
and me helping him-Wc acted rs his
legs. guiding and sustaining his teeble
motiOnS-hc was strong enough to
make the effort. | did not know
whether il was good or bad psychology
10 give him a sight Of 50 many inpris-
oned men, but my instinct suggested
that it would. i'm his case, be good. lie
was a logical. reasoning mana rare
phenomenon in the human race. II he
lad been emotional and sentimental,
should have had mOr doubt.
Mr.. Sidney was important enough TO
bc known in the nCighborhoOd. The
warden of the prison came to NEE; him
I'm the Office as soon rs we had entered.
He was very cordial 70 Mr.. Sidney,
who himself never showed more ms
a~ristOcracy Of democracy. | am q
democrat. ! an most fond or M
aristOcratic democrat. Such was Mt.