Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-02-11
PHILIPS LOVE
sy JACK LAYTON


Sadly the yoUzg wffe wondered hol
io1g tbs lie q strained indirsrenc
1Es- % CT Fer surely Philip Ia
-oEE Indifferent II marriage, stre
his uzzhateI devotion before Cen
s1znes looked hack on TIE years be10ri
her marriage with sign Philip
earning his way in her fathers en-
ploy, had been q dsEculr loFer. ever
TOW she WIS not sure that he would
have asked his own hearts desire had
, she not TREMENDOUSLY prompted hIn.
And might she not after all. she
thought With & catching OF the breath.
have read his heart arights
Could II be that Philip had married
her for pity1 Truly. she had shown
her heart 10 him with ell its love-
The fact Of her fathers wealth. and
Philips humble position had seemed
such a foolish barrier between. but
Philip in his stubborn pride had been
unable 10 brook that barrier. So she
had done II for him
She remembered the night. with the
starlight Oh the snow, and Philips
dear arm through hers, steadying her
I against the breeze, and when she
! looked up into his face 70 see there
/ the pent Up love OF years. that love
which Philips brusque manner had
resOlutely denied. Constance half
{ laughing. half crying. had challenged
him 70 deny his love as she told Of her
own.
Now in the calm OF her sitting room
the madness OF that hour came back
70 her with the memory OF his eager
surrender. Their walk together had
been but an accident; Constance had
stopped at her fatfsr's Office and her
father himself had put her into the
forbidden Philips care. The night
was dangerously stormy. she would
have 10 take the street car home. her /
father expected 10 be detained at the /
Office and world need his own car
there So Philip was installed her
escort.
Later Constance had married him
against his own Unselfsh pr0testa-
tons. Stoutly she proclaimed her CON
tempt FOR the luxuries OF life as com
pared with the gift Of lOT@and Philip
accepted the gift.
Her father had not YET forgiven the
misalliance; Philip was obliged 10
seek work elsewhere. and 70 begin at
a lower Tung Of the business ladder.
But Philip would rise and Constance
was happy until-that indefnabIe
something came 20 Ill her with
strange apprehension.
She found Philip looking al her as
tine went Un in a detached, speculs-
tive way. and all her merriment could
not bring an answering smile. When : !
later he took 10 working evenings at
he office, Constance determinedly dis
the ambition with the assur- .
lnce that they could manage on his 1
iaily salary. and that she preferred
lis eompaniOnship 10 extra dollars. 5
%, though Philip desisted. he was i'll I
It ease during their evenings together.
nd Constance in her discouraging at =
empts 20 entertain on the rafting old
Tired piano, subsidized after a while be- U
ore his absorbed dependence. I,
Then Philip rising abruptly one h
vening, announced his intention Of -
eparting for the club. Constance had
OF heard Of this club before. and was
rieved By his desertion. Then as
ight after night passed in loneliness.
he too cultivated an apparent indif- IL
erence TO match his OVID. But as the III
rect lights fiared out and she watch
from her window. il seemed no u
niger she could bear this suspense. 81
If she had been mistaken in her u
aiding OF Philips heart and he ha[ /"
arried her through pity. she m.st
low al once, and no longer impose
srself upon him. Her eyes were wef y
ith tears, as she started upon the vi
ak TO her husbands place OF bust
IS. The air would calm her. she
ped. she knew that she would find
Hip there and alone An Office girl
10 responded 10 her telephone mas
&c told her that her husband world
delayed at least an hour. II was
ore than an hour later when Con
snee stepped from the elevator in
deserted corridor Of the building
q as she entered an outer Office she
ard voices in the room within.
One voice was Philips. nervouslv
patient, the other was her fathers
was little enough 10 do Philiu
S saying. giving up a few weeks Of
Mort il order that I might buy q
no Tor Constance. And quite as
2 one as that you provided. II
mot yet give 70 my wife al those
ms 10 which she was accustomed
ne day in my great love for her
J.
Yes. her father answered. some
:, after you have worked yourself
death bending over a desk uu4tI
might when you have left her re-
tediy alone with that lie about
nd1ng your evenings az the club
a yOu may be able to resfor. m
stance those things which sba
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