The evening world., 1921-03-31

Goulu never De UdphN lt6fNll'l' CN' 7
enga cement has been colossal mis- /
take. You shall go your way and !
mine and, if possible, forget this un-
pleasant occurrence. l regret the
circumstances which led up TO this
unhappy moment. However, it is
better by far to have discovered our
incompatibility b @ z q marriage
rather than 20 have lived together "
bitterness"
Having delivered himself Of this
lengthy discourse, Colin halted help-
lessly. 1t had required strenuous
will power to appear calm When
every fiber of his being erred aloud
for this lovely creature who appeared
now as cold as mist on the sea.
And she. who aChed with the long
ing to put her arms about his neck
and weep away the hurt of his harsh
words against his rough tweed coat
Strengthened her slimness and an,
swered frigidly:
You are right. very much de-
sire that our engagement end. We
could never agree on any subject anu
it is much wiser not to attempt To
tranquilize our present difficulty. Our
life together would probably be
series Of discords."
That, at least. is one topic on
which we agree was his unteeilnS
reply.
Your conduct has been an insult
TO me-" he continued resenudlly
mo sooner was my back turned than
you felt called upon to make of on"
engagement "a travesty. ] can toler-
ate anything but ridicule."
To her his tone was that Of the
taskmaster. Jane was right. He CNi-
IDENTIFY had anticipated Curhing her
will to ideas formulated along Ger
Tain restricted bOundarics-Nld- ipSey
beliefs which, If she had cOnlormel
to them would have made OF htr
laughingstock .,..,.
And what Of me- She asked. 'Did
Won imagine that l would tolerate
! your whims? Did you think for ont
moment that l had no will of my own
that | would sink my indlNld-
uality in yours-be satisfied t. accept
your ideas and ideals as gOsp"lF
Our IDEAS regarding the conduct Oh
| a girl who is soon to be married are
| evidently widely a. variance.
| Did YOU think that when l prom
| ised TO be your wife, | then gave W
| the right to select my friends! LHa
your arrogance persuade YOU TO the
! belief that | would permit you ~
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! Neata's bitter anger gained control
of her tongue. She took umDrase AT
Collins critical attitude chiefly be
cause OF the sanglIine expectation OF
his forgiveness for the silly episode
with Pinnell, with which she mad gone
10 him. -..,,,,.,,
And now. had he been wise enough
to have been forbearing, she4 WouIu
have melted toward him. buI ne
was white and cold with desPohutnCS
at her derisory attack. d.. 81,
she could never have loved him ~
these thoughts had been m her MIMI
lie was human and her disposition to
throw him aside - easily, WlJh"u,
ANY apparent qualm, piquGd MN AHu
reused his wrathful Indignation.
what You term arrogance IS my
natural desire TO prevent the woman
) I had intended making my WlIe IT.
acting like a simple coqCetle, e''Sl,'
convinced Of the sincerity OF hCI "a,
mirers. You knew perfectly wen IN =,
I disliked Pinnell and, instead o.
/, avoidino him. YOU deliberately seoE
him out-invite him to my home
, without my knowledge and make o.
: him your trusted confident
ssYou are Jealous" declared Neata-
Are YOU certain that you are no
Gathering yoursGtF
= 20. you boor! hate YOU
Z "Retter that than that your feeling
for me were absolutely dead SAT-
, ne, with a slight bow.
= His sarcasm drove Neata Wl4d,
AND YOU thought that ! would cas-
aside the world for your she ques
! toned. with lifted brOWS. y GU nav
more than your share of egousm. II
b another century il might have beel
the custom 10 accede to the WlShe
~ vour fance TO submit
10 the will of your lord and maste
-.but times have changed, thanks De
y II is not customary, at present
e change ones life 10 arc
v ones habits and thoughts simply De
- cause a clustering male mas cOIi'eh
a ed to pay ones bills
n $50 that Is what marriage mean
E to YOU. l am indeed fortunate |
o have discovered it 50 soon.
y And Ito have learned that yo
Intended to rule your wife with
non rod You should nav
lived in the dark ages .,i
. Then We are both satisfied VINO
a is as il should be. ..
He cleared his throat with a rasl
: inc sound. She had turned away
y he waited anXiously for some chang
o in her. How hard she was!
y A slight bow of her beauulhlI
/ sbaped head, which sat with sue
dueenly dignity on her slender VIM
throat, terminated the conVersauo
As the door closed behind Colin
Neata's tense form relaxed and. fling
inc herself into the marOon-c1lore
Velour chair SO lately occupied b
campbell. she burst into sobs.
seemed that she was weeping ava
~ an the tears which had been give
her al birth 10 moisten her heart an
that with their shedding, her vcI
u MES blood was drying.
WHY. out OF all Gods creature
/. had she been forced 10 love this ma
Who apparently cared so little for he
affection? II only he had let h,
q alone She had not known the NEAR
ing OF love until he came into h
IA ne. True. she had been childish
her desire TO show him that 9th,
Il men deemed her worth the effort
having court the shrine Of m
a Youth and beauty. But it was
harmless thing, innocent Of an
Of thought Of injury 20 the man OF n
idreams-the man who, In such higI
handed and unfeeling manner, hg
a. cast her out OF his heart.
a "Neata dear, don't cry like tina
10 What has happened? III do an.
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