Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-07-29
INCOMPATIBILITY
BY HELEN WAITE MUNRO.

,,9 1921. BY Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
Love was dead. deadl
Not even a hint of the memory o
love remained in the cold gray eyes o
the woman descending the steps iron
the office of the big lawyer nor in tn,
absent brown ones of her husband a.
he glanced hastily at his watch with {
view to the quickest possible return t.
business. Something in his tired face
however. drew out in her a trace OF
The divine maternal that exists in
every woman. but especially in those
who have tiny grave 10 remember.
as DOrrice Ordway had
You must have something to eat
before you go back to work, Robert"
she told him quickly. There is lit
tie restaurant just across the tracks
there 1t looks clean. We will 90
over"
Indifferently he ordered the whole
some food she suggested for him. For
Lersef she took only tea and toast
Indigestion had lately added itself to
her long list of ailments.
He spoke abruptly, between mouth
fuls.
Il suppose Black thought it was
queer for US TO go together to find
out the steps necessary for our d.
vorce- Strange, I've faced every kind
Of business situation alone, but when
1t comes to telling some one else your
family troubles" he hesitated almost
boyishly.
The maternal light again softened
her eyes, then died to a cold CLEAN.
1T will soon be over" she told him.
Mr. Black can fix it up, you see,
without trOuble-a simple case of in
You will be free for
your everlasting Observation-Disclosures
And you for your sanitoriums and
paths and eternal complaining" he re-
'aliated as he showed his chair back
sharply and led the way out.
I'VE ought to have brought the car
lere with us. You know it makes nv
ide ache to walk" she complained.
retfully, as they started back across
he tracks.
His only answer was a gruff
Humph" as he walked slightly
head. Then a Mortified gasp from
er caused him to turn quickly. She
ad stopped and was pulling fran
cally at the heel of her high shoe.
mich was caught in the track. Strug-
ing, twisting, wrenching, she worked.
er terrified eyes watching with aw-
IL fascination an object bearing
own upon them, looming large like
me ancient monster-the engine Of
e through express.
In seconds that seemed like hours
eXerted every last atom of his
rength TO release her, his mind work
& lightning quick to find the cause E
her captivity. The high heel simply
Yea the rallied groove in which it
I'd slipped. No power on earth could
ee her in the scant time before that
atn-dealing monster would be upon -
EN-. No knife, even if he had one. .
uld sever quickly enough the lac :,
IS of the high boot No strength II
nld pull the heel from the strongly b
lde sole. The train was slackenine IN
speed now. The engineer had seen 2,
trying frantically to stop. ia
still the monster came, came. ~
Inc divinely maternal look again Of
nstgured her face. 4.
Jump" she told him. Get away ~ VIC
j she tried to push him from her. Or
lie grasped the hands that sought M
send him to safety. Her expres. ar
d changed to one or perfect trust
love-of the girlish appeal that he de
rendered so well In the days of st,
lr courtship. sat
Robert !" she cried, regardless of ur
oncomlng engine. Her eyes were thi
eyes of the girl of long ago. ing
lie gathered her closely In his arms. ass
up for safety and leave her? Neyerr ha'
rice His wifel The girl of his ito
;! The mother of the child who ava
left them What was businessi his
al was all the world What was ngl
Itself, beside love like thisi AMI
he monster was close upon them
In spite of the swift work of the "a
riied men aboard. An instant
and all was over Silence! Even Yer
noise of the train died away as #
e TO a full stop.
1t love, after all, was not dead.