Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-23
ng. in reasoning, in arguing.

ing, in reasoning. in arguing. No
use in setting forth the facts. the
palpable right and wrong. No use In
bitterly asking the .unanswering
heavens if this were right and just,
this system thAt could allow. any
young girl to feel any married man,
any father, her NATURAL prey. She
had come to love Warren ustS as in a
few. years she might come TO love
someone else. That was ill permits,
Eible; regrettable perhaps for War
rsn's wife, an unYnistakabis calamity
Warren's boys, but, from Mag
sie'ss standnoirt, cnrnprebensibie and
acceptable. II Warren were tree.
Massie was well within her rights; il
he were not, Rachael was the last
woman in the world to dispute it. s
After a while Rachael began to
move mechanically about the room.
She sat down at her desk and wrote
ia few checks: the boys little first
dancing lessons must be paid for, the
man who mended the clock, the
woman who had put all her linen in
order. She wrote briskiy. reaching
|qnickly for envelopes snd stamps.
laDd, when she had finished. closed
the desk with her usual neatn ess: She
]telephoned the kitchen: had she told;
Louise that Doctor Gregory might
come home at midnight? He might
Re at home for breakfast. Then She
glanced about the quiet room. and
went softly out, through the inner
door, to her own bedroom adjoining.
She walked on little usual crrands be-
tween bureau and, wardrobe, steadily
proceeding, with the changing Of her
gown. Once dts stopped short. IN the
ieentre of the floor, and stood f7nusing
for = few silent minutes, then she
said. aloud and lightly: /,
Poor Magsie--it's all 70 AbsArd!"
II Tar few seconds her thoughts
wandered, they always m swiftly
back. Magsie and Warren had faiisni
marry zach sother. Rachael tired to
marshal her whiriing thoughts: there
must be simple reason, somewhere in
thu chaotic matter. She had the des-
perate sensatioh of mad-wonan
trying 70 prove fersalf uane. Ware
they ell crazy, to hAye got til I'M
selves into this hideous AZ? What was
definite, what facts had they upon
which to build their s~urraises ~
Warren was her husband. that was
one,fact; Warren loved her. that. was
another. They had Lived together for
nearly eight years, planned together.
they knew each other now, heart and
soul. And there were two sons. These
being facts for Rachael what. facts
had MaEse? Rachaels bsart rose on
= wild rush Of, confidence. Mars,e
had no basis for her prstennion,
Magste was young. and she had mad
ly aad bIi4dly fallen IN love. There
was her single ciaim;ssha loved, Ra,
ehael could no doubt Il after that
nour y The stttins room. But what
pitiaple folly! TO love and to admit
Thinking. thinking, THINKING! .Ra
1chael lay awake all. night. She cor,
lposed hsfpetf2a hundred times 70,
sleep, and q hundred times sleen
evaded her. Massie-Warren-Ra.
lchael. Their names svapt round M
round In her tired BRAIN She ~
talking 70 Magais. IS eloquentiy ~
kindly; she wa talking 70 warran'
warren was shocked q the naere
thought Of her suspicious. had seer
aethtns, had suspeetad nothing
isoalanft pslieys tha4 1aehlsl could
% % FOOLISH warren's arms were
and the bow away. This was a hsa
a~tneosphere for wives this diseased
ana abnormal city. Warren. SAID. an
e: 1ly1ns steamer costs fof .Dsrr,
Maspie. Ass,n the Hi, i,ns,, =.
clfad face roee before Hachaalis :
sred memory. ,"YoY mustp't .lthinI
either one Of VI nav this eomanr!"
Rachael; rose on her elbow. shook
her pillows. %dashed Z niSht-iight OF
. rather dismal hour, she .thourht
not pear enodgh either midnight q,
morning. TosxnE 80 long, she WouId
dba aleepleeS nj night now