Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-01
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how people get success nowadays.
It's Jolly true. I never thought Of it
before. Yes, you're still a terribly
thinky person, Mako. Go on. Think
some more. Out loud" =
MISUNDERSTANDING him, on-iust
as Of old.
He said thoughtfully, IT tell. you a
thing 1 often think a lot about, Mona.
You being here like this puts 1t in my
mind. Conventions"
, She smiled teasingly: "Ah, poor
1t, my coming like this. Does it
seem terribly unconventional, i'm
proper, to you,y shut UP with me in
your Officer" "
He shook his head. 1T seems very
nice. That's all 1t seems. Look here.
Mona, this really is rather interest
ing"
Yes" she said. Yes
Just so he used to, bring ideas to
her: just SO, with "Yes-yes," she
used to receive them.
FtionAyou know, it's the most mysteri-
ous, extraordinary thing. it's a
code society has built UP. to protect
itself and to govern itself, and when
you SO into it it's the mos marvel
Gus code that ever was invented. All
sorts OF things that the law doesn't
give, IN couldn't give, our CONVEX
tons shove in on US in the most
amazing way. And all probably o3igi.
mated BY 2 lot Of Mother Grundy-ish
oid women. that's what's so extraor-
dinary. You know, ii ali the srea,-
est legal minds of all the ages had
laid themselves out to make q social
code they could never have got INV.
where near the rules the people have
built up for themselves. And that's
what like, Nona-that's what j
think 10 interesting and the best
thing in life: the. things the people
40 Tor themselves without any state
interference. That's what I'D en-
courage all + knew how IL | were =
politician"
He broke of. II say, aren't l the
limit. gassins- away like this? !
hardly ever get of nowadays and
when I doi-Why don't you STOP
She made a little, gesture depreca
tory OF his suggestion. Because
X 70 near "; ! like to watcii
one Of your ideas. II gets red under.
meath. Mako, and the red slowi,
comes up Funny old face! Co on. i
want to hear this because Tm eoino
70 with you, II think.
think conventions, mos of them. arc
oaaous. hateful. Mako. I hate them
VI
He had been strangely affected 5,
the words of her Interruptions; :
contraction in the throat twitch.
! ltng shout the eyes But he -.
able. and glad that he was able q
catch eagerly at her opinion. dyes
YES Q odious. hateful. and
much more than t,at, cruel-conyeh.
lions can be as cruel, ~ cruel 4.
& heH: I was Just coming to that. Bul
tney,re al absolutely rightly basad
Nonn; That's the battling and tn.
maddening part Of them. That,
what interests me in, them.''
"look at this stun there's beer il
the papers lAtely about what the,
cali the problem OF the unmarrtet
mother. Now there's 4 bfutexof :
ease forsyou asgirT gets,i Into troubl.
IA while b sticks TO her baby Baea
, made An outcast; every door 3is shut
70 her; her own people VIII have
nothtng To- do with hers; no one vii
baby With her. That's c~ohvsntioI
and you raj imagine cases where hi
cruel beyond words. But it's n
good cursing society about It. Yo,
4 cant help seeing that the convention
Is fundein4ntally right and essential
Where pns earth would you be IL GIRL
4 With babies couldsftnd homes 81; 4 4
" q girls without babias7" II,
smiled You'd have babies pourinl
she noddsd. II as think that's IL,
terestinx, Marko. Yes. cruel ant
hateful and prepoStsrous. many & B
4 them. but al Fundamentally tftht. s.
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