Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-05
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Margaret's Plan
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ing, that Milt's feeling for Mar
garet Earle is greater than the
usual emotion that men call love.
His devotion is composed Of pity,
regard and respect, friendship
and a very little passion.
HE pities her when he thinks
Of her splendid attainments and
knows that she Is throwing her.
self away on a man like Harry
Glen dening. He has a wholesome
respect, however, for her courage
in acknowledging that love, as
well as in denying 1t when she
found that he did not love her as
she did him.
His regard and friendship for
her come from his admiration of
her intellect and their community
of tastes.
81 do hope that neither Of them
let any foolish memories OF what
has gone before prevent them
from being happy in the future.
1t will be tragedy If Margaret
comes home with Glendening still
in her heart.
But you never can tell just
what two people will do. In fact
you never can tell just what one
person will do under any circum-
stances"
That's what makes life inter
esting, Jim" remarked Davis.
THAT is why we all hate to leave
it--we're always looking to see
what will happen next.
"A great mistake was made in
describing the orthodox heaven as
a place where everything was de-
cided where every doubt and
fear was obliterated, and where
everyone knew just what every
thing would be throughout all
eternity.
Eyes, it is rather stupendous
thought, and rather firing too"
answered Clavering rising, "Pm
going to turn in, John, l feel as
though l had not slept for a
week"
"A good idea," smiled Davis
What the morrow bringeth no
man knoweth,"
Davis sat for some time after
Clavering left, trying to work
out a solution to the drama that
t,J Iaa,, nIoyad t,D aIr,noet tp tba
final curtain during the last few
days. At last with gesture that
showed that he did know how it
was all going to end, he rose and
went toward the door to a knock.
A messenger boy was waiting
with a cablegram.
Hastily tearing it open, he
read
"Clavering's cable received. Am
sailing tomorrow on Acquitania
II Dr. Milton does not improve
advise me by wireless.
Margaret Earle"
AS though the message answer
ed one of his questions, Davis
put the message into his pocket
with sigh of relief and went
up to bed.
He had the morning papers
brought to him early but there
seemed to be nothing particular
ly new in them. Adams had been
held for murder in the first de-
gree and the date for the trial
had been set for month hence
to allow time for the recovering
of Glendenlng whose testimony
was needed.
The notice OF the funeral Of
Mrs. Milton was printed conspic-
ulously, saying that the obse-
quies were private.
There was a notice to the ef-
feet that Harry GIendening had
changed for the better, and that
his wife who had withdrawn her
petition for divorce, would prob
ably visit him in the afternoon.
There was also long account
OF the burial of Claire Adams and
description OF the demeanor of
her husband at the grave.
One reporter had made quite q
pitiful story out of it, He was ev-
identity a chap with much imag-
nation, sympathy and under
standing, and he drew his picture
with sure and clever strokes. Da-
Wis found tears in his eyes when
he reached the end and read:
think in the lives of most wo-
men and men
That all would go smooth and
even,
II only the dead would just know
when
To come back and be forgiven.
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