Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-08
Glendenlng the Impossible

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'T can see by your face, Jim,"
said Glendening, that you do not
take much stock in what / am say
ing. You have never heard man
talk like this before, have you?
Well, let me tell you that many
has thought 1t, but he had kind
Of false pride that made him keep
lit all to himself. That's the only
difference.
"You think, perhaps, am still
slightly delirious, don't you? Or
| If you are not thinking that, you
are thinking that l would not
show such damnable weakness as
am doing II l were really nor
NAL. Perhaps not.
did you ever think that 1t
sometimes takes greater courage
to confess yourself a fool or a sin
ner than to keep silent? You
know, Jim, / have never been a
very talkative man, and perhaps
that is the reason that having
once strted on this garrulous way
cannot stop.
what / am trying to do now,
Jim, Is to Justify myself to my
self-as we'll as to you--for not
going back to Doris If she comes to
me with forgiveness on her lips.
"Of course, that 3 a wonderful
thing for her to do and ought to
accept 1T In humbleness of spirit
But do not believe, Jim, that /
have the moral courage to do so.
know df l should Doris would
never let me forget either the
glorious interview with THE tragic
ending or the magnitude of her
self-sacrifice.
THE only thing that made my
| life bearable before was that she
was never suspicious OF me. She
never took the trouble to inquire
very closely into my daily life,
when was away from her,
provided was always around and
at her command when she wanted
me.
"But after this, you may be
sure that she will make me keep
a card index of all the hours when
am not under her eye, And you
can understand that she will refer
to that on all occasions"
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her lesson as well as you, and
that she will be very ready to turn
over a new leaf II you will"
Jim, you know that is all rot, "
was Harry's impatient Interrupt
ton. ''The book has been finish
ed. There are no more leaves to
turn for Doris and me-"
The nurse came in at this mo-
ment and said, Mr.. Clavering. !
DR.. Milton asks If you will step
into his room after you leave Mr..
.Glendening"
This sent Harry off ON a new
tack. ut was mighty white of DR..
Nation. Jim. 10 come over to see
me under the circumstances. l ex-
pect he did IT just becuase of you.
for you know | had never seen
him when was In my right mind.
And they tell me that these dumb
bell doctors would never have no.
ticed that something had happen
ed to my head II 1t had not been
for him.
You thank him for me, will
you? And tell him that as soon
as l am well enough I'll do IT my
solf-that shah always remain
In his debt. "
Clavering walked out Of the
room in a kind OF daze. Here was
Glendening. who had never seen
DR. Milton, and yet they were
bound together by their mutual
love OF Margaret Earle.
He was sure that Milton would
have let Glmdening die II he had
not been afraid that Margaret's
name would set into the scandal
through Glendening's denrium.
And so. although Milton despised
Glendening. he helped TO bring
him back to the quick for the sake
OF the woman he loved.
Ciavering wondered Just what I
the effect on Harry would be when
he found that Margaret was com