Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-11

In a museum huge. priceless paint
IuEs. long. costly draperies: lars
worth q forrune-mAny enough and
large enough to hold the Forty
nHl-s nur llrl..r ...rr4.,u.p iIlls sscn
Dice ."--am Trust could not purchase
.u New YORK.
She had agreed of course with her
doctor and Jasper IinIg To all this
Yet even this she could see now must
be something that would have an end
IA purpose. And nOw-no doubt from
the very situation OF loneliness and
time for thought In which she found
herself. certain suspicious which she
had formed took a somewhat mon.
strOus and dlscuncerting shape. There
might be something. she sometimes
thought-frOm various things. from
the servants actions. from her own
self-accepted Isolation in the house
that she did not exactly know--not
only about the Gorgam Trust, but
hbout herself!
She checked herself when such ideas
came TO her. For II was black. blind
alley in which she had small desire to
grope.
The delights OF unmeasured wealth
and luxury Who can reasonably Ques-
tion after their universal acceptance
as the goal OF life for mnn-and for
woman certainly no less-through all
the ages, and especially in thlsf This
is n simple matter OF common knowl.
edge and belief which everybody
knows. On the other hand there are
very few who have been In n position
to observe and appreciate the strange
Illogical, almost hysterical effect
which close Imprisonment has on hu-
man nervous systems: TO understand
the odd outbreaks and panics OF hys
terla which penologists assure us over
take the most unlikely victlms-the
most hardened individuals confined In
prisons, at entirely unexpected inter
walls, in involuntary and almost insane
paroxysms Of self-pity
Considering this. II is possible to ex-
plain. II not TO understand. the changed
vi hii'
Gorgam Trust. which. denying her no
personal luxury that heart could wish
outside OF freedom. yet caused her now
a growing. sharpening fear. thing she
could not apparently resist. fear Of
being an eternal prisoner of Illness
prisoner in solitary confinement for
life. She was consumed by 4 desperate
desire to know the truth.
She knew, of course. that her hus-
band would know-wonld be the one
third person to whom she could posi-
bly, have access, who would have posi-
tive knowledge: and whatever might
have been her reason for her sep
aration from him, she certainly had
that instinct of confidence which
their so-called lntuitions often give
to women concerning men, in that
tolerant kindly face OF the man
who had come back for some reason.
possibly to see her. into the house Of
Adelaide Gorgam. II worse came to
worse, II this sense Of ungovernable,
blind fear which now and then came
over her. should grow too strong. here
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possible clearing-up and escape from
that Illogical but irresistible terror
which she was coming SO much to
fear.
An attack Of such hysteria must, II
seems, have come over her within the
next few days. In some way, probably
through servant, she must have sent
! message to her husband that she
would like to see him. TO ask favor
This is devilish white OF you.'' said
the slow-eyei, heavy man whom the
servant ushered in. He had been drink
ing. that was evident. Adelaide Ruth
! erford had difficulty In holding back
| Rags from serious !ndiscretion against
/ her caller.
WHAT" she said, talking against
time-her heart In her mouth. He
must be sonic one she knew, then, or
| the doorman would never have let him
in 1t was very unpleasant and en-
barrassing.
$50 we were bored stifY. ehr' he
asked. throwing of his outer coat
well. we won't be any longer"
II Adelaide Rutherford was white At
! that moment. It was with fear.
Go away!" she cried. with the dim