The Glenwood post., 1924-04-03

He recalled how sweet and Innocent
and strange she had been when he
first met her. how much she respected
her parents wishes, and now see. II
wish to God" he suddenly exclaimed,
that I hadn't been in such hurry to
change her. She was all right then,
If had only known 1t. She wasn't in
terested in these id new-fangled
things, and I wasn't satisfied until she
was. And now seei She leaves me
and says I'm narrow and trying to
hold her back intellectually"
shook my head. OF what value
was advice in the face Of such q situ-
alton as this, especially from one who
was satisfied that the mysteries of
temperament were not to be unrav-
eled or adjusted save by naturel
Nevertheless, being appealed to, ven
tured silly suggestion, borrowed
from another. He had said that If he
could only win her back he would be
willing to modify the pointless opposi-
tion and contention that had driven
her away. She might go her intellec-
tual way as she chose, If she would
only come back. Seeing him
SO tractable and so very wishful,
suggested a thing another had done
in related situation. He was to win
her back by Offering her such terms as
she would accept, and then, In order
to bind her to him, he was to induce
her to have child. That would cap
ture her sympathy and at the same
time insinuate an image Of himself
into her affect onate consideration.
Those who had children rarely sepa-
rated-or so I said
The thought interested him at once
1t satisfied his practical and clerkly
soul. He left me hopefully and saw
nothing more Of him for several
months, when he came to report that
all was well with him once more. In
order to seal the new pact he had
taken larger apartment In a more
engaging part of the city. Bessie was
going on with her club life, and he
was not opposing her. And then with
In the year came child, and for the
next two years all those simple,
honey and seemingly binding and re-
straining things which go with the
rearing and protection Of young life
But, as 1 was soon to learn, even
during that period all was not as
smooth as might be. One day in
Wray's absence Bessie remarked that,
delightful as 1t was to have child OF
her own. she could see herself as little
mn 10 rr,i1ly- Wit
to its service until 1t should be able
to look after itself She spoke Of
what chain and a weight a child
was to one who had ambitions beyond
those of motherhood. But Wray,
clerlily soul that he was, was all but
lost in rapture. There was small
park nearby, and here he was to be
found trundling this infant In a hand.
some baby carriage whenever his du-
ties would permit. He liked to specu-
late on the charm and innocence Of
babyhood and was amused by a hum
dred things he had never noticed in
the children of others. Already he
was planning for little Marie's future.
1t was hard for children to be cooped
up in the city. II he could win Bes
sic to the idea, they would move to
some suburban town.
They were prospering now and
could engage a nursemaid, SO Mrs.
Wray resumed her intellectual pur.
suits. 1t was easy to see that, re-
spect Wray az she might as an affec-
tionate and methodical man, she could
not love him, and that because Of the
gap that lies between those who think
or dream little and those who aspire
and dream much. They were two DIFF.
fering rates Of motion, flowing side by
side for the time being only, he the
slower, she the quicker. Observing
them together one could see how
proud he was Of her and his relation
ship to her, how he felt that he had
captured a prize regardless of the
conditions by which 1t was retained,
while she held him rather lightly In
her thoughts or her moods. Having
won her back he now sought to bind
her to him in any way that he might,
while she wished only to be free. For
surcease she plunged into those old ac-
tivities which had 20 troubled him,
and now In addition to himself the
child was being neglected, or 10 he
thought. The arrival Of Marie had
not Influenced her in that respect.
And what was more and worse, she
had now taken to reading Freud and
Kraft-Dbbing and allied thinkers and
authorities. men and works he con-
d6ered shameful even though scarce
" srasped by him. Once he said to
me: "Do you know Of q writer of
the name Of Pierre Lotif"
"Yes," 1 replied. II know his works
What about TT"
"What do you think Of himr'
why, respect him very much.
What about himr"
"Oh. know, from an intellectual
point Of view, A. nne writer, maybe.
But what do you think of his views Of
llfe-of his books az books to be read
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