The Bismarck tribune., 1934-09-24
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We can just % on-I'm too tired t.
face things, really"
Howard felt her trembling. He
raised his head, bent again and
kissed tho tears from her lashes.
Mrs. Rutledge came back into the
room just as be drew away.
II suppose you've come to send
me away" he said to her, forcing Z
smile with the words.
Alva glanced 1t Carolino-aoted
the wet cheeks and tresnulous lips.
"Not if there IL anything Caroline
wants to say to you," she answered.
Tomorrow" Caroline said "a
When they were alone, she and
her mother, Alva, did not question
her. To tho mother it was plainly
apparent that Caroline had been
through . trying, emotional scene.
But later in the day tho girl
showed disposition 70 talk. Alva
urged her to wait, but Caroline was
anxious to have her know the truth
and Alva. understanding. listened
quietly.
"You were right-in Q way
Caroline admitted in the besinninr.
Il did jump to conclusions about
the divorce, but don't preach 70 me,
please, or try to change me. / am
going on with Howard Just - We
were before ever anything came be-
tween Us. It's al can do. I can't
give him up. His marriage 10 moth
ing but . lie-built on Z bargain
with no benefit to him. I can't feel
that ! owe anything % his wife.
But I'm not taking him away from
her-he'd have left her some day
even without me to come back 70. y
Alva was silently agonxing. "You
mean you will just wait until
some day-he is treat"
Eyes. There will be moro happi-
ness in that than I'vs had without
him"
Alva compressed her lips, but the
words on her tongue would not b
stayed. "No, Caroline" she cried.
.You are wrong-you were forget
Caroline looked at her, dismayed.
Il forgot everything but how much
! loved him the moment he took
me in his arms" she cried dehantly.
% though conviction in her words
would bring conviction 20 her heart.
For her mothers statement had
been startlingly true.
II don't doubt it." Mrs. Rutledxe
declared, "but how do you know that
It was not just m emotional crisis? ?
Itwas, you must admit, the thrilling
thing beautiful experience. No
postmortems-just love, perfect, un-
questioning love. But ! can't BE-
lieve, I simply can't, Caroline, that
it is the love Of your life. Il isn't
possible for you to remain in this
this thralldom. Howard isn't worth
. second thought from you. You're
80 much finer, 20 much truer. You
could never have gone on living your
own life without knowing what was
Detailing him had your situations
been reversed. Can't you SEQ that
he's been selfsh-that he's come
back to you only because he's
learned that you are what he wants,
and not because he is generous?"
He did come back" Caroline IN.
sisted. "That proves that he loves
me. wouldn't have had him come
to pity or help me-"
"But he hasn't come to make you
happy" Alva objected. aHe can't
do thai. For Whatever you say
about his marriage it is . cross for
you to bear. He has no right to come
to you with vague promises, keep
you attached to him when you do
not know the end. He should have
waited until Gwendolyn had 10
leased him. then there could have
been no thought that you had ! part
in breaking up their marriage. Now
he has dragged you into IL, and
Gwendolyn is the most dangerous
kind Of woman to have % IN enemy.
Unscrupulous and unfair. Howard
must know what he is exposing you
to. And you say he loves you. But
to me he has proved that he loves
only himself"
Caroline brought herself, With
difficulty, to answer calmly. "I
shouldn't listen to such things said
against Howard. But know how
you feel, that it is not 20 much your
dislike Of him that causes you to say
them, but your love for me. / cant
doubt that you do love me unselfishs
y. Mother, after al you've done for
me-takin@ care Of me o though l
were = child again-wearing your
self out IN hard work. I'd Be heart
less not to appreciate Il, but there's
moro Jon can give ms-e ehaaeo 70