Show Beggars r re e 0 rI ti C CAN r r Choose rI Margaret Wc Weymouth W mouth Jackson r 2 a aea ea 0 r re e Copyright by Dobbs Bobb Co a e VI w NU oU p e es 8 e e fIL o CHAPTER XIV 14 14 Vill Will and Ernestine Choose Will III ss was as nailing UI up n wooden bot boc The shelves sheh es and the table were empty Ankle deep die dl on the floor door was IlS a n litter or of papers a ham hammer hammer Ernestine I l lie stopped mer In hand liand to stare at her tier What hat are you OU doln doing she slie ee c- claimed and nd then with pith a n little cry of horror borror she stooped and picked up from the rubbIsh on the floor Hoor n a torn picture Oh Oil Will III hov ho now could ou tear It UI ups It was good It good It was Mas ns wonderful Wh Why did you ou destroy It ItT With ith Ith trem trembling bUn hung hands she he tried to put the ragged ro sed pIeces together on the drafting desk deck lIe looked at nt her astonished Before Defore her racked n against the wall nil was the sketch of ot herself with Ith on her arm I 1 m glad you ou didn t throw this oh novas oh Will Ill I like It so co sol I But what hat are arc you doln doing Are Aro you OU mo Ing mos mosIng Ing What hat 1 hat do you mean melD I he said sharply DId Did you know about thIs office when office when hen have base ha e you 3 on been here Of or course I knew kne she said confused to find the need for explanations noat now no at this vital shat Ital hour hourI hourI e I Ise e known you had this office odice sInce last spring I knew nc Ion long before that that you ou were Mere ere hankering for something some some new ne work wor lou 1 ou remember the nIght you Ou made thIs tills pIcture She picked up the sketch of herself lou remE remember ml er Of or course 3 you ou do I knew ne then tint that you ou were 01 king I had h told me sh she saw you ou In this nel neigh neighborhood h and I came here the nest t da day and looked at all 3 our work Oh Oil Oh Mil ill III don t look 1001 at me col so co I Isn I sn t In on voul you ou I lou were so strange sh ang and I was as very ery ery unhappy unhappy-I unhappy I I had to know what hat you ou were doing nut But arent t you ou going to work or here any anymore anymore anymore more lie laughed strangely s due tomorrow he said 1 decided to let It go I m closing this office and I II ne never neer er open another I 1 suppose since vou sou ou I 1 new v 1 I va was work workIng workIng ork Ing here that vou sou ou were w on about the cots hut cats but you OU t have has a wor worn ed n stay ta with the job Ie 1 I e se e gh glen en up my wild ideas e Well a II 11 keep the In Income come s what hat counts Why hy l by iII M she he said swiftly s you OU OUdon don t think thel theres e 5 an any v conflict be between tween h 3 our desire and nine mme do you ou That's what I I e e been heen Sa SaIn In for all for thIs time I knew that 3 y ou w want w to quit the cats and I 1 Ie vc se sired saved l ed a l gie gle It deal l of mone money sou vou ou II 11 he astonIshed I had to know lt know It w is tight right foi fot me to toI toI I now no It Its It's made It possible for us to build a resen reserve rescue e And win h should I worry worn about the sits c It Do you jou ou think I want wort ant you ou to stick stich to the cats fits If there s something bigger tr something more compelling upon ullon iou ou WIn Will Wh Will ill all Will all I nt Is jut just what you vou want Suddenly she che remembered list hel errand within with a wail Oh ill III P 3 tano wants ants the money for Loring-a Loring a J 7 bribe bribe- Lorings b In terrible trouble lie He II 11 have to go to j III ill but oh I Idon don clan t want ant to gh give e them the tIle money mone for him It Its s ou our r money ninne DIOne ill don Will ill don don t gh e It a aa assay doat a doll dont t let them take tahe It from II us He caught her wrist I and held It hard Are Are you OU out of ot 3 our senses he ash e ed sternly hat do 3 y ou mean menn- mean money money what hat hat money mone tease have e you ou She opened her purse and took tool her small St savings s deposit depolt book from It She h opened the book bool and put It In his hand the total acro across s the narrow n page III tics eyes er were wide Ille Incredulous lIe IUt bed his hand across Ins Ills face sudden sodden It Its s 3 ours OUr 3 will III she said with Ith sod sud den gentleness I I have Iran e a robbed ou ot of every e eer er cent Cut I could get from flom you ou and Ive Ie I e e used lived as IS cheaply as fiS I could and Ise I e banked the fur once fur enLe-fur you OU Deep within her Iler she slie he heard rd a Warn lm Ing warning bell She he remembered cd that they had much to tell tel each tach other She Slie he laid lall her h li ind md upon his arm rm and slid s lId In the lie same low 10 tune tOile Loot at mp me 1111 He lie looked at nt his her her his brilliant black eys S h ed on her brown bro he eyes e es tool 1001 ed at her dell deeply deep with astonIsh astonishment mint and suddenly I was s wisdom Isdo tilled with Ith a strange power po andIs and wis Is do tom In She passed out of ot self conscIous consciousness consciousness ne ness s andas and was as controlled and Guided b deep Instincts send ind ancient mother wisdom She Slie mo moved mosed cd tow to 11 aid d Will Wul III put her face up to his Ills and kissed hissed his Ills lips Will III I she he slid said smiling up at hIm him her ller lo el face fact lIght with Ith feeling her tender mouth curved In a It smile ot of 8 sweetness s III 1 I lo e you OU lou forget It ht You lou Ignore tou sou t It you ou male make 10 lose c e a it burden Instead of or a Support I Ise e seen Slen It In the deep deeps of ot Jour artists artist's mind that mind love lone 10 e betrayed betra ed and ane you ou Instead Int ld of ot letting you ou fret e n lIa t you thought lit tint Ills arm trembled a little under hu her hand Only once onca lie said and Ills his hi rIce five fic flushed only only the once once the III d m 13 alum I bad made that chat picture tic lIe lit n to the picture she still till In her free hand band The uThe next day I knew that I could not go on with my dreams I knew new I would have hase to quit that It-that that day I felt so-It so so It seemed ns as though though- lie Ile paused stumbled on with courage C It Just seemed to men mea me mea n a a woman Is so sweet 8 and warm firm In one ones s armS bO arms so generous so generous so so loci 10 elJ i and then suddenly there are a n house and a car and children and nurse nursemaids maids and cooks and doctors doctors-a doctors a thou thousand thousand sand sund things Just things jut just suddenly I t have lilt fLIt so-I so so 1 0 I fought but it-but II but It got ot me r Fin rm m telling you you-you ou you asked me Her eyes were ell full frill of tears I I nt knew 11 Will not Ill not just that way hut but 11 I 1 I that new new that s why I Ie s e e been s savIng w wing Ing and been that silent that s wh why I didn tn task t n ask you ou nn an questions nut But Will I 1 lov love y ou It Its s the biggest t thing the thew w odd orld to me mc W Will Ill III It means moans to roe me these what pictures pictures what hat this work or means menns to you I in m not an nn artist artist artistI I m not es e even een en but artistic artistic but I know Inow what J our wor work means to you because I Ilose Ilove 10 lose e you ou And when hen you shut me out l ill III Ita It a was for me just as It was as for J ou when hen ou were ere shut off olT from sour 3 our work orl I want ant you ou to be Kapp She was as solemn young uplifted filed with Ith the glory of un her face a blurred and lovely lonely picture seen through tears telfS Dear heart h what doe doc does the money matter W liy hy Will III III-esen even more than the yes en- en enes es though I ought not say quy It more It more than the children than m people than th myself louse louve e told me how hots you pili felt and Ili tell you that for tor a little while for one dark time I Iwas Iwas was as jealous of ot your work work work-of or-o or of 3 our love for It But nut not any more W III IIII illI I want you to have hale e hat s best for you OU I want ant you to have base our or work There Isn tan t any ani conflict between pen Sour Jour desIre and mine Will Ill or your lour future and mine because I want what hat you ou want Ills lIIs face race began to shine lIe He reached up took tool her hand nd and held It inestine I he lie whispered ed and topped stopped as ns she slie leaned for forward ard her held head against iris Ills shoulder her lier l Ice hIdden so while sire bhe went on S swiftly III I knew you iou ou were ere tired of time tIle cats cau ill III I spent only about a u thIrd of what wu sou ou earned last sear ear car nut But you wouldn t tell me you iou ou didn t want ant to talk to me so I Just went ahead planning for the time when hen you ou would I knew that you iou ou wouldn t want ant aIJI wouldn t take tae tile the money mone mone I II lia efrom hale ha e efrom from grandmother and from papa some dos da But nut tIlI thus this Is J its OUI ouis It It sas sa sa Ings Ings fn flom om y our earnings III Its It's for sour our our stal e loo 1011 ou un understood he said hoarsely Ili III she said again and now no her arm was around Ills his hI bodi bod the picture e eup up het between een Iiii his shoulders ller ill I II tell you I again I o o no Ernestine he sold said 1111 with Ith quick pa passion ClOn y J ou nu cant t let me we can t go back Do y ou know what hat It means A lining lining-I living I think I could make that but but It will be precarious precarious-i precarious I se e been into it all nil with Ith some thought It will III be Ha years sears rs before I can make e esen e en half what hat the lie cai c toon bring me Lien L L If I get darned d good there good s not the money to be found found- found I lie Ise e thought It all out Ive I've 1 e been bew up and do down nand and around thIs tills problem Ive I've tried to toS tosa e Se sale S e some too But It won wont t or work Its It's preen Its Its rions-Its ions Its too scanty I I Ise e been through it all and made up m my mind Don t tempt me with your Jour saw S1 sa Ings Ings they t last us a sear ear If we e went ent b buck bick to the lie est e c et t sIde bail to the old house I could do own m ms m mon own o work and the and I could 11 lice Ilio e on un the trust fund until you ou hot got started lou ou could keep thIs studio and you sou ou could go to phi and nII to Parts Paris and amI stud studs Would 1 you Would iou OU would you sou ou do that that- for me men 11 ne Liy may wife Ife lIeI lIe I 1 her lier and she slie shoo shook the tears rm q I qI Ii YI J Deep Within Her She Heard a Warning Ing Dell Bell from her own 0 11 lashes la che and nn drew hIm down n and pressed presed her lips against hI Iliae es es es It It w wouldn t be necessary for y iou ou to todo todo todo do that d he said to her lier and he laughed a little It wouldn t be lint bad I 1 could moll male e a n wd lh IMn ink and you youe e nt your our trust truM fund lurid and anel your OUI grand grandmother I mother ha has promised ed you the house at atI ati atI I anley an lcy lal eo ao e a o No you JOu ou won on wont t ha c to togo go 0 b lC ick to the cst est you side side you cnn can leep 1 Molls Moll MollI 1011 I bell belie i c ce e We e c cm cnn m manage manne that much Im I'm with willi Ith good luck und and good inana Oh Oh Oil W ill III she said to him I I al almost almost almost most wish I h It would be hud hard Ill III e a that nigalo I Ic Ise c e been ben so 0 lone lon y-lon longing y-longing y longing ln to help wu feeling outside What hat does doc the car and the line MUse house and the things thIng me mi If It I in cut oil off from flom o I 1 I now l I nut cant 11 t help you iou Oil with Ith your lour p JI punting I know 1111 that tr hr tri roil l is II It J urs tin urs our It s 8 sour our our work orl- orl our life It must mut be flint sl li-sl with you rou Will And that lint s 8 rIght Gifted people can t choose But nut It if your work must roust be first to you you youcan cnn understand what lose lo 10 e and roar marriage ringe mean to me That's my life And It If I can feel that you ou can go on because because I understand understand- under tand- tand Th The were both crying his arms were ere around her tight her tight tight A As their tears mingled and find they stood to together ether In the long embrace the kiss that lint was fiS free from passion but with tenderness tile the purest and holiest n tl true ue married 10 lose e welled over overthrew threw them It seemed to Ernestine straIn straInIng strainIng log Ing so In tins Ins arms that for the first time she was ns truly wife Ite to iii III ot ot only bride bride of his bod body bodi star of hIs Imagination object of ot romantic adoration not on only I the mother of hIs chIldren and the HIP keeper of ot iris Ills house hut but wife wife-wife-in wife wife Ite-In Ite In the deep places the secret places of 10 lose lo e he after a little and she slie wept lpt afresh to hear her name so on Iris Ills lip lips as nl he hind hall whis whispered hIs hIs- pored perell It when hen first they 10 hosed lo ed for for gh gRe e that me-that me I didn t understand nd tint I 1 didn t confide In oft Oll lou seemed always s to ha hare lia e a child In your our arms a fi thousand needs I felt t that this tills other was as a foe to oft Iwas I Iwa Iwas wa was stupid blind I 1 thought you Oil wanted tine the needed money money needed it It lou were ere hard liard with Ith me that summer slimmer he be before before fore I made m the cats I didn t want to togo togo go o back to that bad time again I didn t know now how wonderful you are ure lou re my good you luck luck you always as w ware re I Ill II ne iwer neer er forget It a again Oh Ernestine I it II do big things for you you- you I 1 will A clock somewhere boomed two and Ernestine started in his arms She had remembered Loring-at Loring Loring at 11 1 I t Sine She withdrew herself herselt from her husbands s srm rm arms and made a gesture of helpless helplessness ness nes nut But here herCi s this business of Loring Lonn she said 11 hat lint Is It about I oring lie he asked aked watchIng her So Ith tile the enchantment the throb ot of 10 hose e still on her lier she told him about about Loring-about hout about all that th had saId to her that t morning But But of course he Ire said at once you ou must let me take tale tile the lie money mony for you you-at OU at once Gh Ghe Gise e me the slip of paper Sire She ga gale ga e It to him witha with Ith Itha a reluctant sigh and lie he ga gale ga e a n whistle as lie he 1001 cd ell at it It How flow could you ou have refused Pas tano t he asked ed think Think It would me in to your our f to to to 3 our mother And with I lllian I OlIn dragged dr till ough the mud mud- mud nut But But 1 Will 1111 I line he mone moneys s yours yours- 1 01 s- s sIt's its it's what h ht t we we e e we e just been heen tal about ILs IL's It sour our chance I I dont don't need t tent twenty ent thousand dol dollars dollars tars lars he lie sold said quickly and nd then g gi 1 e en n I of pure happiness Ins 11 he lie said s if you ou under understand stand stanlI-lf If you ou 1 1 I now hat It Its s all about If If you ou can 11 live lice e that economical economically and If y ou on re behInd me nine I III it II take 1 chance on It Give Cite Gh e the monc money for fur I or orIng orIng lag we we e can wangle It After all 11 Ire he added more seriously the understand standIng In the the g-the way a I feel now nuIs now nu Is Is numb 01 th more than the mone money I let et r on In Inhale hale hl the motH money were we're rich 11 hene hen lien we e were ere soung oun and poor we e did as we iii hi ed But nut after afler we e got a t little mores mone monee we e el en t fm fl cc c any nn more morp l I lie he hebIg liebig bIg 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