Show I Confessions I Of a a. a Bride BrideI I Push Bob Toward Towa-d Temptation as the Supreme Test Love Is conceded to be the deepest of ot human instincts the one which de determines determines determines de- de the most important events Inthe in inthe inthe the lives of ot men and women which makes them saints or sinners rulers of earth or prisoners of misfortune Love Loveis is held to be also a transient instinct by many modern writers That line Une of ot thinking made me ex extremely extremely extremely ex- ex uncomfortable but I 1 couldn't avoid it in the light of ot Benile's Benie's and his fathers father's fault fault an husbands husband's temptation It was wonderful to realize that love shapes human conduct it was so wonderful wonderful won won- so satisfying that I a bride couldn't possibly believe love to be a passing emotion except occasionally But looked at In the light of the modern theory how much depended upon my husbands husband's attitude toward the advances made by Katherine Miller Mil MIt- ler er More than my poor heart was at stake If It Bob failed tailed me my faith Inlove in inlove inlove love itself was lost forever Scruples concerning the ethics of or ormy my plan to have Bob elope with the lady didn't both bother r Mr Morrison at all aU The with a vast de delight de light In fn the plot He lIe said that If It f Dab Bob could locate tho child by agreeing to meet Miss Miller in Mexico leaving the town to be named by her then the plan was good In his estimation it was a a. poor plan only in case it failed The girl would Bob the name of ot the place which was uppermost in her mind almost involuntarily he thought She wasn't highly educated probably Such pretty women seldom were He lie had observed that they didn't need to be Probably her knowledge of the geography of ot Mexico was extremely limited If It she wasn't cv even n much time to think was think was just Jollied along any along any man would know how to do It probably It-probably she would mention mention mention men men- tion the name of ot the town which was hidden In her subconscious mind And that very likely would be the name of ot the town to which she had sent tho the child Certainly the scheme was worth wortha a a. tryout So Morrison explained repeating his I. I Idea sagely and dragging It out to a great length Bob ha having Ing had plenty of or time to tore tore- revolt reo re- volt woul wouldn't promise to do his share He would call on Miss bliss Miller Uller again again- to this he assented almost too readily to please m me and me-and and and he would c comb mb Mexico from the Rio lUo to the peninsula In search of Dabs Babs but he couldn't to so far forget his own honor as a gen gen- en- en he ho couldn't coax Miss Miller into a mock elopement Elope with her in earnest then I 1 dont don't care 1 I flung at him before them all Of course I J did caro care as only a bride could possibly care but at the moment no possible sacrifice seemed too great to make for that helpless baby's sake Why my child What are you saYing sayIng saying say say- ing remonstrated mother 1 I felt her reproof deeply and the tears came to tomy tomy tomy my eyes for this was the first time she had ever reproached me Good for my little girl called out daddy Some Jane He beckoned me to him I thought that tha to his hili side as 08 I crossed the room so often oUen It was that daddy very queer understood moods and mJ Impulses 11 8 my husband much better than my own been a good man Daddy hadn't always human human hu human hu- hu he was so I knew very ery well but that It man sympathetic so o lovable so was vas a comfort to feel his hU dependable arm around me Morrison laughed as If ff he be were trYing f tryIng tryIng try- try domestic domestic domes domes- Ing disagreeable to overlook a tic Bob DOb flashed at me Indignantly You dont don't know What you are ate sayIng saying saying say say- Into one of ot othis ing Then he relapsed his silences and r remained In it the rest of ot the day day- But Dut In to the evening ho dress dressed d to tomake tomake make another call can upon our l lovely ovely J y neighbor He lIe moved mo-ed with an alacrity acy dIscuss dIs- dIs didn't didn t which Irritated d me but we wP cuss cusa his hla visit as we had the others other hours of his ma absence ao- ao ab- ab I 1 got through the average average av av- av- av average sence by darning his socks An Any herself inthe in inthe bride would express the S same m way under similar trying conditions would cOnditions would put her very nicest stitches Into the work To be continued |