"If I ever have a husband, he must do right from an honest conviction of right, and because humanity and justice and God demand the right, and never for the 'love of a woman,' although that is a beautiful temptation."
Judge Thorn looked inquiringly at his daughter, and she continued:
"He was not prepared for this, I think, but he understood what I meant, and said that I asked of him the impossible; that it was impossible for him to see the liquor traffic in the light that I do.
"But I am sure, father, that the underlying principle of my idea is right, and God makes it possible for all men to see the right, if they seek to."
Jean had risen and stood before her father, her face aglow and her eyes shining.
This mood passed shortly, and she returned to her chair. She clasped her hands behind her head and began again softly, as if speaking to herself:
"And then—then he sat down in a chair by the window, with his face turned away. It was very still in the room.
"I went and stood close by his side, but I hardly dared to speak, it all seemed so strange somehow. I wanted—Oh, you do not know how I longed to throw myself into his arms, just to try to wake him; but you know 'propriety'.
"After a time—perhaps an hour, perhaps a minute—he suddenly rose and kissed me on the forehead.
"'Goodby, dear,' he said, 'I think I had better not come any more,' and he left the room without another word.