Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-05-05
MISS MORLEY'S FATHER,

vi Mll>N MvllIE l ) L 4 HEX.
'lynne was my dearest friend and
schoolt'llow. We had PLAYED together
since our nurse, bad to keep hold of our
short pcttic,ats, as we Jumped and
cioWcd in baby gIcc ut each other from
thor respective laps oh, the long,
sunny mornings in the park and tlle
long, bright days of winter. before the
nurs'ry IRE, "Glynne and Tontinc
Wa9 the way every one alluded to Us,
never one name without the other. and
always her name first The Morley's
were quite American, but my father was
a Nco'chman, and my mother a French
woman such pretty, dark eyed
woman, even in these days. and a perfettss
little beauty WREN we We're babies to-
gethcr lynne and |. :
Gun mothers We're firm friends bur
my father was dead and Glynnc', papo
was so rarely al home that | never saw
much Of him That he was a handsome
man ! had learned from those few
gllmps"S and that he was passionatcly
attached 10 his rentlc. rray-cyel
daughter, lnstlnctlvely read in every
glance he turned upon her What bust
ness kept him 80 occupied all day and
often part of the night. | never knew
and when asked Glynne one dav as we
/ grew old"r, she looked at me, lifting her
d"llcatcly archcd eyebrows. as she had a
i trick OF dong when puzzled, in sharp
"dint . and said
! "Do You know, Tontine, l sometimes
wonder mystlf''
was 50 astonshcd at this unexpccted
] reply that 'aIrly -asped ''And don't
i you truly know. then, what your father
/ docs to make his money!"
/ no, said Glynne, with new re-
1uctancc in her tone.
And doesn't Mrs Moslev know2" I
! persisted, not realizing my ruieness in
my childish curiosity at such state of
things
IVY hy, yes, man ma must know. but
papa doesn't at least, think he
wouldn't wish me TO ask her what he
does not tell me himself And once,
when asked him hat he did up there" +"
pointing one slender hand toward the
other end OF the town. while with the
other she stroked her pet greyhound,
Dante, 'he laughed and said he went
te school. Bat when said, no, papa,
You are too old to 20 to school. he
pulled his mou>tarhc, a. he does when
he Is tired and troubled and said Pan,
does not like to talk of business in play
time and this IS his PLAY time with YOU
and mamma Then We went in tc
mamma and She SANG for rs, and since,
have never asked any more.
3 Il heard papa say that night. as the
door stood agar between our rooms
'Pauilne Glynn" has been asking how
earn her furhclows; what started her ir
that direction. do YOU think Ther
mamma SAID something In a low voice
and papa >aId very ::ravcly in rcply
someone must 40 II for the ak. Of
hrtt the door shut ~harply, and that j.
all
- full Were We of preparation for IN,
close o( school and the dance TIN, was +,
follow. thu ~ other topic va, di.cns.,f
IN fia hours We ,-,e1 together far +
ie" Mceh, tut sa>frs and gowns. IN,
the respective 4trae tions of low shoes
hnttenad boot, aud 4 pI,er~ .for iii,
last dt}. a~ though Yv had ,alsl, Arr,
L. delu1e
In tie ~ j~tof It At. one mornip,
GlNnnr 2ee1h1fna WAS brought ham.
with broken Is
III Fetter~ was eIliod 10 ST il, vhcl
h dld. making comment upon n. II
most human pa. 4cc.tnd ~,lf control o
tie TO- under =. ~ elation Tht.y,,
IN, a. "e >at on I'll, 4.et, fur ~. in n.
~ttiy with tn ln}urci do LAID an, l,a
tween L, wh~'e l cauli ~hhc.,nr ear. :,
-. i'r f5tt'r- ame into the inner roan
with 'ltnnt father III eatn,,t hat Sah