Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-22

got the money for 1t IN new 1oih W
pay our passage with. It's all rigne'
you know.
CHAPTER H.
The girl stood looking at the ingenu-
ous forger with an odd, breathless smile.
II was difficult to determine, however,
If gratihed curiosity were not It's most
dominant expression.
"And you've got wlfe-and that's
herr" she resumed.
yes" u,,
where did you first meet her2 Who
is she?"
"She's an actress-mighty popular in
'Frisco-I mean New York. Lots o
chaps tried to get her-l cut EN- OUT
For all dad 8 trying to keep me at Da"-
son, 81 amt such fool, ehf
Nevertheless, as he stood there stroK-
ing his fair mustache, his astuteness did
not seem to impress his sister to enthus-
iastic assent. Yet she did not ro-ax her
breathless, inquisitive smile as she went
on:
And what are you going to do about
dad?"
lie turned upon her querulously.
"Well that's what I want TO talk
about.
you'll catch it," she said, impress
sively.
But here her brothers nervousness
broke out in a weak, impotent fury' IL
was evident, too, that in spite OF It's ap-
parent SPONTANEOUS Irritation its intent
was studied. Catch it, would her Oh,
vesl Well. she'd see who'd catch III
Not him! No, he'd had enough OF TINS
meanness. and wanted it ended! he
wasn't a woman, to be treated like his
sister. like their mother, like their
brother. if it came 10 that, for he knew
how he was to be brought back to take
Biiahs place in the spring; he'd heard
the whole story. No, he was gong 10
stand up for his rights-he was gong TO
he treated like the son OF man VINO
was worth half million ought to be
treated He wasn't going to be sKlmpeu
while his father was wallowin3 In money
that he didn't know what to do win
money that by right ought to nave
boen given to their mother and their
sister. Why, even the law wouldn I
rermit such meanness--if he was dead.
| No. he'd come there with Lottle, Ms
wife, 10 show his father that there was
one of the family that couldn't be fooleo
and bullied, and wouldn't put up with II
anv longer. There would have to be
fair division of the property, and his
sister Annie's property, and hers
Zu,eika s-tco, if she'd have the pluch
TO speak up for herself. All this ano
much more he said. Yet even VIII
his small fury was genuine and char
acteristic. there was such an evident IN
congruity between himself and hiE
speech that it seemed to fit him loosely
and in measure tapped in his gestures
like anothers garment. Zuleika, Wh'
had exhibited neither disgust nor sym
pathv with his rebellion, but had rathe
appeared to enjoy it as novel domesti'
performance, the morality OF which de
VOWED solely uron the performer, re
tanned her curious smile. Ana Iheh
knock at the door startled them.
It was the stranger-slightly apollo
getic and still humorous, but firm an'
self-confldent withal. She was sorry t
interrupt their family council, but til
fire was going out where she sat- an'
she would like cup Of tea or some re
rreshment. She did not look at JACK
but. completely ignoring him, addresses
herself to Zuleika with what seeme1 u
be direct challenge; in that leminlh
eve grapple there was a quick, lnstlhc
tive, and final struggle between the wv
women. The stranger triumpheu
Zuleika's vacant smile changed 10 on
of submission, and then, equally lghol
inc hor brother in this double de1ea
she bastened to the kitchen to 40 In
visitors bidding. The woman close
The door behind her and took Zulelka
place before the fire.
WELL" she said, in half-contemptu
GUS federation. .,
"Well?" said Jack in an equally il
disguised discomfort, but an evident de
sire to placate the woman before MN
ITS all right, you know. I've had m
say. It'll come right, Lottie, you
see.
The woman smiled again and glance
around the bare walls of the room.
and 1 suppose" she said dlyli
avhen if comes right, I'm to take II
place of your sister in the charge ol I'll
workhouse and succeed TO the keys
that safe in the other room?"
"Itll come all right, tell you; y(
can fix things up here any way you
like when we get the old man straight
eaid Jack with the iteration OF feeol
ness And as to that safe, I've seen
chock full of securities.
ITO BE CONTINUED.