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y do almost anything for YOU
and the others, but this can
' not"
4 can't see Why you're 30
r-rrzs5rahlc Rezah Your common
,,-.s that you're SO fond OF talking
shout might at least show you the ad-
,1-fage- OF acting I'm a common-sense
Vas rov. You'll b. sorry enough when
,-..re my axe and have children Of your
-p- E0uU understand then the differ
,-se hs;wecn money and no money"
4 understand II now. mother. well
lrna. said the girl, tall dark, clever
locking clear-eyed girl with an air Of
-r-st e6.f-TCuance about her. Il don't
~-ur.r at having to work for my living;
az t-g contrary ! Ike g. and wouldn't
d, Otherwise II ] had the chance; but
sr5a also how hard tho work sometimes
-- sweet though the pay-days are when
Fsr come round I love working for YOU.
-s~-.e-hut } can't sell myself, dear"
$40 kissed her mothers worn. troubled
r--tfgI. worried face you look very
cr.d."
"You'u look sired II ever you have five
children al wanting 70 be fed, and cloth
"a. aud educated and little or no money
10 do 10 al vi'a. ] can't think how l
manage as IL IS. It's well for you that
gaar work takes you out Of the house
d. The DAY. and out Of the fret and worry
81 s an ~ the same time"
isn't that q little hard, mother"
'NcI, J can't see FOR the life o. me
olv you won't marry Mr. Mitchell" an
EUeICl Tho mother with more relevance
than t1- words appeared to imply.
Rezahs refusal 10 do this was. indeed, the
cause ~ all Mrs. Warrender's irritation.
j think YOU can, dear, IL you try 70
think. There is only one reason. | don't
love him and / do love Frank / should
hate myself II | married one man when
loving another" She spoke with a mo-
meHiary air Of proud self-conhdence: and
then, "a moment later. light of mischief
ard laugh came into her eyes. and
catching her mother round the waist. she
said. why, mother, I declare positively
that x Frank were as rich as he is poor
] should still love him and marry him lust
the same"
But Mrs. Warrender was only irritated
10y the little jest. and moved away
Il wish YOU would be serious, Rezah."
she said petulantly.
AS serious as my most tragic name,
chg II ! were going 10 marry old Mr.
Mitchell, I'm afraid / should be serious
enough. But this evening and now.
can't be serious, mamsie: for Franks
coming for me, and we're going for a
walk; and / declare ] haven't seen him
Tor a whole three days"
We'll, ! hope you'H never have cause
10 he sorry you've decided as you have"
4 should probably be very sorry if
decided any other way. Ughl what would
life be as Mrs. Mitchell, rich, demure,
nd rr1hp I chn7tla hs4z- 70 fut fah
by. and colorless." and the girl made d
gesture suggesting impossibility and re-
pugnance.
He is one Of the kindest men on earth.
child. There's nothing in his power 10
give you that he'd refuse"
Why mother dearest, what we women
want most is to be denied things. If /
thought Frank never meant to deny me
anything. l shOuld-oh. it would be hOr-
TIdl OF course, he mustn't say he means
90. but / must know IL, all the same, If
life were all just ask and get, thered be
nothing to live for"
You're the most contrary girl on earth,
Rezah."
And you're such a tyrannical. hard
hearted, brute-force mother that if l mar
ri-j Mr.. Mitchell 20 please you, and then
came 80 you at the end of half year and
said. Mother, this is a mistake, you'd
be iii 10 cry your eyes out TO think you'd
had a hand in making the match and
she smiled lovingly into her mothers face
ana kissed her again.
IL want nothing but your happiness,
child said the mother, giving way.
Happiness doesn't lie that way, NAM
sic. ] want something more in my life
than the sober colors Of gentleness and
kindness. ! want the warm, glowing tlnts
of loye-my Franks love. III take the
storm for the sake of the after-calm; but
all calm would be intolerable- III tell
Won This. however II | wanted 10 live
life of nothing but good works; II
sought a shelter in the arms OF a uear
kind. stanch friend; il | were done with
tha battle of life and sought only rest ana
relief would choose no life more readily
-bgn 10 be Mr. Mitchelrs wife. But as II
is I'm going 10 marry Frank And she
kissed her mother. and was running out
o. the room when the latter called her
back.
Before YOU go, Rezah, there Is some
thing YOU ought to know" Her voice had
d musk Of nervousness in il. You don't
know all Mr.. Mitchell's kindness. II am
iu-I mean. | have had to borrow money
from him. and l owe him more than l
can ever pay. ! have lost lot OF money
lately ! couldn't help it." She began to
speak with hurried and rather unsteady
10ue-. you don't know what the eX-
prusrs are with all the children. There
are so many things 10 pay that can
Pay them all out Of the small amount OF
money your father lett me. ! was obliged
10 have money from somewhere, and
there wss no one else 10 whom l could go
bat dear Nh. Mitchell
We'll. mother dear. l suppose you told
him The condition of things, and he has
been able 10 estimate for himself the
chances OF getting Il back again? If he
was 80 kind as TO lend IL. he will not be
80 lnkind as not To wait for the repay
meul ill he can get it,"
You don't understand these things
ErZah." replied her mother testify she
he'd something much more unpleasant 10
say vet, and che was afraid OF what her
daughter would think. You think every
thing must be going all right Just because
you don't see II going wrong. You don't
suppose, do you. that any one would LEND
me money for the mere asking? That's
not the world, ! can tell YOU. OF course,
! knew what Mr.. Mitchell wanted about
YOU
stop. mother" cried the girl sharply.
as one in pain. ''Don't. please. tel M
that you stopped 20 borrow money from
lir Mitchell by leading him 10 think that
there could possibly be- any chance OF his
marrying me. You don't really mean
'la-, Go your She caught her mother
ty the hands. and looked eagerly into her
eyes. she read there the confirmation OF
her fears. "Have you taken any OF this
money since I've been engaged TO
FRANK
don't know what the worlds coming
70 When girls take 10 judging their par
t-is ~ this way. One would suppose you
We mother and daughter. Rezah."
Our positions are a little reversed,
H'iaer I'm afraid. It's you whove done
wrong and / who am ashamed or
S'.ise Sir Mitchell must be told al once:
81 you've not told him by the next
,IlNe see him, / shall tell him. You'd /
' o''leF write" And without saying any
,-i -ul feeling bitterly Inundated. the |
-. "sHl out o. the room
- mated everything that was under /
80 sAe burned at the idea that she 4
'-O-'4 nave been made the subject OF /
- bargain And the smart OF me /