The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-19

bsfvrer rls easy chair and the
hfgh window which opened up
on tha street A. perhaps the
twentieth look through h n face bright
e-e. though a frst,a. line drew ID about
tse m9.t1.
.Coue.a e. late" Dc said gsacIng at
o.. clock Il must speak 20 her though
- - hardly likely nay daughter falls 10
a.aeIs,sg. that d lady q she IS forced In
90 areasss does not uugcT 10 places OF
business.
Tt.a ho sat down. rgldlv upright, with.
DIS eyes fixed upon the outer door OF the
apartment. II was "a gray day and raw.
nth rists blowing ia from the sea Al
ra.-rl 30 WAS only oc.0Ck o. NOyem-
be-. afternoon. the fare 90: gas and elec-
rr.. lights already made paths az dim ra-
Glance athWart stone and asphalt Within
t.- van daylight seemed 10 catch new
5ass.Eess from jhe Hicker!Hg CLEANS OF
.oW FIRE. Fuel iu plenty lay ready 10
H.s hand vet it had not occurred 10 Maj.
TH.,.Iey 90 repieulsh the CRATE
%. was thin and stopped and old very
n . older than his years They might
have been sixty. Yet his hair was whittier
cid thinner than his father had been az
De- av ia his coffin. aged eighty years old.
Illness had 70 answer FOR some part OF
that He walked slowly ana painfully,
= lFht arm was drawn. his right hand
kr..fe1 and WRITTEN till the fingers could
gasp nothing Notwithstanding Mai
Thornley, kept an afr of force and author
lrr. I.s sound hand c.a-ped and unclasp-
q. Itself W3-tcTfuily upon the arm Of his
chair his ear was alert for steps on the
stairway outside
I... did us, come as quickly as he
UoH they should. Coruelia had fingered
Tsgr.heuslUly 10 pat the head Of the small
lad .a the first floor That delayed her
upward progress, and she was nos sorry
% . in spite OF being cold and wet and
very very tired
4 figure o. contradictions. with no
youth l her face, bu- a certain elastic
-uEMg.uess OF motion, sae went on % her
e9a door. lu the dim rays filteIing
through the skyhght YOU saw that she
-.s slight. but Well knIt with Swallowed
eyes -lI a mouth whose curves were
s'.aiy humorous and Nithal family Gym
.-sl 4 brave face hers. that OF one who
..a-E crushing weight faced 1t down with
d laugh. Just now there Was nJ 1iirth in
u. 81 VAS too teusely weary. = half sigh
Struggled over her lips as She set her key
IN rA, lock- bat as the door swung inward
So called cheeriiy.
How late an l, governor? l know you
have been looking for he al least five
u.|-ltes"
Half 10 hour. YOU mean! Why did YOU
sr.,. Maj Thornley, said with Il com
planning accent. You must nave known
] would be- 4nAIoIs to hear about-cyery-
tln- SIT down, / cannot listen while
y.u hdget so"
t"IAejia had slipped of ner damp outer
garment and kurit in front Of the fire,
stirring IL 10 a blaze She seated herself
beside IT and turned her face toward her
father. Her fingers were drawn with
gu.l. her feet soaked, her wet skirts clLng
o,ressinciy about her ankles. vet she
said with just The least bard breath. Il
an sorry 10 be so late, pappy, but What
can one do but wait when one goes for
money and finds the cashier Out1'
They must be very slack IN their bust
hess methods Syndicates are poor things
anyway l am sure IL would be ever SO
much better for us If YOU confined your
self To the ma eaZines-and-wrll- the
comic papers" Nal. Thornley, said com
I,amnSly.
Nothing would please me better If only
luu will show me how 10 bring IL about
ruuelia said with a smie stretching her /
rumb fingers toward the reddening fire |
Hrr fathers head went up.
Yuu should certainly know how, after !
aU these years Of experience he said |
-uut what did McCu!lom say to the /
work you took him to-day? / hope hs !
wa- pleased with g."
n think ~ viii be- when he looks at the /
sketches. He had not time 10 do more ,
81. -
thyu Tor the first time aveTting her eyes. |
But when he read them he said: That's /
a various Iut Really Miss Thornley,.
you're getting quite reputation"
An Sharp interest beamed in the ma
1ors eye. Then / hope he paid you bet
Ter Than formerly. OF course II your
work attracts attention."
so. just the usual rate" COrnelia
broke In abruptly. sAnd ] did not &c,
What ] expected. either. One Of my arti-
,,s was crowded out-wiIl not be used
rib Text week"
-Tid YOU 20 70 the Buslr Office? Maybe
they have used" Maj Thornley, in
"rE interrupted. stopping with a tenta-
NE WlsJiul lock his daughter found Il in
Hnlt~y hare 10 bear
Yes. I went. but there was nothing for
me. Alr Blake said he did not know when
ia~ little story he asked for would get
10. She said But never mind. pappy.
In NeCu-om money will answer"
she hed opened her purse and now
tA'lst n thin roll OF bills into her fathers
mana. Tie Ok them. gravcly unrolled ana
stiH'A.ze1 each one then folded them
over "a thinner ron from his inner pocket.
.'.-r-la made 10 rise and leave him, but
zoo stopped her with an imptrious ges-
.-Et and said
-, " nat was McCUlIom's word, daughter?
Tat E0I WsIe-"
... TIA, was really getting quite a rep
,..- laiFF' cornelia answered sit
,,7 ...H .b,iienry IN her chair. And
,..-. '.' l1la me she went on cheer.
'a.' after Christmas Il was like
= g.. .ga.l take something from me al
every week"
Us Very strange" the old man said /
"A much az good work as vou
%. .'rr. Ne do not seem 10 ~ forward )
perhaps, COrne!ia, you are too shy
t'v 10 let people know what you
"' course ] can't 20 about pro
myself genius You would no,
me- know YOU would not" Corne-
- faint Hush coming 10 her
Remember when YOU think how
.... -f progress Is. tina, / am almost
Except 10 frW editors There :
.'.'.E Co look at what 7 DO and say 10 ;
..,s h.gAbor. 'AWfully clever thing ,
-. Alss Thornley, iu .His months y
~ Jolly story thar Thornley, !
'". ha written Tor the last Prusb Of T.
such things count They get /
..." 'Ar literary gossip which makes ,
D. 4t's peoples minds for them Yet :
..- E1ow but / am rattle. glad no. 10 .
'@ '-'-a. Climbing alone NAV he tiva-
''.. - gives a sure foot and a head !.
10. easily turned" &
'.- .l would be better II YOU we're not !
..-'d. MAJ Thornley, protested. al =
' .atr' often Why you do not 70 uore /,
'o-' ".'a Alice G.lchr.st She Knows en- q
'''~ influential people ] have heard he. 8
E'NoH Them Familiarity q hundred .
...as-a got up decidedly. Ny dss-
F.. must excuse me u5W." she said Il
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