The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-13

han anything else in the world"
on, J am glad OF that but with
puzzled frown. that can't be quite true
ma. cause there's YOU YOU know"
True. my boy, bat we are wastins
time III you Vant 10 drive with me this
afternoon, you must hasten a trihe" But
when she was alone the smile changed
10 look OF bitterness. as she softly said
Poor little fellow. ne cannot under.
stand what We. elder and wiser than ne
understand but too we'll"
Meanwhile, the boy. as he donned nj.
shaggy coat and fur cap. soliloauized
thus: Mamma thinks she Is awful clever
but she can't fool me I guess [ can see
when she {. ~ bad, and ! Just know wha;
J II ~ something ABOUT pa NJ they was chil-
dren l would surely think they had been
| hRhting, but OF course" with an uncon-
scious strengthening Of his nttle BODY. "of
course, my father and mother would not
DO such thing as that But some hig
| folks do. though" az a thought struck
him. Lizzie SAYS that her father fought
so with her mother that her
| mother went right of and
got herself divorce. I don't know what
that U.s. but ! wonder n II dld Lizzie's
mother any good. Well, there Is one thing
! sure. and that is that something * the
! matter with my ma and pa. and I've got
to find out what IT is. Then / will fix il up
\ all right"
Have you heard from Rex. lately.
DOT Dorothy iushed as her old school,
mate. Belle Bosworth asked the question.
Certainly not" she replied frigidly.
do not get up on your dignity Dot.
for OF course ! didn't mean that you cor
responded with him. I meant to say. have
you heard OF him. Well." before her
friend could speak: What do YOU think?
Mrs. Belmont Il over this year. YOU
know, and the report is that she and Rex
are al the same place. and he is paying
her great deal of attention: but | do
not put much faith in gossip; almost al
ways false, but this was told by a person
who ought to know"
How dark the room was and Il seemed
To Dorothy that Belle was suspended in
mid air. and all she could sec was her
mouth that opened and shut at the rate
of about Is times I'm one second Then she
reused herself, angrily What was that 10
herF she did not care for him, nor did
she have right 10 care for him still
For my part. | always did think he
Worshipped that woman. and she never
tried 10 hide her feelings You do not
mind my saying this. do you dear? We are
such old friends that l feel privileged I
don't believe that YOU ever really loved
him though | have heard that during the
trst year OF your married life YOU lived
only I'm each others presence Now II Is
Just the other way. eh, dear?"
BY the way how perfect the resem-
blance Is"
Dorothy reused herself for the second
time. II do not quite understand Won
Belle. What resemblance do you refer
II thought. OF course, YOU knew 7 was
speaking Of little Dick He resembles his
father very much. I think. noticed IL tho
other day when | was here. The same
eyes and forehead; but my dear girl. /
have been here for three hours "a rood
by And with kisses and honeyed words !
the artful little mischief maker departed
That night Dick was awakened nv
he did not know what at that I
time falling on his face. It was a tinv 1
drop but IL caused his large blue ewes I
To open wide in astonishment FOR there 4
was MS mother who ought To have been I
asleep fun hour ago. bending over him I
What is it, mamma >" he asked. hut MAS I
answered with a kiss. lingering and ten \
DER, moro like lovers than "a mothers 1
and the trembling lips whispered: .'He /
Dick"
Al that instant Rex Dunning was en- |
saseu IN conversation with the woman |
VINO, as Belle had said. made no secret OF /
her preference. She was beautiful wom- |
an and a rival not tn be despised but Rex /
looking into her large, dreamy blue eyes.
lhought they looked vacant. Her carefully /
trained laugh he mentally called idiotic |
while he wondered II she did really have
false teeth. as that young Thompson said.
IN fact, Rex felt ugly. and IL was ex-
iremely difficult for him TO conduct him
self as a civilized being
'on again, l hear. Where now? Home.
presume?"
There was an anxious note I'm her voice
"hich changed To one OF satisfaction
when he answered I'm the negative.
NO, l. Will not see the states for five
years, AT any rate. ] am going To South
AFRICA, and perhaps will -str4-t+rrrr-
would be only one thing that ] would re-
sfet having 10 do and that Is leaving my |
most priceless treasure
Poor Rex he did not thiuk that the
ooilsh Httle lady at once began 10 inn
'glne herself the priceless treasure"
why not take IL with your" she ex-
'laimed, archly, and then: Il remember
20 well the first time we met. IL was nj
Mrs Jones garden party. Do you remem-
,er?"
DID he remember? And as he thouebt
u that night "a lump came in his throat.
That night was the beeinning of their
rouhie Dot had been jealous. lie had
aughed at her for he could not under
stand her then. But there must have
,een occasion for her jealousy N this 1T
le FOOL. who was the cause OF Il. attach.
~ So much Importance TO that night lie
Ell as though he would like to strike her
Us II was, he said "GOOd-bN" abruptIv
md left her. angry and surprised
During the hrst hours of the night he
ould not sleep Thoughts OF the brown
Ned girl, whom he had loved so fondly
.ept coming, ard then he would think
ANY ana longingiy OF the boy born n is
rue. after that happy time but loved as
early as the first baby. the little Alice. /
finally he slept, hut IN his dreams the
oN and his mother still came 10 him.
ie was back once more in her fathers
ouse and she was sweet little lassic of
:. She stood on a ladder Just as she did
hat never Co be forgotten day. ard held
ut her arms 90 him. Love me. love mo
tex, she said. But when he attemptcd
o draw her 10 him she changed from a
lushing maiden 20 fashionable woman.
.ooking closer ne was horrlhed to see
irs Belmont
lie had another dream which was more
lcasant Again ne was back in tho
rst year of their marrisgc. lie saw her.
: she was. e ir~de'icatt creature hard
moro than child herself. teudcrly fond ,
ng ~ ba bs A. hf efpp1 hv har aldo et. 1