The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-08

She amazed him by replying:
So thought, papa, but he heard
nothing from me of mamma. He only
knows that / am really your daughter.
OF course / had to tell him that"
"Of course" echoed the colonel, mis-
erably.
But when he told me how rich you
were-and that you were alone-I
thought 1 would. come
What would you like to have me do
for your
Il want to be something or some
body" she said, promptly. II want
a chance to see and learn-to be more
than those about me-
His own old ambitions. How she
stung him!
You should have been a boy"
20. no, papa
She flashed on him a glance he did
not like. 9a@e9,efl
4 would never have forgiven you
for all of it, )
He gasped.
Can you forgive me now?''
Il can better understand mamma
now She has always forgiven you. .
The colonel put his head down in his
hands.
Eva. you are only is, was only 20.
your mother not much older than are
you. Can You understand? Your
grandfather goaded me, tainted me.
insulted me at every turn after the
elopement, and just because was
poor. Now things are different. vol,
see DO you know that he got that
divorce for her partly on the grounds
OF non support? That maddened me
But have educated you and taken
care OF you ever since l had a dollar,
Eva rose and placed her hands on
his shoulder
You know grandpa and you know
mamma. She gives up to every one
she loves. And I understand YOU. he
cause l am like you. I always fought
grandpa-but he's gone-he's dead
me colonel drew the hand on his
shoulder around his neck.
so you understand-and do rot
blame me so much-not ALL
She pressed his head against her
shoulder, trembling
And You are so alone"
he was trembling Also
cannot ask you to leave your
mother. She has never married.
She would not-she does not
change"
What would you have me do for
your he asked, after a silence. o
For mel came to ask you to let
me go aboard-to let me get about
among other people until I know what
l wanted to do myself"
You cannot go alone"
can never leave mamma-and now
II do not want to go very far from
you either
He pressed her hand.
Fate has been been very hard upon
mel have suffered a thousand dea this.
How is your mother?''
Always delicate and gentle and I'M
changed She is still beautiful and
not very old yet. L am always proud
of her.
The two We're silent a long time He
was holding her about the waist on the
arm of the great leather chair when
one of the bank officials came in and
| stopped abruptly. A
"O-dont go-this is my Oldest child.
Eva. Mr. Allen. She's been away at
school-and could not wait any longer
to see me-" s~s
Mr.. Allen smothered his curiosity
and proceeded to business. Eva re-
treated to the window, but a sentence
caught her ear.
Not Tomorrow am going out OF
|. the city .withs my daughter here--no
Thursday, perhaps"
she grasped his arm with shining
| eyes a moment later.
90 papa--are you"
He smiled back at her, sadly.
Yes, will go down with you, If you
think she will see me. Can we repair
! the past?"
Eva's hat fell away and her beauti-
full head was on her fathers shoulder
! in tears.
! "O-O-to think it! For she's here,
papa, waiting-at the hotel-praying
waiting-but l was not to ask you 10
! come to her-only for, myself. Are yeu
waiting to go? Shall see you two
happy together"
The colonel kissed her solemnly
She must never know what a scar and
! shadow would ever lie across his con-
| fore. ia t t.s.--I aga