The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-12-18


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Frances. mother smiled tndulgently
well. WhatsSsif she is?" she said
Cor goodness sake Edward, let the
child be POI s.: s =ss:
Pine ney was losing all vestige=#of
caution and self control 81 s. % s...ss>
She's In love With him. 4 tell you.
she's in love with him. - Z: n t, r
T. Mrs. Durant smiled. :5: 81 .a$$.S
+ Frances In love with MIR. Sommers!.
Why. Edward: You're ridiculous.
The man WAS walking UP and down.
the floor excitedly. Now he stopped in
front of her.. 55ss::As 3.
Ridiculous nothing he exclaimed
You won't say it's ridiculous when
this penniless adventurer carries her
or right under your eyes. I.tell$ you 1t
isn't safe. He's mot the kind Of man
to- be with Frances. I should have
protested before. I'm sorry l didn't. I
tell you. Mrs. Durant. 1t makes my
blood boil to see it. can't stand It. /
won't stand IT, 81 -. .-<#> D..
Edward Mrs. Durant was not
smiling now. " Her face was stern,
grim. almost like her husbands. do
you realize what you're sayirg?" she
demanded sternly. 1T isn't for you to
criticfse what Frances does one way
or another. will attend to that. Her
father and, have charge Of her and
no one else. For you to make any such
| speech is presumptuous." -. ... g.. .
Pinckney bowed, rebuked. 49,
I'm sorry" he said. II suppose
was presumptuous. but'-his voice
broke with real feeling, a feeling Of
fear and disappointed ambition that
Mrs. Durant mistook for love-'it is
hard after the. dreams I've had and
the plans we've made. l. tell you, it's
a fearful thing to stand by and see
you and ME-; Durant calmly helping
this sailor to win her." - ~
Mrs. Durant> smiled appealingly.
"Now, now. Edward" she said
'sYou take It too. seriously. You know
that George and ! have no idea of
helping him to win her. If any one Is
helping him you are the one."
Ptnckney looked at her amazed.
'T?' he exclaimed. { ~.
Frances mother nodded. .1L.-.E.'
Exactly" she said: "You are help
ing him by .yours:very apparent jeal-
ousy. There IS nothing that will spur
a girl to be particularly nice to one
man so much ASA knowledge that
some one she, cares forfta seeing and
! Wifthinp -, =. 49, f-%f go:
I. Pinckney opened, his. eyes: Like
many another sehemer, he had de-
| voted all his time to circumventtn:
| men, and he really knew compare.
lively little about women.
"But she hasn't seen that 1 notice
IT, he protested: "She's been too
| busy with him to notice anything."
The mother laughed out loud at his
bitter tone. >. -.
Nonsense. Edward. Mr.. Sommers
Is a nice young man, and l don't
blame her for enjoying his visits.
Goodness knows. nice young men are
not so plentiful in Pittsburg"
Pinckney looked at her reproachfully
II thought you at least were on my
side," he complained. II didn't ex-
pect you'd be against me-" -
He sat down In a big chair and
! stared gloomily at the fire. Mrs. Du:
| rant came over to rest one hand af-
fectionately on his shoulder.
II am on your side. Edward" she
said seriously. You know that. You
| know perfectly well that her. father
and both hope with all our hearts
that some day we shall see you two
married." :Is -. -.
He turned eagerly and, reaching up,
caught her hand.
"Then why don't: you speak to. her
Of ftT' he exclaimed. "Let her under
stand your wishes" -.
The woman looked down on him
with q plying smile. !: H.;
You poor boyv' she said. ''You
must be desperate: You want me to
propose for you. Well, II George Du-
rant had come to my mother She
ended with nod almost savage. H.
Perhaps he did for all you know
exclaimed Pinckney. ~. g1......
! NO, ne QlQn'C. Sne was QeaQ,
snapped Frances mother. Nov, you
poor thing, don't be 50 tragic. Som
mers will 60 in a day or so, and in q
few weeks he may be ordered to the
north pole or the equator or goodness
knows where. At any rate. he'll be
out Of her way and yours. See her to.
night. Talk with her. Let her see
how you feel toward her. Now is a
good time. She's coming back. / I'll
leave you" t.. y s5*. s.
But It was the butler instead OF
Frances, as expected. that entered the
/ room. .s IS; ssss.. 5., *. !. s I
:. Filkins, where IS Miss Durant e
asked Pinckney sharply. 5 ss+> VI u
The butler turned. II i 5S53= Il .
stOn the veranda with the navy gen.
tleman, SIR be said. ISL .,.$
4 Meanwhile. outside o. the veranda.
Frances Durant and Lieutenant Som
mers stood side by side q the dark.
ness saying er,odby. Back lk ct them q !.