The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-01-05


father. he explained. had asked Judge
Elliott and himself to spend fhe week
end with him that they might help her
by.atheir advice and -suggestfon! The
girls eyes filled with tears as he gently
endeavored to show her that there
was not the opposition to her plans
that she believed.
II am here. my dear child. as much
as your friend as l am here as a
friend Of your father. Let Us talk the
matter over"
The girl declared that she was
weary. Let me co. she said. land
you fight it out among yourselves
''You." and she took vavin's hand be-
tween her own-"you. know, are my
friend. and if you decide that should
not take this part in Mr. Holcomb's
play then | won't do it,
Spoken like sensible girl" said
Elliott. and even Fullerton felt that
with that attitude the matter was
practically disposed of.
1T is very fortunate" said Judge
Elliott when Dora had left the room,
that you have this influence over her. !
as am afraid she has come to feel
that the rest Of us are not sympa-
thetic."
Are your" asked Vavin.
Fullerton and Elliott looked at him
with surprise. "a
You are both affectionate. but are
you sympathetic to her mood? Do you
put yourself. inside Of the young girls
mind you once again young
yourselves. with the wide world be-
fore you as wonder book ?''
Then you sympathize with this er-
ratio desire?"
"Erratic for judge" replied vavin,
"erratic for professor, cratic, NAV.
be, for an author with a gray mus
tache. But for young girl with
beauty, with heart, with imagina-
ton. with fire, with sensibility. that is
not necessarily cratic"
You encourage her. then?" said Full
lerton, beginning to doubt the provi-
Dental quality Of vavin's interposi-
ton.
i don't know. What is betterY'
The judge tried to explain 20 him
| that in America persons connected
with the theater did not receive the
social recognition accorded them in
France and went over much the same
ground as they had covered the night
before at the dinner table.
II am afraid" said Fullerton wr
had walked up to the closet
library and taken therefrom
box, that we are wasting gr
Of time. had hoped when "
here. NJ. Vavin. that you wo,
Dora the advice that had .su lezs
You are apparently in sympaty
her, and this makes it necess
me to tell you something VII,
even you. Judge, had suspecte
money that enables us to live n
with sweep Of his hand he IL
[ the comfortable surroundings
fessorship, as you can imagine
! hardly support us-is the intere
fund In trust. | mention .I
cause If the property were l.
my first thought in this sg....
would not be Of that. But m
tect what hold in trust and on
proper heirs can inherit it. I'll S &
me to tell you something that il srt
only to myself and my sister. cta
not my daughter"
Elliott stared blankly at hirl, Wi.
Vavin. whose ironic calm hi t-ce
been referred to as institutional. turn
| ed first white, then red. while his
hands twitched nervously. !
"Ceci est absolutement vrair' he ex-
claimed.
81 knew it would surprise you BOTH"
| said Fullerton, land hated to tell 1t.
| because l love the girl as much for her
| mothers sake as for her own. Her
mother left me because of my opposi-
| ton to her going to France to study
music She obtained divorce from
me. and heard no more from her for
| two years, when her own people, the
Wilfords. brought her body back to
America with a four-weeks-old baby.
Dora"
! "She had married again" said Ell
lott
Fullerton hesitated. then spoke With
evident pain.
1.-THE records in France report the
mother as Nine. Fullerton Some
scoundrel deceived her into believing
she was his wife. I can Only think
that
1T should be very slow to believe"
! said Vavin. with some show of emo
ton. that the mother Of this beau
| tiful girl was not good woman.
"She died at Montigny. you say
said Vavin after pause.
mo; I did not say se," said Fuller
ton, looking at him i'm surprise. but
that is a fact She left no statement
| other than that she wished the child
to be brought up by her people. But
| I persuaded them to let me have her,
"And all of this has what relation
to your objection to her going on the
stage?"
(To be continued