The evening world., 1912-04-15

S@A0A yUWW0h OVy
Intellectually. Let gois
" Not until I have AsoA
Out Of the pstchwork
@ squares have bssa formed.
What OF the men who uasd to coma
to the villa and play cards With Uncis
George. the mon who went away and
never came hack7 What q POUR ions
dlsappsarances Of which I knew moth.
ing except that n day you vanished
and upon another you came haokf Did
you think that was . fool. that I
had no time to wonder over th~s~
thinEsf You have never tried to mate
a friend OF mo; you have always done
your best b. AntaGoniss me. DID you
hate my father 30 much that, when
his death put him out OF ran6a. you
had TO concentrate Il upon msfs
MY fathsri" Fortune rouvhiy
nunS asads the Arm. who now
about him. who ne wa. what he NJ.
what he looked liksf ~ . ohald, !
used to ask you. but never would you
speak. All ! know about him nurse
told me- This much has Always
burned y my mind: you married him
Tor wealth that he dad not havA what
do o mean by this simois younr
mar acroas the CORRIDOR"
Mr.: was GALE. end the
artistic touch of rouge vpon h.
cheeks did not disGutse me pal6uP.
Tho rue evidence lay In the white
ness OF her nose. Never In her vssted
NE had h felt moro hebplsss. more
tmp'tent. To be wild with rage. and
yet 10 be poworiessl That alSrtnoos
OF mind. that mental buoyanoy, whscn
had always given her the pover 20
return = voliey In kind. had deserted
nor Moreover. shs was distinctly
alarmed. This little fool. WITH Q turn
ruins tho ssdirul planning Of onths
Arc you In I,ve with himr' siminr
to gain time to renthsr her sosttered
thoughts.
Lover bitterly. Il am n ope
mood to love n Ny question. nv
question: vehenently; my questionv'
Il refuse absolutely TO answer y"
Anger wa hrst to reorganiss It's forces;
and Mrs. Chedsoye felt the heat Of n
run through her veins. But. od6ly
enough, It was anger directed less To-
= the child than toward her own
palpAbls folly n oversight.
Then ! shall leave you. I win 70 out
INTO the world and earn my own bread
ana butter. An" q little hroksniy. III
you had but given me Q little kindness.
you DO not know how ,oyad I SnouiS
have been TO you! But no: I am and
always have been the child that want
wanted"
The despair In the gesture that fol-
lowed these words stirred the mothsrs
calloused heart. moved II strangely.
mystsriously, Ny ohiid" she said In.
pulsively. holding out nor hands.
No" Fortune drew hack. "It II too
late"
'1Tave II 20, hut you spesx Of roins
out into tho world 10 earn your bread
and butter. What DO you know about
the word7 What could you doY You
have never done anything out read ro-
mantle novels and o about In tho
flower garden. Foolish chit, Harm Mr..
Jones1 Whyf For what purpossY I
have no more interest In him than II
10 wero one OF those mummies over
In tho museum, And I certainly meant
20 repay him. I should have done 90
II YOU hadn't taken tho task upon your
" broad shoulders. 7 am IN q hurry.
7 am going out n Mona House 10 tea.
I've let Celeste on for the Gay, 10
please unhook my waist ana DO moi,
bother your head Abort MT. Jones" shc
turned her back upon her daughter.
quito confident that she had for the
,imo suppressed tho ~'nc'pient rebellion.
SIZE heard Fortune crossing tho room,
what are YOU doinsf" petulantly.
II am ringing for tho hailma,d." And
Fortune r"snnisd her chair Nicke,l up
her BAeinSrr AMI heosme 1oparuntiy
absorbed over tho map OF Aasu,,
Again WRATH mounted 10 the m1ther's
head She could cornbat anger. tesrs,
protest lons. but THIS Indifference.
studied ind unnlial. left her weaponless.
and sh2 WAS too wise 20 unbridls her
tongue much ~ she !onGsA 70 ae e