Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-22

a quality Of restlessness pervaded her.
She tried to analyze II. Intellectually at
first. Perhaps she did not look deep
enough: perhaps she did not care thor
oughly to examine the source OF 1t. In
sistently, however. it required: and by
repeated assaults 1t at length conquered
her. 1t was the child.
DID she possess, after ALL q latent sense
Of motherhood. and was 1t stirring to es-
tablish itself? She really did not know.
Was it not fear and doubt rather than
motherly instinct? She paused in front
Of the mirror. but the glass solved only
externals. She could not see her soul
there in the reflection: she saw only the
abundant gifts Of nature. splendid. dou-
BILE handed. prodigal. And in contem-
space what she was seeking. But that
child! From whom did she inherit her
peculiar ideas OF life? From some Puri-
tan ancestor Of her fathers: certainly
cred her head about Fortune. save to
house and clothe her. till the past forty
eight hours. And now II was too late to
pick up the thread she had cast aside as
not worth considering. To no one Is
given perfect wisdom; and she recognized
the flaw in hers that had led her to ignore
the mental attitude Of the girl. She had
not even made q friend Of her: mis-
take. bit Of stupidity absolutely for
eign to her usual keenness. The child
three or four years she would be. Mrs.
Chedsoye was without jealousy: she &C.
copied beauty in all things unreservedly.
Possessing as she did an Incompatible
beauty Of her own. she could well afford
to be generous Perhaps the true cause
of this disturbance lay in the knowledge
that there was one thing her daughter
had inherited from her directly, almost
identically: indeed. Of this pattern the
younger possessed the wider margin OF
NaAe IL
afraid Of nothing except wrinkles. and
Fortune was too young to know this fear
So then, the mother slowly began to COM
prehend the spirit which had given life
to this singular perturbation. Fortune
had declared that she would run away
and she had the courage to carry out the
threat.
Resolutely Mrs. Chedsoye rang for hel
maid Celeste. Thoughts Hike these only
served to disturb the marble smoothness
| of her forehead.
The two began to pack. That Is to say
| Celeste began; Mrs. Cheysoye generally
| took charge OF these maneuvers from the
heights, as became the officer in com
vein in the neck; and all those beautiful
/ gowns would not be worth soldi with
/ out the added perfection OF her lineleS!
/ throat and neck. She was getting aionf
In years. too. a fact which was assuming
the proportions Of q cross: and more ant
| more she must husband these lingering
mot to say beguiling) evidences Of youth
i fulness
I'VE might as we'll get Fortunes things
out of the way, too. Celeste"
| Yes, madame
And bring my chocolate at half aftel
8 In the morning. 1t Is quite possible
that we shall sail tomorrow night from
Port Said. II not from there. from Alex
andria. 1t all depends upon the booking
| which cannot be very heavy going ives
this time Of year.
las madame knows" came from tn
depth OF the cavernous trunk. Celest,
was no longer surprised; at least sh,
never evinced this emotion. For twelv
years now she had gone from one end o
the globe TO the other. upon the shortes
notice. While surprise was lost to he
or under such control as to render /
negligible. she still shivered with pleasur
able excitement at the thought of enter
ing a port. Madame was so clever. 81
transcendently clever! II she, Celeste
: had not been loyal. she might have re
tired long ago. and owned a shop Of he
own In the busy Rue de Rivoli. But tina
| would have meant a humdrum existence
and, besides, she would have grown fat
which. OF the seven horrors confronting
woman. so madame said. Was first il
number