Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-10-31

into wonnanhood. al IN a Day. WHAT
a fool she had been not TO have len
the child AZ Mentioned
Il an waiting" said Fortune. There
are more questions; but want this
one answered first"
This Is pure insolencei~
'Insolence OF a kind. yes"
"And I refuse TO answer. have
some authority still"
mot 30 much. mother. a. yoa had
yesterday. You refuse 10 explain ?"
Absolutely"
Then I shall Judge you without
mercy" Fortune rose. her eyes bias
ing passiontely. she caught her moth
er by the wrist, and she was the
stronger OF the two. cant you I'M
derstand2 l am no longer a child. ]
am a woman. I do not ask. I demsndi"
She drew the older woman toward her,
eye 70 eye. You palter. you always
palter: palter aid evaSe- You do not
know what frankness and truth are.
Is the continual evasion calculated 70
stiii my distrusti Yes. distrust you.
you, my mother. You have made the
mistake OF leaving me alone too much.
have always distrusted you. but
never knew why"
Mrs. Chedsoye tugged, but ineTectu-
ally. Let co."
"Not till have done. Out OF the
patchwork. squares have been formed
What OF the men who used 20 come
to the villa and play cards with Uncle
George. the men who went away and
-.
disappearance OF which knew moth
ing except that one day you vanished
and upon another you came back7 Did
you think that I Was n fool. that I
had no time 20 wonder ever these
thingsg You have never tried 20
make a friend OF me; you have al
ways done your best 20 antsgonize me
Did you hate my father so much that.
when his death put him out az range,
you had 20 concentrate II upon me-
My father" Fortune roughly fung
aside the arm. who knows about
him, who be was. what he was. what
be looked like? AS a child. I used "a
ask you. but never would you speak
All know about him nurse told me
This much has always burned my
mind: you married him for wealth
that he did not have. What do YOU
mean by this simple young man across
the CORRIDOR"
Mrs. Chedsoye was pale. and the az
tistic touch OF rouge upon her cheeks
did not disguise the pallor. The tru'
evidence lay In the Wilderness Of he
nose. Never IN her varied life ha'
she felt more helpless. more impotent
To be Wild with rage, and yet 20 b
? powerlessi That sbertness Of mind
that mental buoyancy. which had al
; WAYS given her the power 20 return
a volley in kind. had deserted heI
Moreover. she was distinctly alarmed
This little fool. with a turn OF he
hand. might send tOttering into ruin
? the sklllful planning Of months.
Are you in love with him q airiin
p to gain time 70 regather her scattere
thoughts.
Lover bitterly. Il am ia a I'm
3 mood 10 love any one My question
4 my question: vehemently; my que
j toni"
v Il refuse absolutely to answer youi
T Anger was first 10 reOrganize Il
forces; and Mrs. Chcdsoye felt n
! heat OF Il run through her veins. Blu
l. oddly enough. Il was anger directs
Q less toward the child than toward h'
J. own palpable folly and oversight
g Then / shall leave you. I viii (
70 out into the world and earn my on
8, bread and butter All" a little bro
II emily. ~ you had but given me q lit
kindness. you do not know how 10y
e I should have been 20 youl But n
I am and always have been the chi
that wasn't wanted"
The despair in the gesture that 4
! lowed these words stirred the mot
20 er's calloused heart, moved II stranl
Id ly. mysteriously. MY childi" 8
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