The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
cuApTER v.-(continued.)


All smile slanting her lips.
as ~, - Wish my opinion?" countered
X. laughter. 'cHe is shy. but he Is
- .I,s as stupid nor silly; and when he
s pss he Is really good-looking."
NV nv child" replied the woman,
a,,Ting Of her gloves and examining
y, .hapely hands, Il have looked in
4 Inc very heart OF that young man.
4 I tsousand years ago, red-cross on
I 4, snrtout he would have been beat
IN Nh asts against the walls OF
IsnsaIem: 1--WE hundred years later,
I /. vo,ld have been singing chant
ssvslas under lattice-windows; pa
A adm and poet"
@s a1you do you know that? Did he
mike love to your"
NO; but / made love to him with
# III bis knowing it; and that was
\ uore 10 ny purpose than having him
A make love to me-" systematically.
y srhrss days, and he was SO guileless
"a ,bas be never asked my name. But
A ii Monte Carlo, as you know, one asks
sny your bankers name"
4And your purpose?"
VT Is still mine, dear. Do you real
q ~ that We haven't seen each other
II ii four months, and that you haven't
II offered to kiss me "
mid be go away without writing to
n ypu about that money!"
Mrs, Chedsoye calmly plucked out
she insurned fingers Of her gloves. II
u SsHaysI did receive a note inclosing
It'll bankers address. but, unfortu-
passIy, ID the confusion Of returning
VI Paris. I lost 1t. My memory has
IL Always bsen a trial to me-" sadly.
since vhen?" coldly. There Is not
4 xHan living with a keener memory
II aa ypurs,"
sgcu aatter me. In affairs that In
4 ssfest ME, perhaps"
You never meant to pay him. It
II 4 horrible"
lily dear Fortune, how you jump at
4 soacluslons! Did l not offer him a
4 draft the very first thing?"
u Knowing that at such a moment he
i could not possibly accept it," de-
4 rilyely, Sometimes / hate you!"
III these days ilial devotion Is a
hss art
No, no; It Ia a flower parents have
seased to cultivate"
And there was in the tone
strained note which described an In
Y senss longing to be loved. For II
aeorge perciyal Algernon Jones was
d : lonely young man, it was the result
u g als own blindness; whereas Fortune
d Caedsoye turned hither and thither in
aeafch Of that which she never could
mo The wide Lybian desert held
apoa 10 face loneliness, desolation,
Il 'sss monrnful than that which reigned
within her heart.
hush! We are growing sentiment
warned the mother. Besides,
=. MasVe we are attracting attention
II nsr glance swept half-circle COM
Il plaesntly.
fafdon me! should be sorry to
WY attention to you, knowing how
gou abhor It..
!, @y child, learn from me; temper Is
~ enemy Of smooth complex
~ ~ Jones-it makes you laugh"
= y a homely, honest name"
! sfant that. But q Percival Alger-
@ ~ III, sones! Mrs. Ghedsoye laughed
Ivy. i was one of those pleasant
B 49, ssslaa that caused persons within
i ~ eng 20 wait for it to occur again.
/. ,s.'4e iet us go up to the room. 1t
~, I uuli, dusty Journey In from Port
8 alVae Fortune was certain that for
w mother her heart knew nothing
~ ~ aate, Neglect, indifference, in.
49, Misunderstanding, the chill
sasace mat always met the least
Il. sasailg Of the child's affections,
4 a unac countable disappearance,
u, 's.1of OF the unknown, the blank
~ & ignorance behind which she
4 NM ~ alWays kept, upon these hate had
is s',.sd aer dark and brooding re.
& M. .et, never did the mother come
& Al s. lne radius Of her sight that she
80 Wy fall under the spell Of
Nv ssass fascination, enchanting. fight
E ,s ss,sss y low she might. A kindly
IN Y sae hand. a single mother
II An Z. anu sae would have flung her
8 h. s Y the other Woman's neck
ssyss w touch ant the mother-smile
h alasa esme She knew, she undes
3 AZ aae wasn't wanted, she hadn't
4 nnlS.s alled In the beginning; to her
4 Ma interesting only up to that time
NJ taes could stand I alone IL lass Thai Illlat
ien,s ae'aer never made and held
s, sa1as friendships vas II noN wise
& s n. Beauty ara charm such such
d s,,n lpssessed, served immediately
aalsts envy in other women /;
aad that men Of I'LL stations