The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-20
HOLLOW OF HER HAND
BY GEORGE BARR MCUTCHEON

knew Why don't you marry h,,r,
He's not bad sort ''''''
That is my affair" said she co,a,y
ia take him like a shot II wa.
IL gel In your Shoes" was
hng 20 marry
"A hundred times"
latlnE the whole history OF Tho ca
Teton fam!ly2'
He stared n, her GOOD LORD A.
YOU think I'm am ass" 10
What have you told him
Nothing permitted him to do all
me tc4!nG. lie gave mo a highlv con,
u'ete"bic account OF myeelf. OF Won n,
~ hhe oid ftmiiy OF Glynns nnd-Ood
p"h my soul 10 did" The colonial
laughed az he twisted his fnustacbo
With ironic tondncss
she was quite stui for a r,inu+.
t"o ~ heard you were In England.
she said. changing the subject.
II may interest you to know t,,,
enc, ,no 0id man overlooked US complete-
~ he said striking the cnlf or bi,
'es win his thin wallingstich.
Wy should he leave anything 10
90, ho' curse him. he growl.
that" 10" hH"
= think VIII say good-by to 20,
now now Gather" she said deliberately
we may never sec each other ngnin'"
che arose and $1,000 before hin, cola
ahG proud without Il spark OF emotion
In her eyes
He sat SIN looking up It, her in sur
~ , ~ -" YOU th!hu you're doing tho
Hsh, thing. Hcrty2" he asked nm
Moycd In spite OF himself Remember
mat ! am your father can and Vii,
oNciiooh all you have said and done"
II YOU VIII go to her grave and
nH'tl thsF" ana ask her pardon ma.
'nihK o!HcTently ~ you because. after
an am your daughter You Viii no,
ana her buried among the stately cas-
tetons. but In q poor little spo, far
l"T away from them. ! can ton ~,
now to hnd &. You have never in
CURED supposc2'
Ills eyes narrowed by love. Won
are mean iittle beggar!"
'Mesn7' she cried clouchlne hor
hahdS Then she laughed suddenly.
aNi''iy On II my mother couid hear
on say that 10 inc"
"Darnie" no exclaimed. coming TO
MS feet ia considerable agitation "Do
you want people TO hear us racpiu.-
each other Don't 20 into mysteries
Hetty See here DO you forget that
nave Written TO you-lov!mg leltcrs
they We're from the heart-wri,ten
say. over and over again ana what do
] Get ~ return? Not single s,ral,o
OF The pen from YOU. except the nota
year ago telling me where you were
and"
And that was merely 10 relieve your
ANXIETY when you found I'd given up
my work on the stage and might be-
come burden on you. Oh. read
hctwccn your lines"
Nothing OF the sort. never
wanted you to 80 on tho stage Why
haNe you persistcntly refused to an
a"e nay subsequent icItcrar'
because read between the lines In
all II thin" she said leveny.
You have no Right 10 say that
expected YOU 10 get money out Of that
bally Wrandall wonan-the goods
MERCHANTS daughter That's down
right Insulting in you. shan.t le, II
go undcIend--"
You know couldn't lend you n
thousand pounds. father" said She,
very slowly and distinctly
tie cougEod. perhaps in apology to
heF but moro than likely TO himself
You arc at liberty" She went on.
10 tell AIr. Leslie Wrnndan ali ,horo
Is to tell about me. He doesn't know.
tut - won't matter much II he do.s
nave the truth concerning mo Tell
him al! II YOU like"
Ny chlld. said he. with n fine dts
I'it o. wounded dignity. Il am not
H"t,e INC i"tter YOU think am"
~ "lH not fee! called upon to cx-
, ,., =" HeF lhat ne had already Dor
io""d a thousand pounds from her dis
alpoiNted suiior. and was setting his
49,. 'oi mho'her thousand or two.
o"1!S wont natter she said
~ "oo"-pE. am leaving ut
"'tc tomorrow Tor italy
~ YOU al dinner; or aftcrward,
'"at ~
mink not do not care to SEQ
W =, ,. w ahoail
num- IL over again, Hctty.
.at
On rather! How can you say such
INNS 10 me" she cried. break In
hci Nolce