Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-11
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The padre laughed quietly. He was
very fond of this new-found daughter
of his. Her spontaneity, her bloom
ing beauty, her careless observauon
of convention. her Independence, had
captivated him. Sometimes he be-
lieved that he thoroughly understood
her, when all at once he would limo
himself mentally peering into some
dark corner into which the penetra-
ting light of his usually swift de-
duction could throw no glimmer.
She possessed the sins of the butter
fly and the latent possibilities OF q
Judith. She was the most interesting
feminine problem he had In his long
years encountered. The mother mild
~ amused him, for he could discern
the character that she was sedulous-
Nv striving to batten down beneafn
inane social usages and formaitles.
Some day she would revert to the
original type, and then he would pc
glad to renew the acquaintance. In
rather a shamefaced way "a sensa-
ton he could not quite analyze) he
loved the father. The pugllist Will
always embarrass the scholar and ex-
cite q negligible envy; for physical
perfectlon is the most envied or all
natures gifts. The padre was snort,
thickset, and inclined toward stout
ness In the region of the middle but
ton of his cassock. But he was &C
tive enough for all purposes,
1T have had many wicked thoughts
lately" resumed Nora, turning her
gaze away from the tennis players.
She and the padre were sitting on the
of
others were lettering by the nets.
1.-The old plant disturbs your
Eyes"
"Can you not cast 1t out wholly?'
Hate has many tentacles.'
"What produces that condition or
mind?" meditatively. rs 1t because
we have wronged somebody
"Or because somebody has wrongeo
us2"
"or misjudged us, by us have been
misiudged?" softly.
Good gracious!' exclaimed Nora
springing up.
"What is it?''
"Father Is coming up the path!'
~ am glad to see him. But I do not
recollect having seen the face of the
man with him." =
The 1.-the eagerness went out OF
Nora's body instantly. Everything
seemed to grow cold, as IL she had be-
coma enveloped in one of those logs
that suddenly blow down menacingly
from hidden ieebeTgs. Fortunately
the inquiring eyes of the padre were
not directed at her. He was mere, not
a dozen yards away. coming toward
her. her fathers arm in his. 1t was
NOT often that Nora Harrigan was
subjected to a touch of vertigo, but
at This moment she felt that, II she
stirred ever so little she must rail-
The stock whence she had sprung
however. was aggressive and fearless
and by the time Courtlandt had
reached the outer markings of the
courts Nora was physically herself
again. The advantage of the meetlng
would be his. That was induoltapie'
| Anv mistake on. her part would De
PLAYING into his hands. II only she
! had known 80, -,
che said ouietly. With her father, her
mother and the others, the inevita Die
INTRODUCTION would be shorn of Its
danger. What Celeste might think
was of no great Importance; Celeste
had been tried and her loyalty proven.
Where had her father met him, and
what diabolical stroke of fate had
made him bring this man up here?
i HNorai" 1t was her mother Gaining
She put her arm through the pad
res. and they went forward leisurely,
"Why, father, thought you weren't
coming" said Nora. Her voice was
without a tremor. A..
The padre hadn't the least idea tha'
volcano might at any moment open
IN at his side. He smiled benignly.
.Changed my mind" said Harrigan
Mora, Molly, / want you to meet Mr
courtlandt. I don't know that ! ever
said anything about it. but his father
was one of the best friends l ever
had. He was on his way up here
SO I came along with him" Then
Harrigan paused and looked about
him embarrassedly. There were hall
a dozen unfamiliar faces.
The colonel quickly stepped into
the breach, and the introduction OF
Courtlandt became general. Nora
bowed. and became at once engaged
In an animatd conversation with the
Barone. who had just finished his
set VIGOROUSLY.
The padres benign smile slowly
| faded.