Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-12
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT
EGN ER. CHARLES NELSON" in
V quired the girl,
Third floor"

Third floor"
You needn't come up Tom" said
the girl. advancing toward the ele-
Vator
What name?" suggested Miss Ryan
a bit severely.
Miss Nelson"
Miss Nelson is calling" She
turned from her phone The gentle7
man will be right down." she in
formed Alice, reserving judgment as
to actual relationship.
Alice crossed into the reception
room
I'm going to wait with YOU" said
Tom, quietly following her.
1T isn't any use, Tom; I've de-
cided. dear" said Alice, making her
sacrifice with gentle determine ton.
II can't leave you till I have seen
your father. Aren't you making
sad mistake, Alice? Your mother
win never forgive you. The world
will soon learn of II. oh, Alice,
sweetheart, it's pretty tough on US.
How long am to wait-for my wife,"
1T is hard, dear, but I can't help,
Tom, say you don't blame me! Hush!
Here's father!"
Her voice took on firm tirrbre
with little undertone OF grave
sweetness.
We'll, father, here am. I'm
afraid you don't want me-but You
can scarcely turn ms Quit"
There was deep pain in the fathers
| voice and a glow OF grateful love in
| his eyes
1T would have been better for you
! to have remained with your mother
until after your marriage l told you
| that last night, dear"
My wedding has been postponed"
| The girl spoke in quiet. matterof-
| fact voice. Tom Harding WINGED as
| at a blow
"AIice!" exclaimed her father in
deep distress.
! Il can't be married while things
| are like this 1t is too late, now,
| anyway. Mother and I have had
| scene"
Kenneth is to be here soon" said
| Nelson, thoughtfully. 81 could ar
range that you return home with
| him
"You might arrange it with Ken
! neth--he wants money, or he would
not be here-but not with mother"
! Alice spoke with grim certainty.
/ Tho father answered her with all
! a mans love for his first born son
/
Injustice He agreed to come, rather
than have a lawyer brought in. He
! represent his mother. and he could
| take YOU back
NO dear II our family is going
10 be divided. II is going to be a fair
| division" Alice was very firm.
Nelson spoke in bitter pain. "You
must fully understand, Alice (sl-
though it is not a thing I dare dis
| cuss with you), that your mother Is
the injured party. Her attitude to-
ward me is wholly justified. have
forfeited my right to your affection. y
The mans strong voice-like his
strong heart-was near TO breaking.
His bridges finally burned behind
him Nelson bowed his head and wait
ed for the waters Of bitterness TO
sweep over him. His daughter, too,
would turn from him now, since she
had heard him condemn himself. How
could this innocent girl guess his
| hunger and warming for love denied.
Alice answered with quiet convie-
dion; Love isn't a debt that ore
80. liL. the butchers bill or the
Eorist's account. But IL il were !
fancy / could give great many rea-
sors vyhv / should love you TO set
AGAINST the one reason why should
not"
There was a silence fraught with
deem feeling. Miss Ryan had ceased
! pretending TO turn the leaves of the
red book.
grant himself one CLEAN of joy-t.o9
keep his daughter with him. And II
ha bad nerhaps. who knows the
hitter sorrow, the awful danger pre-,
rar4ng to spring from the grim seed
| he had sown, might have been avert
ed Rut the harvest must be reaped.
As charles Nelson refused himself
even the comfort OF conpsnionship
v.bile Fate moved on straight to her
goal He had called Lawrence W ,l1
sbrop. and with little hustle OF i'm
rortsore that impa ssive young man
sTrived with him came Amy hi7
o.tfe. known to Dame Fashion for her
probable inability 70 converse. more
dsrinzly than yes oven VIII" "e'
husband