The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-20

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america ;or that purpose In Luccfna she
Is astoVnded 70 meet Leslie wrandal aud
GOOD Godl" he muttered. sim in
credulous.
She turned to tho excited Leslie with
quavcring smile on her lips.
we haven't socn each other in
twelve years, Mr.. Wrandau." She said
Pom my souls" ADDED her father
for the third time. thereby reaching
tho limit OF emphasis having place /
/, differently each time
Leslie surprised himself by rising to
tho occasion 1t occurred TO him mat
they would iiko to lie alone FOR 1T
tie while at least
Then. III stroll on. Colonel he said
by Jovc'" Tho mild cxpiotivc was a
tribute to Providence
Not word was spoken by father or
daughter until Wrandall was many
rods away.
Where ala you NEE, Leslie wran-
DALI" she demanded, showing wh oh
"ay hog thoughts ran. They were lar
from hIial
Aviation neld--sornewhere" said he
In a VAGUE sol, Of way pau. dare
say Whh, are you doing hero? hear
you've cut loose from Wrnndaus sis
to dor' ''''s
= fancy you've been misincorrned."
said She In an cmotionicss voice. nut
offered no further word OF explanation.
shan, NC sit down here on this
bench, my dcar2" sugEestcd tho COL
onel, distinctly III nj ease
"For tho sake OF appearances. yes"
she assented
leslie looking over hts shoulder
from distance, saw them sitting to-
gether on one OF tho outer benches
"Bv Jovei" he said TO hiins.lf one.
more. THE time with accumulaiivc per-
plcN!ty.
see here. He,ty, my child" began
the colonel nervously "it's all non
sense your taking the stand you do to-
ward me. am your father. repeat.
IT'S all Observation-Disclosures nonsense
You've got to-"
Has t, taken YOU all theso years TO
and out that It's nonsense she de-
manded, her eyes flashing "Its no
good arguing, father. don't like YOU.
There Is very good reason why
should despisc you. We won, 20 into
IT, After this meeting we 20 our sen
iarate ways again This. ii seems. was
unavoidable shan't ask anything
Of YOU. and advise you to ask moth
ing OF me"
My God, that n child should utter
such words TO father" lie eroaned
"A father" she cried so scornfuTy
that he must have shrivcled had he
been any one else but Colonel Castle
ton OF the indian Corps AS 1t was.
ha had the grace to turn very bright
red. = noble father you have been.
And what splendid. self-sacrinciug
husband YOU wee. 40! can't forget
how my mother lived ana died. You
call II nonsense Well / call il some
thing else. You took a most effective
way TO PUNISH my poor mother for
having 'ite teneriy 10 marry an Eng
lish gentleman. Thank God have
my mother TO look back TO for my own
ideas OF gcutllty"
You never understood the way
things went wrong between your
mother and me" he said harshly "Shc
wasn't all YOU may be pleased 20 think
She was. She
How dare you insinuatc--"
SHE chuciSed me. That's tho sum
and sub
oh. was old enough to know that
she left you-chucled Won. If YOU Will
and TO know why she did it II
suppose YOU are looked upon by-thcse
every one else. as 1t nne English gen
rcman. cousin of the great Lord
Murgatroyd. arc you?"
"Confound YOU. Hctty how dare you
use such tone In speaking 10 me?"
he cXcIaimcd
They think you arc a gentleman.
do thcy?"
Think? Why, dammit, l am gen
tleman The only unRentlemanly thing
ever did in my life was to" lie
checked the angry words. biting his
lips To keep them down.
Was to desert your wife" she
supplied scathngly.
mo! To marry her" TIe blurtcd It
out In his rage.
"oh" she cried. shrinking farther
away from him. cut to the quick
lie regarded her with cold. hshy
eyes. She was uncommoniy pretty,
he was bound 10 admit that Her
skin, but singuIarly like certain Cas-
Teton portraits that he knew 1t
somehow CALLED him TO find that there
was quito as much of the blue bloodcd
Castleton in her as there was common
place Glynn; CALLED him more partic-
uiarly because she was his own flesh
ana blood after all ana. In spite OF
,hat. could taunt him with It.
II didn't rcan to hurt you. Hetty."
he SAID, 10 his own surprise. The touch
OF tenderness had brief life. He
scowled an instant later "Wo won't
discuss the past, If you please. God
knows l don't want tn dig up rotten
homes. You are against your own
father. That's enough for me
shan't impose myself upon You
YOU"
why couldn't you have treated her
with" began Hetty hotly.
"Sh No more of that. l say. will
not be upbraded by my own child
Now. sec here. what do you mean by
letting a chance like that get away
from your" lie jcrled his head in the
direction Leslie had taken.
"Chancc?'
Yes This Wrandall fellow Cad,
I'VE known him less than a fortnight,
aud he's told mo aYarv accrnt ha aver