The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-04

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brother a fresh interest in life
Old Mrs. jefferson beamed upor
Fran and added her commentator
She pushes me when ! want To bt
pushed, and pulls me when | want tC
be pulled"
Fran clapped her hands like child
indeed. oh, what a gay old world
she cried. There are SO many people
in 1t that like me-" She danced before
the old lady, then wheeled about Will
such energy that her skirts threat
ened TO level to the breeze
Don't, don't" cried Mrs. Gregory
precipitately. Fran"
"Bravo!" shouted Simon Jefferson
"Encore,"
Fran widened her fingers to push
down the rebellious dress. IF | don't
put leads on me-" she said with con
triton, IN be floating away. When
feel good. always want to do some
thing wrong-it's awfully dangerous
for a person to feel good. guess Mrs.
Gregory, you say can belong to you
when l think about that, / want to
dance. ! guess you hardly
know what IL means for Fran to be-
long to person. You're going to find
out. Come on" she shouted to Mrs
Jefferson, without using the trumpet
always a subtle compliment to those
nearly stone-deaf, 81 mustn't wheel
myself about, SO I'm going to wheel
you"
AS she passed with her charge into
the garden. her mind was busy with
thoughts OF Grace Noir. Belonging to
Mrs. Gregory naturally suggested get
ting rid of the secretary. 1t would
be exceedingly difficult. But two
months ought to settle her." Fran
In the meantime, Grace Noir and
Gregory sat In the library, silently
turning out an immense amount OF
work. feeding the hungry and consol-
ing the weak with stroke of pen and
click Of typewriter.
About this case. number one hun
dred forty-three." Grace said, looking
up from her work as copyist. the
girl whose father wouldn't acknowl-
edge her :"
Write to the matron to give her
good clothing and good schooling" He
spoke softly. There prevailed an at
Of subtle tenderness; on
his island-the library-blossome
owe of mankind and devotion to lofty
deals. These two mariners found
themselves ever surrounded by i sea
IF indifference; there was not a sail
n sight. 1T Is a sad case" he muir
You think number one hundred
orty-three a sad case?" she repeated,
always. when possible, building her
lext step out of the material furnished
~ her companion. But suppose she
S an impostor. He says she's not his
laughter, this number one hundred
orty-three. Maybe she isn't. Would
'ou call her conduct sad?"
Gregory took exquisite pleasure in
.rguing with Grace. because her Sc
enc assumption of being in the right |
ave to her beautiful face a touch of |
he angelic. Il should call 1t impos.
ible."
Impossible? Do you think it's i'm
'ossible that Fran's deceiving you?
low can you know that she is the
laughter of your friend?"
He grew pale. Oh. IL he could have
enied Fran-if he could have Joined
race in declaring her an impostor,
'ut she possessed proofs so irrefutable
hat safety lay in admitting her claim
est she prove more than he had al.
eady admitted. II know 1t, absolute. /
y. She is the daughter Of one who
vas my most-my most intimate
riend."
Grace repeated with delicate re-
'roof-"Your intimate friendi"
Il know 1t was wrong for him to de-
ert his wife,"
"Wrong!" How Inadequate seemed
hat word from her pure lips!
But" he faltered, I'VE must make
llowances. My friend married Fran's
mother In secret because she was ut.
erly worldly-frivolous-a butterfly
Ter own uncle was unable to control
er-to make her go to church. Soon
fter the marriage he found out his
1istake-it broke his heart, the trag.
dy of it. | don't excuse him for %.
1g away to Europe"
Il am glad you don't He was no