Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-09

by her mothers death. and then had
gone back to finish the year Then
her father had died, and some people
said the two events SO close together
hardened her. Some people said that
she was hard by nature.
So no one sympafhized with her ia
her amending feud with the boys And
the boys. sensing the latent sympathy
OF their elders, were not much fright
ened by the weekly lecture OF Prof.
Jenson
But when Ferdie and Art. the two
freckled leaders, saw her emerge from
the professors office. which was at the
side Of the schoolhouse on the ground
floor. get into her phat ton and turn the
horses down the hill in the direction Of
their home they were startled and
followed a d discreet distance.
And they n 70 not far behind when she
got out N front Of shabby cottage an
went in. hut they did not follow her in.
They slipped around 10 the rear. panic
stricken and unobtrusiNeiy sat do"h ON
the back stoop 10 await results
Miss pclton marched 10 tie door and
raped Vigorously. 4 tall. siattsrnlN
woman opened it. Come in. she laid:
depart ng to the dining room.
Il have come about your sons " said
Miss FELTON,. sternly. noting the woman :
soied apron and shudiering disgustediy.
VIA; could one oApoct from the sons OF
such a mother.
.rsraia and ART" questioned tin
can guess little inns OF Satan Say.
you don't wal: L" t~ouncc EN- any
worse'n ! do. Nj t!anGs fairly itch to
thrash EN- but he won't let me-says
he'll tend To IT, But. laws. he'd cut his
own hand off before he'd touch EN-
How Ridiculous snapped Miss Peiton.
Il will inform him that il ne cam con-
trol them tie law MAY step in ard 10
it for him. You say ~ Is her.
Hes busy now. with a Jerk III a
greasy forefinger toward = closed door
.Tn a minute he'll be through. - down.
I've got cake in The oven and go. IL
see to Il.
she waddled of. Miss Pe':on. clean.
immaculate. wei groumed. followed her
unkempt figure d!ssustedly. y moment
later there came = shr'i scream from tie
kitchen. 'Ferd:e. Yoa Just dare to get
in that breadboy acaiU. Watt til ! tell
your father anyway. YOU going to
get it, There's lady WAITING for him.
Don't come coaXing i won [ send
her away.
Miss Pelton shifted d.sgustedly. What
way to raise children! No wonder
the boys We're bad. Then the doo~ be-
hind her opened 4 tired-lonk.ng woman
with a baby said. Thank you doctor"
and hurried out.
A strong. familiar voice said. .You
are waiting. madam? Miss Potion turn
but the man to whom she turned had
not been prepared. "Genev.eve:' he
cried
Il had no idea you lived in this town."
said Miss Pelton. duly. How long have
you been here?
He led her into his Office before an
swering Two years" CURLY. Il have
seen You several times in the street"
And then he waited for her To tell the
rea son of her visit But she did not
speak. She was looking at him with
yearning eyes. No one seeing her then
would ever have called her austere-on'y
bit tired and bit sad. You haven
don't see how | passed YOU without
knowing you.
II don't think YOU saw me- he said.
AS for changing. why. Genevieve I'm
an old man lie laughed a little and
ran a thin. white hand through his
gray ish-b brown hair
And I'm an old woman bitterly.
Then some resentment that had lain
buried for years famed forth I've
been an old woman ever since
He rose and walked up and down the
room. Il couldn't help it. Genevieve,''
he replied. II was engaged to her be-
fore ] saw you. I had to go back to
tie thing. ! knew You could stand il
the best 1t wasn't pleasant for me-
GeneXieVe. living without YOU
Miss Peltons lips curied She lust
Ferdie and Art and the
woman who had admitted her
And then came renemberances Of the
cause OF her visit. But She could not
say anything about his boys or his Wife
She rose to 90. and then reflected that
she must give some reason for coming
While she hesitated the two bows be-
.ievins that she had gone, bounced into