The Dolores star., 1913-06-20
BETTY
REPENTS
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Betty had shown sians Of rebellioa
since the monent the nurse Aad plung.
ID her Into her Arst small tub; q The
ass Of ten she was pretty but self
willed: at sightssn she thrsateosd %
slops with Z sscond.rats actor because
she was refused . racing motor car.
Arriving q twsnty-ons. beautiful and
hsadstrong. Betty considered hsfssis
. very much abused person.
But with al hsr faults Betty was
adorable and adored. Her PARENTS
loved her with Z devotion that spoke
we'll for her ultimate good; hey knew
that her psrvsrsity would one DAY
melt before the light q reason. in
many small instances Betty had o..
ready succumbsd to their tactful
methods. but In big things she was Oh
durats: she disliked giving IN 70 the
will Of another.
The crisis came whom Bstty's par.
ents natly refused to let her take .
trip to Paris with MathildA Davis.
Matilda had Z husband somswhsrs
on the globe but she preferred to
study painting 10 the Latin quarter to
living In domestic bliss. 30 wildly
had she painted tho Joys Of student
life to the untutorsd Betty that the
latter fel. life no longer possible with
out some Of those Joys. After trying
every vile at her command In order
to gain her parents consent and fall
ing. Betty defied parental authority
and skipped OF with Matilda TO Paris.
Before taking her leave Bstty's faith.
Or had looked long and steadily Into
his hayward daughters half-shansd
eyes.
Remember" he said with stern
visase. you are leaving my house for
the last time. In accepting the chap
eronags OF that woman you are no
longer . daughter Of mine! We have
given you every comfort In life. and
now II you prefer to galavant through
the streets of Paris with . woman Of
that caliber to living respectfully with
your parents you are at liberty to do
90" Peter 0irard turned from his
daughter without 20 much - second
glance.
BY force Of will Betty swallowed the
great lump In her throat. Had her
father taken her In his arms she
would probably never have sailed for
Paris. but he did not and Bstty's eyes
flashed.
Every wsll!" she cried back defiant
~. 81 win not come back!" And for
fear lest the Threatened tears fall
Betty went hurriedly from her fathers
house and into the waiting village on
nibus. Once inside its musty depths
Betty had . good cry. TAsoash her
tears she could - her notAss's calm.
beautiful face when she hal sail. II
hope you are going 70 b happy n
your new life. Betty"
And when the rumble Of dsparting
carriage wheels died away Peter a.
rard turned to bis wife and there vas
. twinkle In his eyes. He took HE
wife in his arms.
Cheer up. DEAR" he told her. ''ouF
daughter has merely gone on . trip Of
disillusionment and she will come ny.
ing back 10 her little mother and her
daddy before another two moons have
waned."
two months 10 long time without
Betty smiled the mother.
n two months seemed long to her
parents In Long Island. they proved
endless to Betty In Paris.
She had enjoyed the ocean trip to
the utmost. The newnsss OF Il ill and
the pleasure Of meeting 20 many inter.
esting persons cast out al homseick.
ness for the time being. But try q
she might TO retard II. Betty felt her.
self drawing within her shell % Tar %
Matilda Davis was concerned. The
intimacy brought about By sharing one
cabin had not enhanced the woman's
charm.
Betty had been led to expect that
those persons on the boat who had
seemed such good friends would prove
the same on land II would take Q
third or even fourth trip TO convincs
Betty that the friendship Of shipboard
10 only . passing fancy. 30 Betty
met her Arst disillusionment In Paris
she saw two Of the men Who had been
charmed BY her presence on ship
board. but things were not the zane
and after . dinner at Q csss OF ~
evening at the opera they. too. drop
psd out Of her life. At the end Of Q
Fortnight Betty found herself n stPan-
ger In Q strange land.
That she was paying the greater
half Of the expenses did not bother
her. but the type Of men who frs-
quented their studio disgustsl her.
Betty found hsrself loaging for bie.
clssn-minded Tom Hillary. Who
thought all women pure and beautiful
and sweet.
She realised that Paris and many
things Partisan would have bssa beau
tiful to her had she not besn % lone.
u. u stole over Betty's consciousness