Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.
Seventy fourth chapter-continued,

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Seventy fourth chapter-continue
There now" she said, you've got
to thank me for this Didn't l give
YOU good advice when l told you to be
little blind? It's the only way with
husbands. When Conrad came home
With the news | said, Betsy, | must
set away to the poor girl straight. To
he sure, l had enough on my hands
already, but ] couldn't leave you to
strangers. could I?'
Hearing no response to this ques
ton Aunt Bridget went on to say
that what was coming would be
BOND between me and my husband.
1T always is. 1t was in my case,
anyway. The old colonel didn't be-
have very well after our marriage,
and times and times / was telling my
self I had made a rue bargain; but
when Betsy came | thought. I might
have done better, but ! might have
done worse We have a bond in our
offspring, anyway
Hearing no response to this either,
Aunt Bridget went to to talk of Alma
and her mother Was not this the
woman | suspected with my husband
the young one with the big eyes
why did / have a person like that
about the house?
IF you need bright and cheerful
company, what's amiss with your
aunt and your first cousin Some PEG
ple are selfish, but | thank the saints
don't know what selfishness is. I'm
willing to do for you what | did for
YOUR poor mother, and ! can't say
more than that, can I?'
| must have made some kind of re-
sponse for Aunt Bridget went on TO
say it might be sacrifice, but then
she wouldn't be sorry to leave the
Big House, either
I'm twenty years there, and now
I'm to be a servant to my own step
child. Dear heart knows if can bear
il much longer. The way that Messy
is carrying on with your father IS
something shocking. | do believe
she'll marry the man some day
To escape from a painful topic,
asked after my fathers health.
Worse and worse, but Conrad
news was like laughing gas to the
man. He would have come with me
to-day. but the doctor wouldn't near
of it. He'll come soon, though. and
meantime he's talking and talking
about great entertainment
Entertainment
To celebrate the forthcoming
event. of course, though nobody is TO
know that except ourselves, it seems
Just a house warming in honor or
your coming home after your mar
rage-that's all it's to be on the out
side, anyway.
| made some cry Of pain, and Aunt
Bridget said:
Shocked at Change.
"Oh. I know what you're going o
say-why doesn't he wait? I'll tell
YOU WHY if you'll promise not to whis
per a word to anyone Your father is
a sick man. my dear. Let him say
what he likes when Conrad talks
about cancer, he knows Deaths hand
is over him. And thinking it may
fall before YOUR time has come. ne
wants to take time by the forelotN
and see a sort of fulfllment OF the
hope of his life-and you know what
that is
1t was terrible The position in
which | stood toward my father was
now so tragic that wicked as II IS
nrayed with all my heart that J
might never look upon his face again.
was compelled TO do so. Three
DAYS after Aunt Bridget's visit my "a 70
Their came to see me The day was
fine and ! was walking on the lava
when his big car came rolling up lAe
drive.
was shocked to see the change IN
him. His face was CHASTITY whi'e' ms
lips were blue, his MASSIVE ano pow
erfu head seemed to have SUNK ihlo
his shoulders, and his LIMBS We're 50
thin that his clothes seemed 70 nans
on them: but the stern mouth va
there still, and 50 was the ilaS'e''''
lit OF the eyebrows.
Coming over to meet me win "h
uncertain step. he SAID
"OId Conrad was for keeping me n
bed. but ! couldn't take rest without
putting a sight on YOU .L
After that. and some plain speech
out of the primitive man ne AVA
was and will be (about II pelng eoou
for a woman to have children oetauSe
il saved her from losing hef sum
ach" over imaginary grievances ne
led me with the same half contempt
uous tenderness which he USED 10
show to nv mother back TO the mousse
and into the drawing room .t...
Alma and her mother were theIs'
Tho one writing al "A desk. the other
knitting on the sofa, and they rose u
nv father entered, but he waved thehl
back to their places go,
set down, ma am, Idhe Noui 80"
mother I'm only here Tor mlhule
to talk to my gel about her great re-
Ception."
Reception ." said Alma. .o.
Hasn't she told you about II ne
said. and being answered that ! nau
NOT he gave a rough outline OF ms
project whereupon Alma. whose
former attitude toward my father
had changed to one Of tlattery ana
subservience, lifted her hands anu
cried: ,-u,t-,-
tom only think, my love YOU were
to be kept right and cheerful ana
what could be better for that pur
pose2" -,5
In the torment of my soul ! urge9
one obiottion after snother-it Woula
be expensive. we could not afford H.
@Who asks you to afford IL! IL
my affair isn't it," said my tather'
/ was unwell. and therefore uh
able to undertake the hard WORK OF
such an entertanment-but thal was
the worst Of excuses for Anna
jumped in with an offer Of assistance.
my dearest child she said you
know how happy | shall be to helP
Won. In fact. I'll do all the Work
and you shall have all the glory
There you are, then. cried my
father, slapping me on the snoul t0i,