The evening world., 1914-04-20

ITS good Of you, Bob" said Nan
gratefully. ito be 90 terribly decent
about this outbreak Of mine. It's
comforting to md some one who can
take It philosophically. It's made IN
awful row at homo. I'm REGARDED -
little short Of = criminal-the wild
'un' Of the flock.
II am tremendously fond OF my
family. individually. They are dsars.
Collectively. they are q formidable.
terrifying lot, and they are all lined
UP against me In this, to . man.
They impress 1t upon me that
am breaking my mothers heart,
bringing my fathers gray hair1 In
sorrow to the grave. making my only
sister a target for the finger Of scorn
and running her prospects, setting my
young brother ruinous example. I'm
II bad lot! I'm all the erring daugh-
into one. And the queer par. Of Il 10.
the more they oppose me the more
determined l arm to carry out my
programme.
II know I'm heartless. disobedient.
pngrateful. a serpent they've warmed
In their bosoms, and 1t doesn't bulge
me. I'm going to do what want To
do Just once in my life II never do
1t again. Ever since was born I've
been doing mostly what some one
else wanted me to do. Now I'm
going to do what 1 want to DO. II I
hang for III"
You'll only get n life sentence,
Nan. women are seldom hanged"
THE widest adventure I ever had
was tho time Sancho ran away with
the pony cart and spilled Us off the
bridge" she added resentfully.
IT'S the shameful way you've been
sheltered and protected" Bob de-
clared. 1T makes my blood boil"
Don't laugh at me-" she pleaded.
'or IN feel that can't even talk to
you."
I'm not. Nan. It's only that I'm
even whom I'm sad. But tell me.
streak OF yours?" his eyes twinklsd.
surely not from your mother?"
mo. not from mother" Nan
answered drolly from father. I'm
exactly like father-before he tanned
down--only he won't admit It,"
1T may be the best thing for you
In the end-like being allowed 70
smoke q cigar when you were q
youngster or eat too many cookies
or raisins on the principle that .
surfeit cures. Anyway. there's my
She took II and looked him IN the
eyes with a boys frankness while
. he continued:
And whether you come back IN
ono month or twelve, you'll md me
waiting and loving you Just the same.
WIN you remember that. Nau-just
the same3"
IN remember. And Bob" With q
little catch In her voice, you surely
are white folks"
FlinginE aside the mAsasins which
had not been able to hold her at
tention. Nan raised herself from the
depths Of the great arm chair In her
little sitting room and traded . vel.
low silk negligee to the window.
Only one night more. thank rood
ness!" she said aloud. II feel like
O matricide and q patricide and all
the other 'cides there are, with moth
er and Ellie bursting into tears every
time they SEQ mo. They simply can
not understand my point OF view at
all, Father does, I believe, though
he wouldn't let mo know It for the
world.
II wonder II am making a mis-
take? wonder II they are right and
Am wrong? l wonder n shall
be sorry7 Sometimes am afraid"
Nan suggested . yellow bird In q
golden cage or q topaz In q Jewel
case Of its own color a. she moved
restlessly about the room.
There was hint Of yellow IN her
Eolden-bro eyes. her brown hair
was streaked with sunny tints. and
she dressed ofteneSt In Wfytng
shades OF yellow and brown. Her
friends called her somstimss "The
Golden Girl" and the name. a. her
clothes, became her.
She was not beautiful. this Golden
Girl. but a. Robert Ellison had said.
she was Enthusiastically Q lady. She
had a certain self -effaoinS dignity Of
manner which only partially oon-
coaled an unusually high spirit,
vfvacity. and a keen interest In Mfe.
She was slim and srsct- Ono felt
intellectually the Ulpplenoss and
strength of her young body under its
covsrtng Of cltnSlng SILK and lace sas-