Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-28
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CONTINUED From Yes,erdayD
BY EDWN BLIS,

Don't you ever think-Rita. don't
you ever wish there was baby in our
house," His voice was low. his words
q bit stumbling now. as though he found
diniculty expressing himself. Wouldn't
1t sort Of make things happier and"
She forced laugh 10 her lips. a gay.
tender laugh even as her fingers twined
hercely about his own. She drew his
cheek down to her velvety ono. Won
dering that she could be thus artful
when her whole soul was rising in re-
volt against this masculine demand.
But, Jim. don't want any children
just now want to enjoy myself. 10
see something of happiness Sometimes.
she tempered the blow. sometimes
think, Jim. that I'm little more than
child myself. I've been cased and
starved SO long that hardly seem
grown up yet Don't YOU understand.
Jim?"
There was q look Of triumph upon
Mrs. Sharpe's vinerary face as. an
nouncing herself into Rev. Deane's
study with a triumphant rustic OF the
newspaper in her hand. she steprcd be-
side him. Slowly he lifted his leaden
eyes from the sermon, upon which he
had been working. shrinking away a
bit before that expression he had come
TO Know so we'll
He was frightened % this woman,
this woman who seemed 10 read his
thoughts. his heartaches: who took
such deligh, in probing at his wounds:
( Yes. Mrs Sharpe" he Gueried
YEARLY. she thrust the newspaper
into his hands with wasp!sh swecn
waiting beside him while his eyes
readily found the leader that signal
lied another escarade Of Mrs. James
White, the daughter that had been his
Had been? As his eyes caught the
headline again. h. suddenly found him
self una BILE TO read further for the mist
ot-tears that sp-anG 10 his eyes. She
was his daughter still
A little snif'', Of contcmp; from Mrs.
Sharpe and he whir,ed argcily upon
her. The woman turned away and
stalked from the room. a certain def
ance and alootnsss 70 her back that
WAS different from anything nc had ever
noticed marking her disaHproval be-
fore.
His eyes soueh; the headline again.
sought and read it through, though 4
was hours before the meaning OF the
words fully penetrated 10 his brain.
Hours he sat in his chair. mo;ionless
as one dead, leaden OF soul. broken OF
heart:
YOUNG HOSTESS PLANS ZIG DINNER
SURPRISE.
Rumored Mrs. James White Will APP
pear Tonight as Dancing Girl
to Entertain Guests.
The rustl. OF the newspaper falling
40 tAe moor brought MN 10 MS rect, MS
eyes blazing with sudden resolution. He
darted from the room. snatch!nE his hat
automatically from the rack. and rushed
-out upon the street, bewildcred - ind
ing himself in the open air. Then the
mature of the impulse that had brought
him here caused him 10 move forward
toward his son-!n -law's residence.
{ ferce .anaticism tuEged AT him.
driving him faster. ever faster. HIS
|. daughter must be saved, must be
taken away from the depths into
(which size had been dragged. She was
becoming such power Cor evil as
,even he was unable TO combat. He
'ssrushed UP the driveway, the gravel
it!unch!ng under MS feet Aercely. The
sbEtler at The door would have halted
!, him. but re brushed the startled ser
want aside, tossing him upo. MS back
Jas he fellow persisted in opposing