Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21

| unproVided for. is not content, with
| tho literal construction of the promise
that the BibIo holds out to the seed
OF tho righteous. Her theory is that
they are entitled not only to the stan
| OF life. but to everything else that
can be gotten for them. She does not
scruplc to point out to the friends and
admirers Of her husband ways and
| means by which they may display their
appreciation OF him by services and
gifts to his family.
The two elder children are reared
IN an atmosphere Of constant, though
unconscious, self-seekinE. They de-
! fnand what they want from whom they
! pIease as Il matter of course. and In
! inc hrni belief that their bencfactors
arc only cheerfully and willingly dis
charging an obligation
ana people are. somehow, hypnotized
into complying with their demands In
some cases not seeing the absurditv Of
tlelr position. in others aware of -
with quiet amusement untinred With
contempt.
And SO Well does that. fine old cam
paisner, the mother, alert for ever,
opening, manage that the young CAGE.
."Ne advantages that many well-to-do
iamllies are unable to give their c,;,
dren. \ rich old lady nut Tho o.,
isaiston, through college: another 80,
NY educated Sabra, the oldest daurhta.
'heE an mad trips to Europc. vio,i,
lessons, the Grand Canyon and r.,ch,
'ne voyages. All of this is acccnto1
III the cheerful belief that noon1a 80
glad to do things for tho ch;Idr mers
Heren" Gase--after their mothnr ia
pointed out the way "'u
when the son and elder d,r-,,
"eEtn their careers, the one as a NAV
wright. the other rs n lecturer -,
,utehics; they still confidently cxpect
d;G,a,,, scheines to oe financed. their
"',ncuities removed by other pnonlc
Little Chloe. the younpcst aIti,n
a. duiet, uhobtrusive. rather timid vii
Is MAD" of Stcrner stuff. Sb,. h,s
st something wrong. with things
i', her childhood. has often felt
Eina,i,. "itnout knowing just why
rlntiiE she orerhcars Il speecb .ho,
opehen her eyes and overwhelmed nor
win shame. Her little nephew ,tbo
son or kalston. who is widower) has
Zen turned over to the care Of a
rc,ch "T his, nurse When Chloe goes to
,c'cn hlm she hears her hos.ess's
iausninE statement: 1T is the Serene
'asc grandchild. He is dumpe,1 here
rathcr often--you know the fa,ni,:
way This careless slight SAM; doep
~, ~ cnioes sensitive soul, and from
mat time on she is torn between her
sense of honor
That her lover sees things as ,hcv
are and holds the family way in con
tempt is intolerablc to Chioe-and
when in an excess of exaspera ton M
particularly bare-faced holdup. he
calls her mother era ftcr they omar
rel and part.
Later developments show Chloe, IL
indeed she needed convincing. how
right Alex had hecn. and so when her
mother dies heroic death and her
brother and sister have by a final couD
settled themselves comfortably, II is
not nard for her to turn ia Alex again.
and for them to be reconcilet
The story is IN exceedingly inter
estinG one. The characters are verv
human and SO adro'tly does the author
handle them that NE are not shocked
ana dtssust"i at their parasitical ten.
denotes, for they arc balanced by MANY
me qualities. The children OF Serene
cage are not only sclf-seeking, but
have ideals Of service az well. The
mother takes only that her children
may have what she considers their
heritage Even Ralston has the re-
d"cninE trait Of loyalty to the woman
VINO stood by him In his darkest hour
and gave herself and her fortune Into
his keeping.