Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-08
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wrong in everything you say I'd just
20 on loving him all the more" and
Molly went swiftly along the yeranda
and in at the house door.
Dear, deari" calculated Mr. Pol
lock. girls are damn funny things.
Percy. or course. | understand Molly
perfe ,tly. she's my own child. but
upon my word there are times when
ishe almost puzzles me-"
I'm afraid one things clear
enough" said Pennicuik a little drcar-
lily. and that is that she's quite hope
nothing will get her out OF it,
! Nonsense. nonsense" replied Mr..
Pollock. What does n girl OF her
age know about love? have always
been most careful that she should
never know about anything. A pretty
thing IL would be II | can't influence
my own daughter now. You know
Pennicuik. l used to hope that you
and she"
Percy shook his head. so did !.
hut It's no 70 now. sir. Molly won't
look at anyone but Brent. She hasn't
ever since she met him. And today
she seems to have grown or developed
somehow. Don't know how 10 put IT.
But anyway | don't stand an earthly
show, less now than ever"
you forget my Influence and au-
thority. my boy" said Mr.. Pollock
heartily. Il shall insist en- II all be-
ing off between her and Brent. This
! Irritation with Mrs. Lee is the last
straw. and then. well--tberc Is such a
tr.as a. ca.ching n person on the re-
bound. YOU know"
This d'd not sound at all the way
! In wh,ca Percy. who was young
enough - ne idealistic. cared TO win
Molly. but Mr.. Pollock's tone was so
Intensely confident that he could not
help faint gleam OF hope dart!ng
INTO MS mind.
"You are very good. sir-thanks
awfully." he said. but / don't want
Molly made unhappy"
You leave 1t 10 me. my boy" said
Mr. Pollock: tact and firmness. that's
what as wanted. tact and firmness.'
Meanwhile Miriam and Brent were
strol!ins idly about the lawn.
81 suppose the others are in the
sitting room" remarked Miriam,
gIancing toward the French window
which stood open at the farther end
OF the veranda from the tea party;
"Fraulein Is still out" replied
! Brent. buying herself with sketch
book. by the way. Miriam" he went
on. "as you know. I am like a woman
in that | go much more by intuition
and feeling than by reason. told
you that fraulein always seemed 10
me the sinister spot in this house. II
/ may seem absurd to you to say 1t. but
| I have n curious feeling that she. anu
| not Sanderson or his mother or the
eIcitahle Fritz. Is the leader here;
they are all more or less fanatics, OF
course. but Fritz gets we'll paid for
! ka. 4, ha fs ~ ms a1
chiefly by hatred OF the English. II
is certainly the object OF Mrs. Sander
sons life. to which she has trained
} Charles up. But with fraulein it.:
more than that It's her religion
her passion"
"She seems so normal" observed
Miriam.
That's because Of her iron self.
control" replied Brent. But
should not be surprised II she turned
out To he the type OF religious maniac
! which is quite the most dangerous
and futhless thing in the world. Dc
you remember the case of Euphrasit
, Mercier?"
NO. who's shey'' asked Miriam
II don't delve into such curious sub
! jects as you. you know. Kit.
"She was n notorious French muir
/ deress," replied Brent" and tho per
fectly sane and responsible. relig-
ious manic. She was only devoted q
her own family. who were all more OF
less congenial idiots. and she mur-
dered quite ruthlessly for their bene-
/. fit. Translate relations into terms oi
country. and I think you will find ms
same phenomenon In Frauleir
Schroeder She's not a type OF he'
country. of course. One must not NJ
unfair enough to think that. 1t sim
ply is that the authorities had tbs
genius 10 see her type and make use
Of her"
"Kit. you positively make me Il
cold down my back. i shall have
horrid visions tonight OF fraulein muir
derng us all In our beds"
Brent smiled and continued plac
Idly, "Fritz" too, is OF the crimina
type, tho without brains or the re-
ligious conviction which iustifies frau
lein to herself. but you have only go
10 look at his thumbs 10 understand
the type at once"
His thumhsl KIT, you make m'
feel like a mere beginner who know!
nothing. I have never noticed hi
thumbs"
They are extraordinarily long,
Brent told her. reaching to the toI
tcint OF his first finger. Troppmann
who murdered the whole Kinck fam
ily. had thumbs like that. and so hat
several other more or less famous
assassins."
A little shudder ran thru Miriam
strong as her nerves were The in