The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-01-02
Broken Links
BY A. w. PEACH

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Copyright 1918. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
Miss Copeland paused on her way
down the dusky corridor and listened
there was no doubt In her mind that
her suspicious of the past week were
well founded. Thirteen years Of city
life-most of 1t spent in the boarding
house which had been her only home
had not hardened nor driven away
the deep. maternal tenderness which
had gone out to many a waif who had
drifted into the house.
She knew that In that room a girl
was crying-weeping IN the low. sub
dued, silent way that Is ever signlfi-
cant Of a breaking or homesick heart
She went on 10 the door OF her
room. and then paused again. She
remembered the shy. refined. glrlish
woman, who with her young husband
had come 10 the room early In the
week. Something was wrong. greatly
wrong; and quietly Miss Copeland
turned back, ready 10 meet the Insol-
ent word, the dumb, impasslve face Of
one who welcomes no kindly interior
ence.
She knocked softly. but heard no
answer: then she opened the door
She saw the Sigh; form Of q girl
stretched on the bed. her dark hair 70
disarrsy her eyes covered with slim
hands. her shoulders hcaving
My dear. may help you IN some
wayT" Miss Copeland asked gently.
Il sra simply an old maid lviag To-
the house when ! am not o business
woman. l wish could help you the
older woman said hli eagerly. taf
the beauty u the girl. her evident r,-
6nemeut. aud her greet. appealed 90
her.
Thank yea-hut you rrnaa, help
me. ! am afrAid--ani nus. De-
brave The Sri SAT up seld~nig.
brushing her dark hair inta t3a-~
"ilut wheu Sosmaa--he is my hne.
hands awuy have my h'a.s osf
He Is trying 50 bard. aad fata~s hss
hvea So S. terribly utklad TIE
teafs seemed arain 20 be criaing
NIiss Csu~isn6 spase hastily Neu
sugissss yog seu me ahoa, g. ar
"a charge % a 1unher g girls So e.
great oa4cr-ainos, q tao;hvv osns-s
sor SEQ u ! csht hs,p 90 sssns way.
SILL Yoa1~
The dsrk eyes were u8sf1i =
have no mo,hef caa eusrs.l,er-- as3
have wasted see 81 mach TO tals
o.
Thee make believe I am yuar
mother you s~e. I ans 80 ol8 naii
hu; I love chlIarra. Hag sc~-I hste
suffered a hsslr una1rgptaaa so
teli me ~ name e t'ssia cope ass -
The xiFi ciasEcs beg haa3s t~assig
fqs a fsoga~ns. ;hsu tAs itsAs nakeFe
rriascd ~ig's Mnrle--lt se-us A..
anyway Yaa aee Neraaa sad I
learned Toto lore each oshsr %.
,hrr wss ahEFs Voc sre NQfsaaa
worked So Use q fathers aai3s he
sagd ! Was los Ypuns lapa ! sen
bet NC l0r~a cacb ashev aad ths
years daat esau,. 81 yhey
~No. my dear iose Eae~s ~
years Miss cssselsn3 ansu efs1
fatally.
I tals father ! uoala hsse mafe
years 10 BE- happy wtfh Soysasa mst
he-hc ass seSp. apd harsA ans un
kiDd Thea Sc learned be SIS ptsn-
Ding 20 send %osruaa away~sa saa;h
Africa. We-ws simpiT c9.liat
stand that wasted Nasvaao ia mnr-
~ me. right away. BE- sualia's ut1h-
out fathers caaarut hus fsthrr
wouldn't eysn see hln Thea Ae geid
me be MAS going g. send me sway.
! told hi'a ! woald no, so-thv daF4
eyes began 20 sleau,, and ,hv nsssaer
guessed that She fathers spr.s @ss in
his chil,i-~''tilat / would nsArry Nes
man He told the Old oct aaTe l
did"
The girl looked YEARLY iuwsri che
window. She went on. q Bit iaorw
quietly:
I'VE were married. Father had
Norman discharged. lie refused 10
see me. ! did not beg. nor shall l.
though kn0g he loves me The
worst Is. everywhere Norman goes FOR
work In bis special line fathers linda.
ence stops HIN from securing Il. Nor.
man--oh. he has been 50 brave. 80
kind and 40 accomplishing He l.
trained In one kind of work. but he's
trying TO do what he can. and It's
hard now"
Have you asked your father 10
forgive your Miss Copeland asked
hesltatingly.
The girls slight form stinened and
the watcher saw the pride OF race
stern on her features Never! !
shall never do that He must ask us
to returnl"
Miss Copeland pondered minute,
her hopes sinking as she thought.
-wiu you tell me your name" she
I querred.
"Why, / should have told you. Tn
proud OF II. Miss Copeland--siss. Nor.
man Barker. My own name IL Laurel
Jeffery-father owns the Wellston
| mills"