The Arvada enterprise., 1919-11-20

in his room over his mistreatment Of
her!
"Oh. my Lord I" he whispered; then,
with q great effort, addressed her in q
reasonable tone: Look here, Aunt
Fanny; don't Sc what you're making
all this fuss about. OF course know
I've teased you sometimes. but"
"Teased' mef' she walled.
Teased' mel Oh. 1t does seem too
hard sometimes-this mean old life Of
mine does seem too hardi I don't
think can stand It! Honestly, I don't
think canl came In here Just to
show you I sympathised with you
Just to say something pleasant to you.
and you treat me a. II were-oh. no.
you wouldn't treat q servant the way
you treat mel You wouldn't treat any
body In the world like this except old
Tannyi"
"Oh. my Lord" George groansd.
Fanny spread out her small, soaked
handkerchief. and shook II in the air
to dry It little. crying a. damply and
% wretchedly during this opssatioo %
before-a sight which gave 0sosgs q
curious shock to add to his other agi-
tations. II seemed 10 strange.
you're % proud" she Quavsrsd,
and % hard! I tell you didn't mean
to speak Of It to you. and I never.
never in tie world would have told
you about Il, nor have made the faint
ct Inference to II. u I hadn't seeo that
somebody else had told you, O. you'd
found out for yourself some WV.
T."
In despair Of her intelligence, and
In some doubt Of his own. 0soegs
struck the palms oe his hands together.
"Somebody else had told me what1
I'd found what out for mysslfr'
"How people ars talking about your
mother"
Except for the incidental tearinses
Of her voice. her tone was casual, a.
though she mentioned Q subject pre-.
viously discussed and understood; {;
for Fanny had NO doubt that George
had only pretended to be mystined b.
cause. In his pride. he would not In
words admit that hs knew what hs
knew.
"what did you sayr' he asked in.
credulously.
~Of course I understood what you
were doing" Fanny went on. drying her
handkerchief again. ut pushed other
people when you began to be rude to
Eugene. because they couldn't ssc bow
yOu could treat him ~ you did when
yos were 10 interested In Lucy. But
I remembered how you came to me.
that other time when there was %
much talk about Isabel: and I knew
you'd give Lucy up In . minute. II II
came to . question Of your mothers
reputation. because you said then
that"
Look here" George interrupted In
. shaking voice. Look here. I'd
like" He stopped. unable to 90 on.
his agitation was no great. His chest
heaved ~ from hard running. and his
complexion. pallid at hrst. had b..
come mottlsd: nery spiotches appear.
Ing at his temples and cheeks. "What
DO you mean BY telling ms-tslling me-
there's talk about-about-" He
gulped. and began again: what Do
you mean by using such words -
'reputatiour What Do yoa mean.
speaking Of Q question Of my-my
mothers rsputationr'
Fanny looked up 1t him wosfully
over the handkerchief which she now
applied to her reddeoed nose. 't0od
knows I An sorry for you. 0eorss :"
shs murmured. II wanted 70 say %.
but it's only osd Fanny. % whatsvsf
she says-svsa whsa it's synpathy-
pick on hse for iti" 1hs sobbs6. "1t'D
only poor Old lonely TannyI"
"You iook here r. 0sosgs said harsA.
y. "whsa spoke to NJ Useas
ososss after that rotten tAlAG ! hard
Aunt Aneiia say abose ~ mother. -
said II there WAS aAy 0oss1p Il Was
auout youi He sail pssDas nigh3 b
laughing about tAs way yoa faA a4eoe
Morgan. but that was an"
Fanay lifted ~ ha16A e9eoeAe1
them and struck tAsm upea ~ ksssa.
"Yss; It's always TaaAyr ~ eoebed.
s1idiculous old HaAAy-alWays, q.
WaySt"
"You lisesoi" 0eoess said. "A1tse
~ talked 10 Uncis 0sorSs ! saw yoa
~ ~ said ! had Q mean little MAD
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