The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-08-16


sured, but still iroubled: word haun
ed him like the recollection Of a nigh
mare. "Talkp
He walked rapidly toward his ow
front gate. The victoria was ther
with Fanny alone; She jumped OF
briskly and the victoria waited.
where's mother?" George aske
sharply.
AT Lucy's. only came back to &c
some embroidery, because we foun
the sun too hot for driving. l haven
time to talk now, George; I'm goin
right back. promised your mother
"You listen r said George.
what on earth
He repeated what Amelia had said
This time, however, he spoke coldly
and without the emotion he had ez
hibited during the recital to his uncle
Fanny was the one who showed agita
ton during this interview, for sh
grew fiery red, and her eyes diIated
What on earth do you want TO brln,
such trash to me fOr?" she demanded
breathing fast.
Il merely wished to know tw,
things: whether it Is your duty o.
mine to speak to father Of what Aun
Amelia"
Fanny stamped her foot. "YOu lit
tie fool !" she cried. ''You awful little
fool! Your fathers sick man, and
you want to go troubling him with an
ANDERSON family row! It's just what
that cat would love you to do"
swell, I"
Tell your father If you like! Il
will only make him a little sicker tC
think he's got son silly enough tc
listen to such craziness !"
"Then you're sure there isn't any
talk?"
Fanny diSlaned reply in words
She made kissing sound of utter con.
tempt and snapped her fingers. Then
she asked scornfully: whats the
other thing you wanted to known
Georges palor Increased. whether
1t mightn't be better, under the cir.
cumstances" he said, "if this family
were not so intimate with the Morgan
famiiy-at least for a time. 1t might
be better"
Fanny stared at him incredulously
you mean you'd quit seeing Lucy?"
Il hadn't bought Of that side of il
but if such thing were necessary on
account of talk about my mother, l.
+" He hesitated unhapplly. 81 sug-
gested that if all of us-fOr a time
perhaps only for a time-it might be
better if"
"See here" she interrupted. "We'll
settle this nonsense right now. If Eu-
gene Morgan comes to this house, for
instance, to see me, your mother can't
get up and leave the place the minute
he gets here, can she? What do you
want her to do: insult him? Or per-
haps you'd prefer she'd insult Lucy?
That would do just as well. What is
It you're up to- anyhow? Do you really
love your Aunt Amelia so much that
you want to please her? Or do you
really hate your Aunt Fanny so much
hat you want tO-that you want to"
She choked and sought for her hand
suddenly she began to cry.
"Oh, see here" George said. II don't
late you, Aunt Fanny. That's silly.
IOn't-"
"You do! You do! You want to-
ou want to destroy the only thing
hat THAT ever" And, unable to
ontinue, she became inaudible in her
George felt remorseful, and his own
were lightened: all at once 1t
ecame clear to him that he had been
about nothing. He perceived
hat his Aunt Amelia was indeed an
Id cat, and that to give her scandal
US meanderings another thought
Tould be the height Of folly. By no
leans insusceptlble to such pathos as
hat now exposed before him. he did |
OF lack pity for Fanny, whose almost
poken confession was lamentable; |
nd he was granted the vision to un-
erstand that his mother also pltied
amy infinitely more than he did.
his seemed to explain everything.
He patted the unhappy lady awk-
'ardly upon her shoulder. "There,