The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-09-03
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placing herself. he orders Eugene from
the house when he calls.
CHAPTER XvII.-Isabels only thought
1Os b shs 81 ge a a1 ae
pr sslon Of affection and plea that she
cotf6 to him. George vehementiy de-
nOunces the writer and his plan. and
Isabel consents to sacrifice herself and
part from Eugene.
CHAPTER xvIIL-George tells Lucy he
and his mother are going abroad ''for
good Lucy has not heard of her fathers
treatment Ct Ge1rge's hands, and feels the
home she finds Fanny Minafer waiting to
give her full account of what took place
and hamingly angry Lucy destroyed all
the little keepsakes and letters George had
sent her: but her heart was heavy Indeed
when George and his mother left Bigburg
Tor a trip around the world. The town
has tremendous boom and everything is
very much changed
No.
B0 Fanny went on, always taxing
care to keep her voice from getting
too loud, in spite of her most grievous
agitation. do you dream 1 thought
you'd go making such fool of your
self at Mrs. JOhnson's? Oh, saw her
this morning! She wouldn't talk to
me, but met George ANDERSON on my
way back, and he told me what you'd
done over there And do you dream
thought you'd do what you've done
here this afternoon to Eugene? Oh,
4 knew that too OF course he went
to George Anderson about It, and
that's why George is here. He's got
to tell Isabel the whole thing now.
and you wanted to go In there inter
fering-God knows what You stay
here and let her brother tell her; he'a |
got some consideration for herr
81 suppose yon think I haventiT
George said, and at that Fanny laugh.
ed witheringly.
"You! Considerable ofianybodyp
"T'm considerate of her good nane p
he said ot'y 1T seems to me tnat's /
about the ( st Ling to be considerate
of. In being cOnsi,rTate 0f a person |
And look here; it strikes rae you're
taking a pretty different t4cl; from
what you did yesterday afty nop."
Fanny wrung her hands. J Jill Il .
terrible thing!" she lamen!rG. w.
that it's done and too late, l ~ !
what it was didn't have as,
enough just to let things go "a
\ didn't have any business to interiors,
and didn't mean to interfere only
f WSRted to talk, and let out littlel
va think you already knew every
thing / told you. did And I'd rather
have cut on my hand than stir you
up to doing what you have donel ]
was just suffering so that wanted to
let out little-I didn't mean any real
harm. But now see what's happened
or, was a fool | haven't any bust
ness interfering. Eugene never would
have looked at me, anyhow, and, oh,
why couldn't have seen that before
He never came here single time in
his life except on her account never
and might have let them alone, be-
cause Ne wouldn't have looked at me
even x he'd never seen Isabel. And
they haven't done any harm; she made
Wilbur happy, and she was true
s wife to him as long as he lived. 1t
wasn't a crime for her to care for
Eugene all the time; she certainly
never told him she did--and she gave
me every chance in the world! She
4 left US alone together every time she
cOuId-even since Wilbur died--bnt
I what was the use2 And here / go, not
doing myself bit of good by 1t, and
just"-Fanny wrung her hands again
-"just running them!
81 suppose you mean I'm doing
that" George said bitterly.
mo. She doesn't let anybody know,
but she goes to the doctor regularly"
"Women are always going to doc.
tors regularly"
mo he told her to-"
George was not impressed. TITS
nothing at all; she spoke of it to me
years agO--some kind of family fail.
ing. She said grandfather had 1t, too;
and look at him Hasn't proved very
serious with him! You act as if I'd
done something wrong In sending that
man about his business, and as If
were going to prosecute my mother,
Instead Of protecting her. BY Jove.
It's sickeningI You told me how all
the rlffraff In town were busy with
her &Bame, and then the minute lift
tny hand to protect her, you begin to
attack me and"
"ShP' Fanny checked him. laying
her hand on his arm. "YOur uncle is
soing." 81
The library doors were heard opens
Ing, and a moment later there came
Me sound Of the front door closing.
George moved toward the head Of
the stairs, then stood listening, but
the house was silent.
Fanny made a slight noise with her (
liz, to attract his attention, and, when
be glanced toward her, shook her head |
at him urgently. LET her alone" she I
whispered. "She's down there by her
SEX. Don't go down. Let her alone" {
She moved a few steps toward him
and halted, her face pallld and awe
struck. and then both stood listening {