Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-31
THE EFFECT OF THE STROKE

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Anne Carriers father has always
thought his will supreme and right.
In his eyes he could do no
wrong, and Anne has never dared
to assert independence whatever. In
the matter Of a husband, however,
the girl rebelled, abe intuitively
hated Bill Snyder, and her discov-
ely of his unworthiness gives her
strength TO defy her father for the
that his declaration to her was not
anger. has a stroke. In the mean
time Anne has met Dane Grey, the
man she really loves. but she feels
that his declaration TO her has not
been caused by any real love on his
part. This is helped on by the fact
that she feels certain Of his interest
in another woman.
CHAPTER LII
Jim Carter died that night at 9
o'clock, died without speaking to
his daughter, but toward the last
Anne had felt very close to him.
She had sat at the bedside with his
hand in hers. her lashes wet with
tears and her heart full OF tender
ness Once when she had leaned
over to brush the moisture from his
forehead, she had stopped lower
and kissed him. Jim Carter, whose
fierce nature had brooked
tenderness from a woman, who had
thought anything of the kind nav
klshly sentimental, and who had
spent a lifetime trying to throttle
any signs Of 1t in his daughter, o
responded to Anne's impulsive act
with something OF softness in his
eyes. 1t was as near as he ever
rama "a ranarafiOn
Anne felt no wild grief at her
fathers death. She seemed stunned,
unable to realize any emotion.
Something's been killed in hat
girl" Mrs. Barnes remarked to her
husband. sagely. And 1t hasn't
been her fault. There's never been
anything between Anne and her
father or she'd grieve for him. You
know 1 always said his face looked
cruel and forbidding. and the way
they wouldn't have anything to do
with n m on the street is
strange. Anne Is different, she likes
to be with people. her nature seems
to crave love and affection. It's a
strange combination"
Mrs. Barnes did not tell her hus-
band all she knew, she was that
strange thing, a woman who could
hold her tongue. Last night when
she had gone over to be with Anne
the two ONE had been alone to-
gether for a few minutes, and Mrs.
Barnes had said unthinkingly:
The doctor says your father
must have had a terrible shock"
Anne started, yes; 1t was my
fault" she said. DULY.
Mrs. Barnes hurried yer to the
girl and put comforting arms about
her. you mustn't say that. my
dear; whatever happened I'm sure
was for the best. 1t couldn't have
been your fault, you wouldn't will
ingly hurt your father. I know
that"
"oh, you really do believe that?"
Anne said earnestly. Her gray eyes
were wide with anguish and she
looked for comfort straight into
Mrs. Barnes's kind brown ones.
IT really do believe that" Mrs.
Barnes had returned, land / think
it would be wrong for you to tor
ture yourself with any thought that
you had anything to do with 1t.
Your father was q man OF strong
passions. I imagine that any brook
ing Of his wishes would rouse him
to fury. At the last you said he
tried to smile at you, You must
remember that. dear. and not think
Of anything else"
Anne felt comforted in spite Of
herself. and she was too utterly
weary to argue about it. She was
glad for Mrs. Barnes's help, glad for
The fact that she was to have some
one with her that night. Her eyes
dropped with the tiredness of youth
after she had slipped the glass of
hot milk that Mrs. Barnes brought
20 her and insisted upon her taking.
but through the WEAKNESS and
cropping, through the griefs hat the
day had brought, and that feeling
Of being cast adrift, n thing loom
ed up big in her consciousness.
She tried not to admit the