Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-03
EuGExrA As WE SEE HIM VOW.
CHAPTER ~

EGsenia ran forward to embrace
ms mother. She folded him u u
mother!y embrace and nurnured.
Ny darling boy" They remained
like this nntil the sun sank behind
The cl'uIs. amG the AR WAS growing
chilly
yourself III Cone, Iets have a bit to
eat They rose and Wen; into an
other chambcr where a table WAS set
for two Neither mother nor son
happily. At last Eugenia could not
control himscl. and burst out. Moth
or. please tell me all. can't stand I,
any longer Every minute. I'm afraid
awaken and find myscif IN ;he gypsy
camp. 1t is all so strange and new
shc nodded her head silently. and
taxing his hand. led him into an adj
joining room. Here. ahe drew Eugehla
TO her. and taking both his hands. she
oiled. "That was tho meaning that
MY son. the man whom you cali
your father, Is your uncle. Your
name is not iiuehbright, but Othing-
er. SO IN the future. you shah be
called Eugenia Othinger Now, about
your real father.
He was an E:ngishman OF high
birth: 1 married him against my pa
rents Wishes. They were angry and
never wished TO see my face again.
However. No lived happily and were
blessed by SON But. as the proverb
says. There is " thorn to every rose.
go i was. war brok" out. and my
husband .thlnHif. II his duty. enlist
ed IN the army. would not leave my
husbands side. and enlisted as {,
nurse.
OF intelligence ana Kindness. so I left
you in his care. AMI went TO DO my
duty.
One day. he came back. wounded
tnnr L.. f.x,U-
one In his shoulder lie vas in II
dellrium all through the night but
In the morning. he was better.
In the evening he put GU, his hand
TO me and laughed his gay laugh that
Tn leayins you little except my
blessing. Erma." he said "nu, you
ean,t say that ! haven't been z bully
went to sleep. smiling. and that wac
he end Of ,; all. She stopped TO take
breath and then continued. II was
band. and went forth into tho world.
pennilcss. did not think OF my Child
only his dying words rang into my
ears. found work rs dressmaker and
my salary was Increased weekly
After years of labor and hardships
] rose 10 my present position. Md
now; my boy. you shall lack nothing"
But who was Cora said EuEenia,
you never mentioned her"
Cora was found in basket on
your unci-'s doorstep. when very
small baha. M Identification could
be found. an! n- ! said before. your
uncle whs = s1l"r man She was
sweet lit'lc th:ui. and your Uncle lid
not have IN httrJ Ia put her in
home. After his Wild died. no took to
drinking AMI became the brute that
he Is"
Fifteen years lave elapsed since
TINS cv"rt occurred. EuHcnia is still
living with his mother tie is n great
painter anu n cnnfprt to his mother
On this particular afternoon he made
nTetcnsc q. working. but the brook
laughed - h's Efforts
Work. In june" sang a bird in
Ia" willows. and al tho summer world
laughed with the brook. The cool.
careHslng .rcoxr blew his uapors
about. as II to mock him. and the sun
smiled while i drove shadow throw
ing clouds arcs" the low meado".-
lana. EuEnnia Va up the effort, arl
throwing down his paints. stretched
out lengthwisc on the grass. He had
not lain there long when a singing
llain ran IN his ankle and lcr: him
unconscious. y poisonous snake had
bitten him lic feit som thing cool
and tenheriy applied ana tho barkin 6,
OF dog. and then, all was dark
Cro I've continued
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