Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-15
"CindereHd,S
Daughter"
). uAzrY pEyo RATCHELOR
SYNOPSIS
o. Copyright. 1880, bu pubno Ledger Co.

form, their friendship in boarding
school Kathleen'S affection IS oased
mainly upon Uhdt she eau get OUT oj
| Viroinid, Virginid's is entirely sincere.
| Both oirls become engaged to college
men and Virginia is married. hdthteen
breaks her engagement ecduse sne
has no desire to become poor man
tcite. Virginia's husband s taken w
| and Kathleen, ioho has dtscocereo
! that her former fdnce has hdd
leoncv left to him, decides to try to
act him back into her life. She uses
,Jimmu's illness as an eTcnSe to OfHe
tn him, and Bill Immediately re-
snouds. The night he calls on Jimmy
and Tirg;uia, Jimmy dies. and lr-
| oiuin is left alone. She goes TO stay
with Jimmy's fdmity.
yTIRGINIA'S baby was born in the
Y same room in which she had lain
wide eyed on that night long ago. when
before she had been married to Jimmy,
she had come to Crystal River TO WISH
his family, but the weather was cooi
and the room comfortable. ..J
A fresh little breeze stirred the doteep
| Swiss curtains. and, turning her heau,
Virginia saw Mrs. Anderson standing
in the doorway, blanket wrapped
bundle in her arms.
Mrs Anderson came over to the bed
and put the bundle in the girl arms:
A faint little wall came from 1T ana IL
felt soft and warm.
cts my baby" Virginia said
weakly. :, >, A.,
derson said softly. And then quite sud
denly Virginia remembered and caugnt
II close to her. Weak tears began TO
lau-r, bor white cheeks and
she turned her face to the wall. Jimmy
was gone, and this was the heritage he
had left her. Mrs. Anderson bent down
and was speaking gently.
But Virginia was young, and slowly
but surely her strength began to come
back. She had called her baby Barbara
and she loved the small soft thing with
fierceness that resented any outside
interference. During her days OF con :
valescence when she had nothing to dc
but wait till the baby was brought te
her all fresh and sweet like rose, oil
c for her meals that Mrs. Anderson trieo
!, to make as appetizing as possible. Ilr'
;, ginia had great deal of time to think
Her great problem seemed to be VIVA
e she was going to do with her life. Al
r though a certain amount of tolerance
and better understanding had come t.
y her as far as Jimmy's mother was con
e cerned. Virginia saw very plainly ina
d it would be impossible for her to sta
,s at the Andersons. She must get ava
81, and lead her own life, and to do that sh
1t must make money enough to take care o
'e herself and her little girl. So far LII
It had taken Virginia and had done wha
=, it liked with her. From the sneltere
y existence of her girlhood she had bee
s. suddenly thrust into married life and he
y lessons had been those of experience.
# One day when she was well enous
- to go downstairs and lie in the swim
1t on the porch. Mrs. Anderson spoke
her about the future. Mrs. Anderso
as that afternoon typified the life of Crystf
9 River, the life that she was asking Nlr
-, ginia to accept, the uneventful eXistenc
AZ of life in small town. Virginia
= nature could accept the extremes of lit'
as but the deadly commonplaces were tn
h. things that her very soul cried oil
~. against. To fancy herself twenty yea'
St from now sitting on the narrow tro1
porch of an ugly frame house was un
III endurab'e. She did not belong here. Ol
n surely life was not over for her; thel
ns must be something ahead. She was on
'h twenty.
ne Mrs. Anderson thought that she ha
a. been very patient with Virginia, but 81
n felt that Virginia was making no etfo
to to be practical. She wore sheer viii
Nd frock with a pale blue ribbon arour
~. her waist this afternoon and her slend
III white hands We're idle.
or or "Virginia, Mr.. Anderson and I wal
Vi YOU to know that this is your. hom
9 YOURS and Barbara's." She fnish'
nv with little note of triumph and locke
n. at the girl CXpectantly.
ho Virginia was silent a moment al
On ~, when She spoke her tone was though
,it full. please don't think me ungrat'
nd full Mother Anderson, but l could n
wv stay in Crystal River. l want TO
.ed back to the city"
,rD ,os 'What could you do? You'd starve
his II can work. said Virgin
,mns m promptly, land l want to be free"
q, TOmOrroW-IdeaS for the future.