The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-23
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE

~ father Robert Goraon-my fsfh-
err
looked at TIE elderly man knssiins
beside nay led. and my brain whiriea
with the uprcality u q al. The.man
- mystery" the "Qaester" ~ Broad
way. the elderly soldier - fortune
about whose repufaa wealth and be
constant searching 81 cases the idle
gossip 81 the city's Bohemia had
whlried-to think that this man was
the father had never known. the
father. alas1 whom had hoped never
30 know.
the reason for his staring nt me when
be first caught sight - me IN the sy-
denham hotel his trailing ~ my m0ve-
meuts until be had found out my name
and home the Introduction Re OBJ
talnsd 60 Dlcky. ard through him 20
me. his emotion a. hearing my moth
er'a name hts embarrassing attentions
70 me ever since-~the explanation Of
al which had puzzled me had come IN
the choking words Ok the man whose
head was bowed against my bed. and
whose whole frame was shaking with
supprs ssed aobs.
OF a mighty surge % longing % gath
or that bowed gray head into my arms
and lavish the love he ionged FOR upon
my father
And then with my hand outstretched
almost touching my fathers head.
the revulsion came.
True. this man was my father. bat
he was also the man who had made
my mothers life one long tragedy All
my life I had @chooied myself 20 hate
the man who had deserted my mother
and me WREN I was four years old.
who had added 20 the dessrtion the
insult Of taking with him the woman
who had been my mothers most In
innate friend. NJ love for my mother
had been the absorbing emotion ~ my
life. until she had left me. and because
81 that love I had lcathsd the very
thought ~ the man who had caused
her 10 suffer 90 terribly.
Ny father lifted his head and locked
a. me. and there was that In hia eyes
that made me shudder. II was the
look ~ q prisoner IN the dock. wait
Ing % receive the sentence.
"0f course I know you must hate
the very sight % me. Margaret" he
said brokenlv. Il had not meant 20
ten yoa 80 soon. But have 10 80
away almost a. once 90 South America
and h e very uncertain when I shall
return. I could not bear 20 50 without
your knowing how I have loved and
ionrsd Tor you
Never 80 greet a sinner a. 4 my
chiid.s the weary ola voice went az.
but on. n yan could know my bitter
repentance. my years % ioneilness.+
Ills voice tore my heart strings. but
I stesied myself against him. one
thing must know.
Where q me person with whom
I could not fininh the words
Il DO not know" the words rang /
true. ! waa sure be was not iyinR %
ne. 7 have not seen or heard ~ her
ia over twenty years
Then ire association had net lasted 1
I haa q sudden ciairvoyans glimpse 81
Is wv fathers soui. sly ---ts@r sad Il
hesn the real love % hls nfe. ais iu-
fafuatg8n Tor the other woman hmI
been bat = temporary madness. what
long drawn out. amonixed repentArce
must hare been his fsr twenty years
xith with wife. child ard home lost 70
him7
I leaned back and closed my eyes
Ter = minute. overwhelmed win fhe
problem which confrontsa me. And
hen--caI Il haliucination - what sou
EiI-T heard my mothers voice a.
sl-ariy as ever hears n In my life
the words I had read weeks
before IN she istier she had left Tor me
lt her death.
ssts.smm~..A.s. - A.. -. 80 ...s.t 49, 4
zarst. that n your father - iIvinr.
sonetlne you may he rsconriied tol
i'm"
= thankswsvinx. q vas az n my meta
= had stretched out hsr band froGn
lsayen q sanction The ore thinr