The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-21


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ton and sadness had her IN their
grip.
4 have always feared that when The
time came for me 20 be my honest
self Instead Of q made az" daisy
she smiled YEARLY az she quoted the
childish rhyme-"Harry would not be !
big enough % take u well OF course
could and would stand all his un~
pieasantneas concerning my alterea !
appearance. but the root Of his actions 4
goes deeper than that ! am afraif. I
lie dislikcs children. and fear that /
he VIII object to my having my little
girl with me- And II he does"
Her tone spelled finallty bat ! had
no time 20 bsstow upon the probable +
fate ~ Harry Underwood With a
glad little cry. 7 drew Lillian down
Is my bedside and kissed her.
"Ohi Lillian" J exclaimed. "are yea
really going 70 have your baby gIfl
after allg"
she nodded. and held her close 1
with 4 little prayer - Thanksgiving 4
mat fate lad finally relented and had
given 20 this woman the desire Of her 1
neart. 90 long kept from her.
I saw now. and wondered why !
had not realized before the reason for /,
Lillan's sudden abandonment of the
rouge and powder aud dyed hair that |
she had used 50 long. once she had
said 90 me when my baby comes /
home she shall have a mother with
clean face and pepper-and- hair. /
Dut until that time. ! shah play the
game with Harry
And 30 FOR Harry's sake. for the
nan who was not worthy 10 he her
shoes she bad continued 90 cruelty
ner real instincts in an effort 90 htas
The worst feminine crime IN her hua-
bands calendar advancing age
When will she come % your i
asked. and then with a sudden remsm-
oranco of the only conditions under
which LElian's little daughter could
Be restored 70 Ter. ! added. Then her
father in-7
not dead bat dying lillian re-
turned r4avetv but uh. my dear. Dc /
sent for me two weeks aao and az
knowiearcd tho terrible wrong ne
did me. am vindieated az last
MadRe-at last
Wits ANA Ml#HM8
Ter voice broke and - she laid Der
heck against ny hand. 1 felt the hap
IS tears which she must have kept 4
back all through the excitement ~ ny /
accident. How axe her 20 pat by her
own greatest experiences as % no con
sequence when weighed against anoth-
ers trouble.
Afy thoughts went back 70 the time
when Lillian - save me from suffer
na because - my misunderstandins
81 her friendship with Dicky had
Old me 81 the terrible ordeal g. which
WI. Morton. her fret husband. had
w sted her TITS own eacapadea
bv1sord. be had cunning'y plotted O.
make her perfectly innocent friendship
with Dicky appear 4isgracefui
hing re had sued her for divorce
ana then with diaboiicsi cunning had
saraainod with her. he % take their
only child the baby girl Lillian idol
asd. In return for keeping DickYa
name cut % the suit Lal4ians high
senas 81 honor would not allow her @
saertflce Dlcky. then a mere boy. and
she agreed 90 give up the ehiid
kissed her happily. DO you fee
hat you can tell me about tf +
asked.
you and picky are the two people
want most to know" she returned
VIII confessed everything 20 me. and
better stiu g his mother. I would
have been glad 60 have spared the
poor cd woman. fer she idoliEns her
ION. but sou remember I tod you that
t.lghough she loved me. he had made
her believe the vile things BE said q
ne. II was necessary that she should
know the truth X after wins death
! Vas % have any peace ID my chiid.s
companionship.
Marion loves her grandmother dear
Is. and the cd Woman fairly ldoiIzes
the chiid although her fcehieness has
compelled her 20 leave mcat "a the
care % the child % bird nurses
There q where ! am eolng 20 have
my chance vita my little girl never
e hall separate her from her grand.
r1ofher while tha ola wuman lives. hat
f~aru the moment she comes ~ ma. no
hlreanga hand shall care Tor her-