The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-06
BY Ann Isle.
Whose Present Serial Has Scored
o Big Popular Success.

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" vered Dad Lee. In the
tone of one caught In the
act-though just what act couldn't
guess. Then. with Q sudden recov-
cry. he went on:
IT was laying my bets you'd DO
along any minute. Couldn't locate
you at Miss Dalton's or your broth
er's or anywheres. And was kinda
lonesome and worried, 90 thought
ia mosey down here and see II there
was any word from that boy OF
ours"
/ was almost breathless with sur
prise. II this had occurred before
Miss storrs and I reached our en-
tents cordials I don't know how
I would have endured the fact of
her sharing with me and my near.
est and dearest this ugly secret.
which not even Jeanis and Pat
knew.
When I greeted him by name a.
Dad Lee I wondered X in my de-
sire to take him off his guard I
hadn't betrayed to Mabel Storrs
what there was no necessity for
her to know. But his first words
assured me that for reasons Of his
own held undoubtedly already made
things more than clear to Miss
Storrs.
As Dad Lee concluded speaking
and before she replied Miss storrs
crossed to me and took my hand.
A. faNtn0 nrndiGQI
father, I had Q feeling CT solidar-
ity. We seemed to be o phalanx
drawn UP against something, though
Just what, I wasn't sure.
mr.. Lee has been telling me
how fond he and Dick West are OF
eac hother," she said smoothly.
And how much he misses Dick.
whom he hasn't seen for days. Also,
Mr.. Lee was telling me that he could
hardly wait until Mr.. Harrison's re-,
turn. can understand Mr.. Lees
impatience 10 meet your nusuanu,
but I took the liberty of explaining
that neither his business represen-
tatives nor even you were In q po-
sition to. promise Mr.. Lee meet
ing"
Her voice held more than . sus-
Restion Of warning as she came
10 In0 Gnu vi hCi WI =
in friendly fashion and gave her
fingers a reassuring pressure be-
fore I released her hand. Then 1
said what thought must convey
volumes to 30 astute a young
woman as Miss Storrs:
A Bit Of Explaining.
Dad Lee Is new in my life-that
In spite of the closeness Of the
relationship he's proved between
US, he doesn't know my husband,
Miss Storrs. They've never met,
in view of the shortness Of child's
memory, you might almost say
that this-trip marks our first
meeting"
meant this to convey to Miss
Storrs that I was ready to accept.
without resentment, her hint that
Jim's affairs were to be guarded
closely from this prodigal father
Of mine. I meant her to see that
/ didn't feel close enough TO the
man who was my father to give
him any confidence. Since Jim,
took our friendship for granted.
and 10 felt distinct STRINGS Of It
at our last meeting, I thought this
q good time to show my friendly
tendencies. Great then was my
surprise when Miss Storrs went en-
with q sort Of brutal over-empha*is:
"I'd always taken for granted
that you and Mr.. Neal Hyland
were brother and sister. And SO,
Of course, I thought your father
would be named Hyland-and be
q big, robust man like Mr.. Neal,
whom I've seen often, though
we've never met. Tn afraid that
I rather put your father through
the third degree. You aren't mucn
alike, are you, Mrs. Harrison"
Something in her tone was 80
cool and insulting that I felt sorry
for poor little Dad Lee, who stood
cringing there before this hani.
some young woman. He looked
so much the under-dog beneath
the curt scrutiny of Mabel Storrss
eyes that he wrested from me the
pity due the weal<ling. In q within.
ing tone, Dad Lee took It upon him.
self to answer the woman:
MY girls like her mother. Any
one with half an eye to class
could of seen that my wife was
cut above me. Sos my daueh-
ter-though women Of your class
] don't always Sse those thiugs."