Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-22
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i: she had finished with !, forever.
she began talk!ne to him about the
books he was reading OF all IN.
girls he knew sh. MAS IA" only on.
who ever opened u hpok except Oh.
shat had hccn torbidd"u
An hour later when Margaret
went home Win her father. stephen
turned back. after putting hcr into
thc car, wlth warmer emotion IN
his heart than he had ever tclt :or
hcr before. She waes no, only lovely
ana gentle. she had revealed uu-N-
rect"4 qualities OF mind which Nigh,
develop later into an attraction taat
ID" mad never dreamed sh" could pos
hesS Never, ne fclt. had the OUT
look appeared 50 desirable" lie vac
IN tina, particular GrcamircsS Of
mood hen one is easily born. on on
waves nt sentiment or Imagination:
and II Is possible that. II his mother
aad been able 20 refrain from i'm
proving perfection. he nigh, have
found himself sufficiently IN love vim
Margaret for all practical purposes
But Mrs. Culpnpcr. who had no need
OF assimilation sine" @h- had AZ
WAYS got things by showing th.t .ha
wanted them entirely FOR tn" good
OF others. MAS Incapable Of leaving
her con 10 work out his own future.
when he entered The house again
no found hrr awaiting him at tn.
foot Of the staircase
Il hope you had plcasan, eve
ming. stephen"
Yes. Mother. very pleasant"
Margaret is a dear girl. and so
we'll hrough, up. Her mother has
a great dca! FOR which 10 be thanX-
full"
"A great deal am cure" \
sharp sense OF irritation had dis
PEELED the dreamy sentiment with
which he had parted from Margaret
To MS mother h" knew, the evening
appeared only as Oh" more carefully
planned and cnrcl-s.ly neglected on
portunity. and The know l"dg" Of this
exaspera;cd MIN In measure ina,
was absurd!y d!srropurtiouate to the
cause.
she IS SO refreshing after the
things YOU hear about Other cir!s."
pursued Mrs. Culpcpcr POOR Mrs
-. John was obliged TO 20 TO rest
cure they say. because OF tn. worry
she mas had over Geraldine: and m.
o'her girls are almost as trouble
some. suppose. That is why | am
so thankful that you shoulG have
taken fancy 1" Margaret she j.
Just the Kind OF Girl should Ike
to hav" for "A daughter in-law"
fou'll hay" LONG ,.fnc 10 wait.
smother don't want IL marry any
body uni! ! need "a nurse in my ID
age"
He spoke J"stingly. but his mother
with her usual tcnacity. held r,s, 10
the subject. Under tn. nick.r:c-
gas light in the hall I,h.y wcr. s,iIl
suspicious OF the effect OF electricity
on MIR. Cuipcpcr's "y-sj. her fac.
looked crimiy determined. as if an
indomitahlc purpose had moulded
every feature ana traced every line
In som: thin plastic substance.
Il have set my heart on this. Ste
phcn."
Al this he laughed aloud with an
instincts and traditions how Lack
Ing in feminine fincssc. how utterly
wltnout subtlcty OF mctho,! she wa,
She had stood always for IA. un-
conqucrahlc Will in tie fragile BODY
and She had used 20 the utmos, her
TWO strong weapons of obstinacy and
Weakness. He did not know whcth-
err the dread of being naggcd or the
fear of hurting her had Influenced
him most: and when he looked back
he could recall only series of in
cHcctuaI cHortS at evasion or denial
II is true that he had once adorcd
her-that he stiil loved hcr-hut IL
was love. like his fathers. which
was forbear!ng. hut never free
which was always furtive and 1T
tie Ashamed Of it's own weakness
Ever since he could remember she
Mad triumphed over their inclina
tions. their convictions, and even
their appctites. for they had eaten
only what she thought good FOR
them. She had Invariably gained her
point: and she had gained IL with
few words. without temper or apita
ton, 10y sheer force Of character. If
she had been moral principle she
could not have moved more reient-
lessly.
, Mrs. Blair and used to talk il
ovor when you and Margaret were
Children" she continued. in the in
flexible tone with which she was
accustomed to carry her point.
Even then you were fond OF her.
He looked at her with CLEAN of
fhe tolerant amusement he had
caught from his fathers expression.
rCan you imagine anything more
certain to turn man against a mar
riage than the thought that 1t wa.
arranged for him In his .nfancy?"
he objected.