Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-22
continued from yeSt.rduyJ
CHApTER NNlIi.
Identification.

MysiinCntlOn.
Walking slowly homo across Tia"
square. FATTY told herself that IN.
tutur" had been taken on; Of her
HANDS. she seemed To have been
moved mentally. IL not bodily. into
another world into world where
Ia" Sleepy old Spuar.. wrapped In a
SOFT afternoon haze. stlll existed. h!,
from which stephen Culp"p"r mad
vanished IA a rosy cloud. She dii tao,
Know Why sh. had r-iinuuiShed TIA.
thought OF stephen since her visit -
IN" h"uS" Ia East Leigh Street: uut
som" deep instinct warned her that
she had wid"ncI the quiz between
th"n ~ her excursion with Ci.'-h IN
l can't help IL she though, ieus!biy
enough. Their. ,"asn', anything In IL
before tha,. and | might az w.ll go
ahead ami stop thinlSins ahou. it"
Her anger at Stephens ncglrc. had
ih"tt"! INTO Il vaEu.. and impc'spuuI
resentment. a resentment. rather for
inc dying woman than for herself.
against all the needless CrGcitics Of
Ill Even Gcrshon. even III, un-
Sr""knblc G"rshoin. had had lisCcrn-
'n"n' enough 10 So" that something
good in that poor woman had bc.i,
hlirhicd and crushed. Was IT true
that no one was ever given the
-
tru", not only OF chat dying woman.
but o; her father and stephen AMI
Comma and herself and all human
beings .v"ryw hero?
i.!ng"riur moment near tho
washington monument She stool
whtch!na; the struggling groups thai
wcr" crossing tn. square. i;lt 10y
bit. SnatcheS Of conversation drif,.d
INT" her mind ana then blew "nt
again. leaving scarcely the shad1y.
~ AN impro Ssion. 81 hey toll me ~
going up. don't know. but III f!nL
ont tomorrow" i wouldn't wear on.
"f these things for 81 million dollars
ana he StyS--' Yes I've arrau. Il
I" go unless the strike should to-
'al!cd next week"
Til" s,r'E"2 OH. She had almos;
forgotten IL. She had alrnos, Tor
gotten sac '-tosgal:c SIT. had promised
I" deliver 10 h"r father. with "a ,;cs-
tur" that appeared to sweep her las:
remaining illusion behind her. She
started r.Solutcly up the drive IL
th" house. After all. what"~"r came.
she would no, t.; ;h"rn mink that
she was eithc" afraid Of ljfr or dis
appointed III ln"". Sil" wruli not
NOPE. and she would not show IN.
white feather. ON ono poiut She
was pas .onat"ly determined
man. hy any mc;rod known to tho
drama OF sex. was going TO break her
heart,
She had Iu!rk"n"d her steps while
sh" mad hey resolve: and. min
VI" later she broke :ato a rum when
she san that Coriuna's ear stood
at the door and that Corinna wait
cd for her In the hall Had the cir!
only realized II 'pr!nna's heart also
was troubled. and the visit was one
result, If tn" discourarinr talk She
had had recently with stephen.
II had To l." down town. 50 |
stopped on tn. way back to speak
I" you" Th"uEli she said no word
OF her anxiety. Patty could hear ii
In every note o: her expressive voice.
and feel II in tho protective pressure
OF her arm. Il want goa 10 go with
m" to the iTurr!snns' dance W.ducs
day n!sht. and | wan, YOU TO look
your very pr.tjicst"
'Bu' I'm not even asked"
ON. You are Mrs Harrison has
just told me sh" was .cndn., your
Invitation witE - numbcr tia; had
not gone out" How !iit. CorInns /,
was 10 put i; tina; way, They are
giving il for that English cir! who
is staying with them. She Is prc,.
-. hut you mus; look ever so much
nr.;ti"r. want YOU to wear tina,
green and silver dress that makes
YOU look like mermaid" The kind
voice. so full Of sympathy. so for
S"ifui of self. flooded raity's hear,
IKE sunshine after darkness