Evening star., 1923-06-25

Miss Mystery No Longer.
closely. He was coptent to listen.
Whatever she could say could not les
Sen his love and alteration.
Il tell you this, for her sake and
Tor John Waring, my fathers also.
There is no stigma to be attached to
either; they were merely so utterly op-
posite in character and disposition that
1ley could not live tooether.
AS ] said, after a few weeks they
separated. and-rny father did not
know of my birth. My mother would
not let him know, lest he come back to
her. She was IL Hght-hearted, carefree
girl, and while she loved me she did
not love my father. Later on--when
1 was about four. think, she caused
a notice of her death to be sent to my
Iatner. This was because she wanted
10 sever all connection, and take no
chance OF ever meeting him again. She
was at that time successful actress,
ana earned all the money she wanted.
ohe adored me, she had no love affairs,
she lived only for me and her art.
Inough a good actress, she was not
widely renowned, and in California,
Where she had chosen to make her
nome, she was liked and respected. The
climate Just suited her love for ease,
freedom and indolence-as a New Eng
ba tana ME OF busy activity would have
oeen impossible to her. I want you
TO understand my mother. She was
sne is-a mere butterfly, caring only
ior trlfies and simple gayety. Her
nS nome Is So,;nar ,G;harming, her personslity that
perament is one that canndt staud re-
Sponsibihttes and chafes at demands
However. However all that matters little. The
dSc'S nf b,s are e,f mat John Waring,, learning
utterly to his books and his st adv
When my mother saw in me papers
ne was about 10 marry, sne was ap-
pailed; Saa She She didn't know What to do.
Sne couldn't let him 1harry another
couldn't raise a ques Don of divorce,
for she knew that wxuld tend to re,
"and Gipteasantiy tan o. his past.
ming to feel as # She T might like s'to to
t. sthle ner pos tion as his wife, now
'nae ashn ne was was pr ,rnlnent and wealthy.
,vb;oh he toid Id He the whole story-of
Hti Wiiicn l nao aeen utterly ignorant, and
she sent me- here. was to see DR.
Warlns anft use my own Judgment as
this. 't'0u'o 'eii h'ih All
ca ne here, with feeling of dislike
ana ana sentiment toward father who
80 Seen no father to me. Mother
eH emor fsrated him, to be sure, but II was
a. such a surprise to me, that l ac-
oPted the errand in spirit of brayado
["l was prepared to make trouble if
ne ceSsary. -
But when I saw John warine-
@nen l realized that splendid man was
all my allegiance was his, and that my
.nlother was as nothing to me, compared
WITH my wonderful father!
A., Except for what Mr.. Trask calls
the Truesdell brows, 1 look exactly IKE
by mother Also she resumed her
maiden name OF Anita Austin after thev
separated. So you may Imagine the
SHOCK When DIR. Waring first heard the
name, and first saw the living image of
his wife, whom, you must rememher he
supposed dead.
But l had my mission to perform
anG So came here that Sunday night"
The audience sat motioniess T'ocL
wood, holding her hand. felt ever
trfamor of her emotion as the girl
tod her story. Fleming Stone. real
I'm iZ.ng that that he was hearing the r1ost
dramatic revelation of his career. ,
listened avidly. Fibsy, with staring
eyes and open mouth, clenched his
nsts in enthralled interest. andI
Maurice Trask heard it all with ever
growing conviction that he must give
up his supposed inheritance
as Anita began to tell of that Sun
gay night the situation became even
Il came to the French window. and
tapped lightly. Dr. Warinc let me
chair. p'u'"
The conversation I mad with INV
father 1 shall not detail, IT is nv
most sacred and beloved memory. We
We're as one in every wav. We loved
each other from the first word. we
proved to be alike in our tastes and
pursuits. Oh, if he could ha re lived
i told him of my mother and mvscIf. ,
ana he was crushed. I wanted to /
spare him. but what could I do? He |
had TO know-althouga the knowing
meant the running Of his career Hs
said at once, he could not tax, the
presidency of the college, with the !
story of his past made publia. nor
could he honorably suppress t. He |
couldn't marry Mrs. Bates-nor could /,
ne install my mother as mistress here |
He had done no real wrong, in |
making that early and ili-advisei |
marriage. but 1t seemed 30 him n blot
on MS escutcheon. and an indelible one !
He would sit and brood over these !
fearful conditions, then, suddenly he !
would realize my existence afresh. |
and rejoice in it. He loved me at |
once and deeply-and I adore1 him. !
sure, crowded a lifetime of affection
into such few moments"
Bravely Anita went on, not daring
to pause to think. Her hand. tightly
clasped In Lockwood's, trembled, but /
her voice was steady, for 1t was her
opportunity to clear her father 8 1
name, and she must neglect no |
slightest point.
AT last he told me must 20 away,
and he would think out what he |
could do. He gave me the money, for |
he was afraid I hadn't sufficient cash
with me, and he gave me the ruby
pin, saying l must keep 1t forever as !
my fathers first gift to me. With |
Infinite gentleness lre bade me good |
by. and softly opened the glass door
TOR me. went away and he closed
the door.
Il went home to the Adams house, !
making, of course. those footprints in |
the snow. 1t was a very cold night ]
I remember the clear shining stars, |
but I thought of nothing but my !
ther. And hoped, oh. how I hoped. |
that some way would be found that |
he and I could spend our lives to-
gether. I didn't know what he would |
do-but I prayed to God that some +!
way out might be found.
''The rest you know. OF the man.
ner Of my fathers death. 1 know !
knowledge I kept all this secret at |
first, because I hoped to shield my |
fathers name better that way But |
think now it's better told. II
couldn't live under the weight of
such q secret.
"One more word as to my mother.
She has had an admirer for many |
years, named Carl Welrose. She has |
kept him at a distance, but, as you
know from the telegram she sent me,
she has already either married him /
or promised to. Also, she advised
me to tell the whole truth. have
done So"
put his arm around the a9Sansted
girl as she fell over toward him. His |