The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-11
a New Novel Of Modern Life, Conferred
Oh the Heart and The Mind
Of the FIapper.
81 EIenore NIeIlerin
The Biggest and Best Story e.
Her Career.


ne Biggest and Best Story e.
Her Career.
SYNOPSIS.
f0f1uret lfe0doaDs married WIZ
lee dt oeventeeM. His dteeotstte
habits made nor miserable b1t 1ll0
esldssFsG HIM Sor Three years.
MaFd0ret supported her daughter
Noras Dt Teaching school n Es1trdcles
aClsefe she INST Atdreto.
Nora, grotDm To iDontdAh00d, read
A6M6N LeScndt. ana began 70 stss-
ofat0Md the 1oUe of ANDREW and her
a1othex. Moro at seventeen, 1soe
Dane HeFricI, . college bog 81 sliso-
tee. dnd coHs1seMced 70 fesI love
AeesSI
tCentinued From YESTERDAY
Nora Lee, had answered IN.
eeelinely: yes ! do wish
! ha4 i lev.
Mqrsaret smiled and. coming
over, dipped an arm about her
waist Il have tried 10 make
things UP to you, Tel me. have
I failed so7'
Eternsl Love.
Hne recalied now the look of
pierciDg love ii Margaret's face:
there rushed through her thoughts
: thousand pictures. Margaret was
always like this. wrinsing her heart
dry of Joy as & mother can that
her child might So = laughing
u way.
she saw Margaret as 4 girl Of
twenty.eight when Andrew stood
that first day at the redwood tree.
he had come forward with such
leading eagerness and caught
both 81 Margaret's hands. Mar
garetsa whole being grew bright.
Che trembled.
Her mother loved Andrew oh,
even as she loved Dane. Yet ahe
sent Andrew away; made him
carry her suitcases to the train
ana left him for that exile in the
laountain.walled desert. She had
held herself there prisoner
though her heart was breaking
| with its love.
This she had done for Nora
Lee. Yes, often IN these bleak
days when the littls girl rebellsd
and wondered why her mother kept
them there. Margaret had an
severed: Perhaps because I love
sou so"
She understood now all the BIT.
, TER sacrifice. She put her bead
suddenly against the pillows ana
murInured: Mother oh. mother
dearall things you did for me
Mother. I'm thinking Of them all. .
Margaret smiled. and even NOW
that smile glowed, Why it was
the realest. gladdest light. Nora
Lee brushed tears from her eyes.
Che said, Mother you're better
this soon. OH YOU do, look 90
lovely Z
Asain Margsret's eyes opened.
Nora Lee bent down ana kissed
them. She said valiantiy: cdr.
Ross says YOU win BE all right,
darling. why, you poor, poor
darling. you're frightened because
your breath Il sh0rt-just hit
short. Tomorrow YOU win seel"
She kept whispering things like
this ana clasptng her mothers
hand. In the weeks that were
past she had cried, often waking
up ct night. She had run into
the dressing room at school and
fought againts daspairing .soba.
But now, looking into Margarnt's
w1xy face. listening to those lab
cred breaths she was hardened
with the bitterest ohstinacy life
can know--ths obstinacy Of frantic
love that win not see the claiming
hands Of death.
The Bonds Again.
Margaret regarded her with ter
rible ana gentle sorrow, She said
q-.ietly: "You must have the bonds
changed. Nora Lee. Ask Doctor
Rosa"
There Il no huri about that;
mother, dear, though / suppose
we should t better interest.
what made you min: Of such a
funny ing. I thought that you
were sleeping"
rs It night, yet7''
'.It Is nearly g.
Margaret's head sank back on
the pillow. Her breath came less
unevenly: her hard lay quiet,
When the se came to the
b Nora Les smiled: "She is bet
ter, isn't she?''
"A little" She motioned to
Nora Lee: 'Perhsps she wiz