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Continuation
CHAPTER 8


her just ready to leave the house he
expressed his surprise in no uncertain
"Why, where are you going so late
at night? Without a word to anyone.
And you know you could have expected
n call from Andrew tonight. He is
now in the parlor awaiting you, and
my obcdient daughter is planning on
going out into the street,"
"Father, | am going for n walk. ]
have to compose myself. You know
how | feel towards Andrew. Why do
you torment me with him?" .Rebecca
answered with a shrug.
"Your mother just told me of the
way you spoke to her just now, when
we are doing everything for your
good. ungrateful hussy, Andrew is a
man that would delight the heart of
any girl. Handsome, wealthy, ready
to indulge the every whim of the
woman he will call wife, what more
can you wish? And instead of thank
ing US you act so thanRless and dis
agreeable as if we were not doing this
for your good. Do we mean you harm?
Must / use force to make you under
stand what is for your own welfare?"
Father, neither you nor anyone can
make me see this Andrew if do not
wish to. What am I? A silly girl?
Father, ! have never disobeyed you.
Forget this marriage that it seems
that you and mother have set your
hearts on. Why would kill myself,
rather"
Her eyes blazed. This mood was
new to her father and clumsily he at
tempted to reeede. In his SNUG self
assurance he could not understand
how Andrew could be distastcful t.
any girl. 1t was true he had had to
struggle upwards against almost in.
superable obstacles in his climb to for,
tune and in those days there were
other things in his life that meant
more than money to him. But he was
now a worshipper of Mammon de.
the cross worship of Mammon de.
stroys mans finer sensibilities. Re
becca had always been docile and
yielding hitherto, and he could not
realize that a different person stood
before him now.
"What are you talking about, Re.
becca? As if we wished our darling
little girl anything that should cause
her any grief"
"Then, father, why must there be
this discoTd between US. Why can yor
not give up the thought of my mar.
riage with this Russian"
He hesitated Il moment. And ther
4 fash of inspiration enlightened hi.
engrossed and calloused faculties
"Your are in love with another. Yor
love somebody else. Who is he?"
"Yes, father, l am. love one who
has taught me that money is not thu
final goal of life. l have become &
Nationalist. He is Zionist anC
through him have come to see that
my future is wrapped up with that ot
my people"
"Rebecca, what nonsense you talk
Yes, l knew something about youI
helping along these riff raft that cal
themselves Jews and tell all the worlc
that they are going to have Palestine
and brag about what they can dc
there. Do! They will do nothing but
make asses of themselves. And they
make it harder for US that are tryini
to live like citizens of the world. But
| thought this was only fad that you
had taken up. But surely you cannot
let it interfere with more important
things when they come up. It is al
right 10 amuse yourself"
"Amuse myself! Do you think ther
! am amusing myself. No, it is | VIII,
feel the lifegivng impulses Of Judia
ism, you are rushing to destruction
You are so wrapped up that you cam
see that you are sacrificing yourself
on the altar of assimilation, and yor
would make me even the first sacri
fee"
Zimberg saw that the situation wa.
fast getting beyond his control. II,
must change his tactics. Shrewdly h,
guessed that he could still count OF
Rebecca's love to him and if he might
make her believe that this marriag,
was one that meant his financial ruiz
or prosperity he could lead Rebecca t
reconsider, and he could realize hi.
ambition. But he must proceed eau
tiously.