Evening star., 1926-09-13

asily and at the same time shoot
ing a warming glance at Susan, tney
NAV not have wanted to distress you,
as long as Col. Sharp lives SO near
and Gold Boy is almost a neignDoI'
so to speak. 1t might make you her''
GUS" sa
"It might" retorted Beatrice sc.
renelv .but let me assure you that
n wouldn't. You forget, she went
On a bit proudly that I have my
fother here. and he is all the protec
! ton any girl needs. He comes OF
ona of the oldest colonial famllles,
whose very religion was 10 take c"io
of their own. ,uoa IN q pa
tronizing way. Are you Rose is
vour music up, Beatrice! nos af
thinking Of taking some le''0
Prof. Hawthorne - little ex.
.,,o nracticing lately, and he has oeen zen
goo ching me in voice culture.
fon,ilv and my fathers people "eie
friends from way back.
Nrs Parker rose to go.
| .cnch a delightful call, sne lhu,
"a .ryor must come ana see uo
soon-and remember that II We we ,.o,,
n,ythine for YOU at any tlile !ou
W. ,,,,st let MS know. A girl Wltnouo LII, e.
mother often needs some one
~ at least about her pfoo,elln M.
Reatrice thanked Mrs. Fain., ,n;, in
litely. but there was .,,a Older
her manner which mace .le Then
,,.oman a bit uncomfortaple. g. sh
Mo'ha W., tt,,err herself upon the olo,,asi-
inned couch amidst the pile or p,liom,e p'.,.
,.a;cl, were her mothers haiio"oi"' ~
and sobbed tempestuousiN. ,,.are
CO that was what people Mee
+,,;nI,inr was it--that her la''.. -
half crazed by drink. had sous ..S col
SETTLE his old bitter grudge WIZ nc
Sbarn bv mutilating and perhaps
killing the glorious Gofo BOY ,ass
She would never believe II uniess
he confessed it himself. EEen n',ld e
.he would not desert him. She .1,,t
not condemn him to the woliu' Nv
she would stand by, anu ,,,oyIe
mother had done. she Wou,u sLjs of
to helm him back to the 1oo.no" ~ 20
true manhood again. he was vi.
father and nearer and dearer tilai'
tho world. in spite of all the lule peo
nle with their gossiping tongues
There was a sound of an openlns
aoo,. and Bee turned. Her fatheI
a.oaa there He was white, anu
,,ary very grave. Quickly beatrlce
tool; in the fact that the tunes y,
the LIQUOR he had taken hao pds'eN
from his brain - 90, ,,..s in
"Bee," he said grimly, was ~
tho library during the last part VI
~ tt, call of Mrs. Parker and Susan
Rlale and Rose. ] heard the conVer-
sation. 7 heard your loyal de1ense
and understood 1t, even IL II were
yelled. Bee do you believe that
stabbed Gold Boy or not? am VIII
ling to tell you the truth
Beatrice smiled. but she was "hl'e
even to her lips =, &c, ao not
helieve If but even if such an mn
possible thing should be proved l
would still stand by you
"Oh. Bee" he burst out. every
hody thinks l did it. and l cant prove
that ] am innocent. l crossed .i,s
| little field that evening Where Holu
Boy had been let out for run anu
several people saw me. / had even
| had my hunting knife sharpened the
day before. for trip up to the BIZ
| Woods-and no one will believe
"J do" Bee assured him. brace
IN. dad. and we'll show en-
! There was a ring at the door. Re
,uctantlv she opened the door TO hnd
Prof. Hawthorne standing there.
"AIav I come in?' he queried eager
ly. II have important news
| He followed Beatrice into the Nv
ing room. oa
"Mr. Hammond" he announced
"vou are cleared, so cheer up. me
whole town thought you killed Gold
Boy. 7 was sure you didn't. Tor no
girl can speak of her father as Bea-
trice speaks Of you if he is a Vliialn.
I'll admit right now. and for the first
time that 7 love her, and will marry
her if she will consent.
$50 I was interested to clear her
name and yours. | did little pr1-
yate detective work which any one
might have done. and I found and
proved to the authorities that old
Uncle Dan. the town half-Wit. stab
bed Gold Boy. The horse jumped the
| fence-and he could do it easily, you
| know. went along the lane, and got