The Washington times., 1930-09-05
CHAPTER 20

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: Lillian. She waited tense, after
her husband came home, but
nothing was said. Half my
worries are imaginary" she
decided. II haven't done any
thing wrong" But her con.
science troubled her because she
was happy, when she wasn't
actually fretting.
So many things happened in
the next few days. There was
some money trouble with Ches-
ter. Farnsworth, always the
indulgent father. suddenly put
stop to what he claimed was
Chester's wasteful extravaganza.
"I give you enough to keep a
family of fourteen!" he said
angrily, land I'm sick and tired
of your overdrawing. You live
on your income, or you go to
work., 4.
This is your doing!" Chester
snarled, turning fiercely on
Cathie. "I've seen it coming.
You and your family of blood
suckers. I told you to lay
off mel"
Cattle Accused
Chester! My boy!" Farms
worth cried, turning stricken
eyes from one to the other.
Catherine, he q, doesn't know
what he's saying!"
st damn we'll know what I'm
saying. I'm going to say it
too. You little sniveling no
body, coming in here. taking
advantage of an old mans
weakness, I'll show you"
"Stop!" Cathie screamed.
"Stop, don't you see what you're
doing to him? Alfred-sit down.
dear water .eChester, get
water
One look at his father and
Chester Farnsworth was glad
enough to stop. He stood with
his sallow face working. staring
at the older man. why, what's
the matter, dad? Look, Gather
inc dad, dads sick!"
Eyes, and you've done it, max
ing scene like that! Get some
water or something. Oh, help
me! Don't stand and look! He's
going to faint"
Mr.. Farnsworth did not faint.
He let himself be helped to a
chair, and the color came back
to his gray face when Chester
poured some brandy down his
throat.
Pleads for Peace
Cathie and Chester leaned
over him, she on one side, he on
the other. Mr.. Farnsworth
opened his eyes, and smiled,
"Let us have peace" he said,,
and his. voice sounded so old
and weak. and tired that it
brought the tears to Cathie's
eyes, "All I have is yours-you
two shall share. Surely there is
enough for both. Can't you
trust me to be fair?"
Cathie began to cry. Pity and
anger shook her. She hated
Chester, hated him more than
she had ever hated anyone in
her life, more than she had
thought it was possible to hate.
And she couldn't even talk back
to him without making more
trouble for his poor father
her hands were tied she
clung to her husband, and wept.
There, there. Catherine. It's
all right" he said in his tired,
old voice, stroking her hair, max
ing her cry the harder.
Its her filthy conscience!"
she heard Chester say disgust
edly. The old man answered
shortly and bitterly. She
couldn't make out the words,
she didn't even care. After a
while Cheong appeared and took
him upstairs to bed. She would
have remained in the room with
Chester, too apathetic to move.
but the old Chinaman made a
kissing, whistling noise as he
was going out of the door with
her husband. She looked up and
he Signaled her to follow.
Warned by Maid
When she saw her husband
comfortably in bed, and went to
her own room she found the
maid, Marguerite, already there,
talking to herself, excitedly,
walking up and down, swinging
her long arms.
"You hadn't ought to fight
with him!" she cried, wheeling
on Cathie, her red eyes gilt
tering in her white. scanned
face. "you can't beat him., that
devil! Everything you say he'll
turn against you. Then the
two of them-the Farnsworth
men will join against you and
what chance will you have
then2 None! You mark my
word. If you-"
Cathie held UP both hands in
a gesture of hopeless wearlne$s.
She no longer minded the
woman'S TRADES. It seemed
perfectly natural to be get
ting motherly advice from a
maid, and wordless commands
from a Chinese cook. Every
thing was upside down in this
house This was just part
Of it's craziness. But she was
too spent tonight, "Margue.
rite, if you say one more word
to me I'll scream!" she said.
"Then III keep right on scream
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