The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-21

yOa AtAhS tOs ohO aOoAhASA catching sight of the letter under Georgie's hand. "A friend" Georgie said. She felt horribly guilty and as if she had once again broken a most stringent rule in the as yet unwritteH book on love.
 i. Evelyn's discontented eyes grew suspicious.
 "A friend! I thought you had no friends" she said sharply. She had had most unsatisfactory lunch, and had chosen to consider herself Zig nored" by woman with whom she was anxious to be friends.
 q haven't many" Georgie said.
 'Ts it anyone l know?" Evelyn in. sisted.
 "No."
 "A man, presume?
 "Yes."
 Evelyn stretched out white hand.
 Show 1t to me-" she commanded.
 "No," said Georgie.
 Evelyn flushed duly; she was not really interested, but she was in the mood to quarrel with anyone who, gave her the opportunity.
 q am your mother, and order you to show me that letter." she said.
 "No," said Georgie.
 How dare you?" Evelyn raved. After all I've done for you. Spent money on you: taken you out of the gutter of your uncle's unspeakable house."
 CEORGIE went white; 1t hurt her M intolerably to hear the only home she had ever known spoken of in such terms.
 Well. you put me there in the first place." she said.
 Evelyn burst into tears.
 "To think that my only child should speak to me in such way. 1 was fool to expect that you would ever repay me for the sacrifice l have made for you"
 What sacrifice?" Georgie asked in cold little voice.
 Having you to live with me-" She broke of as the door opened and Bishop walked into the room.
 He looked at his wife and then at Georgie and strange little smile crossed his face.
 Evelyn flew to him.
 "Georgie has insulted me-" she wept historically. "She says I'm not an ordinary mother-that she hard. ly knows me, after all I've done for her." She looked up into his face. How can you stand there and allow me to be treated so cruelly?"
 T think Georgie is right if she said that you are not an ordinary mother" Bishop said calmly. And after all. my dear. you forget that anything you have done for her. hae been with my money.
 Evelyn gave stified scream.
 And anyway. what is the trou. ble?" Bishop asked in his tired voice.
 It was Georgie who answered him.
 Evelyn wanted to see a letter l had written. and l didn't want to show it to her."
 'I have right. She Is my child," Evelyn so iued.
 "Georgie is over age," Bishop an- swered in his tired voice. And 1 do not consider that you have any more right to read her letters than I have to read yours" he added with quiet meaning. ! There was an eloquent silence, then Evelyn said faintly: !
 "Of course, If you are going to side with her against me 1 have nothing more to say" |,
 That is good," her husband an- swered calmly.
 He turned his back on them both. and after moment Evelyn fiounced out of the room.
 There was little silence follow. ing her-departure. then Georgie said. I'm sorry I made trouble. But she wouldn't have understood if had told her whom was writing to-"
 Whom were you writing to GeorgfeT'
 "A man."
 "A very special man"
 "Yes."
 His tired smile came again, fleet ingly.
 Lucky man." he said. ."Oh. but he doesn't like me-, she said quickly. You see he's married"
 And no doubt he wishes he was single Bishop answered her. .who was the -cynic who said that mar riage was a cage; those outside Ionged to get in. and those inside longed to get out"
 # q don't know" Georgie said. .But I'm beginning to think ft.s rather true" she added mournfuily.
 Bishop made no reply.
 (oopSrioht. 1888. Doubleday DoranJ
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