. Her first appearance. Illustrated by Gibson and Ashe. ft. n 4 HER FIRST APPEARANCE becomes a young lady, she could goto some school—but thats a bit toofar ahead to plan for the present;but that s what I am going to do,though, said the young man, con-fidently, and as though speaking tohimself. That theatrical boarding-house person could be bought offeasily enough, he went on, quickly, and Lester wont mind letting hergo if I ask it,—and—and that s whatI 11 do. As you say, it s a gooddeal of an experiment, but I thinkI 11 run the risk. He walked quickly to the door anddisappeared in t
. Her first appearance. Illustrated by Gibson and Ashe. ft. n 4 HER FIRST APPEARANCE becomes a young lady, she could goto some school—but thats a bit toofar ahead to plan for the present;but that s what I am going to do,though, said the young man, con-fidently, and as though speaking tohimself. That theatrical boarding-house person could be bought offeasily enough, he went on, quickly, and Lester wont mind letting hergo if I ask it,—and—and that s whatI 11 do. As you say, it s a gooddeal of an experiment, but I thinkI 11 run the risk. He walked quickly to the door anddisappeared in the hall, and thencame back, kicking the door open ashe returned, and holding the childin his arms. This is she, he said, did not look at or notice thefather, but stood, with the childasleep in the bend of his left arm,gazing down at her. This is she,he repeated; this is your child. 49. .K HER FIRST APPEARANCE There was something cold andsatisfied in Van Bibbers tone andmanner, as though he were con-gratulating himself upon the engag-ing of a new groom ; something thatplaced the father entirely outside ofit. He might have been a disinter-ested looker-on. She will need to be fed a bit,Van Bibber ran on, cheerfully. They did not treat her very well,I fancy. She is thin and peaked andtired-looking. He drew up theloose sleeve of her jacket, andshowed the bare forearm to the put his thumb and little fingerabout it, and closed them on itgently. It is very thin, he said. And under her eyes, if it were notfor the paint, he went on, merci-lessly, you could see how deep thelines are. This red spot on hercheek, he said, gravely, is whereMary Vane kissed her to-night, andthis is where Alma Stantley kissed 5° or tafc^^a-
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