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SHORT STORY.

FLORENCE AND HER FATHER,

THE STORY OF A GIRL WHO DIDN'T KNOW HER FATHER

LOVED HER..

By Emily Calyla Blake,

"I want to show you my school

Florence had witten "Houesty) is the best policy" till her fingers work, were cramped. But a vision of softly. her father's expression when he should glance at the imperfot lettere sent a flush to her face and an additional tenseness to her fingers.

She looked up at the sound of her mother's voice.

"I think you have written quite long enough, my dear", the gentle tones said; you may pat your books aside now ".

"It won't please father", the girl answered with a little sadness orceping into her words.

She paused for a moment. "It seems strange that a girl of fourteen should have to practice writing so steadily ".

father she answered

Mr. Stetson looked at her with. out speaking for a moment; then with a slight steranen manifest in his voice, be anid: "You know, Florence, that I never exumino your work before dinner. And another thing, I wish that you would learn to speak above whisper whou you address me."

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Mre Stotron stood nour: Her keen ores auw the change that passed oyer her daughter's face.: But she was not prepared for the sudden stondying of the trembi- ing lips; the sudden. fierce light that replaced the hurt one in the saw the lightning-like transform- LAND INVESTMENT &AGENCY girl's eyes. Almost with fear she TO LETA House in Kuutsforð Terre, THE HONG KONG ation take place. She shrank back | COMPANY. LIMITED, against the wall as the girl spoke. Hugkong, 27th Man, 1918.

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Florence obeyed, greatly re-you-of my own father." lieved. In the joy of the spring

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"ls my hair untidy, mother?" she panted; "and shall I put on my blue dress?"

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He was speaking to his wife. "Alice"-the tonos wero crisp "is that the way you have raised her?" Ils paused for a moment, the terrible hurt within When the girl approached she him finally rasbing the words gazed at her mother's face in forth: "And why should she surprise. "What is the matter, foar me?" mother," she asked. "Doiss your

Before Mra Stetson could speak head ache ?"

Florence again entered the room. "No dear," Mrs. Stetson anid "I heard you Father," she said; softly; but with a certain wistful-"and please forgive me; I am neas she kissed the little girl. sorry I spoke as I did. I am It was at this period that Flor-she said, with all the ardour of "Pat on your white dress tired, I think."

ence began to study the violin. her nature and when I think of -Florence," she said then; "sad

She was passionately fond of you I can always play better." A relieved expression crossed dearie, try to hurry, won't you?" the man's face. "Well, that is music and her progress was rapid. "I meant to, mother", Florence it, is it? "He dismissed the She cherished the idea that she answered, bustaning up

the subject with a wave of his hand. at tirs; "I'm going to meet "Let as go in to dinner," he said.

father"

When she came down again she paused only for a quick word to her mother, then flew down the path to the gate. She hurried so fast that she met her father half

But from the time of her out break a new spirit seemed to influence Florence, She had never been gentle and amenable But there seemed to grow within

Mre Stetson spoke eagerly Play for your father to-night, she said, "thinking of his love for you and his desire for your

might please her father. But he, firm in his conviction that a child must be subjected to rigid dis welfare." cipline, smothered all his pride and pointed out to her the im- provement which she could make by concentration,

Then she thought to surprise her a harshness and a bitter rehim by the rendition of a difficult way between the station and sontment of her father's ever- their home. She cet.sed skipping critical attitude. Once or twice stady. Hour after hour she prac when his tall figure came into she spoke rudely to him and was fection was near she appealed to view round the corner, and walk- banished to her room. ed sedately toward him. When

to please him. Also, as long as

But she loved him devotedly she reached his side she searched and as far back as he could his face lovingly, yet with a remember her one idea had been marked anxiety in her eyes.

He spoke in an even tone. "Well, Florence" he said, "what have you done to-day ?"

"Studied my lessors, father she replied; "and helped mother with Little Sister"!

He said nothing more, but| walked beside her, holding her

tised, and when she thought per-

her mother.

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"Do I play it well enough for father," she asked.

"Yes dear", Mrs Stetson an she could remember he had never swered, "I am sure he will like it." been thoroughly pleased with Florencs ran to her mother and anything that she had done. She kissed her. ""I love you mother" recalled his explantion that

praise woskens while criticism strengthens."

But, with an analysis remark able in girl of fourteen, Florence realised that constant

hand in his. Once she looked up criticism had made her wicked, at him again, and in doing so her foot struck a little mound in the as she termed it, and at times walk. She almost stumbled, but she shrank from her own thoughts, saved herself by clutching his hand tightly....

Even to her gentle mother, who understood so well, the girl often now spoke irritably. She regret ted it afterward, but within a few

Florence looked at her mother,

the violin still in bar band. "I'l have to imagine his love" she

said with a little catch in her voice; "but I think I know how wonderful it would be if he should cure for me and tell me so; and I will play to him, Mother.”

So that evening, when her father had taken up his paper, Florance spoke hastily, the colour staining her face.

"Father," she said; "may I; would you like to hear me play something for you?"

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