I reckon that old hurt still aches and burns at times ; but she was only a child and time is real kind to children , Anne , dearie . After a while she began to laugh again -- she had the prettiest laugh . You do n't often hear it now . '' `` I heard it once the other night , '' said Anne . `` It IS a beautiful laugh . '' `` Frank West began to go down after Kenneth 's death . He was n't strong and it was a shock to him , because he was real fond of the child , though , as I 've said , Leslie was his favorite . He got mopy and melancholy , and could n't or would n't work . And one day , when Leslie was fourteen years of age , he hanged himself -- and in the parlor , too , mind you , Anne , right in the middle of the parlor from the lamp hook in the ceiling . Was n't that like a man ? It was the anniversary of his wedding day , too . Nice , tasty time to pick for it , was n't it ? And , of course , that poor Leslie had to be the one to find him . She went into the parlor that morning , singing , with some fresh flowers for the vases , and there she saw her father hanging from the ceiling , his face as black as a coal . It was something awful , believe ME ! '' `` Oh , how horrible ! '' said Anne , shuddering . `` The poor , poor child ! '' `` Leslie did n't cry at her father 's funeral any more then she had cried at Kenneth 's . Rose whooped and howled for two , however , and Leslie had all she could do trying to calm and comfort her mother .
I was disgusted with Rose and so was everyone else , but XXXXX never got out of patience .
Anne Kenneth Leslie West burns day morning night right years