The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-06
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She contended that he was wrong. He
knew that he wasn't. She pouted till he
grew anrgy, when she wisely used her
innate tact and Welded. Whereupon he
did the most unexpected thing In the
world-simply. without hint OF warning
or without the slightest grounds OF prece-
dent took her up in his arms and Kissed
her sauarely on the mouth. She gasped
a little but before she could recover
enough TO slip from his clasp he bent
again with a coaxing, pleased smile and
repeated the original oftcnse.
by this time her eyes were flashing and
she writhed in his close embrace. But
all TO no purpose, ana when he finally,
in fond half-teasing, half-sOothing
voice. whispered softly. Now you must
kiss me-" she slowly slipped her warm.
white arms about his neck and trustingly
drew his head down 10 her soft. sweet
lips.
Just then there came the sound OF APP
preaching footsteps In the hall and he
suffered her TO escape, when she fed to
her room. half-wild with joy.
IL was very pretty, flushed little
face nat shone back at her when she
leaned over toward the tiny mirror in her
little box OF a roOm-the typical boarding
house hall-bed-room. All the anxiety that
had raled her dainty cheeks for the past
Few months was suddenly gone, for the
cause OF the fear was forever done away
with. he loved her after all! Hadn't she
worshiped him all along, ever since that
first night that he was so kind 10 her.
when sne had come up from the country
with "a thin purse but a heart rich in
hope 10 take the long yearned-for study
IN art! Hadn't he been her best critic?
Hadn't he taken her out to the theatre
once and 10 the concerts so often that
she would have had TO 20 TO her dear lit
tie scribhly diary TO have found ont inst
the exact number Of times he had given
her TINS pledsuicf She had Acknowledged
20 herseli over month ago that she low
ed him. but her lips had grown a little
winter ana her baby chin quivered a fri
ne as she had faced the fact over and
over again mat in all probability his Tx
N"s i0r her was only passing fancy.
But now 1t was all changed. He loved
~, nsi now. she knew, and the old art stud
a. n''snt 80 to-to-anywhere. now, so
leI az she was concerned All m. al
she would use in the future would no on
penued on the gay little water-colors 70
.a"se the walls OF the dainty parlor of |
10 trace " e nome when they had one ana |
Sioths Tor their small tea-tabie IL,
sopplhs ns nad made herr this great hand |
sV sum giant with his coaxins bl,;e .,,es
'e 'nal meant worlds.
ken, cneeks burned so and her hear,
az nu,tsilnS 50 strangely thai She ~
into sSs nm up ner hat and skipped out
q 49, s"e nan. bent on runninc ~ V S
a long, swift walk as the sts,s 1Nay Tor
10 ' reas ens night there calm herself down
instInctiyelyn s ser at her door she stopped
VIII sne saw him. slowly sa,,nter,n ~ me
over a az l,,,Is on-mate the two taikins low
be dee,5aaisS, something which seemed ~
4, ~, usew haif back before she rea,,voa
s -, ~, sne wasn't quite calm sna,,au
iacys economy nm Just 1ss yet and as the iane'
gas az both ends OF the hslli 10 hsht the
wy mo- All at once she heard him WAS WAS
yon " ell anyway, I've won nv ,'', wa say
~Su SAD you'd take my word Tor for II " ans