Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-04-05

eho i"i" uo"h ner DOCK ana yawneu.
She was plump and fair-faced
young matron of some foul or five
and twenty, with bright auburn hair,
soft blue eyes and n complexion whose
roses stood in need of no artificial
rouge
Fanny" said Mr.. Chickerly, look.
ing up from his newspaper. "did you
cnll on those Carriers to .day?"
No; never thought of it."
"And they leave town tomorrow
morning; and Carter is absurdly
sensitive to all sights, fnncied or real.
Fanny, / desired you to make point
of calling"
"Well, 1 did intend to, Frank. :"
pouted Mrs. Chickorly, "but one can't
think of everything. (
"You cannot, it seems"
1T appears : to me that you are
making mountain out of mole
hill, snid Fanny, rather tartly.
ut may affect my business very
seriously. Carter's house cnrries great
influence with it,"
Mrs. Chickerly was silent. pattino
tho velvet carpet with her foot in n
manner that Indicated some annoy-
ance.
81 shall have to leave here very
enrl y tomorrow morning." snid her
husband, presently.
ITO go To Sccncrsvillc, about Aunt
Elizabeth's will?"
eyes"
ooh, I wouldn't, Frank
"Why note"
Its such bitter cold weather to
travel IN, and Aunt Elizabeth is nuch
whimsical old woman, it's as likely ns
not that she'll change her mind about
making will when you get there. |
would whit little, if / were YOU"
MIR. Chickcrly smiled.
THAT would he your system of
doing things. Fanny, but not mine. "
MY system. Frank What do you
III mean TINT you believe in putting
things of indefinitely, and not always
in tho wisest manner. l wish yon'd
break yourself of that habit, Fanny.
believe me, it will some day bring you
to grief"
Mrs. Chickerly contracted her
pretty eyebrows.
81 don't believe in being lcctured,
Frank"
"And 1 don't very often lecture
You, my dear; pray give me credit
for that"
"You didn't think you were marry.
ing an angel when you took me, ]
hope?"
mo, my love. thought 1 was
marrying a very pretty little girl,
whose few faults might easily be cor.
rected."
Faults! Have any great faults,
Frank?"
Little faults may sometimes entail
great consequences, Fanny"
IF You ecold any more / shall 60
out of the room"
"You need not, for I am going nv
self to pack my valise. By the way,
there's button off the shirt I want
to wear tomorrow. wish you
would come up stairs and sow it on
for me-"
81 will, presently"
why can't you come now?"
81 just want to finish this book /;
there's only one more chapter"
And Fanny opened her volume so
resolutely that her husband thought
it best not to contest tho question.
Sitting all alone in front of the
bright fire, Mrs. Chickerly gradually
grew drowsy, and before she knew it
she had drifted off into the shadow
regions OF dreamland.
She was reused by the clock strik-
ing IL.
Dear me! how late it is?" she
thought, with little start. 81 must
go up stairs Immediately. There, ]
forgot to tell cook about having break.
last at o tomorrow morning, and OF
course she's abed and asleep by this
time. I'll be up early enough to sec
to it myself, that will be just as
we'll"
And laying this salyo to her con-
science, Mrs. Chickerly turned of
the gas, and crept drowsily up the
stairs.
Fanny. Fanny, it's past 5, and
cook hasn't come down stairs vet.
~ o"io you spoke 10 her last
night?"
Mrs. Chickerly rubbed her eyes and
stared sleepily around.
"Oh, Frank, 1 forgot all about
speaking to her last night" she cried,
with conscience-stricken face. "Bni
III run right up-she can have the
breakfast Seady in very few min,
utes.
She sprang out of bed, thrust hel
feet into pair of sill-lined slippers,
and threw shawl over her shout
ders.
Mr.. chiclserly bit lis lip and
checked her.
"No need, Fanny" he said, it'll
bitterly; al must leave the house in ii f
teen minutes or miss the only through