Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-11-27


Alan cooked his head on one side.
''Yes." he said. no whit discon-
eerted. I'm being able TO SIT opposite
you"
The benevolens old gentleman half |
rose. and Sara. in panic. discovered
that he was intending to champion her
cause
why. you're Mr.. Jarvis, to be
sure. she said rather hastily. The
ceiling Of the back room leaks"
The old gentleman sat down again
Would you like 10 have me come
and look az it, Alan asked soberlS.
ut does worlds of good 90 have the
agent come and look a. n leak for
half hour or 50 every day"
Sara bit her lip and said nothing
''Or perhaps you'd rather I'd hire
substitute" said Alan. 'and stand
across the street until he comes back
without the Ieaks"
''Send a sensible man to mend the
roof, said Sara sharply" and it's all
/ I'll ask-of you.
II have dbbed. hyperbolized. aud
everlastingly perlured myself 70 get
Won into WOODLAND" sad Alan tragi-
cally, ''and this - my reward"
Sara refused Il smile. II shall be
obliged TO YOU II YOU viii take your
old seat. " she said coldly. 'and that
is al"
Alan's face fell. u don't know how
you feel about il. Sara" he replied IN
a grave. tired voice. ''but I'm heartily
sick Of this conIounded stranger bust
ness and I wart 90 be -frionds again.
Don't you9"
Il said strangers. and its going -
be strangers. said sara, with strange
stubbornness. struggling her shoulders
indiiferently.
Perhaps II hal not hesitated the
first summer 3 met you. l might have
had a show said Alan deliberately.
But I'm STOW fellow when 1 really
care. and l d:i 80 tremendously ad.
mire you. That Davenport slid IN
ahead OF me and Lad 20 step out
Sara claspsd an q rnclasped her purse
nervously. hut slid nothing
The neft summer was better, said
Alan. cont lriny With rather a bitter
smile - bad long VACATION, and
YOU were good tome. You were South
all the winter, eai I thought YOU were
, glad 10 see me -.pO)r fool that / was
, Davenport didn't turn up at all tina,
, year. AM : didn't feel sorry l was
glad you'd TUNED him down, because
, / was heather. and l didn't know
that ev an the traest and best Of girls
, can mNko a mar suffer like the dickens.
l kno Il new.
. Sasa's fase was very white. She
looked At Alan. though it hurt her 9,
see iho tired box in his eyes, aud hes
! lips trembled.
"Oh. Alan, why didn't you tell mee'
shs cried, with little sob IN her voice
''icw could know that YOU cared?'
"My dear, my dear. how 1 did carel'
hN said Slowly "How do care stilll'
a The color came back 70 Sara's face
e rDd queer little smile brought tn
light into her eyes.
Il am what Is accounted lucky Eel
u low, Alan said Ia the same straine,
e voice. II lave had comforts and pleas
ures and Injuries al my life. aud hav
not cared for one Of them. woul'
give theu all for that which I wan
most and cannot have"
J. You're spoiled child" said Sar
4 Win m 1QA little lauHu- lou tfl
It and you don't know what you CT
s. for.
~ Il doa't want TO know any PLANE
a than 80 nov" Alan gravely replied
b ITS too confoundedly hard 20 bear
ID "Yoa never asked me what
ig thought, said Sara gently. "HAsn
ID it entered your head that a girl ca
care, sometimes, toO?'
,e The train slowed up for static
X With a great deal Of noise aud a bust
H. Of people passing up and down. III
~ old gentleman rose sleepily and tnu
a. bed out upon the platform.
IN passed down, and 1t Was quiet agai
lv After time band OF men with MOI
- and brooms appeared a. the door
be- the car aud began TO clear up. TT
s. conductor, coming g. a decision aft
ar much hesitancy. stack his head IN
of the other door.
n. Randolph Street," he called. -
- FAR as We 90 All out, please Ia
= ma Lee Walton, in the Puritan