Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-09-10

Il Terrence ttt " To-
w 81 ever. a. he was
- ~ al the world %
her. He'ena-hke. she lacked not worlds .
of company Tie SIX men me, on tls
v..1 On from, os Captain Lansing
quarters.
Lansing was cvnic who observe
l- kind AMI ,old tire result ot his OBJ
servatioae. Such are deserve NM
popular. bat command 1purcci1ive
audiences tina. are the envy c; t-e
gooS-hear,ei. Ii was so AZ audience
OF tle sort that he recounted the meet
in. the same afternoon. when ,le
band stopped playing and the invai-
ins hosts from the town had scat.ere
AMI left the post O. IT'S gLtful owners.
Dorothy Terrence" - De began.
lawns his sabre across h.s knees AMI
settling bacs 70 the temporary repo,-
which alone can fall % the los OF O..
officer Cd the day Dorothy Terrence
came ur the walk. She had Laucastc-
with her. anil she was looking happy
Mss Lccis-tle bankers dauglte-.
yol kuou-clwe down the walk. She
hal Kant. AMI Dartmocr. aai Fey
guesson with her. aud she was look
ln- like celestial being They were
both dressed IN white-but there was
= difference. Mrs. Lansing saws It
lay IN a silk foundation Be that a.
i. may. there was feariDiiv and
won lerilliy made hat. all drifts and
mists. ami sprays OF white. a.op q.
Ms Leeds. and q fuiv-al-rouu I
sor, of paiasol ATOP e that. Dor
othy saw MIS- Lees from
Afar. bat the latter dill nor see
Dorothy. They came together IA
front o. ny quarters 1 with Il y
harp was there. Dorothy moved -
one side. Il was her instant attitu t..
and, I fear. prophetic The woman
VINO steps aside can always s-av tle~e.
Bu, all miglt have gone We'll. All this
story might never have been toll. d.
kant lad 10, Iaiulgei LIS vui-a~ pre-
pensity for introlucti0ns Mis- Leeds
bestowed sweet aud transitory Smile
upon Miss Terrence. bat Lancaster IS
not the best-iooking fellow IN the Pre-
s.diO for nothing. Ii any OF vou hay.
pen 20 share nv good fortune ot know
Ing her, you will understand what
In the nature OF things aud q men
happened when she turned he ewes
upon him with q trick she has os Sc .n
ing 70 look into ones very soul. She ia.
the most beautiful voice outside OF IL.
heavenly choir. and she brought X II
70 play also. Dorothy stood y Is lon.
as she could, and then she tried ID cs'
him away. He never even heard her
II Miss Leeds had not gazei soul
searchiDgly at him, and told him tina
she must be going. but would see hin
az the hop, he doubtless would b.
standing there still, with Doroth'
anxlOusly watching MIN. 1t viii b
worth going 10 the hop 70 see thing
happen.
Lancaster stood at the door Of -
dressing-roon and watched Ms
Leeds, whileShe waited for Dorothy
he saw her throw back her gorceou
cloak and drop II from her with III
careless dlsdain OF 4 celestial creatur
: discardIng some temporary earthly Gal
ment. That It fell on a chair an
crushed other less splendid wrapping
beneath Il was q detail which escape
him. He watched her as the huddl r
feminine mass made way for her a. III
mirror and she stood unchallenges
ieisurely touching her glimmeriu
brown hair and pinning q great whit
rose upOn her shoulder
Dorothy waited at his side for full
five minutes before be saw her. TIE
she laughed mockingly up into b
face. and wished that her laughts
might have been blow.
As soon as be could leave her b
went running ana 'iding across IL
door to where Miss Leeds stood at ba
before besieging group. She VS.
backed against the wall and sur
burst of ssbres was Just above hs
head
There are only twenty dances,
she kept repeating, and / nevs
divide.
Lancaster took two OF his sellcy