The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-26
By thcSignOfthc
BY FRANK r. SUMMERS.

Alice Kerr was IA the position In which
thousands Of maidons have been since
l'''1p "no inold oesan 20 lcVe' anu nv nv
win "o"an 10 20 Io"hu' enc s"""h" va
as they prlmlv expressed IL. had other
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Alccs own views were represented IN
Cha concrete by ono Brvton Marks a
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WY young DOCTOR tiyi 4"'"N' "''"o
himself doctor. said that he could not
bear tho thought OF having his only
daughter ia d.cf.r.s wiz. Mrs Kerr con-
'NiIed an this We" WIN d near ul'aS
which might have been felt by her nus
band AS flr from fstteriug. had 10 not
49,, th.+ ,li,o,s fsth,r Kent all his
"-t" tiia' Ai'D' i"t"'' ~ o.
thoughts in tlis come lion iNed upon the
concrete sxDrcs.IUn Of his views and
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t"at was one J'i''-'"V' wig -
Gus farmer. whose home was Only thTce
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JOhnstouo ought IN Poeuc J"s'lce' 10
1lye leeu old and rcpuisiVC. but i'm truth
l 80. t,.t. ,...,,.. and ON the whole
o.. irr.ra 49,. nothing 10 COM
go ieDni'o, ,, .s',...,.l,rrv ,Nccut one
t.'-.' y. '' ''-' f''
'..,fS,,..'. Do sei5 Alec when her moth
., '.--fn.'v ,,nfolded t6 ken The paterna
t,',,-'. ',4 ',.IIti b+- attention. 10 am
1900 ''.' $500, rs 'Ni.roms ! cam
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.t.i" it Mrs. I,err stvou talk nom
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,ic-'f n, ifr Igbn.t0ne. exc? Which
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- 20 a.. ,.f... tf,+ I don't know
,,sI ,rb"fi, is i1 bis eve. or even which
,ye DO is. but mere IS Soi"o'i''s' lou
"'oS' ~, fstn. .L,.+ Mr. Jobnstone',
f. . 5..r ..4t b. nearly SD disa-
erres bir.to uc quItc frank with You. since
YOU led me ln that dirccuon-Gearly so
disagreeab.e as Dr Marks nose
AZ mis- AhcG u,,1in. aH,.I|' !, was
ialse sttp ON lne ldIt on tIiS, Mi .ou
men. manu- l'I,'D' s,,..cn Sf,~rs' nose
i1valy love h,s nose. and he more
snubby b Is. tine more d love &c. Therc!
After which the gir did what was, no
doubt. very reti,'eieIoit ,n,ls , ana
"','s a. "C ..'r...,. mistress of herself.
'NL ta, sa.t.~,, bo,,so
49, o s lrI,li d4I5 at Inc back where Inc
family cow lifted IT'S head 10 below sc
her inquisitvcly-an into % parrow road.
she know that there was a eIumIP or ols5
ems ABOUT t"o ntnoIyI YEN. ,, 10y ,,o,ild I
I,-,. tb,r. M thaf fima-seven O'clock
~ a summer evening. She knew that there
was also a biz oId-fashiouei rose tree
such as grow seldom nowadays. She also
knew for a probability ihai me {oulh
WIN lue aIoIa43le. H. W.. Mo"'N "5 nuns
ing soou li,'i .s, ,t.'a ~ lnoycleleo that
made Afice's art particularly reprehen-
eib'e under thc circumstances.
However. there was nothing ,clande,s-
tine about me mas I.ine Noic. ina. III S,ii-
,.',, 'y.,' tbc, treugbt ,-oIi'd come this
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And at the same time a. heavy. if we'll
prop0rli0ued. lgIro E1t itself upright.
'l dom know how you Knew was
oomiug. said Alice. Indignantly. u never
told you ] would come. J. ought NOT 10
come here. you know. Why don't YOU
come t1 tine house to see me2'
"t do. sweetheart But 1T don't do TO
come goo often. Your papa ana mamma
don't hhe me. ana lheF may make ll UH-
pleasant for YOU, u / become TOO tregueHN
o. visitor NoW don DE cross nave
someihIng j want TO tank 10 you ABOUT
eome'hing particular ..-.,,,-. -.
by ihis time they were s'rollns 10,
g'iher along the mario" Io'o anu "'u
Ieii the tree iar behino mem ,.,..
see way ITO I''".F' 'i'
"HrIdci' To "idl we want 9I''." o",
WNaL D want LOOK Htie' A"ee' ~" '-
Whtj you want 700 .,.-.,.. or
DID, go on f'." NN'' i"'p''''"'''
want To- near your pam
Very We'll lHti. see d. way 'o b''
unt mo IIl', o, '''
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STONE "npi' t7''Il o., p. '-' '''' ''7
feelings lN "a ittlnuiou7 N"'D'' )..,t..
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