Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-06-24
JUST A WOMAN'S WAY.

lhe editor whecled about IN has chair
With an impatient gesture OF annoyance.
Why should the rabble ammo, him AT time
when he VAS interested in a took. one OF tho
few really Interesting ones OF his library.
IL was more than anyone should expect of
him TO see rim at such time, and he was
on the point of bidding her wait. II she
chose. but with the assurance that the de-
lay would be a long one. when he noticed the
card.
The lady-in-waiting had written on her
card About a story. Urgent
She hasn't got the copy with hcrg'
Not unless its m her pocket"
We'll, said the editor. with an air ct
sanity resignation. tell her that I'm very
busy. but II size can say what she wants in
i've minutes. IN see her
Weariiy be removed his feet from the Ia
bic, put on his coat, threw the remainder
OF MS cigarette into the fireplace. opened
the window, secreted the COPY of Notre
Champagne that be had been reading. and
set TO work on a pile OF proofs By that time
Iomin had returned, announcing Miss
Sands.
She was IS. and she was plain Moreover,
she was az nervous as q cat in a new home
From the handwriting on the card he had
really expected something better, and be
was mad AZ himself for permitting her 10
bother him. she was nothing more than
the ordinary woman who came to him day
after day with their stories aud their poetry,
noue of which he wanted. Wouldn't this
90 s'e, ear" 'nS' '"'S were
Guy Wasting '".l' Siine una n's oy ther
vas 90, "',o'o '"eS ~ou'un l.
sue s"lu N'oou morning III ehoSeo
Whisper -,
f pushed over a basket piled with manuscripts
| TO Tomliu send all those back Then he
su'heu 20 ,NiisS Hahus again. anu asAeu WHAT
ne could do Tor her.
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deal oNerdone nowadays. iney We got Jap
S',les 'uDi.lnS IN ,"Se1i game; anu .,
course We've had S'r EDWIN ana whole lot
more. No. Inc pu'nc sicN oi *. aon
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/ 10" see want 1"c s'orl 20 ne reused
IL my SISTER NaI''nt. nahhs so much
'ol '''''N'l~ 3" s'nu IL "-eN'
lut wait minute gave no such
/ promise. IL D. part al an editor duty TO
consider carefully everything that II sub.
mit' ed-e'oty thing. BESIDES why should
you oe 20 anS.ous that your SISTER should be
"s. io'"''N'
on Sec YOU uoh Sno" ner. her pe-
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"Rc,llv Ms Sands - said the editor with
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vb., 7 ~, -, rof,se HIVE Won an, s,,eoial
,r,,r,,r which .,t;tics ,.ou ~ cr;.icise ,o,,r
.,st,,.. ,,.ori, AZ ais H. bie-tbat
hersf which almost ever-y woman seems ia
, have that sh, i qualified IN INDIGO ltera ~
,yofk' Are ,-o,, ouite s,irc that Won know the
difference between silly rubbish and A vorI,
: az reniusy"
..Ar,l,o,y r. sbo,rs that she has No i,,ag.
-nation-bcr having made Il Japaness
.to,,.
II don't follow that arrumcnt."
r. No. hadn't told Won. NV sister Caroline
I lived In Ianan with A .Iananese family for
l .,ne wears shes only using up what she
b saw and heard there. and that's not mag
nation
p al any rate II makes il the more probable
that the sfor, will be interesting"
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