Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-01-04
Lexington Robrdge County, Virginia Wednesday January 1899

tuI'tSudy, JAN udfy Il.
"Y :. nam, 0 YES Is it W-u-s-
0. -i-r-l"
+ Their. tn,w you uld make
t at m stake. LIS promo need te
rhyme with 'gir, but we spell il
W-o-r-r-a-l-l. :"
Thanks. won't forget. My name
is absurdly common b. contra,t-plain
B-e-n-n-e-t-t Goo'ligh. !"
All that evening Ban, tt was think
ing about Miss Worrall and Ter name
as he worked away with his crayons.
"Queer name," he thought. II never
met anybody with like it before.
Wonder if she has any relations in New
York"
This last question was settled for
Bennett only few days later, when he
was struck by the likeness between a
youn 6 man whom he saw sitting two
tables away from him in the restaurant
and the image that had lately made
such deep impression on his mind.
"Now," he SAID to himself, "that
settles it. That fellow is Miss Wor-
rails brother-at least, if his name is
Worrall. There can't be two different
families with such name az that-and
the Likeness"
But as he had ID 10 one 10 intrcd
him to the strang er, it did not seem
that there was any otherwsy of resolv-
ing he doubt. Still, it WAS doubt
that would keep occupying his mind
while he ate. He saw clearly the adj
vantage of striking up an acquaintance
with Miss Worrall's brother, if the
thing could be done. Thinking this,
he kept his eye on the young stranger
and studded Lis features to determine
whether he was the kind OF man who
would resent an attempt to scrape ac-
quaintance without regular intl oduc-
ton.
The end of all this dehbeiation was
that Bennett, judging tho strange
young mans face to be that Of good
sort of fellow who would not insist
upon formalities, made up his mind to
make the attempt. 1t was quite in the |
informal, free-and-easy character Of
the art student.
SO lie went without dessert expressly
20 get through his lunch before the
other man and, before going pay his |
,heck at the cashiers desk, stopped at
he iab'e where the problematic person
vas still eating, all unconscious, and
aid, "Your name is Worrall, isn't it,"
The young man looked up blankly,
probably having some idea that this
vas only an artistically gotten up kind
# bunco steerer.
"Me ? EYES, that's my name. But
never saw you before"
"ThaIs all right" said Bennett, "AIy
!ams's Bennett"
At the mention of the name Worrall
ave smile OF recognition, but the
rtist went on without leaving him a
nance for interruption.
"You spell your name W-o-r-r-a-l-l?
hats it then. You must be of the
anne family, Miss Worrall-"
"Margaret mentioned meeting YOU"
he other at last managed to get it.
eyes," said Bennett, II had that
'leasure. Mrs. Crane was so good.
,ou know Mrs. Crane, of course?"
BY this time Bennett had settled
inset on ch~ir in hopes Of little
asy chat with his new beauty 'strother.
Yorrall went on eating meiingue pie
18th an occasional interruption to brief
: arswer some of Benefits cff-hand
Inquiries. Yes. he did know Mrs
rane, and thought her very good. He
ad seen Miss Margaret Worrall within
ne last twenty-four hours and thought
be would be glad to see Bennett if he
ere to call. He did not put much
rdi.lity to tie vicarious hospitality
this lest suggestion, however and