The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-10

uanvortb-smith had thought fit TO be
come q rigid censor of her dauShtei
correspondence. It seemed the only solu-
ton. Letters do not go astraS III '1io 80
twice running. And l knew that MIS- ih.p
worth-su1ith bore no manner OF love To-
wards the knight Classy.
I'm done" said Classy. was com,
ing through the park the other alsel lt l-"lt
Gt is the nearest way home) and met
Me- ueny,artIo-smith. / inquired after
Miss Hepworth-Smith, also MI. ;I
Trorth-Smith. she thanked me. She sala
-bat Mr. Hepworth-Smith was IN very sood
health but that Miss HepWofth o!h4ei
was rather unwell. She sad: -
THE doctors have advised me take
Grace abroad s0mewhere.
Il blurted out Where" like a Looa.
felt her look across at me you A'io"
what | meanl and she SAD:
Ion, we haven't quite DECIDED lAi"''
yet. Mr.. Classy ,o aoc-
tors thought it would be the best th1ns.
They say its really necessary, she
renl:al 1t will be a complete change
for her, you see a,5 ,,ut
,-noy that as I said goodbye TO her
T hasitated for a minute. must nave
looked rather silly. She guessed "aal
was in my mind
..Grace is quite too i'll TO see any otie'
Mr.. Classy was her parting s!io.s
Cassv finished There was q mourn
full silence.
..Well?" 1 said at last.
..It,s as plain as anything to me, sala
Classy. ITS just her kind way OF let
t;no me know that its no game. Ana |
wrote :wo lette1s-one after the olher,
What a supreme fool l must have looked
refrained from asking him II ne
thought that writing the two letters
together would have made any
ence.
II can't help it if your so til4cA-iieS''t-
ed retorted Classy.
He showed no disposition to be ar
mod with. He said he ought to nave
known: he might have gueSsed-of course
il was lust what he could have expected,
he could not imagine tnow) now ne Nd"
ever come 10 make such an idiot OF him.
I self And he was sick OF town, OIL every
thing in town, and of town me- NC A"!
thought for a long time that II Woula
be a fine thing to get away from Low
altogether for time
was not in request as comforter
mat night. Everything was wrong.
rrhInos would never be the same AGAIN
Go tba curtain of the last act but one
comes down with slow sympathy on the
The hero in the long chair sad and de-
pressed beyond words. And IlnaIiy ne
said:
I'm going away. Next week, think :.
This isn't like the others. You lhihh L
is I tell you-it ism l.
l,o f.1JrF N n.
COR II was great" said Classy. Il
vent down to that shipping office | told
Won about TO get catalogues and dates
a,,5 FIAT sort of thing. Classy was al
wavs a little vague when he was ex-
~ was funny kind of a show, a
Ioro counter round three sides, and wire
railing facing you everywhere And-yo OF!
cant suess-there was lady thefe' WIN
her back toward me, arguing with d cteih.
heard her say something about Madeira
as pushed the door open, ana sseiliIa 81 -
KNOW the voice. There was another iady
,,,i,h her Il was Mrs. Hepworth-Smith
~ had a good mind to bolt when ] saw
-ar-na turally-but the swing door creak-
ed and Grace looked across at me-. ana
son,ehow. u don't know how did iO |
WHISPERED You got my letter. and she
sid Your Letter? No Her mother was
Raging the fellow behind the wire net
t;nr with her back towards US stili And
don't know what else SAD, OF wa
she said, but it's ali flsht ANYHOW. MIS-.
Hann.orth- Smith turned round suddenly
~ bar face was a study. She said
So, ry,o would have thought of seeins
80, mere Mr. Classy. I should Ike my
i ieera,, now. mother said Grace, IF vol
alassa Then we went outside and lef
i,a,. 1nothe. to fight it out with the poo
chap behind the wire.
| ..Ie looked a bit surprised, too. Ant
Afterwards we all went home to Mr.. Hep
| wor.th-Srnith, but he was all right at tht
finish''
Classy wound up brealalesslE. cen
graduated him.
..fo,. 1Iists,ine to me- and letting me tel
| YOU things, and all that
said I YEAS not aware that had dom
anything. which in truth I had not.
| "A f7rner himself in the long chair. HI
| ra,r,;na7 thare for perhaps ten seconds
He got ,lp. he stood with MS Pack TO th'
| fire. his hands in his pockets, Tor perhap
| another ten seconds ne lacsd roDn'a suo
lsdenly and stared into the Aie. lheh NJ
ierked his haEds out OF nus POCKETS. ~
walker 70 the window and pulled the blint
/ asida Wiz, = huge noise. OIts.de it wa
rai,ins ~ ,,ard The lamplight cleaned or
/ yellow nools In the pavement.
Lets 70 for, walk said ,assv IT;
I grand ,a,,,,s..,to 5,
/ why, it's rs.a.tls' E. ist'ioi ss srS a
/ feebly. ,,, ,,o,s
s,as MA. h.r a. through the window .'Yot
can 49,. stop sndoors-a night .ik
this a,,,us,.,.s