Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-02


sheet after sheet OF manuscript Hut
tered 20 the hoor. The medical stu
dents who were 20 be RECALLED IN the
morrow with Dr. John Mcredith's adj
drcs. ON anatomy were not 10 be f
cnyicd. 10 length were not onset ~ .
hriiiaucy.
Finally che foes arc reached. Snrc- f
lv ne must i.c nearing the end n not r
the end. thc mention OF his Ok remi- .
tics started a train of Thought utter
lv foreign to thc subject IN hand
however. With sigh. he dropped his
pen and turned ina MS chair. Drawing
thc arm OF skeleton hanging near
him aFectionatcly over his shoulder.
with the thunbboue he thoughtuily
l,roddcd the tobacco in his pipe
"Weu. Bonita. old girl. J suppose It's
about time I stopped
The person addressed was accus-
toned 20 his condolences and. not be
inr expected 60 De communicative.
preserved "a discreet silence. She was
alvcavs introduced 20 his fricfis as
"Nss Bonita. tire beautiful Indian
maiden" and her sole duty IN life
YVES 60 hang suspended there ir mid
air. in conscnioutS snce. where ~ any
time her thumb could bc called into
use. Meredith declared that his pipe
never smoked as well assvhcn Bonita
packed 81 for hiu.
Touching his repeater, thc faiths a..
little chino rang -uinc-aud- -tvvon-
w Great Scottt" ne exclaimed.
snrincing go mis- feet "Why didn't
YOU give me hint 70 was so late
what use are you. anyway. banging
r there. tSirliug your toss, when
1 should hc tvirling mime.
o just chem there came a knock at thS
.- door. and without waiting for an an
f s,vcr. his friend Graham entered witt
IS q rush ~Hcllo. NOT ready ycC Wha
D. have won been about. you old fory'
u Nouu get no dances IL you don't hur
e w.
g. ~Dont want any. Haven't Gance'
"a for Sour years. as 7 told yor.' nm
D. s,vered John. iu tho dravlur. in
b. different tome hc always assumc'
.r whom social matters were discu seq.
~Wcu. YOU promised me you'd e
I'd to this. How do you expect to b
r g. success in your profession 81 ro
be- drop SD completely out OF social lfe
az Don't you know that two or thre
e. concuests tonight moan as man
be- calls in the course of the wceh?'
rc "Grcat Heavens, You don't mra
io it2" (sarca-i.,ellN1.
le "Ncs. anna f'u Nra-rr ynu tsvrn
r- even Thought OF Thee dnuc.nr rit''
b" you promised me SOD faithfully
ct ruv."
eS There YOU are wrong. dear by.
usual Thought OF thcm just Boa q
De nicl> 90 timc. open the box There aI
hrs lend mc q hand. viii you?" lgiviI
m- himSelf a shale). Tie disappeared 5
KS to the other end OF the loug -ool
20 which was divided by portiers. ai
we ,as digniicd by the title Of slrepi'
'at apartment. nv this. his home. up q
Sights Of stairs the climbing
ed which was an the exercise he neede
nd Re declared
he IN ostonishcd silence followed =
cracking OF the paper then hui
'uf of hearty laughter.
tie What i'm thunder have Won Dee
about old saw-honeS2 Some con-
icv been playing "a trick on vou."
th- rs Charlie finished speaking. Ne
but dith appeared at the portiers. AID
iny his astonished gaze was held up
her pair OF white Suedes. dainty. his
and heeled, ft for fairy. Consternati
sim dire overwhelmed them both. tl
recollection came TO Meredith. ~,
ice, and sure pair of brown eyes CLAN
'r6. Indignantly into his. then "a Sw
uch voice is saying: They must
/; white. Sue; either satin or suede
OF course. the stupid clerk had mi
an them up.
rty, But. great Heavens. where are b
au lie dare not trust himself 10 thi
ar. In the meantime, Charlie stood y
Ven the dainty deeeivers poised gings
nave in one hand. gazing quizzically
very ! Meredith.
lsan You've mistaken the box.
the man i did not intend 20 pr. i
IN your secrets. assure you. V
clumsy of me. Kindly show me
sort right box"
and "Oh. hang IL all, dry mp. What
She YOU talking about?" almost shou
T Of Meredith. shaken out of his Gust
md airy calm. Don't you see what
viii happened? The clerk has mixed q
! r. up. that's an" Then he related
r,ir whole story 10 his unsympath
friend. who rolled over ON the I'll
ste in paroNy SINS of delight, 10 the d'
-. T ment Of his immaculate even
,u II dress.
- - That's the best | ever heard,
-. gasped. Imagine the scene in
- bOudoir of the brown-eyed one, "