The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-15
COLlTARY TOAST DRUNK
- TO THE LIGHT THAT LIES
Case in Which the Course of True Love Did
Not Run Smooth
written for The Sunday Times.)

+ so thoroughly aristocratic did he look.
Her father" thought the young fell
low, as he took his seat, prepared to en-
| JOY to the full d dinner IL the presence
of his goddess OF beauty, even though
! she did seem to be utterly unaware OF
his presence. But he comforted him
self with the fact that she seemed equal
ly unconscious OF the presence OF very
one else except her father. aPd ordered
| a big dinner. For a while impression
able and possessed OF plenty of senti-
ment, there was no such thing as senti-
mentality in his makeup. HIS appetite
! abided with him always. 1t was not
| poor, though, like them. After dinner
| and while the gentlemen were smoking
! in the lobby, lie managed by expert
, manoeuverng to be presentd to the old
| gentleman, and exercised his every power
! in making himself agreeable. He was
! so successful that when the cigars were
| burnt out he was rewarded by a preSen-
tation to the young lady.
Their families had been intimate in the
| years gone by. and the old man was so
! delighted to find the son OF an oiG
| friend that he readily consented that he
and his daughter should accompany the
/ young man to the theatre. They made
! a striking trio, as they walked into one
! OF the boxes and took their seats, the
! representatives of two distinct genera
/ tions-tho old gentleman and the young
| one in immaculate evening dress and the
| fair girl dressed oaly as S:ClS can dress.
The evening passed very pleasantly fer
! ell. The young people seemed to be very
| congenial, 1t was pain that he WIS be-
! coming moro ana more e1rapturcd while
the girl seemed in no way averse TO the
| admiration which he showed so plainly.
/ that it could rot ba mistaken. After TIE
| performance the party had supper to-
/ gether, and the time for parting came
i too soon for all. Good night was said.
and if the young fellow took longer than
| was absolutely necessary in the process,
! who can blame him?
| The young man went to his room ard
| sat long blowing blue wreaths OF SMOKE
to the ceiling ana building castles in
| Spain. in which the mistress was tall and
| fair and graceful IN every movement.
The next day was spent pleasantly
enough, for was it not a species of hap
piness to be in the same sphere with
one SO lovely? When the time of part
| lns came the sadness was lessened by
cordial Invitation from the Old gentleman
| to visit them. to which the divinity add
| ed, Yes, 60 conner
a month later this same young man
sat in his inner chamber at his country
home, and the expression on his face
was distressing. It showed the struggle
| that was gong en- within Kim, but that
| he would come out the master. There
was a paper lying before Kim on the Ia
| BILE. It was an invitation to the we'd.
ding OF his divinity Long he sat there
| while the struggle went en- Then he
arose and an expressions of triumph
came over his handsome features. Pour
Iire q glass of wine he lifted the slender
thing aloft. Here's to the light that
hes in d pretty girls eyes and lies and
lies ard lies" he said, ard Crank tic
wine to its dreSs.