Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-12-07
The Girl at Number Nine So A
Pathetic Story of q Mis-
understood Love.

I 80 control his voice. we'll talk /
about il later On-perhaps. Gooe even /
.uS~ And or De swung. Chia - ai-. I!
twirlins lis cane between lis fingers. /
+ That evening and the day fonowinz
I Tom sulked Ike q sToIt child Ne-uc /
F .lcs- Toe taught q lessen, His wounded /
4 self-esteen demanded as much Grt Be- /
F WAS fa- from his thoughts la allow
f this parting % hc fuaL Tor rc-s was
\ -he stronger nature Gin hiS hcart 81
hearts Pc knew ito. she WAS Lis wise
lr-le counselor. and without be- be
would assuredly DRIFT on lifc's voyage.
ike a bark that has lost SITS steering
i s-sr-
lie die not dorbt Le had n rival
Probably the fellow was goo5-lookinr
and ciib-tOugucd. and 60 Nellie. WON
an-lke. was BATTERED by his aticn-
lions But her heart-ah. that belonged
entirely 70 him. Tom Marston, Ari
DO did not intend 70 lose IL, But Mel
le lie repeated. must be taught q les
son. she would bc expecting him %
can ,c-iay CT tomorrow or the day
following. and then she would write
reCCinC him 10 cone and SEE herr
But as the days went by Uhr lCn-est
fou- De had ever knoEnl without bring
inE The looked-for letter. Tom became
decidedly unhappy To stay IN his
room was unbearable. 10 SOCK bis
friends in his present state % mind
was not 20 BE thought Of: and SO. eager
Tor distraction. ne walked into tic city.
and turning into n rlusic-h hall bocke-
seat In the stalls
The curtain rose. and rs turn s1c-
ceeded turn il is probable that IN
al that vast audience the one iuplaca-
bis severe critic was Tom Marston.
Nothing pleased him The comic songs
lacked humOr. tie sentimental pos
sessed q distinct tendency 10 pathos,
II the acr1satlc feats were devoid % ov---
.nalty. even Stella May. the star of
( the evening radiant. outshinin- an Ler
2 predecessors. failed % awaken his ia
terest.
on the following day his pride WAS
rtrl0usly near capitulafion- 1es. ac
would see Seuie-perhaps this very
, erenl us-and r her explanation OF beg
s conduct should prove satisfactorily al
I -ht yet be well.
Ee has changed his collar ana WA.
F. adjusting n neat brand new necS-t
wlel De- beard abe whlrrinc % -ls
p elee-r-c ariL The posiman. Ills hca-
leaV faster 40 the thought and. fuli O..
aa-er expectancy. DE hurried a. a..
-rouf lo0--
Chronicle. sirt"
a. HrH a.
Tom took the local weekly newspape
l-cm the newsboy. and re-enterilE -l
I. silt-n- room. sat down. and meclal.
I, clily opened the sheei-
Ec- moment Or two he rlanrrrl .u
Z differently across the coll M. au
theu. suddenly. his eye caught tie 20.
lowing paragraph
4 ~EIeroism OF a Handsworth Lady
j. Yesterday evening horse. ssaudil
n between the shafts Of trap IN Clar.
~ mon- avenue. took fright az a p1ssln
IA steam roller and suddenly bOltes-
.. little boy who happened 10 be playil
u "a the road II the time was 81 imm
f- ne-t danger Of being run over. when
- Young lady Miss Ellen Graham. I
Nentuor Road. seeing his peril. "a
49, into tie roadway and rescued hlI
II. Miss Graham, We regret TO state. ~
- Knocked over. the wheel passing oy
- lse- body. and now lies al her home
Ia. q ureesrsous condition"
In a fash a numDness fell upon !
.. brain This. however. lasted but
-. moment. and was followed by a curio
- sense OF unreslity: and for a space
- SAT staring at the paragraph. his g.
=, tie color OF cigar ash. Miss Ell
~ Graham" il was mistake. II COZ
- not be hss Nellie. bis little girl 81
Who vas 50 strong and healthy VII
~ iast saw her. TO be suddenly stEu
~ lcwn, TO BE- lying On bed OF pa
- The troubled current OF his tEoIsl
cane 70 an abrupt standstil Snat
.ng his cap from the table he rus.
from the house. and never before
l,s cover . mile 80 quickly as the Z
which lay befweea bis lodgings :
yqntuor Road
The door was opened by tai. 70
-, looking man OF thirty. or thereabo'
whose deeply tanned complex
sequ1ed Indicative Of a recent reside
md .n a tropical climate
- Straightway Tom painted crf
acestton nearest his heart The r.
80 which (-sBefser. L1uch better az
I" mon hIn like news Of a reprieye L
man awsiting execution
- You are Tom narston. supp
- I Thought So ana Ned