Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-12-20
you have TO keep him in ORDER"

6 sTtet Ntiu JUS - NANtNt -
Tor of these youoc mon who come cut
from Stroar Just - icle about The
place. as I treated you. TO begin With"
And she save him a pretty little shy
glance and smile. which set Clinord'S
heart beating faster Il set them all
TO work 10 does them no harm. and Il
does nay uncle q great deal OF good.
since I've been here" and she raised
her head triumphaniy. ~hc'S been able
10 DO withou; a man To look after
thiuSS~
Clifford could not help laughing.
why. you're mascot: YOU bring
luck wherever Won 60" said hc.
Indeed like To think that I have
brought IL 10 Uncle George" said the
girl i may tell you-for everybody
knows it-that just before / came back
70 him ne was on the verge % bank
ruptcy. and now" ana she shot At
clifford n glance OF triumph. he has
bought another piece OF land. ard two
more COWS. and enlarged the stables.
and put money in the hank besides.
What 10 you think or that"
Why. think he Is a very lucky man
% have such niece" said clifford
moro charmed every moment ny the
girls amusing mixture OF shrewdness
and simplicity
Its very nice FOR your uncle he
added. after a little pause. ~hut l. il
-" he heSitated afraid OF seeming
. imperJincnt lis II quite as pleasant
FOR you. 70 live out here ! mean. 80 Gar
frOm-from-"
Civilization" asked Nell smiling
There are some Disadvantages. Ger
tainly. OF course l know what you
really mean. and what you don't like
70 say. But when the choice lies be-
tween living with my old uncle and
helping him. and going away To please
myself. i there any doubt what l
ought 10 do Miss Theodore. who is
( the best woman in the world. says
F ought 10 stay-I am right 70 stay"
Clifford reluctantly agreed With her.
and allowed her 20 prattle on abou.
her uncle and his goodness. ard Miss
E theodore and her goodness. until The
7 light ~ the sunset began 10 fade I'm tho
sky
When Dc reluctantly rose TO take
leave. be found that some heavy drops
4 Of rain had begun 70 fall and ne al
f lowed himself TO hc persuaded ly tho
landlord and hi, niece 20 wait until The
rain had cleared OF As. however. in
stead 81 clearing. tho weather gradu-
. aiiv became worse. until The day ended
in steady downpour which threat
eucd TO last an night. Clifford asked
whether they could put him Up cor
the night. anil he.na answered iu tnr
+ Affirmative. decided go spend tho n--ht
F ar the inn.
I he room they CAV, him was small.
/ hut beautifully clean. and was ~ she
front Of the house with an outlook
Over the marshes 70 the sea. Clifford.
when be retired 20 il late that night.
raised the blind and tried 10 peer
through the mist OF rain which blurred
the view. He began 80 feel that he
wanted 20 spend mis- lifo In this spot
digging Nell's cahhares Tor her. trim
ming the hedges Of her garden. warer-
.ns her rOses. doing anything. il fact.
50 shat he might be near her
he was IN love. more seriously. too.
than Willie had ever been. or than De
himself had even been before lie
asked himself what sort OF spell ID
was that this young gill had been able
so quickly 10 cas- upon him. and ne
t0ld himself that n was the sweetness
OF hes nature. the purity which shone
from heT young soul through her blue
. eyes. which had enabled her 20 De-
witch him as no mere beauty OF face
and person could ever have done lie
looked az his hand. and saw again 10
Imagination the little soft. white hand
smoother and fairer than any girls
hand no had ever touched. which lad
lain FOR moment in his ~ she bad,
him good night he felt again th'
sarinv touch which had thrilled him
when the little fingers met HIS H
sat caressing his own hand which had
7 f,en 20 hcnon.d intoxicated with hi.
own thoughts
u was late before The dying candl.
B warned Linn ~ make haste TO bed. 4.
lc turned u tine door so lock 80. a,
was nls custom in q strange place. b,
found tAal So had neither lock nor bolt
j And ihe words Of the young fisher
p -an. IBIS warning about the characts
s az rhe house. flashed with an unpic1s
-ar c4ll ilrou-h lis mind
The ueXt moment ae wss asIams.
~ having Remembered tAcm o.
p course. taere was e poss n,ty. theI
whispered nis common sense. tha
even rle house which sheltered COZ
does might also contain man cr
& ioaia -els aLf aTho was a comDlO.
F. fhIei- 80. as he had a very handsom
2 watch wlih hi.a. and nearly twenty
i ife pound Ia his purse he tucke,
E these possessions well under the pil
P iopF. and went e. sleep. thinking o
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