Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-14

Your DEVOTION ana do You more GOOD f
than II You were actually skating and
enjoying yourself"
II dcn't take well 70 sitting on
snow baak i'm the dark. - said Kentiand.
- look nicer in front of a CRATE. with
the rudy firelight bringing my noble
profile into strong relief against the
dim background beyond"
Kitty rose with great hauteur. AS
I said in the beginning. Mr. Kentland."
said Kitty. Il say again: You are en
idiot. wash my hands of you. fwant-
ed 20 help YOU. don't care any more.
Ii wete Violet I don't think would
ever look AT you again" Then s5e
marched ssernly cut OF the room. and
Kentland heard her tell the rest OF the
house party gathered az the foot of
the stairs ;har he was too lazy TO go
skating.
The front door slammed and Kent
land. looking out Of the window, saw
the party tramping away TO the park.
II suppose l ought 10 go he said. Civ
ing another dismal glance at tie CRATE.
He thought about IL for awhile aud
then sadly went downstairs. put on
his oVercoat and cap and The white
wooden mittens that Violet had given
him. and went out into the darkness.
'Wow." said Kentland to himself.
"Confound skating parties. anyhow"
please, mister" whined a voice az
his side. gimme dime; I'm freezing
TO death"
Kentlaud looked at the tramp for
awhile. Then brilliant inspiration
seized him. You come with me-" h
said Go the tramp. He led him back 20
Mrs. Van Dolah's kitchen and gave him
two cups Of hot coffee and generous
slice OF steak. Then he described to
him a certain party Of ten people who
would be skating in a crowd In Lincoln
park He put his overcoat on the
tramp. and the white mittens. and the
cap.
you GO up 10 the park" he said.
sterniy. and sit down near the bank
/ in the snow somewhere so that YOU
can Toe plainly seen from the lagoon.
| Don't sit nesr enough SO that the
skaters eau come up and talk TO
| you, but not too far away SO that
| they can't take notice of this coat
and this hat, aud these gloves. Sit
1 somewhere near the electric light
| but not too close. When this party
sees you and waves at you, why. You
wave back, and when you see them
going e. take their skates off YOU
cut for this place as fast as you
can. Don't try TO talk 10 this party
OF III have You sent TO the peni-
Tertiary for life. And don't run
away with this coat, for If YOU fol.
low my instructions I'll give you one
OF my old suits and overcoats 10
morrow that will be just as good
and q pair Of shoes and fve-dollal
bill into the bargain and maybe yoC
can blackmail me into doing some
thing else for YOU. Now 60 on"
Kentland fairly pushed the tramp
out OF doors and then with a sigh
OF JOY went back up the stairs four
steps az a jump lie reached the
den unobserved, and moving q screen
30 that he would not be seen from
the billiard room he noiselessly Sc
! cured "A pack OF cards and. lighting
a cigar. sat down in front OF the
CRATE fire and gave himself mp Il
the delicious abandon of solitaire
After he had beaten the Is gam,
twice he got down his favorite boob
and read il through. Then he sal
in the window seat and smoked hi.
pipe I'm silent comfort while hs
watched the falling snow outside.
Suddenly he heard "a knocking al
the side door. He hurried down an,
found the tramp outside lie hur
riedly received back his Svercoat
cap and gloves. while the tram
breathiessly told him that he has
followed instructions 10 the letter
They seed me lets of times" sal,
the tramp. land waved their mitts a
me. and I give 'em the glad han
rite back agen. They're a-comin
home now" Kentland handed H.,
tramp fve-dollar bin and gave hin
an address TO call at the next day 4
get the promised old clothes. Wit
a gurgle Of JOY the tramp fade
away down the street and Kentlau'
thoughtfully walked around in IA
snow on the top step and the.
rubbed his face with a handful O
snow until his countenance was
good. rudy color. lie hauled o
his coat and mlttens and reached m
front hall just as the house part
returned.
.Why in the world didn't you com
home with u.s." asked Kitty. 'W
all went over TO where YOU had bee
sitting. but you were gone"
Eyes" said the Harvard boy, 'yo
ought 80 have helped carry all thos
! l .l,.s... horne I say xye're inst nhou