The Virginia enterprise., 1903-08-28
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nDUT, darling, must be at the Office
- tomorrow morning. can't lose
all my clients"
"l've told you you're not to go back
tonight"
But 1 must, dear. Really
The speakers voice verged on the
plaintive.
you can go in the morning.
don't mind you leaving me SO much
when the suns shining and it's bright
and cheerful"
II shan't get in till afternoon, then
and that means another whole DAY
wasted. l must catch my train TO-
night
Then you'll have to turn right
around the second we get up to my
hotel and walk all these five dreary
miles back to the station. And on
this bitter night, without your dinner!
You can't travel hundreds of miles
without anything to eat. Don't. be
ridiculous?" N' ~
'I'll get something at the station
Miss Dennison conveyed by her ex-
preston that she considered the re,
sources of the station inadequate.
''You are not going tonight, dear?'
Il must, pet"
"You are going to stay and eat a
good dinner beside blazing fire and
have real nice cosey evening. Just
think how dull I'll be if you go and
leave me all alone to listen to the howl
ing of the hateful wind"
I'D give anything to stay, my own
darling little girl; you know that as
we'll as l do. I'll be down again for
the weekend"
''Then you don't love me, and you
never loved mel"
"Oh, my darling, don't begin all
this! I've got to catch that train to-
hight, and nothing you can say or
do will make me miss it,"
I'll never speak to you again if you
60 by it; 1 swear l WON'T
For heavens sake, don't let's have
another scene! I'm getting perfectly
sick of it ALL"
Fhen why don't you turn right
round and leave me? Why do you
walk on beside me? Why do you stay
engaged to me?"
Because I'm fool!"
AS Miss Dennison could not consist
emily contradict this assertion, she con-
firmed herself to dignif1ed toss of her
head and continued to walk along the
road in naughty silence.
A, row of telegraph poles stretched
desolately before them, and the wind
swept across the marsh and hummed
mournfully along the wires. Far away
the sea doomed, and the sharp, white
sand flew up from the road in stinging
showers, so that Miss Dennison put
her muf before her face as she battled
onward. The man at her side strobe
on with downcast head and hands
rammed deep into the pockets of h is
overcoat. His cap, pulled low down
over MS froWning eyes, partly protect
ed his face from the onslaught of the
gale: He was a strong, thick-set man
and his expression resembled that of
weil-beaten, but desperately goaded
dog.
A lat and cheeky gust of wind sent
the girls boa flying round her hat. and
the. man caught it just In time. AS
three miles still had to be traversed
before they reached the hotel where
Miss Dennison's people were staying,
and Miss Dennison was of a chatty
disposition, she welcomed this oppor-
tunity to break the silence.
IF were man should be per-
fectly ashamed to let a girl insult me
and trample on me so! don't know
what sort of a husband you think
you'll makei'' 80
The man preserved discreet silence.
Il always wished to marry man I
could look up to. Why, you can't have
any self-respect at all!" ~
4 You've done. your best. to kill it,
haven't you?" .., .z.&,75 z&,4 zz;I +, "
It is policy for the owner of the dog
to maintain q firm hold Il it resents