The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-07
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By REGINALD LANG. q Copyright BY Philip Little.
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CHAPTER XXI.
.'Weli Bobs, II Ia quite a while since
YOU have been here. What have you
been doing with yourself7'
IT have meant to come and see YOU vow
Anita, but each time that nave been
here you have been out. and lately !
havc been so busy With some plans and
drn wings for a big house In chicago Tor
Mr.. Dlliot. which I have had full
charge of, thatl have had no time 70
go anywhere"
"You have had full charge OF them7
Why. Bobs, Is that not dulto Q rise FOR
YOU In year and a half?'
"A rise; 1 should say so. Mr., Nlllot
took a sudden and unaccountable fancy
to me the first time that he saw me
"'EIow odd!" The girl gave SIDE
glance out OF her eyes and spoke plain.
~, but her tone was knocking. She could
w.
Yes. It was replied the tnatter-of-
fact Bobs, who had not as yet arrived
at the point Of moro than liking Anita.
T1e was fond Of her, every one was, put
hs yet, he had not received an awaken
Ing. 5,5s vii x
q ,"'IIe came to see Mr.. vanbrugh about
a house. showed him the, plans Of
several, and he was not satisfied and
wanted special ones drawn In the Gothic
style. As said, he took fancy to me-
asked me to dine that night at the IIol-
land house.. and whom told him OF my
ambition, and how meant to ask Mr.;
Vanbrugh to allow me to assist in the
drawing for his house. he immediately
announced his intention OF seeing Mr.
Vanbrugh, and asking him as q per
sonal favor to let mo do It, and he did,
The old man demurred for time, but
fnany agreed, and have been hard at
1t ever since"
with success. I HOPPER
~ think that can say yes. DO not
understand It. hut this Gothic style
seems to come out Of the ends OF my
fingers. I see it all plainly, and all that
I have to do is to put 1t down on paper.
ut Is odd.G Can you not explain 1t at
air. .s,
II cannot, unless there Is some pre-
vious experience which gives me the
power. or course, ! am too young to
think much and I do not know much
about It, butI have heard Of tho theory
that has It, that we carry on our exist
ance from time to time. our former
characteristics coming out in the new
. Z II I.
II did not know that, but then d.
not read sanything TO speak Of that IS
worth reading"
II did not read this entirely myself.
was told Of 1t, and then read q little
on tho subject afterwards. It Is a very
old idea but think that 1t Is Il very
Interesting one indeed
S''Well, what do you suppose that you
were that all this ability should crop
hos Z, GRO r,,ISt hp SOme thing
that has brought out the architectural
faculty and mado Gothic designs pour
out of you so to speak, like water. a
IT am sure that do not know. 1 may
have worked on cathedrals on the conti-
nent or in England. 1 may have been
q monk or choir boy hundreds OF years
ago, and lived in some Gothic atmos-
phere. I cannot explain 1t. 1T is there"
A"You are n strange boy
Strange why2'
,"ro think that your Just running out
and catching onto the blackboard Of my
dogcart, saving mo, and getting smashed
up yourself, should have destroyed your
memory and brought out all this talent
1t is awfully queer. DO you know that
you are very Interestingly"
Bobs blushed and tidgetted. He was
not used to this plain spoken young
girl, who threw remarks at him that he
least expected.
"Why no. I never thought Of it at
all, to tell the truth"
"Evldently not, but you are, just
the same. It IS Just as well that you
should know 1t, am not one OF those
persons who think that you never
should tell a person to their face that
they are interesting or the like. be-
leve, Of course, that some people can
not stand It, but you can"
ut is awfully good Of you to say SO.
but I fear that 1t will make me terribly
Connected"
20, no, It will not. and II see any
signs of that will take means to cure
you of 1t at once.''
IT hope that You Will.
20, never fear that I will not. WHAT
YOU young mon need moro than any
thing else Is some kind person to keep
you from getting too concelted.
do you really think so, or are you
only making fun Of me as usual?"
COZ course i am not making fun of
you, but did not refer to you in par
ticular, but the sex at large when
young" 81
Her feelings for Bobs were far In ad
vance Of anything he knew or understood
While she. young as she was was tho
roughly conversant with womans wiles
| There are women who start In theil
cradle with the desire and ability to han
die men, and Anita Van Nostrand we:
one Of them.
| '"Then / feel relieved. / was afraic
| that had already acquired the article
and that you were going to begin to hau
| mo over the GOALS. I have tried not to bt
conccited, as I have nothing as yet t
| BIO conceited about"
"Most young men that know that are
suffering from the severest attacks OF
the malady have the least reason for IT,
''Yes. suppose that is very often the
case. / must leave you now. Anita. as
have bored you long enough, and have
n great deal OF work to do still on Mr.
Eliots plans"
''You never bore me, Bobs, but vii
not keep you from your work Come
again soon."
CHAPTER XXIII
| "What reward shall you offer?"
'I think that we are Justified IN offer
Ing $4,000, or even $4,000 lac heir t
Grassmore Is, or rather was. living {
month ago This notice Is In different
handwriting, but take It the same peo
pic arc keeping us Informed"
| "It is q most curious case, doubt !