Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-03-05

Look at the MOON. he responded.
1--WE Plattvillians own that with the
best Of metropolitans. and. for my part
see more of ii here. You do not APP
preciate us. We have large landscapes
i'm the heart of the city. and what other
capital has advantages like that? Next
winter the railway station Is to have a
new stove for the waiting room. Heav-
en- itself is one of our suburbs-it is so
close that all one has to do is to do.
You insist upon my being French. you
see. and l know you are fond of nom
sense. How did you happen to put
The Walrus and the Carpenter at the
bottom of page of Fisbee's DotesY'
Was it? How were you sure it was
II"
I'm Carlow countyv'
"He might have written II himself"
"Fisbee has never in his life read
anything lighter than cuneiform in
scriptons."
Miss Brisces''-
'taae SssxSs szs3 3s~9e @erxR. At
II was not her hand. What made you
write 1t on Fisbee's manuscript"
"He was here this afternoon. I
teased him little about your heading
in the Herald-'Business and the Cra-
die, the Altar and the Grave isn't il?
AMI he said it had always troubled
him. hut your predecessor had used il
and YOU thought it good. SO do l. He
asked me If could think of anything
that you might like better and put in
place of it aud | wrote The Time Has
Come. because it was the only thing
| could think of that was as appropri-
ute and as fetching as your headlines.
he was perfectly dear about II. He
was so serious. He said he feared ii
wouldn't be acceptable. I didn't notice
that the paper he handed me to write
on was part of his notes; nor did he,
think. Afterward he put 1t back in his
pocket 1t wasn't a message"
I'm not so sure We did not notice.
He is very wise. Do you know, / have
the impression that the old fellow
wanted me to meet YOU"
How dear and good OF himr' She
spoke earnestly, and her face was suf-
fused with a warm light. There was
no doubt about her meaning what she
said
1T was" John answered unsteadily.
He knew how great was my need of
few minutes compa Mona bleness
with-with"-
No" she interrupted. "I meant dear
and good to me. / think he was think
Ing OF me. 1t was for my sake he
wanted us to meet
1t might have been hard to convince
woman IL she had overheard this
speech that Miss Sherwood's humility
was not the calculated affectation Of a
coquette. Sometimes mans unsus-
picion is wiser. and HAIRLESS knew
that she was not flirting with him. In
addition. he was not a fatuous man:
he did not extend the implication of
her words nearly so far as she would
have had him.
But l had met YOU" said he, "long
ago"
What" she cried, and her eyes
danced. "You actually rememberr
"Yes. Do your" he answered. .I
stood In Jones' field and heard Won
singing. and ! remembered. 1t was a
long time since l had heard you sing:
II was a rufier OF Flanders
anu lOuEnt tOT n nOrin 3 hire.
You were the dame OF my CAPTAIN
And sang to my hearts desire.
"But that is the balIadIst's notion.
The truth Is that you were a lady mt
the court of Clovis, and was a heath
en- captive. l heard you sing a Chris
tan hymn and asked for baptism"
She did not seem overpleased with
his fancy. for. the surprise fading from
her face, ''Oh, that was the way You
remembered" she said.
Perhaps Ii was not that way alone.
You won't despise me for being mawk-
ish tonightf' he asked. II haven't had
the chance for so long"
The night air wrapped them warmly.
and the balm OF the little breezes that
stirred the foliage around them was
the smell of damask roses from the
garden. The creek splashed over the
pebbles at their feet. and n drowsy
bird. half wakencd by the moon, Groom
ed dangerously in the sycamores. The
girl looked out ut the sparkling water
through downcast lashes. us 1t be-
cause it Is so transient that beauty is
pathetic" she said, because we can
HN'Ni NoiiN W IL III quite the
same way? am sentimental girl.
II yes are sefI &c It h Esvsr entirely
teased cat q ycH. ss 81 Besides, to-
night is all a dream. 1t isn't real, you
know. You couldn't be mawkish"
Her tone was gentle as a caress, and
1t made him Jingle To his finger tips.
"HOw do you know?' he asked
81 just know. Do YOU think I'm
very bold and forward?" she said
dreamily.
1T was your song | wanted to be
sentimental about. | am like one who
through long days of toiP-only that
doesn't quite apply-'and nights devoid
OF ease but l can't claim that one
doesn't sleep well here; it is Plattville's
specialty-lfke one who
still heard in his soul the music
or wonderful melodies"
"Yes." she answered, ito come here
and to do what you have done and to
live this isolated village life that must
be so desperately dry and dull for
man of YOUR sort and VET tn have tho