Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-10-06

now, and ask him to please wait
few minutes. DO you understand it?"
"Yes'm." said the boy. and repeated
the message. Then he started off.
oh" come back a minute. DO you
know where the janitors rooms are?
Then please 20 ald ask him TO come
at once TO Flat 1. and fix a door that
won't open. Now, don't tell the gen
tleman that" she added, as she tossed
him a dime.
A moment or two later, she heard
steps, but instead OF the small boy or
the janitor, It was Mr.. Payson. Her
first impulse was to hide, but the
glare OF the street light made her con
spicuous, so he had already seen her.
Lifting his hat, he said, Good even
ing. Miss Harrison" as calmly as II
il was his daily custom to greet from
the lawn young lady on balcony.
oh. began Katherine. Il told the
boy not to tell you
THE boy" said Mr.. Payson. grave
~, gave me a rather confused mes
sage about the door and waiting and
said he was going for the janitor. |
insisted on knowing where / might
find the young lady who had sent him,
and following his directions am
I here"
YES" said Katherine. confused.
MAY ask what the trouble is. and
IL / can do anything?"
Katherine wanted to tell him he
might ask anything If he would only
take off that expression of calm dis
approval which made her feel as il
she were a naughty five-year-old. But
she explained matters. in an embar-
rassed. hestating way. which made
her appear more charming even than
usual.
eff we had a ladder, Miss Harrison"
said Mr.. Payson. "Ah! l have n
thought. Excuse me; I'll be back in
minute" and he turned quickly
away
oh" what will he think OF me?"
moaned Katherine This is awful!
and she went into the room for anoth-
er try at the knob, which. however.
proved futile.
The sound of steps called her back
to the balcony. What in the world
The carriage, Mr.. Payson on the box
with the driver. was coming straight
toward her. AS il stopped. Mr.. Pay
son stood upon the seat. from which he
could just reach to climb to the bal
cony. AS he came over the rail, he
said
"We1l Just pretend I'm the janitor
for a minute, while l see IL can do
anything with that refractory door.
and he stepped into the room. His
entire manner had changed, and Kath-
arine stood in amazement at the vision
OF the paragon of propriety in her
room on his knees before her door
knob. What was more, he was run
ming on with merry nonsense the
WHILE in a way she could not have
imagined possible. He was Obliged to
give up the problem, however, and re
turned to the balcony.
IL see but one way for you, Miss
Harrison. "Tll ask the driver tC
stand at the horses heads, and il yor
can climb the rail-it's not very high
I'll stand on the seat and help yoJ
down. Can you manage it, do yoI
think?' His eyes were dancing will
fun, as he looked into hers Could i
be that the precise Mr. Payson was en-
joying this escapade?
81 can do 1t all right" admitted
} Katharine. "but, yes. 1 will.
mustn't disappoint Harry"
"Oh, stop him quick!" she cried
!, I've forgotten my musicl What
stupid"
Payson told the driver to turn back
; then said:
II don't wonder that you forgot II
But I'm equal to another raid on you
:. room"
: But it's not my room. Oh. nov
!, can l ever get IL? It's in the musi
room"
!, "You must have 1t, I suppose?'
II could get along, but my accom-
panist-" The carriage stopped at tn
entrance.
u "Is there a balcony of the must
y room, tooT"
Yes"
Then that's dead easy IL the wiz
dow is unfastened. III not, glass
a. brittle" They drove to the side {
- the house and stopped. by Katharine
:. directions.
y .Ths music u On the piano In N