The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-08

take either-.well, you know what
mean; and the conversation becatnss
practical After that matter was dist
posed of, she said, with keen Side
glance at Farnhat11, ,.rhat was o very
pretty girl. hope you will not BIO exSsSS
POSED to such another attack; 7 might
rot be 80 near the next time"
THAT danger, thinks to you, Is over VIZ
Mademoiselie will never return" lie ans III
s~ ered With an air OF conviction. rs 81
Mrs. Bedding went home With no in1.3s,
preston left Of tho scene she had witty
messed but one Of amusement. She
thought OF it only as "a good Joke on r. g
Arthur Tarnham:' Sho kept chuoklihs vi
to herself over It all day, and II she
Fad had any especial gossip In the TO WV 81
she would have put on her hat and hufss Il
ried to tell 1t. But she WAS a woman ,Who
lived very much at home; and In factsEg
cared little for tattling; She was ssv--sss
oral times on the point$ot sharing thu
fun Of 1t with her daughter, bit we
ri evented by an instructive feeling that
It was hardly the sort Of story to ttehisssaaIsf
young girl about personal acquaintance
50 she restrained herself, though the$
solitary enjoyment Of, It irritated hsf.
They were sitting on the wide porch "
which ran around two sidos OF the! no use
#tu.t is twilight was falling. The air was
full Of drowsy calls and twltters fromssi;
the grass and the trees. The two s#lad1s
had boon sitting ever since dime g nSsSl
Toying tho warm air OF the early sun .1sss
41ner. talking very little, and droppln1A
often into long nnd contented silencssaS
Mira Bedding had cord descended to grenA!le.ss
dine III consideration Of the Wea ther. ands
So looked less funereal than usual. 4 Al ltreI
was dressed IN a SOFT and }vnpory fabric
OF o!carny bunting, In the midst OF W en-
her long figure lay reclined In an EASY
chair OF Japanese bamboo; she nMsh VA
hayc posed for a statue OF grace1ul atls1
luxurious repose. There was l1sht5 eIlouA
.from ho rising m oon and the risen stars 4
81 II ahow the clear beauty Of her face and II
the yellow lustre OF her hair; ana neps
mother cast upon her from time 70 e, tl1nS =:
Il glance Of pride md fondness a. a.! y sas
were recovered treasure, TO when = Ut ~ Z
attro ction &c novelty had just bean add-3s
ed anew. .5S "a y4s sssi@ s5
* ..Thoy say sho looks as p did At ne sy |;
thought the candid lady but tneyslf
must flatter me- My nose was newer ~ so VI
atroirht MS that: her nose Is Belding all
over. Il wonder whom she VIII caI = VI
about here r Mr. F,1rrey Is a nice youp.S sas
man. but she Is hardly polite to MIN.
There te is now s5s.s8 III: 4 ,sgs
The young man came brislkly up s. a. aa3
walk and ran up the steps SO qulcRllYsAyS
that he tripped on tho last one and dro p-ss
ned his hat Flo cleyerly recovered 81 It,.s55fs
however, and made very elaborate bows y, w
to both tho ladies, hoping that no $fo l,nvs
them quite WE'LL Mrs. Belding bustieed a
about to give him n chair, at which Alic4S5::
knitted her pretty hrows a little. 555 She
had scarcely moved her eyelashes to greet
her ylsitor: hut when Mrs. Bedding placedsss:
a light chair near her daughter and in--3Esg6
yIted Mr.. Furrey to take It. the 5youn n
lady rose from her reclining attitude Sand$jsS
,sIt bolt upright with a look Of free zztnss 81
dignity. The youth was not at 353t5 a. III
Dashed. but took his seat, with his la tssSSs
held lightly by the brim In both hands.SS
He was elegantly dressed, In rs faithfullgf
and reyerent an imitation as home talent
could produce OF the costume Of the gems
tlcmen who that year were $J driyina Il;
coaches in New York. Ills collar was g III
stiff as tin; no had nwhite scarf, B VI tfl3SEs
an elaborate pin constructed OF WI ans ans "a
spurs and horseshoes. He wore dogsklnf5
gloves very tight and red XII q IS s h nall
was parted in the middle with #rigorouslasz
impartiality and shed rather rink
fragrance on the night. Flo began conr788sa
yersaton with an easy air, In which tn 4,
was something of pleasurable excitement
mixed. ss5s s5S 5g43Es
IT come to receive your congrat ula--sss5
tlons. ladiesi s4Si353 !: " i3FaEs.
3"What, you are enga ged 2" said Mrs.
Bedding. and even the placid face Of
pleased inquiry. .8saS
f"Oh, dear, no; how could you think
SOP" he protested, with an arch looie a III
Alice which turned her to marble again.
II mean I have this day been appointed
assistant cashier of our bank Napo-ss$;
leon, informing Madame dc Beauharnaisss
sPerhaps Josephine told Napoleon hsr-Ss5
self, but think she was clever enough
to lot him imagine he owed tho appoint
ment to his merits. n Z sstF3
that he was to command tho army OF Vii
Italy, probably made Less ado about It. i If
Mrs. Bedding made haste to murmur5sis,
her congratulations. Very gratifying,
I am sure-at your nge." to- which Alice
Responded like chorus, but without
any Initiative warmth, Very gratifying
I am sure" 1916 a & sAss!s Ill
Furrey went on at come length to de-ga
tail all the circumstances Of tho eySnt:s
how Mr. LAthers, the president OF theS$
bank, had sent for him, and how he AZ
complimcnted him: how no had asked him
where he learned to write such a good
hand; and how he had replied that its8
came sort OF natural to him to write
we'll that no could make the American
eagle with pen and Ink before he was II
fifteen, Ill but the tall feathers, and how
he discovered q year later that the tail ID
feathers had to be made by holding thes,
pen between the first and second Angerss3
with much more to the like innocent pur-8
pose, TO which Mrs. Helding listened with
mods and murmurs OF. approval. This 4
was all the amiabla young man
needed to encourage him to indefinite
prattle. Flo told them all about the men Fl
in the bank. their habits and their
loves and their personal relations to
him, and how he seemed somehow to III
be ngenernl IA vorlto among them all.
Miss Alice sat very stll and straight In N
her chair. with an occasional smile when 4
the laughter OF Mr.. Furrey seemed To
require 1t, but with her Dyes turned to
the moonllt night In vasrant reverie,@
and her mind In those distant and sac,
red regions where wa cannot follow the 4
minds OF pure and happy girls,
.Now, you would hardly understand.
II 7 did not tell youn said Mr. Furr6y.l,