The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15


tain In tho square With the idlers, ana
took u deep interest in the turtles, Who |
were baking their frcscoed backs In thosI
warm sun, ns they noatcd about on Pine
boards, amid tho bubbles OF the clear
water
AS he passed by the library building,
Or. Buchlieber was standing IN The doorGl
b"Good luck, he said: i was Just wlsli-
Ing TO- see YOU. One Of our young wo--
there may be chance Of our handsome
friend. The meeting, you remember
Is this afternoon. yl5
Farnham hardly recalled the name Of
the young lady In whose success he had
be zen so Interested, although recent In
innate occurrences might have. been ex-
pectcd to TX It somewhat permanently
In his remembrance. But all female
Images except one had become rather
vague III his memory IieE assentcu,
however, to what the doctor PROPOSED
and going away congratulated himself
on the possibility Of doing Maud q ser
Vice and Kidding himself Of the fnintest
.tingc OF ren1orse. He was not fatuous
Or concc;ted. He did not for o moment
Imagine that the girl was In love with
hin. lie attributed her demonstration
In the rose house to her "congenital
bad breeding and thought It only zone
degree worse tnan other atch- making
,nanoeuyres Of which he had been the
Object in tho different worlds he had
freuucnted He gave himself no serious
thought about It. and yet lie was glad
to find an apparent opportunity to pc
Of use to her. She was poor and pretty.
He had taken an interest ini5 her 4 well
fare. It lad not turned out very we'll
She had flung herself into his arms and
been heartily kissed. lie could not help
feeling there was a balance against him
Is he turned the CORNER OF the street
which led to tho alto rneys ONCE whero
no was going, he saw q man sta ndlng
by the wall with his hat off, bowling 4
Ia him. He returned the unusual salu-
{tatIon and passed on; 1t was some mo-
i,nents before he remembered that II 4
vas ono of his colleagues on the Library
ana "a, He regretted not having stopped
and made the effort to engage his vote 4
FOR Maud but, on second Thought, ne
reflected that 1t would To as well to
rely upon the surprise OF the three TO
spreyent a combination at tho meeting.
When he reached the enhance OF the
building where his lawyers offices were.
he turn ID, Will. Il sense OF being
p.,rsued by. sufaing footstep which had
fastened its speed the last few PAGES,
and saw his colleague coming up the
steps after him with a perspiring but
iresolute face. Ii
"Iold on. Cap he said, aoming into
the shade of the passage. was think
In o. comm to see you, when ! sighted
YOU comin,Iround the corner
IT am glad to see YOU, Ar. Penny
&taker,,, said Arthur, taking the clumsy
band which was held out to him.
s"Gettin' pretty hot, ain't IT, said Pen
.ybakcr, wiping his brow with MS ior e.
finger ana dextcronsly sprinkilng the
lloor with the proceeds OF the action.
..No danger of frost, i think, !" Arthur
assentcd, admiring the GdeXterityS Of Peli-
5nvbaker. but congratu'atlng himself that
ire shake hands was disposed Of.
$.S"You bet your life. We're going to
have 1t Just sizzling from now on.
..yyere you wishing to see me about
ANYTHING i'm particulars asked Farnham.
Who saw no other way OF putting an end
IA Il meteorologc cal discussion which DID
net interest HIM.
sWell, yes," answered Pennybaker,
settnr around beside Farnham and
ling at the wall opposite. y heard
Ills mornin'that Minnie Bell was goinl'
IL get married. Ny daughter Is doing
soma sewing for her, and it slipped out
that way. She was trying & to keep s, u :. =
secret. Some girls is mighty funny funny t ina
way, They will do anything to get en-
gagged, and then they Will lie IKE oa,,l
slIill TO make believe they amt. We'll
that makes faSvacancy. He olu l'o u ~. ~
his head, but he cast q QUICK glance
sideways at Fnrnham, who made no an
.,.o,. ana Pennybaker resumed: So =
thought / would come TO you. hoHor
might. and see If we, couldn't agree
what 10 do. That's me. I'm open ana
Iira n hDttlc or
\ Fnrnhnm gave no Indication OF his sur
nrisa n t this burst of tandor, put ASKED
.rWhat do you propose
..rhot,s ito said Pennybaker, prompt
liz. ~ don't propose nothing EeNp .S
von henr mel expose" He SAD TINS
With great mystery, ono eye being smut
5fast md tho other only half open, he
nerceiyed that he had puzzled Farnham,l
md cntoyed II for moment by repeutlng
is,mot with u chucN,c tnnt ulu n.y.
move n 3musclc Of his face. y .le l1 wy
the whole thing. There's no use, petMeem
Gentlemen, OF playing the thing 700 me
Ia took his knife from one pocKel tltu
from another Il twist OF topucoo' CIV
cutting off mouthful, began lls s.otS
1.,yom see mo and Bud Merritt ana
IL norman have most generally agreed
~, nntcrnago, and that was all rlght,
Va, nre we'll fixed. You don't want the
hother Of them little gibleas Of pattern.
nee. we've tended to en- for what
there sm and for w ,a9 so % BE- Be-
auditor. and he's got Joe 70 50 ~ WIN
HIM "a because, IL he gifts there Joe
prother-n-aw, Tin polan Y, VIII III oq TD ms
debility. Bud is weak II the , rnsa
Ward. and he knows it. and ne Knows
t tnat .1one 'Runckel can swing that ward
NE 1nus ! 1I dead cat; ana SO they have fixed
II all up to give the next r,st j. vaf shey
~ - turned out OF the school
for ,ne some skyarkins and weighs , pret,,y
hsavy on Jakos hands. very y, Wel 10 phS Sou
near t' e ne? I'm a-klckln'" a4 ~
Nt peann MY pushed up his nat Mha
looked rarshs tasy u es ssss
sys mon more eesE one eye ass
settling bfIek IN Ms ~ e0p aimed deluge
IS s tn,,acno iuice at the base OF Inc WAL