The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17


were frustrated, when she had seemed 30
confident. AZ this thought. nc rely the
awakening OF sense 81 protectorship;.
she had trusted In HIM; he ought to DO
something for her, II 1or holl,ing else,
TO show that ne was not dependent upon
those ostrogoths. But what could DC
done for such q CIR, SO pretty. SO un-
cultivated, SO vulghrly 1aftast1cf ABOVE
oil, what could be done for hcr Dy ~
young and unmarried mani Providence
and society have mace ~ very marc
for single men TO show kindness 70 Single
women IN any way put one.
At his door lie found Sam slccny With
ID kit OF tools; he had just rung the
bell. lie turned, rs Tarnham mounted
the steps, and said a
~ como rim MISUNDERSTANDING
about Inc rreenhovse,D
"Yes." ;lnwswcrd Isnrnha,n. '"rhc
ca r1e,,or i. nvnr} yonder. NJ thc corner
Of tlIe lawn He Will tell YOU what Is
io bo done" ri
sam walled away IN the direction In
f1,catnd 4 md warn hmm vent into The
house, Some letters we're lying on the
.tnbla In the library, He had lust be-
run, 10 rcnd them when Rudsey entered
and nnno,,ncod
'"Thnt syo,,n.. pcrson."
K Maud came in flushed with the fresh
air and rnpid walking. Famham saw
that she wore no glasses. and she gained
more nv that fact In his goodwill than
even by the a,rIlliancy OF her fine eyes
,.hirh soe,nnd tn''nx,,lt in thoir 'l,hnr,,..
stiony she began with nervous haste.,.
5f5"f knew yo,, Ind q meeting to-day.
and could not wait. i might as well
o,yn liz thnt fo1lowod Won home."
b Irarnhan, handed he,.> a chair VI. .ook
her hand With a kindly earnestness, say
Ing.
81 am very glad to see YOU
X, .tYes. ycss. she continued; "but have
YOU any good news for me 2"
THE anxious eagerness which spoke In
her sparkling ewes and opcn lips touched
srarnham to the heart. II am sorry T
have not rho hoard arnoIntc,l nnotherf
person" !. ->'3l a 4. A III ST
The tears snrang "a her ewes.
81 really exnecfcd II honed Won
would interestt voI,rself,. ,f.SE,
55a.'I did all L possibly could, said Farm
7 ham. II have never tried so hard for
anybody before, but a majority were
already pledged to the other applicant"
She seemed so detected and hopeless
that Farnhan, forgetting for moment
how hard it is for5a young man to assist
a young woman, said two or three fatal
words, n we must try something else
The pronoun sounded ominous to him
as soon as lie had uttered IT, But It
acted Ike magic upon Maud She lifted
q. Drlght glance thtpugh her tears ana
eillu Wull new
s .,,a -, i 9.. p'oposeu' ny st'slli
e,ln,tIa ,s ~, ,,,or,I. ,,.o,o MI -
t,,emH seemed n foe, Tia nert - ala
ttinn-aS certain Overwhelmingly haan
established bet ween them .rhn thoulbt
Rexhilarlted Maud tt3 seemed the hr-
ginning of her long-ex..ected romance;
while the glow OF kindTfeelng about the
heart Of, Farnham could not keep him
from suspecting that he was taking Il very
1mprudent step. But they sat a good
WINE, discussing various plans for Maud's
u u, ana ana arriving AT hothlng dell
l y iol iler Owl iaeas were pased upon
t., ~, steotS .! we World aha
~ forced finale - ~ vutu
ilIfe far h,s nrnfepa. nnd tba ,,ara;,, ~
Z her 10 accent n No. Z -
}r,o r,o,, ri,an, 49, t,,,,.,,
This refltntion, and the converu, y ti Co.,
lanruished He was r,in,, . - III NJ
tinucd Interviews ut iIls house when shc
disposed of the difficulty by rising brisk
Is and saying, well will call again In
day or two. about this llour?''7
Yes, II it suits you best, |" he answered,
with troubled brow. He followed her to
the door. AS she! went out, she said,
May pick flower as I go?"
He seized his hat, and said, Come with
me to the rose-house in the garden, and
you shall have something BETTER
They walked together down the gravel
paths. through the neat and well-kept
garden. where the warm spring sunshine
was calling life out of the tender turf,
and the air was full Of delicate odors
She seemed rs gny and happy as a child
on holiday. Her disappointment of an
hour ago was all gone In the feeling
that Arthur was interested In her. was
caring for her future. Without any defi-
mite hopes or dreams, she felt as If the
world was suddenly grown richer and
wider Something good was coming to
her certainly, something good ,had come;
for was she not walking In this lovely
garden with Its handsome u proprietor
who was, she even beganeto think, her
friend? The turf was rs soft, the air
as mild, the sun as bright as In any OF
her romances, and the figure of Farm
hams wealth which she had heard from
her father rang unsteady In her mind.
They went into the rose-house, and he
gave her two or three splendid satlny
Marechal Niels. and then a Jnc1uemlnot.
so big, so rich and luStrOuS In its arlS