The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-27

that the light from one of the windows
shone softly upon her. The Girl seemed
far more beautiful than ever before, and
he was content to sit for moment in
silence watching her
good friends" remarked The Girl, naive
~. as he manifested no desire to break
the silence.
There are all the signs of It," replied
John, amused
che Soa QUA gst,in Kind ano o. Hs den ,S
gurgIed. uS Don't tut try W to c T she
commanded. shaking finger at him as
he would have replied; you know yoh
We'll, l. didn't. understand YOU he
explained lain. In partial Confession. 49,,
way .yoh was brought up. An, ali N,
time't ,yoh was a-thlnkin' t belonged
to to on dime , musse, ! was ben' amused
II amt a-defendini myself" she con-
s .i1n with tn, pride after moment %, OF
fha hsah Ant any reaso IN i ron
IN, this ef 81, ! thought yoh felt III way
The ns sesn Of g gsr sm bay oated down
Now let's change TIL subject" sus-
gested The Girl, to johns great relief.
rollin cigarettes tn othah day. GIVE
me youah papahs an tobacco, an III
sh 10Y yoIh hoy nh Mexicans make en- 4,
1'ue OIoWH
the paper dexterously, for minute, and
then The Girl extended fiattcned roll
to him. go
said; these is noah delicate. You must
like It," she commanded. as he lighted
the roll.
How could 1 do otherwlse?" he asked,
leaning forward and bowling with a great
sh ON, Of salilan EEy .,,a .ya,,, ~,
ought to say, 'Voy each a sus pies. that S
tumble at my feet an vehy p'ltc in
Mexican"
ritas roll roll their cigarettes for them?'' -
..Oh, no, that's fob any. time. It's jess,
the mems cgar sas It's his ud dnlce o
1ah S dsa, knsS ssss5 SIC !aagaea,
an corazon's heaht; sabe?''
"Ah, see! Now,,if we were in Mexico
=" he commenced.
The Girl H. Jumping i Up and throwing ne
dark e ud from befSs her EYES
": I'm ustos ,doin that way, It's ten
osl9sk, logging as gsno ak tiny Eost gal~
Then she, vanished, leaving John alone
with Ills thoughts.
There came night when hede she was Was not 6d
n missed y her so. and, dinner done, he re-
moved moved to a corner of the piazza,
IIe heard a CAD COME up tUt uTNS,
then a rustic of skirts, and he recognized
her quick, dancing step along the YER
She was lust turning in the door. when.
In the dim twilight She caught sight OF
him. ~, ,,,,,,-
ed. going over to where he sat and lean
ing against one of the pillars Of the plaz-
"a with her hands clasped Dehind ier. .
= II missed YOU" he confessed very
re ..TiSd o quiet, not SO noisy. i s'pose,'
s well pa an 1 went to Los Angeles
| this eyenirl', an we stayed theah to dil-
nah. an, pa met some men II he knew,
| an they all went off foh time, SO that
wa weH late home.'
What did you do?" he asked, curl
ou .Wyhile they was gone? Oh, waited
| at tn hotel. What youth ben a-doln'? 2
"Nothing, as usual, I've been sitting
here thinking, since dinner"
''Thinkin!" she cried. comically. MY
but yoh suah need help. yoh have sc
mruch thinkin' to do. Amt it bad fob
He laughed; she. laughed gally, and
| turned to go away.
'You going to leave me?", he inquired
II reek'n. But I'll come back in a
minute, ef yon say so"
"Do.' he urged, tits lovely night
/ What woman she was! What a
! woman she would be after q year OF