Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19
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Walts
BY BEATRICE sTuRcEs
Copyright, 1905, by Ruby Douglas

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Nothing ever happens In this fam
fly" grumbled Molly Evans as she 50
; by the open window and watched al
automobile disappear in a cloud o
dust. She knew the girls who had jus
passed in the machine. They hat
waved their hands gayly at her, bu
she wished they hadn't She wished
she hadn't seen them. 1t was no fuI
to watch other people enjoy them
selves
"You expect too much" replied hei
sister Kate, who sat near by trying Il
make last summers dress look like
new. There are lots Of things that
might happen that you wouldn't like
at ALL"
Kate was older than Molly and had
managed to evolve for herself a phi.
losophy that made life easier for her
than for her restless sister.
"Just give up and stop expecting
things, and they will come to you with
out any trouble" she added, with a
serenity which, 1t must be confessed,
scarcely matched her inmOst feelings
at that moment, for it Is not the easi.
est thing In the world to make a last
years sleeve appear as the latest fash.
ion model.
"Oh, that's all very well to talk,
Kate" burst in Molly, but what good
has it ever done? Here we are grub
bling along in the same old humdrum
way. You've always been an angel
and given up to other people, but
you're not any nearer your ambition
than ever, and just look at mer'
Kate did look at her affectionately.
Molly was nineteen and Kate two
years older. They had taken care of
themselves for four years, Molly by
teaching music and q class of little
children, as their town had no kinder.
garten. and Kate by fine sewing and
embroidery. The latter's ambition was
to be trained nurse, but that took so
much time and she could not afford
to give up her present income even
FOR the prospect of a better one In
years to come. She was always call.
ed upon when there was sickness and
responded cheerfully, though usually
her compensation consisted solely of
thanks verbally expressed.
"Never mind, dear" replied the optI- |
mistic Kate. Something will happen
before you think-maybe today. Ev-
erything comes to her who waits. Sup
pose you walk over to Ferncliff and |
take this waist to Mrs. Dean. prom
ised 1t to her today, and it's all done I'D |
ready to CO."
Molly arose and shook her curly
brown head, smoothed out her pink |
frock and took the package. She
kissed Kate before she started out, but
there wasn't much animation In her
walk.
Something nice is ON the way" said
Kate. Il feel 1t In my bones" Molly
laughed and ran down the steps. She
broke off a big spray of lilac as she
passed the bush by the gate and car
ried 1t along with her. The scent of
he blossom brought memories that
we're both sweet and sad. A year ago.
Gaming over the gate in the moonlight
)y that same lilac bush, Dick Foster
lad first said, Molly, love you," and
new world Of sweetness and life had
'een opened for her. Two months ago ,
hey had quarreled and separated.
Why? Why do lovers ever quarrel?
10 they know? Does anybody know? 7
The most foolish and futile reasons on |
arth-Jealousy false pride and some
lines tentative desire to gain the {
mastery With Molly and Dick 1t was | {
1ostly jealousy, with hardly any foun- Q
alton, and after that foolish resolve
n the part of each not to give In.
II will come back when you send for
le," announced Dick.
81 will never send for YOU" declared | 1
Jolly. IL
And that was the situation, and that | a
as why Mollie Evans. young and q
retty and healthy, with every right to C
e happy, was taking a lonely walk
nd feeling herself the most abused ! v
ri in the world. lC
Maybe Kate Is right" she thought i
herself. IN do things for other Il
eople and try to forget myself. d
ink I'd like to be a nun anyway. d
We those white caps" "
firQd Iodine ,x,o,oo.. II III
st then, and a sudden impulse made II
oily hand the lilac spray to her. The u
oman looked surprised, but Molly u
uried Oh without waiting for thanks. g
she approached little cottage that "
BOD near the road she heard a childs
reams, and the same impulse made
r rush around the house In the direc-
N of the noise. There in the kitchen ~
bod terrified little girl trying to put On
fire which had started from some IN
rning oil and which had Just leaped 70
the child's dress as Molly burst In
door To snatch rug from the y.
or and put out the latter was the ~
'rk of an instant, and in a few mo- w
7hIS HOIc the OIner names were | =,
enched. After it was all over the W
ighbors rushed in and explained that ue
little girl kept house while her w
'ther went out to work. The damage vi
IS slight, and neither Molly nor the W. w.
id was hurt, but when Miss Evans '"
rted out again she was a bit pale
i shaky. az
Well, something happened, any pc ~,
y" she told herself as she went M
ng. a"
The left the package at Fernclif, | ie
Itch was the finest estate In tho N
ghborhoOd aud stood not far from ~
TX Fosters home She decided to W
Tx through the village on the way 49,
TX and had passed the postoffice, the Nc
g store, of which the town had but ~
: and had stopped to look In the
ldow Of the little bookshpp, wLe.e s
le new music was displayed. when wt