The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08

Copyright, 1906, by JOSEPH, 3. Bowles.)
II vas ut the otcra house TIM j il i,sa
carriages were I'LL OF swell folks, anu
The, snow at tho door was as good us
totllcl inside. !,
bordercd With feathers, and where II
fell blck llei. cow, showed shiny. too.
TW ot 1aav fo 1itn , were ,,,cod WE, well nf'- il
vlole,s In his button hole. Thu g,Irl
carried g biI1cll cf violets, too. she
looked like utl angel.
a sandwich from the woman IN the a.,
ley 1si,enked back to the opera house
d9 rres 10 fSe ttnat E''o S;ri fo' npp ena; again,
party, Wig wore q Ilaz,ns sto' one IL II hts hts
81 nhi't ho fre Sot,,e and !r[s siri lo5 5wastea iire ap
amiss with ther. No. III.
i didn't see her again TIL the day she
c%oaclimnn tugged up our rickety stairs;
and mother and never lacked ior FOOD
nor nre from that tins out: She we, Was
trict. I began to think It must be mighty
unpleasant business, too, for she got
paler and saddcr all the time.
snow, and the rich folks were slcighing III
lhc park. so thought II 1 went that way
might catch g glimpse Of Miss Angel,
FOR whom are sou looking, Bobby?'
"Tor you. Miss Angel says I, and I
came near, letting out q yell ell, Of p pure Joy
with fur on it, and her hands thrust into
u bit Of n mum. She wore .violcts again
In her breast, and sMclled ON, and
they wore sweet.
a3 Pct ,,,ou r1;1pskM i,o,,oro tall tg- Cinb IN 11't
fairly settled herself on the bench with.
me when along came the fat dark man.
with the big stone in = shirt front.
pray allow me-, and he lust showed mo
aside and squeezed himself down beside
Miss Angel, I'm glad to see Q abroad
again, Edith" says he; II called re-
"rhey obeyed my orders" says Miss
Angel. very cold and stiff like.
says he he. ~" "Ma sfs t i IS . i 1f' paer ( Al,
h els a sad dog, that Dacre!''
''And who has helped Dacre In his
downward way?' says Miss Angel, and,
her voice was uncommon sharp.
"Nell, really, don't pretend to know.
says the fat man. Some say 1t is that
French actress. Bebc. and that she has
a 11o mysterious us forest nrs,sI bower at at H Lem ok
which Dacre makes frequent pilgrimagcs.
! have reason to think the rumor true.
Dacrc Is a great ~farorlte with your SEX.
Then. his fast male companions"
Stop! 1t is contemplate to SANDER
the absent. Dicre's closest companion
has been yourself, Colonel Hay. no YOU
he owes his financial ruin. AS for tho
other charge" and she grew as white as
chalk. IN tell you frankly l do not be-
lieve a word Of it. Dacre is the victim
Of a crafty foe, who follows him. in the
guisc of 4 friend.''
MY dear Edith" said the fat man;
.art you not a. little unreasonable? I did
not suspect you could so sharply resent
my honest statements. Tp5beg sure. Dacre
was once Your lover. and YOU broke the
engagement because your father insisted
upon it,
as %xSa b Be!Sensd SAW 'ny she fath e s. 6 mIna
i'll. he believed all that YOU said.
You refused to believe In his little
errors? We'll. here is d message which
he gave me 70 wire not an hour ago
didn't have on my company manners.
and, Il looked, TOO. This was what X
read: ss @
81 SAL to,morrow for Australia, I, to
Bebc with me: + cnnnotgbear to leave her.
VIII come tonight
You have said enough, avs Miss
1Np Els face ee grew '"f bla lac W'a as so ]tiu maj n nus
a ns So s he s ap9m awh'ie, p iooking a' down nen az
the ground: then says She:
Bobby If You had a friend whom
time, and you should sec him lying
very low-periaps in the dust at your
feet, and all the world turned against
him--tell me, what would you do?"
why lend him q hand. OF course
Sh ebend and kissed me-heaven and
earth! Yes, she kissed me!
Bobby says She, don't know