The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-08-30
cooked in the mirror at the violets,
fresh ana sweet against the soft gray

looked In the mirror at the violets,
fresh and sweet against the soft gray
of her gps"i.
N"If p,o .l-r N marry him when he
comes Ill :. tsasa ralm Beach. can
hayS via.e's 1 .rs Jay i want
them.' was to ta,usht Fiat ran
throrgh -. .aia'. 1T 1t vas 4 hazy.
indefinite wa m;ed with IN idea
that to buy violets herself would not
give her so much pleasure as to have
some one think TO buy them for her.
"Yoa are vigorous bit OF the out
side world" she said when she met
Martin in the reception room. and they
started for the car.
"And YOU are the best bit of this
world and promise of the next" he
said. catching the end of her chiffon
scarf that was falling from her shout
der and throwing 1t carefully around
her throat. "My dear child, you take
care Of everybody on earth except
yourself. It's spring. of course, but
the air is so chilly You ought to keep
that lace stuff on your chest covered"
she lirshal happily. walking beside
him with light, springy steps.
"you treat me rs IL We're an ire
spncsible child that needed Watching"
"As for watching you, always do
that. You must have known for
months that Id like nothing better
than taking care of you always. There
wouldn't be much luxury to offer you:
there would be plenty of love. But |
want You TO have everything. Yester-
day chased all over town for story
that the chief wanted. and was lucky
enoug. 70 get IL exclusively. The old
man said II was worth five hundred
TO the paper. and he nearly knocked
the breath out of me by handing me a
check. The very first thing | thought
Of. ,,t.,e girl. when I got calm enough
to think was that that five hundred
would furnish n fiat. Could you be
content to live in tiny fat and trust
me 70 take care Of you as best |
could?" He peered eagerly into her
face. and neither OF them saw the cab
drawn by n madly frightened horse
dash around the corner.
When she recovered consciousness
she was on Il seat in a corner drug
store, with John Martin bending aux
lously over her.
Drink I'll this" he commanded. TAX
ing the glass from the druggist. Il be-
lieve your arm Is broken. dear, and
feel mnrterors enough to sm9sh every
cab In the city to klndling wood"
She smiled family.
~ think you had better leave one
whole one and cali 1t to take me bach
to the hospital"
In the cab he placed her arm. accord
ing TO her directions. In position tina
would give her rs little pain as posi-
bic. than drew her head against biz
4 shoulder.
: "POor little eiTlr' he said commlser
atfaglr. This IL n sorry ending 70
!, the pleasant evening hoped you wer'
going to have"
=, She sat In silence. and unconsciousl.
: her face nestled into a more comforta
. BILE position on his shoulder. His arm
!. held her TO break as much as possible
the joltlng Of the cab. StIIl half daze'
- and not wholly recovered from he
|, falntness. her mind. with peculiar n
n iex action. ran over and supplements
!, the thoughts Of the day.
A "John'-her voice was faint an
n slecpy-'Td rather live In the tiny fia
than to roll In a chair on the sands
u Palm Beach forever"
= He tried 10 see her eyes by the iigt
/ through the cab window.
"a "My dear. I'm afraid you have som
70 fever" he said anxIousiy.