Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-08-24


Where Is your homer" I demanded.
Chicago. Louisville. Indianapolis. Gin
einnau. perhaps?'
''Humph. you are dull! You ought
70 know from my accent that I'm not
from Chicago And I hope / haven't
a Kentucky girls afr Of waiting 70 be
6attered 20 death. And no Indianapo-
lis girl would talk to a strange man at
the edge Of a deep wood in the gray
twilight OF a winter day.-that's from
a book; and the Cincinnati girl is with
out my elan, esprit.-whatever you
please to call H. She has more leu
tonic repose.-more Gretchen OF the
Rhine valley about her. Don't you
adore French, Squire Glenarm ?" she
concluded. breathlessly, and with 10
pause IN her quick step
I adore yours. Miss Armstrong" I
asserted. yielding myself further to the
Joy Of idiocy. and delighting m the
mockery and whimsical moods OF her
talk I did not make her out; indeed
/ preferred not to- l was not then
and am not now. thank Godi-of an
analytical turn Of mind. And as
grow older ! prefer. even after many a
blow, 20 take my fellow human beings
as I find them. And as for women. old
or young. envy no man his gift OF re-
solving them into elements As well
carry a spray of arbutus to the labor
Rtory or subject the enchautment OF
moonlight upon running water TO the
fame and blow-pipe as try TO analyze
the heart Of a girl.-particularly a glrl
who paddles a canoe with a sure stroke
and puts up good race with rabbit
A lamp shone ahead Of us at the en-
trance OF one OF the houses. and lights
appeared in all the buildings
If knew your window 7 should Ger
tsinly sing under it,-except that
. you're going home, You didn't tell me
why they were deportng you"
I'm really ashamed to- You would
never"
"Oh. yes. I would; I'm really an old
! frtendi" / insisted. feeling more like
, al idiot every minute
wei. don't teui But they caught
me firting-with the grocery boyl
( Now aren't you disgustedt"
Thoroughly! can't believe IT.
/ Why, you'd a lot better dirt with me-"
! suggested boldly.
Wei. I'm 90 be sent away for good
az Christmas. 1 may come back then
n can square myself Myi That's
/ slang.-isn't 70 sdorabe?"
The Sisters don't Ike slang. I sup
pose?"
They loathe itl Miss Devereux.-
you know who she isl-she spies on us
and tells"
You don't say so; but I'm not sur
prised az her, I've heard about her."
declared bitterly.
We had reached the door. and I ex-
pected her 20 fly; but she fingered
"Oh, II you know her. Perhaps
you're spy. too It's just as well we
should never meet again. Mr.. Glen
arm" she declared haughtny.
The memory OF these few meetings
Will always linger with me. Miss Arm
! strong" I returned IN an imitation OF
her own tone.
Il shall scorn TO remember youi"-
and she folded her arms under the
cloak tragicauy.
"Our meetings have been all 20 few.
Miss Armstrong Two. exactly. be
lievei"
Then you prefer 20 ignore the first
time I ever saw you" she said. her
hand on the door.
"Out there In your canoe+ Never,
And you've forgiven me for overhoar-
ing YOU and the chaplain on the wall
pleased"
She grasped the knob OF the door
and paused an instant as though pom
dering.
Il make Il three times. without that
one. and not counting once IN the road
and other times when you didn't know.
Squire Glenarmi I'm a foolish little
, girl 20 have remembered the first.
see now how blind have been.
/ Good-byi"
She opened and closed the door soft
y, and I heard her running up the
steps within
ran back % the chapel. roundly
abusing myself for having neglected
my more serious affairs for 4 bit OF
, silly talk with a school girl. fearful
lest the openings / had left at both
ends OF the passage should have been
discovered. Near the chapel I mar
rowly escaped running into S:oddard.
but I slipped past him, found my
lantern. pulled the hidden door into
place. and. traversing the tunnel with
out incident, soon climbed through the
hatchway and slammed the false block
securely into the opening.