The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

There Is no more. Besides, I'd
rather talk about you. Tell me of your
life here"
..There's nothing to tell. It's work
Pleasant enough work, even though It's
hard. Every one is nice to me. j."
THAT doesn't explain your choosing
such q career out of all that We're
open to you. Why did you take IT."
i've often explained 1t to you, but
you never seem to understand. When
father died. he left me nothing.
had my living to make, and
"But surely there were thousand
easier. pleasanter ways OF earning 1t
than to kill yourself socially by be-
coming an cmploye in such family
as this. 1t can't be congenial-
The odd smile in her eyes checked
him and gave him a vague sense OF
uneasiness.
ut is congenial," said the girl after
pause. II have my own suite of
rooms, my own hours, my own way.
have natural bent for finance, and
business association with NJ. Conoyer
is real education. The salary Is
good. My word in all household -mat-
dcrstand how things should be con-
Quoted. and he has grown to rely on
me. am more mistress here Lhan
most women in their own homes. Mrs.
Conoyer is Ill so much-and Blanche
being away
"Anice." he broke in, I've known
YOU since you first went into long
dresses. And I know that the reasons
z you've just given are none OF them
the sort that appeal to glrl n me. Wv ~
To some women they might. But not
to you. Why did you come here, ana
who do YOU stay? There is some rea-
son you haven't
",Scuse me, Miss Lanier," said voice
at the entrance of the aicoye. the Boss
sent me to ask you wouie you come ~
the drorin'-room. He says the supper.
rooms open, an he'd ike You " soop
rintend things. I've been lookin, every
where for you Gee, out goin' through
bunch Of cops in a pool-room RAID
is mic alongside of workin' a way
through this push.
The speaker was squat, swartns
little man on whom his ready-Ha mao
evening clothes sat with the Grace
ana comfort of set of thumb screws.
Give recognized him win difficulty as
the nsually-,self- assured billy" shev-
lin Conoyer's most trusted political
henchman.
.eyery WE'LL" replied Anice Lanier
rising to obey the summons. she ho lee
the dumb misery in Blly's face anc
paused to ask: ,r,
"Aren't you having q good ''iiie' ~
SAC "a good time? Me? Oh, yes Sure
an, only hope no onell mistake
me in this open-face suit for a. sena !,
tor or a mattinay idol. That s !, az a.
that's bothern' me- I've been ruppll
elbows with the Van Alstynes thatso" !,
half Of compton Avno and i've. !.
Yoorup, and with Stat Kerrigans WIZ
who used to push coffee ana s ihkel
at Kerry's beanery. Oh, I'm III sas
siety ali right. An feel like q pa
OF WELLER shoes alta fun'raL ..,,,
"Neyer mind!n laughed Anice. ~
snnner-room's open, and you'll EMO
that mart Of the evening, at any rate
At will, eh? Not me, Miss! ~
posa,s snassed tho word that the DO!
is to hold back, and kind OF mar
n noise like inherent by-standers Z
the swell push is all FED. 80 ~ ~, !,
for the merry outskirts %ial1e .n's
gcttin' their moneys wort:
Give Standish watched thenl 'n,e
their way through the croWd, uh
Anice's dainty little head VIII =
crown Of s1immering bronze mar
lost to sight. Then he sat iooAi ,
modify out on the heterogeneous
assorted company before nm.
Now that he had talked WIN An ~
he no longer regretted the Impulse y
had led him to accept Mrs. CohoVe
II invitation. The girl had always exc
cd a subtle charm, nameless ln!luen
over him. Years before, when ne
struggling, penniless, to make. q NV
In q city where his family name ,op
cd every door to him, vet where
was more Of an impeachment than oth