The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20

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unasked. offered him iine. commission
on the next years profits. 1t was
curious to see how soon she galvanized
must certainly be Forthcoming.
She laid In a typewriter, burned the
office quilts wrote the firms letters.
x. o'Neiii," and before she knew it had
created personality. Ten callers
day--cnptains, pursers, traders, mer-
chants-wanted to shake hands with
away with the idea that old Crewdson
had suddenly developed capacity, and
on the strength of 1t had stood himself
y new signature.
MISS O'Neul caught butterflies, and In
tho winter played golf. On Sunday
morning she went to church. On Sun
day afternoons and evenings she had
something very nearly approaching q
salon. On these latter occasions Mrs.
Craven fiattercd herself that she brought
zuccess by her artistic attention to the
Now, tho girl was attractive to men,
and although she was cmphaticaliy a
girls girl, still she had as many friends
looking, she was amusing, she was ale
ways we'll turned ont, and she carried
about with her that indescribable
charm (above and beyond thcse other
matters) which always makes people
desirous Of warming up first ac-
qualntancc into intimacy.
TO one man only had she shown any
special degree OF prefence, and he was
enough encouraged thereby to propose
marriage to her.
She accepted him-proyislonally.
II am not absolutely certain that
wish to be married just yet" she told
him. but ] am going abroad now, and
1 will let you know definitely when |
return. Those are not nice terms, but
they are the best can offer. l have
always been able to give yea or no
declsion on every oth.r matter in life
rur pee !, r ~ fo 10
OF me. Perhaps 1t is merely womaniy:
You are exauiaitc in your womanli-
ness. as you are exquisite In every thing
Glse.' he had replied. II am grateful
for any bone OF comfort you throw mo.
She was going away then. to West
the man saw her OF from the landing
stage. She returned the waving o. his
handkerchief. Now. If you had abused
would either be engaged or not en-
gagged, I believe I'd have married you
out of hand II you'd wanted me But
you didn't seem able to clinch things.
and 80 anyhow you're pigeon -holed Tor
the present. I'm glad made you keep
our little matter secret
times during the voyage south through
the Bay, and down the Trades from
the Islands Kate told herself she
was engaged But on every occasion
her femininity got UP in arms. Ger
tainly not" said this intangible force
Mr.. Austin Is n man, and II he cares
10 be man and gossip. why let him;
bu, woman by reason Of her Sex Is MOI
called upon to say more than she
needs" So Kate held her tongue, and
regretted more and more every day
fhat-well-that she should have cause
for regrets.
when she go. back to England. a
day ahead OF time. Aunt Jane happened
to be in London London bu. Austin na had ,Ss "a
wanted to kiss her there before the
world but she ,, had the the adynntage n o.
without advertisement, Their subse-
quent handshake WAS somewhat OF 9
'HuIlo. Henry" said Miss ONeill
~fancy seeing you here. suppose. you
will try and make out you came down
here TO the landing stage on b nurp Ss;
Liverpool is. and how atrociousiy tn.
Merseyr smells after that nice clear ar
smooth hiysr Hays y9u easTht fdu
cases fun home from the Coast. ane
! honestly believe I've got two un I,
n named sS spff esisten one afss my SELF
something oNeillii. There's vanity 70,
1oul And now for the Customs House
rs that all you , have b to say 70 me me
time to see you again. ! don't thinl
single hour OF a single dag ha
passed but what l nave tuouSHt "
you and where you We're, and wha
you were DOING
"Wcu, Henry, that's more than
could say. Here. wait till i catch tina
porter's eye. He's taking my cabil
trunk to the wrong heap. About wha
was in my head between here an
the Coast, I'll not say, but once on
there. I'll tell you frankly gave littl
enough thought to anything excep
Coast interests. The first place wen
ashore at after Sierra Leone was on
own factory at Smooth, and they'd ha
fight there which only, ended up whe
our whistle blew. The clearing betwee
the factory buildings and the forcs
was full OF dead men. / found OF
that no fewer than 500 Okky savage
had attacked the place, and they wer
all held off by ore OF our clerks wit
q couple of Winchesters, and hall
caste lgirl who loaded for him.
sounds like tale out of a book. an
you needn't believe 1t unless you Xix,
don't think l should believe It VI
less ! had seen things foramyself, bl
aid see the men who had been al