The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

cradle questions: and suddenly. In tho
midst OF laughing "reminiscences. this
| bold Miss GorinE abruptly declared
that Lizzie ought TO belong to the Hill
Rise Tennis Club. Miss Annendal.
must arrange this.
Miss Annendalc.. startled by the suS.
gest'on. began TO speak with draw.
She had been very poltte-courteous as
a young lady doing district visiting,
admiring and prai.ing the cottage. al.
ways anxious to put the cottage folk
at their ease.
ION. yes said Mis-. Annsndale
darwiing. but would Mss crunden
care 70 JON? DO you play tennis
Bliss crunden7"
OF course she does said sr,fI.
And OF course she'll Join. You must
arrange it."
TO poor Lizzie the suggestion VA,
IKE the optnins oi d guarded door
showing glimpse OF paradise.--no less
She had no snobb!sh desire to he 4
swell. but simply felt q gtrlish honest
wish Tor amusement. In pleasant COM
Pany. Miss Annendale uas. beng ME-
ana kind TO- day. and Lizzie. warned j.;
unusual Kindness, was eager TO believe
that a new era was beginning. surely
II Miss Annsndaie and her fr:anas
could support Irene. one Nigh, ven
tute to hope-and yet? It keetned toe
muci, to hope for.
Lizzie told her father of the honor
taat was to be thrust upon her. Did
lie object 10 her being put down as a
Candidate. 1t was very. very nice
club. and she would love to DO a mem
Der. But what did father really think
about IT? The subscription was two
sulneas. and there Vas an entrance fee.
But this was the real point-and Lizzie
In her excitement entirely failed te
force II adequately upon her fathers
attention: Dared one try TO spring In
one 7iendid bound from the parlor
OF Kings Cottage into the wired mea-
doWs almost at the top OF Hill Rise?
why not?" said Mr.. Crundcn. failing
to see the point clearly, only thinking
OF the subscription-scarcsly thinking
at al. why not. my dear: / don't
grudge the fees. | only want YOU stc
have your pleasure
Ihen Lizzie was all excitement. A,
mad been arranged. she wrote to Mis-.
Annendale to say Eyes, please; thought
OF the club. dreamed OF the club, pass
ed her wardrobe III review; went to
Selkirk's and bongt1 another blue wash.
Ing frock with white spots, very Xix,
but not exactly like her last blue frock
another hat, etc, etc.; and then waited
~.
Miss Annendale, solemnIy charged
BY her departing guest to get Miss
lCrunden into the club. did In fact make
the attempY In a half-hearted manner.
The learned Or. Rlake was obtained
for proposer; and Miss Annondale
seconed, but did not canvass. What
mas possessed you to do this?" asked
lady members. Il couldn't help doing
II, said Miss Annendala APOLOGIZE.
10 U1rrx Il
couldn't refuse"
And SO in due course Lizzie came ur
Tor election. and was vigorously piled
Her eyes sparkled, her hands trcn,-
bled with excitement as she opened
the big ofi,fal club envelope und pulles
out the secretary's letter. Then. a..
she read her face flushed, her eye.
hiled with tears. She was like a child
disappointed OF its longed- for treat
loath to believe that fate can be sc.
unkind.
Old Brunden took the letter from he,
and read the formal expression OF the
secretnry's regret. He was cruelty
huffcd
Father does 1t mean am post
poned--or they won't have me?"
They won't haze you--because vol
are my daughter. They're too high and
mighty for US, my sirl--that Is. for
me. You're all rlght---as they know
we'll cncugh.--but they can't forgive
you for being my daughter."
He, too, had flushed, and he brand
lshed his arms excitedly while he
walked about the room.
After this rebuff poor Lizzie became
Very languid. She fell back on hsr.
books as her only friends. Walks tired
her. She was with her father all the
morning, helped him as much as she
could. wrote letters for him whenever
he would accept secretarial assist CO:
and for the rest Of the day like 20
sit in the garden summer-house, ad.
ing, looking out at tn ROOFS OF Mad-
ford thinking Of the past and d.,am-
Ing OF the future.
III many red brick Villas OF the minor
gentry. on the Town Athletic ground
and among the tradesmen's families as
they came from church and chapel. the
story was told Of Lizzic Crunden.s
pushingness and the snub size had
earned for herself, 5s
Miss Irene Hope, In her riding habit.
after long ride with Mr.. Banker.
called on Lizzie toecommiserate, Miss
Hope was too sorry for words,