Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

reached. ard here she stopped Here
also came ,fe question OF direction
To follow the main road was to reach
Riverton. between which and Green
vale the staze jouvneyed. To go there
meant being recognized perhaps. In
her study Of geography. she had found,
that the VILLAGE which was her birthN
place lay northeast from Greenvale.
She meant sometime and somehow to
reach that spot and visit her mothers
grave once more. and also. II possible.
20 send wcrd TO Old Tomah. And so
guided by this vague plan, she turned
20 the left
From now on the road became mar
row. Miles elapsed between houses.
and Chip. wearied and heavy-eyed,
could only creep along. The way be-
came more devious now. bending
around a wooded hin and then cross
Ing wide swamp 90 enter a stretch
Of forest Direction became lost in
these turnings the road grew billy
and less travelled. The moon scarce
showed Ct; and Chip. almost exhaust
ed, stumble1 over stones and felt that
she was becoming lost in an unset
tied country And then. Just as she
emerged from a thicket and ascended
low hin. the light of coming dawn
faced her. and with It thoneed Of sleep
and coRcealment.
Full well she knew she must avoid
all observing eyes and place many
more miles between herself and Green
vale 70 be certain of escape And
then. as the daylight increased. she
caught sight of an old. almost ruined
dwelling half h!d among bushes lust
ahead. Even If empty. as IL appeared.
30 would serve for shelter. and finding
IL SO. she trept in. so wearied that she
fen asleep az once on the warped and
mouldy floor
IL was only a brief nap. for soon the
rattle OF a passing farm WAGON woke
her. but refreshed somewhat by &C.. she
again pushed ON.
soon brook. singing cheerfully as
IL tumb'od down a ledge. was reached.
and here Chip bathed her face and
hands and drank OF the sweet. cool
water.
Hunger also asserted itself. but that
did not dant her, She had faced it
once bofor.
Then something of n nlaD as TO her
future movements beea0 90 shane f.
self I'm hcr mind. following which
came an decreased COURAGE and self
reliance. Nct 81 cent did She now nos
sess. Fool She could not have until
she had made good her escape and
could earn SO somewhere.
D. -
We're sin~.re her young. supple body
was stron- life and the world were
ahead, and. best of au. never AGAIN
would she have to feel herself a de-
pendent unon amy one.
win these hIes inrs. scaur to most
or MS, hardened as She had been by
serNitudc at rims Place. came a GER
tam ouoyancy ~ spirit and defiance OF
All things human.
NO Wild beasts were hero 20 menace.
no spies TO creep and crawl along
renee or hedserow. NO hdeous half
breed to-Nnrsue. and as she counted
her blessings while her spirits rose
new ire ana new nope came 10 her.
Ana no" another feeling came-the
cart"lnly Inat she hAd come SO Tar
that no one would recognize her At
hrst lnat morning. when she heard
team coming OF everlasting her she
h"u hlaoen 10y tne roadside until II
passed Nhen mousse was sighted
enVau' sne haue woe uetour IN me
go ~ S'o'u -, No" 1"is sense Vi
S ee-, N'lil'a-'',- anu s"e Suoue On
-. 80 anu ''I-'''
NAen nisnI came again she crept
mo an unused sNeep D1rh' ana When
gay -lsuN "@Aeneu neI' she hurried on
~ '''0'e
DuIins an tna1 hrsI gay Journey
neI one rear hau oeeh thaI some one
sne "oua meet mlsnI recognize her
anu Ieporl inc laCI IN HreenNaie. 10
uFoiu mat naa oeeh heF sole thouBhI
no" 'n1t leellns OF danger was van
l9N.Hs' "uu ""en people were met, she
Iooheu "1 lneiu leol lessiy ana kept On
usD cross io@uS were reached ana q
Ci-oioe 10 ways oec''lue necessary she
e1 .Le one ne'leS1 70 no' ID cas- {,
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