Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-11

Anne 0as ont of sorts all day. Her
painting class old badly. her head
acr.l and size toie her skiEr by step
pins upon 30 in her hurry 20 take
car. Tired and utterly forlOrn, she
uas was sitting Bro her room trying Co.
repair the skirt when Naisie came
running upstairs and entered. painting
with her haste.
~Oh. Anne" she Easped. there's a
man iu the parlcr waiting 90 see you.
+ Z told him you'd DE right down
a man in the Tarlor 90 see Anne
, was almost an uuheard-of thing. Yet
4 she took three stitches deliberately.
Aren't you going 90 tx your hair
or-or anything" Naisie demanded.
why should r. Anne said. 1T IS
. only some one 90 see about lessons.
probably.
The parlor door was open and she
went in softly The man was waiting
with bis eNpectant face turned toward
her. She gave one glance and turned
as white as her linen collar.
DIV lgtt-DWig Marshall" she
said Then she seemed 10 remember
nothing more until she found herself
on the sofa with him close beside her.
You never expected 20 see me again
did YOU" be demanded. And don Q
expect you would but ever since my
little cousin. Maude WaTne. has lived
here she and Dave have been teasing
ne 90 come and make them visit
So I made UP ray mind I'D come. And
here ! am. You don Q know Maud, 60
you2'
b no" Anne said freely. wishing she
did.
Maud told me you hadn't acted very
ueiEhborly You should know Maud
q D. cad
ever lived"
He had been talking rapidly. Now
D - stopped and drew G long breath.
DO you remember the last time vs.
saw each other ! was right mad tina
day IL had never occurred 20 m'
e that I wasn't equal OF the best cir
Iliviug-aud you were that toO-unt.
YOU said What you did I swore il
I, make myself good enOugh-and max
p you sorry. But now that ] have see
. YOU. ] only Raut 20 make you glad
81 Anne YOU see. Ike you just as vel
as ! ever did. though ! didn't expeC
% 70. And d. you like me
y 20. Dwight" Anne sobbed. Its
q who am not good enough. I'm homel
% and old and soured and-and disagree
able and narrow minded-and you 2
pr worthy OF someone better
- Maisie had been Ia bed three hour
p when Anne came and woke her vii
a kiss.
why Anne. you look real pretty
Naisie said. yawLing.
~ 'Naisle' Anne said. solemnly, 81
,~ ting down upon the edge ~ the be
and taking hold OF Maisie's hand
az "a most unusual way. "Maisie ] wal
20 ten you something. I've been TO-
for years and never found IL out unit
- tonight. And don't mean that yo
shall boz the same kind % a fool. Tn,
man who came tonight was the on
~ { might have married 10 years ago
and didn't But I'm going 70 mari
-' him now.
"And-and Maisie I've been talkiE
-t- 20 mother and you can have Dick az
time you are ready. Dicks all rlgr
He-Dwight knows him; they con
'9~ from the same place.
oI II thought ] could forget" AM
ny went on. gently after Maisie's ecstaN
OF surprise and Joy had somewhat 81
re sided. And I've tired hard for
20 wears. but when YOU really love there
ot no forgetting in this world I've be
'Ie loving Dwight right straight along al
~ the minute ] saw him tonight ] kn'
A~ IT, I've missed a good many years
.ie happiness, and ] meant 20 make 3
miss a good many years Of happine
e in the same way. u wasn't because
pa. was wicked. dear. but because ] did
q. know ] do know now"
uI Naisie smiled wisely.
me 4 knew all the while" she said.