Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-10-07
WEEKLY SHORT STORY
TIE MOOD OF 4 MAID.

The girl leaned forward. after scan
nine the road IN both directions. and
touched the chauHeur's arm. The great
crimson car came 20 a painting. DELHI
crate standstnl.
The girl aid not wait for the chauf-
four 20 helm her. but sprang lightly 10
-he road and vanished into the wood
Land on the right The chauffeur turn
IA the car as II his thoughts were
concentrated on the necessity OF max
/ ing the smallest possible turn IN time
I q safety. in order 20 be prepared Pm
time OF emergency. And then the
great crimson car shot back IN Tue
/ direction from whence Il had come.
Safely screened by the underbrush
The girl found a clearing IN the wood
4 land and sat down on a moss grown
log. Deity she unwound the svatn-
ings OF chiffon from her hat. barring
a face delicate and sensitev as the
/ anemones opening az her feet
She drew OF her gloves and felt oi
the veIvety moss cn the old log. then
/, STOPPED 20 gather flowers Finally
with the blossoms Eorgctten in her
n Ian she leaned forward. her elbow
N on her knees. her chin propped IN the
nalus q her hands. watching tnt
woodland life around her.
Chipmuuks and squirrels scamperee
along The edge % the clearing Wner'
the sun shone upon tanEle OF ierr
and .ack-in-the-pulpit TWO robins
-a~rhed ne~t1v on DRY twigs and dis
ussed the troubles OF NAY NOV ln'
laws From the shadows of The Woo'
-eyCnd came the persistent hainileI ll'
70 a woodpecker.
pevoud the screen of underbrush au
4 torrobles and sua furnouts spun OF
toward the race tracks. where tn
World % fashion wrs to. Gathering a
hrur IA ID. and then. 20 re c'stan
vail az 1-.riiar siren On
-rrI sDranr rer fr.t drr he
s,l n fow, md ran Co., -.e road
side.
pe- f-~ down unCn her was a Grim
\ san car tFin of TIE one which ma
= r-~--.d her so unceremonlously a
earlier.
the resemblance stopped Wit
car. The chauffeur in the first ga
lad worn a spic-span uniform in "a
color. from the tips Of his nsnly 20
ished boots so the crown or DIS hea'
-as can TIE man in this car VOL
dlsrenutahie looking storm coat
English cloth q shabby visor cap az
~ y
seen more prosperous DAYS
$40 was scorching along 90 III
raee-hut the girl calmly stepped
rra efee az che road and waved q
fafnfng hand-a bare hand CO that. III
-aofine slowed down and fle m
made preuarafions 90 descend. as o
-.ne one hailed by a maiden in oil
=. f-osq but aeain the girl raised d
tanning band
- ~sfr ear met with rn accident
rrr-.off rerhars--l ara very auAio
.n- ~ reach Dalton this afternoon 70
on hans Won are going that way Not
an YOU give me mr.
She looked up eagerly into bis 81
. ttef face. Then fte man cluelel q
rreaflv. suaIloweA "a smile and apra
- from the machine.
- - was-Cr thought / was-going
bag tie races. bat ] am aure IL Wiz
me ruch more pleasant at-er--was
iss Dalton you saldy
-rs- The mans acccEt vas English.
AL admiration in his eyes was me sort =
fng krows no nationality. The girl nus
-ols feroath "a. and spreng into the
~, before TIE astOnlshed man could IS.
aio her,
.eet FOR q Few minutes the car ran
-itf la silence. Then the Girl spoke aDr1
let Us take this crossroad, the
s.r- reff. further SIC nlil strike the old
lae ton turnpike There We Will mee'
Il understand" be INTERRUPT
a. 1-avely-and The great car swer
Ell. 10 the croasroac, running throue
s"' stretch Of woodland