Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-04

"Iu have you discharged, Tommy,
She threatened solemnly. Go take
t.cse letters out OF the press and
c.rry them over 90 the postomce- ou
neelut come back
--yer2" casped the astonished Tom
MIS- You amt got mo right
Pack tonight. you silly Now, step
lively
AS soon as Tommy lad been gone
"a sufficient length OF time 90 insure
a-airst his possible return, Hiss Van
Amhurgh spread the crumpled bits OF
paper out on the blotter before her
She felt as guilty as she was.
Did YOU ever see anything so beau
rfful I.er cheeks flushed as she read
that you wanted 90 throw your arms
around 81 and sing Tor happiness
. Wen that's the way I feel about YOU
I sweetheart. want 20 hold you close
20 nay heart and sing 20 you OF ml
love-"
For some time Margaret sat yer.
still. her chin resting ON her hand
o. Suddenly She brushed away the tear
= that were forming IN her big brow
ewes. and gathering mp the preclou
f sCraus. nut them .u an envelope
AFTER she had directed the senumeI
.0 tai collection 20 Miss EllAaoel
"a Greene" she dropped it. without mes
II ation down the Office mail chute. tt
II mud that indicated the letters arriv
Ia the box far below sounded the dea'
he xneu OF her hopes and the abreast
lg shich she had built so Joyously e
nj -rashing about her
Brt she vas glad she had had q
on courage 10 give another woman Z
"A Frr~
With the feeling that she had pass
o., .brough sorne awful ordeal. yet b
"a come out OF II creditably, Margal
o. UrapDed up a bunch OF miscellaneo
naDuscripts for home work. and clos
M the Office.
~ IA she was reading these over lat
d. she came upon one that bore a p
. cious comment OF her own MS
as worth accepting" she had jotted do
ca for the EDITORS benefit. If you can
The mans love letters up a bit. II
ter do not ring true
but Turning the pages over hsuessly
nee the heros first unsatisfactory epis
abe was startled 10 read, IN AasS
i az handwriting, the very letter she
in pieced together that afternoon
Il turned 20 the next letter. MS
Mason had attempted 10 revise.
II Logan encouragingly, but stoI
ON short with the characteristic mare
zoo comment. Miss v. can't do anyu
with these old things. Haven't
80 ~ any practice. You rewrite them.
dav The enormity Of the blunder she
1ie- made. flushed Margaret's cheeks
.ent- son For the next two days she
the about the Office in daze. Snouio
IN ~ or should she not confess? hef
,er,nination OF the question was a
loeed from being settled as ever. when
a the afternoon Of the second
con- NJ Mason called her into bis ON
lie sat al bis desk, on whlci
and once more those fatal scraps OF 3
Van md held in his hand a letter,
e,,erv INCH he was evidently perpleze'
looked Up at Margaret. however
from 4 smile. -
Here's the strangest mix-up'
," de- van Amburgh. ! wonder II 30
=, ,Ee ,eTp me make head or tail OF II.
10 rne Az N that incOrrigibie Il
,ssbsd had been playing one OF his pr'
eorne tokes again. See here.
.,etter PINT Margaret would not look.
= ~ I'm 10 blame, not Tommy" 81
! Tfs seesed and then somehow 81
,,.x,-T through her explanation. III "as
-" mlliating experience.
! hand When she had finished. anS
.ll-tsle ,athetic humility begged Masor
giveness she knew she did not a.