The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-12
I ~ MARTHA MccUlLoCn wIL-
LiAAS
ss-opyright. 1870. by Associated

L1AMS.
3xsopyright. 1870, hy Associated
Literary Press
ARISE had been an ordinary
fcung woman she would have scream
80 81, s.asaA Sac opening uter revealed
H~V ,peG. one short and grun ot
4 eountsnaace. therotiter tsii. aaFk and
sinis.tr. sioea at her desk. wrens ming
4 ~, the top 81 Il
E Fer wonder. she had locked il
h befoTe going o0t--~eVen thouRh the
thought ef burglars had not entered
her mind She knew other bungalow
folks had suffered from them sbat
h being ~ nature unapprshensive.
II moreueer just then suprelaeis occu-
pied with her own concerns, sha had
nrt taken time t. he afraid instead
4 OF screarnlne she stepped risky for
/ ward. saying 10 hei Q8ie;yst po.fe
u Don't spoil ny faek."
y Then hunt ass up rho key Aud
/ be quick the ta}l man ansWsfesi. not
! turning his head.
The ether ramhleA cut Young
\ Nrmau, unless ls8r ia 81 wants Ia
4 lose tenants
III .,yho are yoa nav NJ boss.
And this pI9ct Is mlne-l won't have
tcnagts-=un9 ayer Il they 1t them
SELVES in with 5in1m3es= C!arisss Sung
! NJ him, tSa sHsr. Ia think al risk.
AT her Weras IN tai man wheeled
.lsnt th3s >aaas5epe he de-
manGea.
caasisse shook }.er Gsad. DO you
ksel, y rasaes directory" sne asked
Min whitening emphasis. II &ol
10. get r7ap - We1t. >andsiope i
sne utauaat @aFtn EaNr attention
hear the man ~ furnished anu ran
AWAY from Z RAD t0e most beautiful!
E4hings~
$50. ue.re IN tie wrcns boz--the
Wrarg stunge lov madame. Ne beg
p&raon--at least q thoasand times,
the tau r1an said.
The grur teloa saSped Lady
eDsisd sUu, noeid ygu--shov us-that
kEest vt a place
aarasse sneok her head against
Fuis "a good ueis hporhood she
49, lne be5tre.nau may oe
ep ~pcssdFgfs n"'li taxi You
sta ths eeay Il PRISON
~s een tn. snort man exploded
tai ege Touched MS hFH1, i.e-
,nrr. appearances art al against
X he saau. otiH. / hope these
nHing cards and letters from his
nket5 .Hiii convince our inSetan-
y hostess We ara not the burglars
- seem.
saarisse hooked up from the cards, (
~ eyes dancing
To think an editor. real ike one.
k4A trying 10 break into ny desk oh
1eAr. Mr naro, you've HAD trials
.1nd trihniations with things that ar
rid it. You don't know my pen
Name shant tell you. But Il you
|lNe really going 10 tlse al Sandslope
aE0u may Wei know just now that
I'm CIarissc May
Miss Mas-~we won't forget yaa--- Z
mt white life lasts. This" nedding t.
10 short man, lis John Drey r.
Not the artist, ] never. never
2kfN believe H." Ciarisse murmdred
l3nEing up her hands.
81 Iareyer gfinnea. i know I'm lot
Better looking than my pictures--still I
hey ought 10 have saved me from
But. yea see, / got Just 2. glimpse
~ your protiles~and then the -. ng
I'm were dong. Glarisse expes,A-
1preyer nodded. Il know" he said.
9ut we wera hunHng for keys~-
WAS locked Upland that
EtDt who let us sandslopr told MS
I'D find all sorts OF keys--in the
l1esk
"Fli show you Sandslopc nnw-in I
enct. I'll take you to It, Glarisse cried (
Aexultantlg. Its right across from.
s0Ere. but on the avenue not the
1kretst- They have the same name
M3nden. No wonder you mistook the
Mouse Untll you learn the distinction.
make you free 81 my habitation.''
Es9 You don't live here all alone >"
l4fe said. tudiciallg-
NJ slaFisse shook her head Except
she said. This is one
III the tinlcs-I4ee Nrntrcsa my
luuxsmate, Is subject to social aber-
44tiUns, Went tor "A house party
zn4t Friday week and hasn't got
lex --'f
Meantime you" preyor asked. +
npprcssing an inclination To whis~
|Sb sss' Why. | just stay at home with my
<nurgis ink and pen folk-and have
wood times Ciarisse expalinded.
no. I'm never lonesome. " were
I1eFe In the policeman. You'H laugh
.0Aee him--hs's most eighty and looks
HE Father Time himself
sSxss You left your door ON thn latch /
ut that rather hazardous--in spite
Il Father Time Dare asked.