The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-20


! thousands of lumber land in Michigan when
were stli a heavy drain the young mans energy.
His father energetic Andrew had devoted him.
byterian minister. family pride and possessions
had dwindied even the spiritual life of the COM
munity where he abored increased Andrew at thirty
years of age still working to care for his mother
TO-. see younger brother through college and to
keep the Michigan property until the new growth or
timber was ready to
Hence Andrew was poor. Until the preceding suns
sent to interview of the big trust magnates who
was staying at a fashonab Bile mountain resort, and
there he had Celia Dale. He had seen her three
or four times in the of the following fortnight
for he thought it necessary take unusual pains
submitting the article he had written the result
OF the interview for the capitalists approval
For Andrew, confirmed bachelor as he thought him.
sell had fallen In love He tried to md out where
friendly enough she grew cold and distant whe he
pressed this point But she told him would be in
termned to love somehow through the winter. work
harder than ever before, and then indulge himself
in Ceias company
Then 1T was that Andrews poverty began to bother
enough even with his heavy expenses support a
mne simply But Celia who was used spending
ner summers at one of the most fashionable noun
tain resorts In the country could never be expected
to accommodate herself to a nve-roor anartment ~
New York. with an occasional weekend out Of town
ana tortights vacation each quietly the
country as diversion.
So Andrew, detected and helpless fell back on his
family In rash moment of fooshness he CHANGED
to see Celia's advertisement.
II something to have family that stretches back
Tor centuries. he said to himself. / can't offer
i her heney can at least offer name that she can
oe proud Of And with vague idea Of falling on
ns Knees before Celia some moonlight night and beg
sing er 10 accept typewriter account of the lineage
OF the MacPhersons for generations back Andrew an
swered the advertisement
Celia it CHANGED for eleven months on, os tho
WE'VE IN small room not far from Andrew. She was
sisted on supporting herself boarding with friends in
me city aand looking up geneaogies. Once a year
aunt, who begged Celia speak Of her work
ana 70 90 her best TO make suitable match.
Bnt Celas ideas of a suitab BILE match did not asrea
with those of her aunt, and after summers OF
sayety Celia stil dug away in musty library books
49, Celia Went her task of finding Andrew Mac
los, ancestors with enthusiasm she liked
tracing under safe of r O. ma the lineage
that. son az
With the information which Andrew. unsuspicious
forwarded to her. Celia trace his ancestors
from the pioneer times In Michigan back to a landing
IN virginia, and then over the and back to the
eestral hall In the Scotch Highlands II was really
fes interes,nE Hne Of ancestors that she arranged
~ eat typewriter array over several sheets fools
cap
But at the end of her search Celia cama NM,
trouble At first she thought she had made a great
nnd Tor IN old record she across a verse OF
drew. of the house of MACPHERSON and fair lady
whose name and history nobody knew but who cap
ried when moonlight night at the edge Of a laSa
the knight asked the lady who she
The lsdys eyes were ocean blue: her brow was lilies
her hair. ~"1 sunlight was
ana told the knight that she a humb bic peasant
marrying knight his degree that he capped N NJ.
linus ana summoned mystic boat. which carried
Aoa yer me lake into darkness and oblivion.
What an awful man have for an acestor -.
.mousht Celia The story would he good reading hut
SO without this romantic addition Celia forwarded the
gsheaiogy OF the proud house of Macpherson and
In radiant expectancy Celia weht to the mountains
au TOOK an her aunts advice and seedlings With
And ANDREW arrived as he had planned. and the two
weeks OF his vacation We're even happier than he had
cared hope Celia welcomed him frankly and AS tns
gays passed their friendship progressed So far that
He had the modesty 10 leave his family tree AZ
nome Tor ne realized that 1t would seem ike idle
how poor he was He knew was cowardly, but he
tonia not tell herCeiia, who to have cyery-
Celia remembered her aunts advice and Tunulx
4narev ao phs her work How could man like
man must be TO spend his vacation al such pisrs
peep any Interest IN girl that had look
Inc last day of Andrews stay came and he ana
Celia" Andrew as they stood e .aEet,e- :.
IN, ,he waters edge taking last look at the moon
L. must tell you what up here to tell YOU
didn't suppose there any hope for a man Ina
an one could have But you are so different from,
every one else up herein you're and honest
As As you stand there in the moonlight Celia you're
IKE the sunshine and the everything that
ceha stood rigid. moment before she had known
what she would say when Andrew made his plea
Inc fact that he did know poor ara
worked dld not seem to matter. the words sam
SHINE and ocean brought back the untmey OF the
poor little peasant girl and Celia seemed to see NOT
pleading young American lover, but a grim Scotch
knight before her The tapping Of the waves seem-
ed TO be the oars of the mystic boat which was to
Dear her to oblivion once her identity was known
bohI SAID Celia oh. please take care OF me-"
she whispered the wind blew the water spashfpr
ON the shore Don't you see cannot listen to yours?
I've been deceitful. I'm dreadfulIy poor and i hays
to work to take Of myself. do geneaogfes (
ala yours I'm r. o. box 172 But ! didn't want you
10 know | was poor"
Celia" said Andrew, taking her IN his arms
leha, your not poor Then, as she struggled sob
hing, to free herself, Celia. I'm glad I'm poor too"
Some day said Celia. a hours later .sI'i tell
you story OF knight and lady that belong your
genealogy.
The Discharged Prisoner.
One OF the really impressive planks in pessmists
platform Ia sawed from societys attitude and
treatment of the released prisoner-the Individual