The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-14
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Mis-. Mary flew down the path with
her cat in her arms. II was very cold
#Ani Pussskin mad never slept olt M
doors There had alwas been d ms
Esket i'm a warm corner by Ia" hfe-
j mace, and waen the sao" anu s!rtt
L had Beaten against the VlpaoNS the
/ little cat ana MISS Mary and ihe old
father ana mother had basket Ia calu
content. but now the faia"r ami
mv.ner pere dead and Miss Mari
sister -II-ia@ raIea "a the household
I s., te.ger 10 NJ 80 Mar
IN sss S7G. Martina JenkInS a4a
not Iike oars. and she afno4H@ oa aS
one. tnat ttsere s;1ou{d III no o"Sh171's
IAN her heaftnstuue corner t1r sew
erat mouths Miss Mary had s0.UEg3'"t
I P,lsss ar. into her bedroom, "tt4s w.
I IL alsesA nrtd al last. and &c near
Martha strident voice announcing
that 'tne pace Cor tai "se eH' *
,a,s,rs. ana that east 81 dh9r@ fHss} :
kin must 60
1t was taen that Miss MsrI h4d
I f5csi with tne sat ia her arms, -esss>-
Ing for sams plaee 10 shelter 40.
Kh.d where tass horses " efe k"It af-
9erpd little cheer. Miss Mary COULD
NOT imagine }hs petted lsts}e animal
conn 3k4Bz% llA ~t+Nf* - A4fs'=N
ION. paSsS kiu. Pussy hls4. she sail.
swfsat ara i going Ia DO With yoA
As sire stood rs tne door VIE her
bright ha5r blowing absaat net r1tsa,4,
trutssiea face 3 nHn came tram fih&
fhroug.a the Sr4W and stopped IL toe
ready ~ n trent ~ her
*yoa VIII taxi eoid he said - her.
why. Nathan CrIsscs Mess Mary
exclaimed. hen ald }ou get hane
Last rsgft, ne responded, "ai4a
hase isssen aas$ sFtF sinee. opening
my new house ana setting thtnss
Miss Mary he3s e2H her aaHd
.loE ioas perfectly sPendld. she
said. ,.apG am 81 glad zou arc
ha3 K.
He was Rig fellow. broad sil aal-
Ixieresa and handsome in hts corduroy
coat and aoft haG. @hen be had
Exepns Ia seek his fortune rs had heen
~ rAw country bas, one nj the poor
kuhstss os Thss gnhorheod IA when
GaHe Mars family we're TN. aristo-
nrafs
ri seems coed "a - back" he
I'D. holding on Ia Miss Asrg's hand
" little longer than vas necessary
xasen ne laughed a Vito. cure
E4he best thing I've seen Since / came.
#Q1A you know was going To be
IA ..r.-rv as4r,t fs,ve vau
tt.,.,,, w.. patter mae,
He nodded. Yes. ] am going to
- !. ,rer always liked Ii. and
-. Wa. ~ ~ ! aves,ua3 rhat I
&WOula go away and make my fortune
kAnd come back here to make my
XI..rns a,,.i naag my ,lre,tn has come
- a., ,,,,et,,,, Mem 5,o1i stand
49, ha,e,n no sadsd nniFklv aftts loo
&~-si., Y.
&7ITatss asI vnr 20 ro,,a nm 70 the
En.,~.. VI. NJ, uata a,51hif,e,
..as.,. ns,fft Nartha Il cleaning
..a a.n~s,nsnv - tnnsv-f,lrs.y. II
Ssan~.,,., sew i,ka bn,na any moro
n 49,. $3.50 ara ta,hsrt' Her I'M,
i s~.s,,,, r,a
& ~, a,,l.., ~. ..,f s,roua,hatIca11v
ssxryr.~, nara ,ba. vn,i wore iaf
q >1r,,a ! p1~r3aa haFk I wanted I
g. x..sl ~, ,h,t n there ras auvthfn,
AL ra,,ta d. far Won Won must let m
9S&sss. -.
sudder hone anrsne nm In Mis-
81 0srv,s Lreast s.oh" sho cried. Il
4 sssrs,,, Womb only take ppseyEin. Mar
sStn Was ,urpas h.r nut anf4 won't le
R sSr~r s1een in the house any more
# m va, en,,la and a corner far her.
Il ~ Will, find more then a corner n
I'D MS he took the big gray eat frpr
~ s,she shall 81 on a cushion an
III f~SSf cream "a tba end If her DAYS. Sh
81 5ee1ll he q precious treasure hecaus
kfAax yo,lrs"