The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-20

Would you rival continue "if
ask the waiter to close the ventilator
Delighted" murmured Mr.. Roper. "Nothng-rm sure
greater pleasure"
being already he set himself to close IL
gracious smleindubtable
seized the opportunity to comment on
weather The lady prasng Rooper continued
with the remark
from ventators were always best avoided He suffered he said
lady a neuralgia
Mr. Rooper able embrocaon which had
been invaluable to his mother an hour Of anguish
For the Macgregor
Mr. Roopers back and exchange complimentary
that proved her rival was making headway yany
futing sweetly
attention In vain did (which
herself In the hope that he would hear
their community Augustus
nated frog She had the misery OF seeing him. the lunch
con ended rise and under prense Of pointing out
accompany his garden And
heshe left to sit there with the evil smell of Gorgonoa
in her nostrils
Fortune was against her indeed
of those who Macgregor would have de-
MED that she woman of decision.
"A having a worth winning" OF
having months assumed the
doubtful premise that MIR Rooper was worth winning she
yield him aely She summoned the waiter
do know inquired the lady who sat at the next
table but one is visitor To Bnrmtnser?
"Wel. said "she might Leastways.
nd n bottle Of our 'ock'
Macgregor at grnsping
thoughtrury.
curry by chefs
shallties"-
which no visitor would
True" Macgregor stopping
she amt took rooms mm as yet Though arer curry
The head doubfuIy Anyway she amt for
appcned tell the boy brought her round that she
would be back at 4. At L. Xeryanthes' says she"
Macgregor.
Merry anthes,' said the waiter. Dutch, dessay."
Thank you" said Miss Macgregor.
a of the page boy had revealed the whole
conspiracy The widow of the unoded future the
herself audacty cunning this
the garden her web about
Miss Macgreror paid her bill with trembling fingers
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difficulty sighting those she had search
behind
fascinating att,
smiled from ianguishng Mr. Roper who
dang eloquence the landscape
noting points fornger rounding his periods with
modest III will kindly permit me TO dear lady
of the subject enables
without fear of contradiction, dear Mrs Dunn"
Macgregor she approached came in for My dear
marked it. Almost at the moment tho
obviously determined inter
them She did however and only strained OBJ
the stening the backs of the
Roper lost in the Of sentence and became
only quite suddenly that else speaking
hope" said Miss Macgregor sweety, that I'm not
great bother
Far from IT." said Roper rising hastily:
Might I-coud T.
Il only anxious to acquaintance with Nine 70
eska"
NINE zoleskay' repeated MI Roper. perplexed.
The dear celebrated palmist explained Miss Macgegor
"Oh, knew 1t was sher'
she smiled upon the seeress.
but" began I,ocper looking the other"but
surely this lady is Mrs DUNN And as neither replied he turned
to his widow. Ibid mistake in supposing'
lady appealed to smiled him enchantngy In last
effort
Would greve you you hadf" she asked q
a-not at allr' said Mr. Roper "But--but r.
He began edge away uneasly
very good for golden haired widow"
the patience
"Oh, you cat" she said
Good heavenss' said Rooper. this? Let beg
you
he rounded him.
go you little spider she said unkindy go along
like agoodi with Charlotte"'
Mr. Roper divinng his
ian Charlotte what this all r..
said that lady, without that
the carriage that
up your whether ready back in would
prefer stay and meet your fate"
Rooper fretfuly, "that will
by fear have completely understood
that has beeng going this afternoon"
Zoleska laughed settled herself down the
again. 4
.sBut we've The views. Augustus" said
hurried from the his CALAMITY presented
to Macgregor. He talked rapidly the while.
very inadequate luncheon" be SAID = shan -
Qlad to get to tea. my Chnrlotta.n a.