The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-03

make ~ ehurcn This was Friday; she resolved TO
,ha lone changes in her routine. She would po to
'ns nearest place Of worship on the next SUNDAY y
and wopsa her place in the office usual hour
Mac "ohsa an day But at she changed her
she wa ~ nnching And still the queer feeling that
h Ig as Il the wave of life had receded leaving her
eros,n ,u ary on desert island of self She was
since she had lost Henry what had She thn sd ana
tans - she looked about her keeny almost forget
in na, she saw was faced girl blushing and
shonIdered st tne whispered words OF the broad
at a Iara aaoorihg eyed young fellow opposite And
fami,v se table IN the center of the little cafe-a
also gray and s three at . ,ne temples woa
Her fs an ,nrning continually the mother the vile
b 70 De less straight than tweny-she had some
mans horn snow , TOT her passing youth She had wo-
sne went back to the Office with loneliness that
was an a, her heart Il hurt but 1T goodt
a a numbness What though Henry had proved nm ~
him her life she need not saYe s. In shutting
e e away rom her There must be those somewhere
=, dhat night was hot tossing sleepless one Had
hood n. hafa TO the one lover of her young woman-
msst on a long engagement, both working though in
had nr nv ..ts' Tor common end, their home? He
S ga was too long for wait perhaps 4, was
Th hef h" had been rgidy true him sernly So
aiiair with a little girl lived near him Rettv
an MN seathlnsy week later he
drae was all and 1t was nearly years ago and
money IN the bank. What was it worth? -F
=. SATURDAY was n hot trying day. The office closed
a. noon Betty hating her where she usual,
nended and did odd things the half holiday walk
60 out upon the street determined to do anything
st ma shs commonly did Instead of banking check
sne endorsed it, had it cashed started 10 find
I've ,ra LOT taheh. ~ hot corner abe into
buying goods from them ~
On me instant she stopped and smiled. acting an
new and human impulse She asked them 70 lunch
WIN her They stared, but gladly.
she took the girls to good place. ordered sub
ice crearo fnr dill sm soinsthing cool for salad and
ana b ern LOT dessert she told them who she was.
put she noticed that they said little about them
selves rW.r -, -
nave to wash up our things fer week and look
aner some Kids next door. Say. Miss Wayne. you
Two little rooms and afraid to death TN their
tatner gets home Their mothers dead"
took up the tale '1 ~''''"ie'
The girls nine and the boy six an the girl she
does the eookn and school ard goes after
the boy every day-whea there is school Their
always been down their luck: they have SONS
woman who loved EN- to death"
Betty nodded The lunch was over, and she rosa
with her guests and paid the check. They thanked
herself. 49, ~
I've nothing earth to do Suppose you take
me with you and let me see the childrene What do
You do for them: win their father like IT. Does he
I'll treat Them"
They her "A glance Of soorn--but how could
Not your fe.~-he adores them children. His
VIE was IN hospital two years and it took even
got it Out of him ilste By e Thsn a he had ,nos
hmself-hes been out Of bed only eight weeks He
that's waiting for him. so does what he can pick
UP to keep things going Till he's right well" They
were walking along the burning street three abreast
Betty saw that would take in their pres
ent direction she accompanied them silently They
passed through few tawdry but respectable
and then turned
BEING Saturday, everything win be torn up" they
admonished her. Since they here six weeks
ago me n GLADYS has been helping Betty clean up the
rooms and wash and things"
Inc older woman stared
.,,t
door" ~
They knocked. shy. darb-eyed little girl opened
little fair boy eating bread and milk from blue
bowl He smiled at the sirls-even at Betty some-
The room was neat. with traces of refinement
about There were few books. little china on the
dish shelves. and some silver The girlchid,
quantity polite. offered them chairs She chung to the
nana ol and sazed shyy at the stranger There
were her neighbors her equals. 1t suddenly became
delicate matter Betty mention helping her she
broke the embarrassment by telling news
We're going away Monday. Papa's Iucks turned
he's got the money man owed him, And he's going
to take us to the country month till he gets n we'll
And then we're going to have lovely little house
The girls began to excaim joyfuly glad in the chlds
sood fortune They begged her to tell them the res.
things and were gon' out to the park feed pea
nuts to the iephaiunt-I mean eephunt said The boy
We're goin' to just everythin there is" The
little sisters face sobered and she spoke very quietly
mother"
reached hand and drew the notherless mite close
huggfng her hungrily in her old maids How
good the child felt her. how right and natural II
was TO hold child, The womans heart opened like
a flower, and Its spontaneous gladness made
atractiveness unfold within her. The boy It, and
came shyiy TO her knee. Then the shop girls
go.
Wen get things off an back" they prom
Used.
The boy climbed Betty Wayne's knee, the while
she in half fear lest he might stay with
ii IL wild bird had come to her hand The
girl still leaned against shoulder playing with the
small watch pinned to her waist The wonans head
bent low the boy.
Then 1t that man. tall and of strong build.
but rather pale and weak, the open door and
stood looking He paier. then red and leaned
support the wall He could not believe his
eyes. he could believe his heart. and he longed
above all things to believe them both.
Betty" he said Betty. Betty"
though the girl to him, II the
spoke She still claspng the boy, went to him
ALSO and Henry Thorne took his odd sweetheart into
his
We're goin to have everything. the boy said. and
a mother too. Dad she a surprise?"
Betty Waynes right hers. M L.ass.Isf