Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-04-21


mercifui met It's somebody bringing
my. Heaven grant it's womaal
she prayed as she crept to the door.
From that moment OF her life Susie &
Ferris became imbued with her physi-
cal power. for. as she afterward de-
clarcd. the ewes OF her spirit pene-
trated that closed solid door. afford
ing her a perfect vision Of a tail young
man. rather red i'm the face. hat awry, G
arms piled with boots and slippers. q
Her color grew very deep and her {
throat swcued. but the tone was icy.
You are very kind. Mr. W ooos.
Please put thc-the-them down
With am air OF solemnity he stepped
into the room.
"Nhere shall I deposit the-the--
rrruc~ he asked lclerentiolly enough.
ANA. though he lowered his head. she
caught nectng glimpse OF the edge
Cf q smile.
shrilly. insistcnuy.
Uncertainty they glanced az each .
other like guilty couspirators, and the .
rounE man promptly gathered a grain /
10 comfort from the helpless appeal 4
u those very blue eyes.
"Bv 1ovc. Susie Dee broke ont wifh
furfsn iwncfuuusucss. "l.m sure DO
Is policeman.
-Policemant~ She voiced the word
anna suddenly LOSE Der frozen dignity
She had al the womau's horror OF
ne clutch of tnc law. "What can De
uarte You go." She begecd.
"fets both go.' DE suggested.
"b-r-r-r-r- tne impatient oeh eait
I'd. and O. hurly policeman forced his
, nrrk through the door
Tie ycur- man save an almost i.'-
81 .r0arLcd-
$50. my man Won Thought YOU could
hid. here" clustered deoD. Euttrral
..f-- -n,.t t+-s mo I'D. You Just conn.
SLAMS vfA mo- o-"--Ni-r rrrca
Is .-r which dif not however. OBJ
-.. -r- -lv twinkle I'm his ewes. he
D. his baton Overwhelmingly.
d .vlat have z done. Nr. Policeman o.
--.fr,f fre young man with surpris-
.r ~.r.rcss
SD --..... ..-...-. .-f ,,,- soon errurr
..-,....... .. s-.-, .-p.~ss the other
IN ..,-....fr f,,-. ii +eu GOOD and nlant,
90 -,, tre ev,~ fa and vor1l FIND
be- -rt Won can't knock on officer dowI
,-. ana take 10 your heels for nothing.
= .Tm sure" came the meek apology
In as Ernest rlaced each shoe with nm
.r- studied tenderness ON f'o center m
be- lie. "a didn't intend to hurt YOU.
81 .rst ran 90 get ahead Cd YOU in pickin'
-n these
THAT don't go Sc easy" the bi
-. man answered. with what seemed @
a- Susie unbeatable brutality. Don
r Do a-put,iu those down. pick em u
81 and come along"
Suddenly the girl realized that sh
= was the leading lady In the play. Wit
eyes that flashed despite the tear
which spraug into them. she faced u
officer.
- Those boots are mine. sir and
wasn't stealing them"
The policeman broke into lou
laugh as he caught the young man
expressive glance.
"Its awfully kind OF you Miss,
- try and help fellow out OF his scrap
- bat 70 don't go down with an old oil
~ like me. Too bad YOU couldn't Ia
picked a greener policeman.
.,ts You're a mean man she erie
~. while anger dried and Furnished D
IT,. eyes. These are my boots, every C.
49, of them. and lll prove H."
49, Without any ceremony she dropp
-. the Argora who staiked back arch,
t,-5 ~ the doorway and then majestica
-....- ffearuea~ed The Girl with the
unconsci easness of the unconventil
-1,. al scene slipned her little. silk-cov
49,, cd feet cut ~ the moccasins and ft
S Go on one slipper after another, eNeia
+. 90 ing in unrestrained triumph. ne
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