The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

BY STACY L. RAkER

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merelv ra m4enes guest Her anger gone She
F is Wondered at the mania possessing the youth
inohomaniae He seemed unusually well baIancns
anu thoroughly posted His srayes were rank 10
Ism AN. The youthful we'll proportional frame oe
minded maIa 'aisu,ated TO appeal to any normal
visitor from the city. " ~
Even now. after having caught him in tho xerv
acl Oh vandalism. she merely wondered at the mo-
I'VE. Had one OF her local admirers attempted this
sacrhege he would have been properly griled at the
hfst opportunity and banshed
reiiA lowell was an entire stranger Hart
wells He had come to them their dainty Fair
view nome with letters of introduction from mutual
friends In the city and he had consequently been
The brow of Annie wrinked into thoughtfui
,fo a as she reviewed the events Of the several
tnat this youth had been with them. Rehectyeiy.
Shs sn ssed , the Fayshed pansy bed
The girl turned calm eyes 10 the qpes,ioner
Not at all. am in somewhat OF quandary.
SON or animal has ruthiessiy destroyed my hover
bed ] am inclined to think 1T the former. See tho
Annie would have liked to the expression on
the mans face as he bent above the ruined plot
'Beasty joke. he circulated last and raised
his frank eyes to meet her own. I'm cant
understand"
Nor l." came from the girl but she wondered
greatly that she still felt agains, this youth,
The subject was dropped.
Felix Folwen seemed have mission IN the
town His Introductory letters ntimated that he
trip-Griggsviile was a small town-was advised BY
ia physician who had decreed quiet for the young
man.
FolwelI looked teh very antlthesis Of a who
suffered Annie with suspicion concealed behind
Did you sleep we'll last EVENING"" she probed
some me time after the pansy dialogue was over.
yticaI glance Pretty wsn.' no answered smooth~
"Oh. nothing"
That night. by the light Of the moon. the girl
neuyer on the part of the New Yorker.
Her eyes focused "a great lnAc bush
Startled she its destroyer. Folweil who
was now disclosed with spade in his hand on ths
guest shoudered his implement and marched SEE
/ reney away
Annie Iiartwer was angry-~terribly. furiouxiy
Blu, in thc morning she did nothing Of the kind.
had suddenly Folweli--now simple.
and how surprising that she had not thought OF it
sooner-was a somnambust ~ sleep walker. Sha
did not attempt TO define the feeling OF relief that
came TO aer with the thought
Annie, at the breakfast table, a compassion-
ate glance across at the visitor Doubtless the youth
Reproduced herself for having suspicious OF
I him.
this day the youth vanished from the house
and did not until evening Annie had
chance to talk with him The house seemed strange
ly lonely and deserted during the absence of their
guest.
Fowen "a slast returned. hot tired and dusty. lie
offered for having absented himself with
out explaining to his hostess that he would not
turn to lunch--and none was demanded.
That night Annie again took her vigil behind
he curtains of her houdor Presently through the
murk of the dim night she discovered her guest
strolling leisurel yup and down lawn
Annie Hartwell. prepared for just this had
t,rarnh r,,,a,1, 49, a. -, 80 '.aoue" tio
about her as she did She joined the youth Soms-
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"a 49,, VI .. . Ano",euss. ~hwns' ne gasp
-. , w. n.. DC ~. eHi Ioiieu Num- nuns
/ ara,a ,h r az. t A.
49,. ~. - az 'ne iul Va Her esreiaiy-
! 49, .g,sn p Ia " na'hor the somhamou.
IS 800 l'eae' sne sooIheu iiuch as she would
/ ,e -, o.. ~, AZ, E go. D ON pay any attention
not mere
nut that - Impossible, Annie, declared the youth.
using the girls given name for the first time.
1us' go on ana 90 Whatever you intended doing"