The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-22
MONDAYS CHILD

are lots OF Things. N" sstia, III iSa'S
i"Aou ought to he able To take UP
that you have some talent In that
! .lne.
some talent. Grace had prided her
sell on her nice voice. 1t MAS not a
! big voice, but she mad been abie to
| Sii6Em iter followers, anu that was
ali sne cared.
/ nut thus man demanded something
more OF her. size said gooanA, and
went away slowly. unaware that his
! eyes followed her, anu That little
smile aaWnea in them
/ me next day she sought out Lille
Lane.
! .u.IIie.@ she said 9gon seem t.
make ate worth nsing tell me wha.
/ can dc"
Lille was enthusiastic. and while
+ she TAXED of her painting Grace was
forced 40 ADMIT that the dark little
girl had much of charm In manner
/ and face.
No wonder Jack Martin loves
her. she thought. Sfe Is Just
sweet
Lille Was great help TO Grace.
She showed the spoiled beauty that
/ there We're other things in the world
besides admiration and adulauoB.
III WAS Jack Martin VINO has made
me- see the beauty OF doing my best,
Lille contiaea To her friend on one
occasion. tan never thank him
enough
III was lack Martin who made me
see IL. Grace faitered but he ism
my friend as he is yours, Lille"
why, he IL. Lille said. He
thinks you are perfectly 10y ely. "
Grace looked at her, bewildered.
II don't believe he ever thinks nf
me
Well. he talks about you q. lot"
Lille stated. but Grace wouldn't ne
convinced. For so many months she
had suffered from his indifference
and criticism that she had no vanity
left and~~i was Lille he cared for.
Their efore. when Lille came to her
With "A ring on her third finger ana
said Il have secret to tell you"
| Grace felt her heart grow cold within
her. but she answered calmly.
Il think l know your secret; you're
going to be married"
hut how did you know o. Lille
asked Il thought no one had heard
Of II but Jack Martin
'sOf course he knew 1t" said Grace,
Yes said Lille, Il told him first.
he Was a chnm OF Bob's at college
Bob" Grace's voice expressed as
were engaged To jack"
oh! you silly. Jack was nice to
me because of Bob, and because we
both paint that's all
II seemed to Grace that tho world
took on a new radiance. Perhaps,
oh, perhaps, If she tried she might
make him like her a little.
The next morning she saw him at
dawn. His picture was almost fin
irhs 4A.
said
Let me show it to you"
1t was Just an expanse of sea light
ed up BY the rosiness of the rising
sun.
tsHow lovely IT is" Grace said.
softly. How beautiful
Then she looked ZIP at him. Yet
you said that beauty didn't count
much"
y said in a WOMAN Jack cor
Then as he looked down at her he
spoke. with some hesitation, But
your beauty does count, Grace"
oh" she said breathlessly, dc
you really think SO ~
Il know it, he said. "but there is
new quality to it Of late: you seem
sweeter and nearer to me-"
She had nothing to answer tn that,
a'ta ie went on SLOWLY, + or II long
time you seemed SO far away, you
seemed to think of nothing but hay.
ing "a good time. and life TO me has
been serious thing. but now some
how, feel that we have more In
common"
they had q long talk after that and
While Jack said nothing Of love. there
MAS much in his manner OF Difference
and Of devotion.
And so II came about that In the
fall there. were two weddings instead
OF one. and the dark beauty of Lille.
which had hlassomed and bIoonnr,. IN
those DAYS OF loves fuifiilment was
a foil To the fairness Of Mondays
enid. but Grace. radiant and happy.
had no thought OF envy She was
glad to have all the world love and
admire Lille, because she herself had
inc great sift Of the love If JACK
Martin