The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-28
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ing hard to play. All day there had been paradss
Of BENT dcoarased os ra
a. Women-of little children growing up heritage
Ss0p se wena % s.. Dp
os Fee, a, tne park Here laughter music the beat
IN the big. lantern lighted pavilion Rose Shaw In
danced for the tide Of sarey @ a ,ns ns na s
W ana claim her for its ownshe did not know now 10
eyes We're wstful John clifford passed in swing.
so well and s han Name Pauson Name could dance
teresting. ''N' 30 entertaining 90 M
Rose knowing the girl whom she worked with da,,v
= .har mn 10 be coarse and unkind, yet wished for
u snare OF Names evident popularity she harseif
younger sister brother had from the bsxinninr
~ m LIT hi work shrunk back from the rough merry
ana they resented It, The holder girls felt the Silent
they tauntad and though she was pretty
ef9 1, out OF any inclination notice her
prince to Rose who instinctveiy felt him 10 be her
cate t sur o put she was both too deli
nonent doing as the dance ended and she hung
=, ne TWO sat down Rose in an open window ana
b Ire sri heard him say something low tone but
Rosie Aint shs l, words were nnrnistakable
spu say put awful raw material been stuck L,
ane wan most Of the evening. she's too good for our
crowd on everyday occasions so Of course sha aint
popular when IL comes the blowoutsdon't see why
s sAe caihe at all She usually stays home and does
housework for that dodderns father OF hers small
lIttI Tne gets: cookn and SEWN all right but
a lt,ie more snap and would do her more good IN
society: SAY amt this the SWEETEST dance? OH that
for the as sosnf f ssme Who Mo
e'i n, ~ tired OF me. perhaps WILL
WIN laugh and a word John OXFORD slipnad aueax
her re f walked straight over to Rose shaw asked
to talk To s ns next dance Then he down began
III boz, rhe esa face the deep blue the heavy brown
prevailing upholstered looking fashion The small
hardened hands lay in her lap. tried to talsin
faet she had come only because she had been stung
ho II through hearing the girls the mill say think
,a s n ,a out Of hearing that she didn't how
,,o ns pretty tonight isn't it? But almost pref
her for shy glance at q se ae Of shs asea
man man how could she know that his was hope
speech. Il like outdoors" she went on Before ~
came here and mother living. iittls
beds and chickens and did at home
He began TO draw her to talk
mvsss re re right he answered i've got little place
at somebody eises house tinker at mine Ny sisters
dossn s On IRON Sh,oago to keep house for ms she
ore- Not that she likes housekeeping much"
I'm bound they shall know more than do On Mother
wanted me to go to high schoolbut she died
heart more than tears would have done And then ID
realized that the dance he had asked almost
your own fault for talking me-anybody would have
Walt no A&''' and 'nen they swung into tho
ma He would not have supposed the girl could dance
was grace and nghtness itself As they swung ana
smaysd past corner they almost into Name who
siahced at me girl in surprise Then remembered
what she had said about Rose aud tossed her head
9at Ianshea up at her partner of the
say she said, IF make a fellow crazy
about girl. no matter how homely and raw she IT,
s h Ro.s she likes to keep house Look John dord
Didn't know you liked Rose well enough to do her
Name shrugged her Shoulders. inwarals eain1 her
sen sen root At the end Of the waltz she the
park. fA' " 'As
Wouldn't that--beat you? she remarked ~ s,a,.
Dickson Rose shaw came here and sat against the
wal, ana Locked at her banda and did notningand
al, sns acts 70 mouse IKE at work! Watch me take IL
Meantime Rose, lost in dream OF shy wondermena
was walking with John Clifford the milo her bare
The next day Name Sadie indeed took 1t our.
OF ner; they made life unbearabie the girl but she
her own room. she sobbed herself sleep She knew
hat never again could she be unconscious Joha
girls with their rough tongues had applied
everything. ~
few evenings later when she was walking home.
and ne waiting purposeiy wayaid home with
nsr she hardly spoke to HIM How could she. accused
as sne was OF angling for him?
That night the young man lay awake hours de-
eia,ns whether the girl was simply shy whether
to her house asked her father the for her and
was sent to the kitchen.
In her blue calico dress she was clearing away the
supper things and advising CHS her arithmetic
able. She talked little, and he made friends with
,wsive -yearaold Jimmy laid upon the lounge with
chatted finally going up 10 bed unbeievabiy
early. clifford rose to go but as he took his hat he
II came to ask If offended you in any way.
have done anything I'm sorry"
To HIS surprise the girl serenity and hlsheA
crimson, idgeting with apron but he waited ynr
-.
"No-of cousre you haven't" che said .ony--r wish
you wouldn't-~talk TO me walk home with me-when
the mill girls about / can't sand-ther talk -
she paused frightened that she spoken plainly
Surprise. desire to laugh. a sort OF reverence
came into the mans mind. He was vain enough 3
know that most girls he knew only too willing
10 be seen with him. This something new and
sweet and genuine. He would liked to kiss her
as she stood looking slyly at him. he said good
night and went home.
BY morning he had discovered that he loved her
He laughed remembering Names calling her raw ma
teriai Wen, II fine material. ii modesy and
reserve. home loyaltyquates that man could
mold into wifehood-and motherhood. He set himself
deliberately win her
1t was several months later hat he really dared ten
her all his heart and IL very simply. It was on
Sunday morning. The children were not vet I'M
and the old man, her father smoking the back
yard The lover had wakened early, and walking
into her kitchen she preparing breakfast She
started and blushed he entered coming straight "a
her and taking her hands
GIRL" he said, TN have another minute 81
peace in life, day night II you tell me yo--