The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-31
IN THE THREE-ROOM FLAT

stood between the perticres with a.
iasIiu Hi4pttn@ eatn oH. III the fu.Fl
to eteauy nelsei.
Hlaoboy--- she smiled in u WAY
that aaue ixeiy naa Iot seen her
s4l.ne etea Wien ene sfe.tt t.sS,s.n
pa s1e wac gwen her. S"e .a4he ior-
waru tt.eu ana met the mana ~ni~n
took hers as "a "a EIsc.
Are you tau nandEg The very
fooiessattess al ner an.stion III 81 tense
a moment snappcu the Cofd ana all
four Young prfso3ts iausntea. Ana
alnmF 80 tar forget tne idet thht ht
OH not KNOW eitHer elrl tHat h an
swered gueiy;
~ ny. He--~&e are hunting mush-
rooms swaoray eyes.
Alice Is cry Stttery laGsh rang ont
ana sne east a asmure glance at
jimmy. Perhaps you wuuiu axe 10
sec the view from the ire escape,
sns SAID looking pUlutea2 at tlaee
and 44atn Itennsns, VINO locked ~ Il
a new world nau sadaeHlY sprung N
before rheH. Jimmy TOOK the hlht
an followed the ntte mac inquire 10
"A miniature Kitchen where he pert he'd
himself up en the cHalnetea tabs 10
enjoy the novel situation.
In the other room t8op Drake Was
spe Akine
'',kny. are you rentln syonr apart
ment. i1uthf Docs 1t mean That you
are-~-that you have failed The true
sympathy in Bob's veicc brought TN
told toiumph to Ruth beuning. When
eas spoke she had gained command
OF herself and her steady gray eyes
met his without iijBching ana teilns
no tale of her innermost feelings.
mo, | have not failed. On the CON
trary. have succeeoed even beyond
my greatest expectations DIDN'T you
hear Alice livery tell }ea---
Il heard nothing after she haa
spoken your name.
.'Bohby, | have won the great Ley
Ian prize, and they are sending me To
paris Tor three years" The last note
ended in II sob and she vas in his
arms. She had kept up braseiS dur
ing the long. hara competition, ana
now for the frs time She fully real
tied the greatness OF her achieve
mcnt
Bob Drake had learned much about
Ruth and the depths ef her MOODS
during their long separation, anu now
he held her quietly until the heasy
sobbing had ceased.
su'm awfulsy silly. Ruth looked
up at Drake through shining tears.
aThe struggle 'has beer long and hard.
Bobby dear. aud l have wanted you
to he here SD terribly at times.
Dear" Drake asked tenderfS,
when do you sail 90
Il am not going-~now. Ruth look
ed up quickly.
Bobby smiled Yes. you are" He
| knew that this withdrawal OF the
stronger Ruth was but mementary.
You arc going over to the lane OF
art and work even harder than you
have here--becapse you hay" more AZ
stake
More nj stake! How can I have
row that ! have won--you.
s+Winning liz only the first step, ITO
answered with "A quizzicai light in his
eyes
Robert Draket Do you mean To
| toll me that YOU would cease to love
me II failed Mt the last minute and
gave up ms art
II mean exactly that. Tfrc girl
/ have ways loved Is not made of the
/ stuff that gives up lie lifted her
face and looked into her eyes. eu
i would not be that girl II YOU gave
up"
Il have indeed won the girl
/ breathed softly.
| "Oh, ! sav~.excuse me-
Jimmy Rogers had hurst into the
! room, followed by girl with flushed
cheeks and happy eyes.
u suppose the trip 10 Paris Is IN
definitely postponed and that Ora ke
and ! arc dcuo out Of this dandy
/ little fat
! Neither" put in Bob, we VIII
take the FIAT and also make one trip
year to Paris
/ Jimmy Rogers and Alice livery ex-
+ changed chances. She was the fluffy
dainty kind who knew not a Gibson
i from q Peter Paul Ruben.
II suppose Ruth viii always need
mr." she sighed. to keep house for
/ her
] 'sNot on your iife." put in Jimmy
moro firmly than cloauentiy,