The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-27
Ev MABEI. CHASE ENGLAND
! ft,npsrisilt. 1910. by Associated
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tt,apyrlsht, 1910. by Associated
Literary Press
ii was enc O'clock ia the morning
lind the tlrSt dance oG the season VA.
2salfaost over Kitty Payne sat IN a
&Sow chair en- the vefanua. gazing cat
EAnf The big yehoW hal} moon 5dsf rts-
Es1nx among the trees. Leaning against
lhr railing. looking i, Yn az ntr with
= snnleN Rat Nhsmsleai expression.
|, was Jack Neville, her pal tner ni thu
Il lREi dane.
"Dreamne. KITTY lie asked feht-
shc liftca her DARK eyes 10 bis TOT
IA instant
Dreaming she admitted
..Not lsy any shaner al me -
she smiled enigmatie ally. SudAen-
Is she gave tier shoulders "a little
SHAKE sna sat erect.
ape yog consider seurstf the
sfuif that dreams arr ntadc al she
laughed. selih a sWit return u hcr
u uxual hrousequent iishtnrsS
Jack Neville stra1ghteaed mp and
I stood clear o. TIA raining. 'ook OF
I desperate determination c1tutc into
his eyes
kutV, IL stfd. i have something
IA want TO ted Jet. den bno" that
Ssst VIII interest 2au particular!
u fut-
AT mat taom1ut married stCps we're
heard approaching and their most ap=
pcarea, 4, 0rrteo expression on ms
ek~ he said. some oue wants
bS the telephone at once, tf7ni
Jour mother. can sou come IN
&. minute"
M NI3l be back lu second. kitty
he Whispered Please wait.
AS tho two men went haek dow II
the long vcranda Kitty watched
E1iaem vaguely wondering what thu
Euessage could be Presently she
beard footsteps again. and a tall form
me swinging toward her. II Was
q until ihe shadaRY ngure had al
lOst reached her thar she saw 1t Mas
WI Jack. but Harold Graham man
10 WAS always among the foremost
her tram. An unreasonable lrrita-
"a rNrged az within her.
KsYou mere Kitty =" he called cheer r
~ he came tIp Neville sent me
fkk to give yea his apologies and
81 good ny. Poor chap Ills father
~ had an accident. train Wre4 ked
something, coming up from the
Suth. He's going 10 take his mother
0wn to him. aud they've inst time
catch the express.
Kitty listened silently, incapable
MT tnen uf making any comment
Nc hadn't known that trGubie com
1SAk To Jack would make her feel like
Shis And what was it h. had wanted
&Vtcil her Her checks anshed i'll tbs
Machines. Only oue thing, surety.
5knd her answer might have been diff
Eerent. perhaps. Gui now, IN the face
Sax this sorrow that had come ~ INN.
&he kneW. suddenly, that size taved
hjnn. a.
S ct will fe hard an him lining
3AHt NOW. in the tirSt flush at his en-
MAgement. 1arold's cheerful volt {
&~Mfst On.
Engagement. Jack O. kitty 5 throat
Event suddenly dry,
.Yes. didn't you knoN 4 Eoston
arIfi / belyieVe YnsA,s5 1c.tgt mtw(
%4ri. believe. Peggy Desmond told
nc. She met them iunehing in New
Hosk, and Jack whispered it to her
MS they were coming out"
ssSA flush had risen 70 kitty's checks.
HE abandoned the subject with a
hxug and entered into 4 merry var
words with young Graham laugh
4Me and talking with almost feVefish
1xisnation. crushing back the thoughts
6At were clamoring fnsistenty at her
&fAan. So that was what he had
hnted to tell her. And she had i'm
lined he was going to offer her the
fprAtion and worship that he had
f<ady laid at the feet Of another.
In the DAYS that followed she i'm
be1Eed herself in a constant round
excitement making engagements
"a every waking moment, keeping
xc1ting books on hand for the hours
darkness when sleep wonld not
one and bitter realization crushed
eaHily in upon her.
SSAfter four or FIVE days a letter
enae from Neville. apoiogi2ing for
~ abrupt departure, telling her that
~ father was fortunately recovering
nd that he expected To he back ia
week, You probably don't re-
f4Mber," he wrote. "hnt / had started
tell you something when ] WAS
qj1ed away. something that, az 7
Id. ] can hardly hope viii interest
"a very keenly, but that | intend
m To know, nevertheless. even II
e telling OF il is not d matter of
acI Importance in Nnur eyes.
m xifty's lip curIed 4 don't see why