Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-06-01
CHAPTER VI.
Mr.. Griswoid Forsakes the Academic
Life

Life
Miss Osborne had asked Griswold
TO await the outcome OF the day and
finding himself thus possessed of n
vacation, he INDUCED his antiuuarian
instincts by exploring Columbia. The
late afternoon found him in the love
ly cathedral churchyard. where an
aged negro. tending the graves of an
INDUSTRIOUS family. leaned upon his
spade and recited the achievements
and virtues of the dead.
As the shadows heightened Girls.
void walked back to the hotel. where
he ate supper. then. calling for a
horse, he rode through the streets in
mood of more complete alienation
than he had ever experienced i'm
foreign country; yet the very scents
On me summer night. stealing out from
old gardens. the voices that reached
him from open doorways. spoke of
home
AS he reached the outskirts of town
and rode on toward the governors
mansion, his mood changed. and be
laughed softly, for he remembered
Ardmore, and Ardmore was beyond
question the most amusing person he
knew. 1t was unfortunate. he gener-
Ously reflected, that Ardmore. rather
than himself. had not been plunged
into this present undertaking. which
was much more in Ardmore's line
that his own. There would, however.
be a great satisfaction in telling Ard
more of his unexpected visit to Co
lumbia, in exchange for his friends
report of his pursuit of the winking
eye. He only regretted that i'm the
nature of things Columbia is a mod
ern city, seat of commerce as we'll
as OF government, place where bank
clearings are seriously computed and
where the jaunty adventurer with
sword and rufnes is quite likely to
run afoul of the police Yet his own
imagination was far more fertile than
Ardmore's, and he would have hailed
troop of mail-clad men as joyfully
as his friend had he met them clanl,-
ing in the highway Thus. modern as
we think ourselves the least venture
some among us dreams that some dav
some turn of a street corner viii
bring him face to face with what we
please to call our fate; and this is the
manifestation of our last drop Of
medieval blood. The grimmest seek.
or after reality looks out of the cor
ner Of his eye for the futter of
white handkerchief from the ivied
tower he affects to ignore: and. in
spite of himself he is buoyed by the
hope that some day a horn will sound
for him over the nearest hill.
Miss Osborne met him AZ the vefan-
GA steps. Indoors a mandolin and
piano struck up the merry chords of
THE Eutaw Girl"
My young sisters have company
Wen sit here. n you don't mind"
She led the way 10 a quiet corner.
and after they were seated she was
silent moment. while the light from
the windows showed clearly that her
perplezlty Of the morning was not yet
at an end. lie felt that she waq scri.
ously anxious and troubled. and he
wished to hearten her n ne could
The soft dusk OF the family lighted
corner folded her in He heard wins
pered In his heart a mans first word
OF the woman he Is destined TO love
In which he sets her apart. above and
beyond all other womenkind- ie
different. she is not like other won.
en-
1T Is nearly nine" she said her
voice thrilling through him My IA
ther should have been here an hour
ago We have heard nothing from
him. The newspaper have telephoned
repeatedly TO know his whereabouts
nave put them of by intimating that
ne is away on important public bust
dess, and that his purpose might be
defeated II his exact whereabouts
we're known"
j have no dou0C in the world that
the explanation you gave the newspa-
pers is the truth OF the matter. Your
father must be absent great deal
II IL part OF a governors business TO
keep IN nation. But ~e may az we'll