The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-08


home engaged"
80 that's it, is n?" Steve looked at her in open
summation as he stood in the study door and filled
AIS pipe He was goodly sight enough-bis Draw
unforsashI with fine eye and reluctant but
VIVA, sne was talking about Grill He straightway
aoso io TO give Myers and Townsend talk that
Girl indS, 'hem mad enough to win the next camel
though his sister goried in his own attitude to thu
SEX sp sne could not help giving him also a fling
az, srhaps it's the coach, too" she remarked, glyy
way .he girls In this maness pursue you would
n,n ea 10 take enect pretty soonI escapes
time Mlly here to-day to see If she couidn't
t TAX. oaoy out for walk. She'll bring him back
,s.h sne stay so long I'll have to send you home
steve srunted in ashamed sort of fashion He
"ouio nave stopped her IL he could.
ana Mabel Dwyer and Irene sorter want you to
eoie 10 their impromptu dance to- night. It's
given by the town girls You can take any town girl
VINO VIII go with you That's just what Irene said"
- AT this the young fellow turned In disgust Into
the study and threw himself on the couch to read.
su, ne did not read; he thought it carefully
be,hg young he loved dancing also he liked girls
OF his own sortthe that let a man do hia own
pursuing and made the chase interestinsNand oStnn
vain lie wished he was back home where girls were
NOT easily excited by rough neck ball player
That was what he called himself though his Coach
ng added to his classes In German put him on the
faculty cah OF the really strong little college,
=" nile ne was still meditating disguste6ly, sister
again appeared with her sweetest smile-and tha
darning basket She sat down and surveyed him.
Its going to be pretty dance" she said CASUALLY
Whom are you thinking of asking You might put
the names in hat and draw. There's not much
choice" She thinking OF Helen Weaver but
knew better than to mention her. She would have
peeh quite willing to have Helen for a sister-n-
oh--whats the matter with Helen--if she would
the phone. W
he called up Helen in his impatient vet sama.
hS "uioie VOICE asked her. Yes. she could go with
htHi-siadly, After a moments talk he hung un TIA
receiver Her cordially was undoubtedly es0uina +,
y "s enthusiastically friendly But 1t nothing more
lie felt that after of a more or less intrnat.
aeqealntance he hardly knew her. though she was
poaieetH frank and had been about with him a good
uoai IN q casual way. Then he called up Irene and
toid her he was coming To the dance of course ana
was lovely to her to ask him-and ne would bring
ne e'en weaver whom he had already asked He feit
tido i'e.e emu In Irenes voice and knew he should
have asked her instead. ''@
., men ne got back to the study he was relieved
that sister had been called to the parlor nv a LA
rha,+ ING aoor was open and he could hear them
ohAtteF II was Edythe Allen. In her devIl-may-
arrest mood She enough older than stavc ia
800 aoout MN and not be misunderstood She had
$50 oSes the absent baby, talked about neigh
oots the latest college scandal and her own new con-
he " ma mar rem the city, then she began
heF he was listening and the madcap knew he hated
icing adored--and discussed
ers sne asked his sister. Il saw him Iouing law
p o inlsehler, listened to the girls faving about
nun on the campus Does he knew lovely he
rlably teils' Even Helen Ware,
steve sat up angril., He was going to defend
her. Ihen no remembered that he could better heip
her by Keeping still But sister rose to the occa-
n Helen Heller. Is not that sort she beginning llt-
tie 9oidly when Edythe broke in.
Let me finish. dol | was going IN say that avor
she. though she says and does nothing is deeper in
Ihan any OF them One Of those INTENSE cruxhes
don't know how know-7but do know on isn't
mat the prettiest Irish crochet. don't see how YOU
ger time to do It, with baby and husband and a
oEother 10 look after I'm with only myself I
never make anything-" and until almost din
heF. Then shs departed Just in time MIIy
girl to stay He snatched his hat.
! promised to eat with Sykes Mt the club might"
6 he To
his sister and out Of the front door.
free lunch. He went to the Arst chon hoosa sna a..
oeefsteak Then he took to tho open country back
Of the campus and went with long strides to iifta
strip Of wood June was very sweet and green. and
his pipe was solacing. lie knew a place where no
squarely into Maltbie. whom he hated. ''' ne
Hello" he said, Where going?"
Seen Miss Weaver anywhere. pastor? Her brother
said she went for walk-I wanted ask her to the
dance before some idiot
Before some other idiot does?" finished Steve
: cure too late Just asked her myself--over the
phone Now you clear out while / brood over INV
luck le said this with grim but Maitbie knew
enough to depart.
He was not out Of sight before Steve heard su.-
picious noise and turned TO look about him. A gray
skirt showed behind nearby tree He investigated
and the girl laughed outright.
Il hated to eavesdrop." Helen .'but saw him
first which means that hid promptly 1 Just man
deal with Jimmy for telling where went" mere IA
she stood looking at Steve coolly enough and still
to take his face but she did not blush
IN glad had promised to so the dance with
L
have told Sam Matbie that--but hate even TO x,vs
him chance to ask-he's-"
Such hopeless donkey" finished steve s4tu
walking beside her.
He no longer thought of resting He was thinking
now ilttle she looked like girl with silent crush'
In his heart he declared that Edythe wrong
Helen certainly had never showed caring for
him when he sought her; she had never by so much
as an extra smile sought to attract him. She aid
not care He felt a little empty and Lonesome some-
now Then, without warning. she left him at tina
first turn
Il go back--Im expecting company No.
far ALI ~
ready about tomorrow evening"
There was nothing to do but to let her go.
AT the dance the next evening he was bafied bv
her manner. He was sure she did not oare-and vet
he could not forget the foolish gossip his sisters
caller. When Helen would not dance with him he
found wall flower and conscentiously did his duty
Did she care? He spent dance in the smoking
room. when question him. why aid
he want to know whether not she cared? What
was 1t to him? Why--he loved her, that was III
The full wonder OF 1t all came over him.
A Il like him ia straight dressing
and ask the maid for Miss Weaver's wrap And ~
like him to march UP to the girl at the end Of