The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-13
Nancy Owens Vacation

BY ClARIsaA MACkiE.

! ~ CIAHlSSA MACktE. 1
scopyright. lal0, by Associated Literary PTess5
little lump her throat While she had a~a my, w ~.
pee'ed II she would have retoced greatly had one Of
- ~ sps ne keeping house father
Perhaps 1t was unfortunate that Nancy Was tn.
FOR . % ths motheTiess Owen girls who had
the Knaeraarte q o ,ns other hree sess taught
s.r , music In private school When schools
.nsee We're wont to pack their trunks and join q
chp aIV OF friends la country and seashore where
pleasures 81 Gao gay summer. - -
h.d nus haa gone on for several owen
@soIpeu IN business, had noticed Nancy was
no getting her share of the good things OF the world
had returned be had gone away on hunting o.
nshns trip quite content that his dauga were look
This he had thought Nancy looked ,arr.a ana
thrown quiet question -
~ nat OF Nan? she has never mad a vacation why
ian. one OF you girls stay with and Nancy 20
There was chorus of protest. But father. Nan n
require rest. The rest of us are pokea un ali aar
70, n nine months In the stupid childreni
nancy DOESN'T need a vacation"
Nancy had not been and never knew OF fbs
argument she had become used to staying at home
curing the warm summer days and had learned to
arrange the house SO that 1t always seemed cool and
inviting INV to her father on his return night with
one maid servant. Nancy did not have work
TO DO but i vas the nonotony lonely life that
toid upon her and drove the pink from her cheeSs
and the elasticity from her step.
SO tbs Eirls got away all right?~ questioned Mn
Feel bit lonely. honey"
Just a little, father.
we must get time to around some Of this
summer nm shows Nan. It won't do for to
IN the mouth just because we're alone eh7~ Mn
oven finished his soup before be peered Nancy
around the pink shaded lamp.
She was smiling brightly she smiled every year
ser ner father made the same remark Mr.. Owen
an n Nancy mercifnliy never held him his halt-
. few days after this Mr.. owen teephoned to Nancy
at ne would bring guest home dinner that night.
wa no. uncommon for her father TO invite
70 listen quietly to much talk about poil-
So she laid another place at the table ana added
a Few touches to the dainty arrangement was All
downtown stree,s- A frosled green shade on the
lamp bunch Of dark purple yiolets In silver vase
meal most inviting.
In the pario.. now shrouded in brown linen and
softy lighted from the chandeliers, Nancy sat and
played on the piano until fathers latch Key
knew they had gone upstairs Presently her fathers
voice IN the doorway reused her reverta
MhnSy dear want to INTRODUCES Mr. Baiiingery
me gFi found herself greeting younger man than
any her father had yet introduced. lie young
ana decidedly handsome with the good looks that
OF perfect health lie tall his
Tree swing that seemed belong more to the open
country than 70 the cramped city life
wnte gown with a string OF pearls about white
her white forehead the perfect eescents Of her
oark nrows were arched above her steady eyes.
and with . few words greeting left the room 10
give last Instructions about the dinner when the
MI, Mr.. Ballinser did not permit the CONGREGATION a
Nancy INTO warm Of ne
or rival opera singers. and aughingiy gave in when
upon art and travel and Mr. owen learned with sur
prise that hts little daughter posseesed
5ecs upon which he himself quite ignorant
soan Nancy and her father found Paul Ballinger in-
Nancy sighed little when the dinner was ended.
put af,erward I'm tho parior 1t s delight
iu. MI Owens asked Nancy to sing and she brought
on. ner old books and played only Nancy could plan
girl sang in her rich voice and sometimes
Salinger Joined In with what Nancy thought was
the sweetest tenor IN the world
After that Paul Baiiinger often Sometimes
ne dropped around in the evening and they in
growing more intimately acquainted while the girl
NEAR ny happy to listen to the conversation Of the
Sometimes Bahinger brought around his motor car
Nancy often wondered what her sisters would have
said to see her on such occasions She was that
them from coming home
All Tie time Nancy wa. srowng prettisr ana stronger
and ID, her blue eyes sparkied with a new light.
wnen the s. months up the Owen .rs
strong and cheerful. at the dinner that night
There was = irishtful scarcity Of men. confessed
Beatrice frankly I'VE girls had to dance together
out the customary help! Be.s, being the beauty
ceiyed most Of the , sttenti font
much pleasure Nancy. dear rather con-
de- ;,H t. her Sister And really now dad
picture Of health. -
hand went % g Asr hair r the Old nervoas
Nancy 0wen!. her sisters shrieked In chorus.
with ! suilty look at her father Nancy hid hss
hand with = beautiful cluster Of sapphres and dis
| THAT. part Of Nancy's vacation" remarked Ma :
They stared round Al ia.. olive spok. whine
sicaly. that is part Of the vacaton--pray tell