The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-21
THE CLEANING GIRL
BY IzoLA FORESTER
wright, 1910, by Associated Literary Pregs)


:, AZ raachors. warning whisper fve necks turned
but cautiously toward the half
uo" y. the great living room at Indian Head bun
saioW rive pair OF anxious eyes tried to pierce the
en,t beyond the soft tan net curtains but all
d d, most suspiciousy quiet within. Only the warm
e h glow from the big. driftwood at the end
cool Is of September Canadian night ~
twins lead ,nere Marsea went on following her
US she would rest for an hour before dinner ana
thars the way she rests "A1
Hush. Marcella.' said Mrs Devereux gently .navar
gossip sweetheart" So'''' heFeF
Of her serene IN her fifteen years knowledge
Fanchon. and on. A ~
she's n got thso on that old ray one and
,gth III mere on the big settee front OF the Are
NTH heaps OF leather cushions piled around her lust
"ai Slg Tor him to come" ' 'N''
Il thigk 20 sh tempt him Fanchon added meditatvey
twenty Is crazy over her Tommy Allison" u"oef
anchor shall send you to your room This TINA
uea win happy gggle. And Just at this poin thera
an"tet me hfst tender prelude Tommy's fayortte
In the cleaning OH my darling ;
men the lights dim and low
ana the shadows softly falling
1ehty come. and gently GO
=, rs inane. it really is my dear Mrs St chsr,o.
Jean Grieg to these male bunan nfs pevereux
~ u mpted the room In three minutes and that gsi
- lures them singing those old songs go
know It, Mrs Devereux shrugged her sho,,dar.
sot, nv Ana IL is my fault. She such superior
Tor the twins when we were lawn = eonlpahion
far "a goVerness and that's what makes the dif
There are lot Of college girls and So rar,n
ao take positions travelling Commanders win ts
is one ~ ~ LOT p tne sake OF summer outing shs
ro, vna oi me Delaware Leonards my dear second
t tousn or something J. Madison Leonard or Ieon
small 81 T. On dear yes! But. of course we never
Madis VI II. as they might not like 1t known-ths
an Leonards, She has such swaa, 1n
s may call ii habit of singing these~tbese g,ea
n N me goaming And long as the twins hsvs
AIRS Devereuxs shoulders lifted the fraction ~ a.,
iast th so slightly and expressiveIy conveyed
oAense to the Madison Ieonards@ 0"@ "AS
,f but they have a grown-up uncle
Mrs. i'eVereux made no comment
f me hvihg room opened two veraudas ssnsro.a
RE h n other on different sides the broad rus
moment. on the other eeranda Mr. Rertrana go
under tn'. ai'e as nonehalantiy the boys
a twenty might have done, smoking a ciyara.+a
nsashlng to the soft voice within ths
Slowly his cigarette went out. leaving :. tons 49,.
49, a, "hoh Mr. Carr started retrospectiyely and
over the rail. went quietly fnta tha eses
10 meet his destiny like man s iooih'
M ne ne haa IoFed I-eone Leonard from the first ,f,.
ne, ne haa seen her 1t seemed to him She mad e9s,, @
Icy alio" path in Glen Rossmore with the twins o
frah ana her arms laden with great fern fronda
dresh broken in the green depths below ,rhr .
Il haa - lining water broke the stiffness OF the place
nes nor pseh the beauty of her fair fresh girlisb
ness ness mat had won him. the charm OF her h,as
these sew u h eyes. It was something more tnsn
1non gltt OF grace that seemed TO rest
pn hef RE had hardly talked dozen times - 49,
IA the twilight and listened while she sang H. . sefs
oo songs that all the melody OF tn. new schaa,.
NAT uhe
ol ms presence there Even while the "hoys -" h re
ms called them nocked loyalty eagerly arou,s a
reg message him alone ~ II var
Mrs. leverenX made one sole oar,ma,.
=, toa know you have duty to frI6li ~ .t, 80,
~ aiu. am your only sister and thnk {, sra,.ts
ma tat" - NIIious IN you, at forty-two TO marry
"fiu take away the twins chances" - tiS'
th ~ anat particular moment the twins chance. ~
Nafr millions would brought ahn", az.
w par. The long. low-eeiied room was en,n,,. go
tbnss -. hsures at the plant. suddenly nna -,
sc ioSe ana crossed he fsar,rana rnI1a...Ss
mi tfa,
'eoou hihl ia good stead In other -
IN IL isn't you | thinking bout I4eonia ew
tanned her mead upfted she leaned back aratnst
the nigh rock fireplace. TITS ars ~.
not Just girls was paid talk to and travel win
ana they tod me all about before you came ma
mere told me just what il meant to them hayfns
such an uncle. and such prospects IL gave than, .
grip on society that would them sra aban5
10 sure success debutantas. | lust cant be- dIs
loyal TO them. and spoil IL ALL
- Spoli H. God bless your darling hearth laughed
carr as he grpped her hands fast In his ana natd
them to his lips. You shall spoil them You shau
bring them out at the biggest cotilon or the year ya
shaIl present them the other and do ANYTHING
. ou want win them You shall be their fairy god
A noise behind startled them both and thew ,ur,aa
TO md the twins smiling them. joyohsy wtckedly
from the arched doors
May Uncle Bert askaa ssa~uaY.
innocenty we couldn't help but hear what Won
said and we sympathze with you immensely Fan and
j. ana We Just want to this We'd rather lose the
millions than Leonie aunt
Il Will give You both fifty thousand each th,s r,,,
go?"
Done, the twins returned. quietly and vanished
1t was very stll in long darxened room ana
then Carr laughed happily as he raised hin baad
1t was worth it," he said