The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01
Renting a Summer Cottage

Aoh! meadows hestated OF the tiny
of'iee OF the suburb Land company and closed her
pretty parasol Then summoning courage she steppea
within.
The man az the desk did not look up 1t was his
business TO seem very much occupied
DO you--" began Dolly. and the man whirling
about In his chair beheld. her.
Deg your pardon, madam, "apoogzed the man.
jumping to his feet and taking off his hat ibid
not near any one come in
Dolly blushed She had uel ar h.an In = real ss,a,s
ounce before. Il came to about renting sum-
lltr cotage-a bungalow IL possible" she xplainea.
searching in her lace chateaine for a card
certainty replied the man. Offering her a chair
please" 'eN'1'
Mrs J Lawrence Meadows the agent read on
me bit OF pasteboard he held. oh / know of him
nave ia not met MIN personally"
l,,tt -tnat ls--"e want six room cottage with
CONF hA@ oai the man nodded Would you care to
enin" is ~ the door and will facilitate matters to
go r srasht TO the available cottages Mrs Meadows
miniature garden that surrounded suburban Office
de srodc down the gravel path. and she Observed
Nm hlfation TIC graceful swing of his broad
@ H. Presently he returned and said that he
re assisted her to the ,onneau OF the great
her. Dolly. keep the sun from her ewes raised
aer paraf" and sat within ats warm pink glow telling
They drove about the parkway OF the attractive
ne" suburb and D"ly commented on the beauty OF
u1e flowers and shrubhsry You great deal
t. tho landscape artist who did this work for ysu'
she remarked. as they passed urched retreat in
%neh We're rnse benches 'ete'a-tets seats ami
wthon ' Soe 1n ma. artist" the man rsplisd no:
| before became q real estate man nc added
,aey were appr9 pro chi an artistic s Devon
e1lala+d that the place would he ready for occupancy
ia love to lock at it." exclaimed Dolly.
w ShaI d. 81 ne man tod her as the ma
in 1a~ay respects Dolly discovered. the co.,ax.
YVES what they wanted but there was one chamber
TO-" few, and she decided that the exposure OF tho
dining room WAS not exactly what she had had in
mind.
! DO love The morning Tor breakfast" ex-
ciamed. end In SURE Il can't &c; round here unti
she looked wise her dtmples were not at ali in evt-
The house 0 the route was IL pure type OF
bunssiow ,yith five rooms, ali on floor and with
place Was It's close proximity to the neighhoss so
they entered the car and went TN search OF some
Here" the began, they approached pretty
rooms int p4 the nrssrs on The op oors A
oh. how lovely" exclaimed Dolly. jumping lightly
oernen, cottage with the long santlnE roof Of til.
Queen Anne type. and Dolly thought abe never had
delicate pink of the Dorothy Perkins climbers lay
days fer they surely would be out Of doors at all
The If he msrvced the fact tina, this lovely
I n ns m ao * at @a
unobserved, drink in the beauty Of her face and
some new and charming Characteristic Perhaps no
na ina Be cottage Ss @ sR she
What a lovely living room!'' Dolly exclaimed
love Of = hrepiaes' How hate hats, she added
vehemsn'y and then she turned to look the man
soops called homes in the city i what makes your
The nodded. Yes" ne admitted. that. II
doctors" lie wondering what further aimpies
the young wman would display lie had Just sashs
that her very soul mus, be dimpled
They began to ascend the broad low stairs that rose
from the living and crossed, Juitet-fashton.
the extreme end of the room before continuing their
staircase Dolly saying: You put the plano
50 far over the railing that the man was fearful lest
she fall. and when some one Is sinstng-we say
fashion flor instancethere is girl standing
Dolly had amoa, forgotten she on tn.
disnihed mission of renting cottage. She had drop
estate marveiing at every turn
Conceive" Dolly counted looking from the upper
hall ba. int the chambers opening fro" It, 'A'ssAna
Oh yes--for Dolly and John and Muriei!"
Three" the asked. mildly surprised.
Dolly nodded, "Yes-but Muriel is only two
I see." breathed the real estate man Your
Dolly bushed. I'm glad done object to
! children. many house owners do she said.
weigh, Of the world on her pretty shoulders
After that they looked at various cottages and a.
last returned to the gray Queen Anne nesting among
This" said Dolly wisely seems to be the most
nearly suited to our shah have them come
and to morrow" she said, pontedy, and look
She felt, rather than w. the look the al
her side gave her. They were standing on the porch
vine.
..Thsyf' he asked Il thought II for you. Mrs
Meadows."
81 am Miss Meadows. Is for my brother ana
Mrs Meadows-and their children and--msself, that
booking she explained ssiehediss
I and the carde'' he asked
Dolly laughed. II thought might get at
tention II you believed married and looking In
earnest for cottage
I'm this case-f may it, he said. you might
have had more attention under the reverse crcum-
stances
.But-ii be here all summer she said. Then Il
We like 1t we'd like opportunity to buy-to build
she added rye would take the house with that
option"
Certainly"
But at the end of the summer 1t Dolly and the
real estate who wanted to build home nearIv
like the aueeIsAans possble-esetf- to tna-
Juliet stairway
Those stairways nice for---iove songs" the
real estate man explained as he sstood, at the END
Of fha alirn on ha nirh