The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-22
HER CHANCE

J Tn CIR Anew his attentions had
Ss*u ne gatsye tasR Kind. G-E her {H-
rsTest n Am as reas4 4 staguiazzs
@nspV35e1 heretofore. H9W q ae% svHt-
cons faNsaess eafue ike paGu. she
sas anA}se 70 sztet the yaans uF8a
Wltn hsr 0Ia simple iran kae-S. s.,fe
+ x as I'm tAr.assed. her eyes avoided
T Rs }r~tinetIs e.S- i}= Was puszsea.
ana cften sought her i.ee--~oafe sac,
+ looked az E&egbt rs glance 4aG
t.DsGs5 taftau>ly lie MAS anaCyet.
(8e haa liked her IS JHr does q pretty
kitten Was rs after all 2aAe ;ae
ether girls = heE class turne Ia
thlns 81 i sha vas rather more
dr essed ard .sfr4si ~ Iatc- ft.an
- glanced 81 het again at4l again
she calored- l7Ia sac think h. +as
try.ns 10 strt s3th her
Ttea he xery PROMPTS forgot hAt,
for hH Vas called 70 th@ phone.
Elizabeth Tewne, with 10 hIza made
u4&te excuse cancelled hsg engage
.8sas far "a drive with hi4n. she had
Aeen G4tH8eG4t lafesE. I'm n tGtatt!y f..s
dashed opt x he esfee, fund a
f=8r1s = shrr= ana SEM flowers refk-
.e~sl$ enclosing q note - The effect
TIA; b wanted hsr Il BE at home 10
HltH thsI evening Ht went, ia h "a
the ra4a IL the atfiEe.
There. w4th Nis is oH a Las book
&Hd f.s mimi 90. E8zateth, the after
f.5an % ort aEg s. lille beTA clicked at
ger machine. ard saw Tire November
arench of cald rain from The window
Sht wouid get Wtt going home. for
she had brought neither umbrella
na- ra3ncoa;- Then II was that her
sr1s r}cyer. always consiaerates took
t,e rla tier into hts own hands lie
came from the !nger office in his
xtprgrcpat
Atwood he sad 20 bis SOP. Is=e
phcns3 tuur mother that / nave To
33ne With Brewster. and talk business
tonight. DAVIS sill take me there
and return fer sog aith the machine
Close eurly and take Miss Brooks
nome an your aa*~-ifs bad weather,
Thus * Mas that In the storm ana
rain Dora sAs taken home IN tire
cuzy shelter of the Dig motor car.
The Young man sat beside her, ard
she SHY. silent angry at her
mother tio would. OF course, eSuit In
this home looming as sign of---what
Il was not q sign Of. She leaned for
ward a little, her soft child cheek
outlined against the light. They had
almost reached the little cottage.
when The unexpected happened.
Lag IL To mere youth ANA nearness,
to his lonely feeling that Elizabeth
was not Kind to him-anyhow. the
boy for ne was scarcely more, sud
denly stopped and kissed Dora g
cheek on the impulse. she turned on
him like a little tigress and gave him
j. qufek gap with her ungloved hand
while he begged pardon most sin
cerely, having intended no insult OF
course, II was outrageous and he
knew IL and s2.4d SO,
How dare you: How dared YOU
she breathed, as the car stopped. she
rsfuse1 his rrofferea hclp, hat clam
Dered out alone How j hate you
She refused even his um hreila u
shelter ntr L. her door. liz flushed.
then, despite himself laughed. This,
of course, was Just the right way Tor
her ta take such u ead4iah trick. He
teamed back and the car Went on ifs
way.
Dora = mother. all excitement, met
fiar al the door The lights We're net
get lit, and the interior ~as almost
dark. but Dora did not !'ate~=sf1e was
too hurt and angry.
Mother she sad. ju her direct
fashion. hut quietly enough Il have
4ust seen what sou are az 10. IF YOU
are hxing things up. and getting
things We cant aford--just to- get
Atwood storms to come here. Tou can
stop right nov ! sitnr.} desptss
him .,
She began 10 cIs., the tears running
over and hInding her t. the presence
Of rtefe, Who Vas standing Just ee-
mind her mother oh. the girl COM
timed. I'm SO ashamed III you Ter
thanking Of such thing that | could
die. And Steve must haVc hsaFd Of
thls-rand you've spoiled things for
him ana me
Ne she hash t~~uothiEg could. DO
die Ibon't you fear Steve came
toward hcr and pat his Zig arm over
her shoulder pratectingly Nothing
can c8rue between me and Hsoi, a..
said upgrammatically, hut with feel
iHg "uli Tou say so. II Nou ain I
throwing me over for that whippcr
snapper. it's all right
Here the mother came 10 her sense
and drew the little brothers Who were
staring, ali ey'-#. into thu Kitchen
She conAoled them there Win a. red
apple apiece. aud Weut on with her
supper getting.
Well she sand half aloud to Iter-
self, I've given the girl her chance.
Its he4n hard work, : must say-aud
ii she won't want t. i'll be easier on
Us all. And Steve Is al right
In tho aim uttle tawdry. oYcr-be-
decked parl9r Dora and Steve thought
only II each etileF-they did not care
what anybody thought about them.