The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-16
tCopyright 1910. by Associated
Literary Press

Literary Press.)
Reeves Allan went out OF his way
~ pass Marys gate, though 1t would
make him late TO the ONCE. More
over, her cousin Sylvia, who lived
with Mary,s people. caught him at
Il. and being near the fence. accost-
ed him saucily.
Mary has more danglers!" she re-
marked. Il don't see what she does
sith you air.
Allan shrugged his shoulders at
her frankness.
Let's US adore her. which Is all
NE ask" he relied.
.But you can't au-marry her-at
once. Which Is 1t to beg Myself.
I'm betting on Fred Martin--no re-
hecttons ON your many charms-but
because he seems to mean business
all the time. ] believe Aunt Ellen
has her money on him, too! Sylvia
was always tribe slangy in her ex-
presstons, though perfect in her be-
hayior Fred doesn't make such
conspicuous goose of himself as the
rest of YOU. You can't think how
foolish YOU and Stan WEIGH and Jack
Harris did look last night. all chasing
up here just in time TO see Fred
4
EvpM IAyEr ard nad an evening" OF the
served him right, too, for we hate
sach other" Allan knew sylvia very
sell, and returned her impertinenee.
ssIt's too bad to I've SO iea.oui--it
must make you uncomfortable"
1T makes others uncomfortable.
Mr.. Reeves Allan" She laughed
mockingiy. Then with a nol she dis
S&.ss. ksi us&A
house. Usually, he did no. mind her
rAillery, but now---she turned and
called after HIM"
Good luck. Mr.. Dangier."
He suddenly boiled with rage. IIew
dared She Was she--r'ght' Was
he making really "a spectacle OF kim
self. .4~.-
the day was vexing ufte. lila
partner In tho law, Bob Spencer, look
Cd UP as he entered and greeted him
with that superior dignity OF the
yuang married man to mis- bachelor
friends
~LAte--again, my dear boy. Do
you realize that the law also Is in
teresting and claims your solemn at
tnntfon a few hours each day Co
q little easier on the girl business
fafie and get down to work r Yet
may not realize 1t, but YOU go about
In n dream lately. Besides. girls
usually despite dangier They take
! good time out of him. but they mar
~ the steady man, who. on occa-
sion, negiects them In favor of his
profession. ! guess / Know
r.Un---your wisdom, Bobby--shut
3np. will your" Allan replied with
outward good nature Advice from
you is--odorous! 1t Will take more
khan a wife to put sense into you:
You talk like a pin-head. Give me
those Seaton documents. will YOU
And are YOU through with that code
for an hour He went to his desA
and worked in sort OF logged fury.
but In the back OF his head ran a
question. Was he really a dangler :!
Lid Mary despise him for playing the
shadow-role He could not now re
call any shades of contempt on her
face or In her words or attitude to-
ward him.
He snatched a counter-lunch at
neon ss4sa-wsnt- back to work ard
when the spring day was dying
wanly, and Bob had gone righteously
home to the pfetty little wife in the
pretty fittts cottage. Reeves pushed
away the papers. put his feet COM
1ortabiy up on the desk. balanced his
hat on the back of his head, and LII
his pipe to help him think IL all out
Sylvta's ridicple ranked yet.
She had said they looked foolish
he and WEIGH and Harris and Bogue
and all of them. The others were, he
was ready to admit. great donkeys,
but harmless, he hoped. Was he one
Also At least, he did not grow black
with jealous rage like WEIGH. or gig
gle namely like Harris. or write siop'
DIV verse like Bogue. He did beggar
himself for yioiets, however, but that
was different And Martin did none
OF these things. He was serious and
sensible and called rather sparingly,
taking Sylvia out as frequently as
Mary Indeed, he had thought 1t was
EyivIa that Martin realty cared for.
hun, Of cnIrRe. Il she said ii was Mary.
that settled 1t
His cold misery Mt the thought thar
the girl might care for his very good
friend Frederick Martin showed him
where his heart and hopes were. He
did love her--and she did dangle
him. She held him by an inyisi bile
chatn---a long one, alas, lie was
dragged a captive at the chariot
wheels OF her gracious beauty.
1t was dusk and he was preparing
20 take his feet down, and was just