The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-05
BY LOUISE olNEY.
Copyright. 1911, by Associated Lit
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Copyright, 1911, by Associated Lit
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Finding himself In the little green
park good half hour too early for
his appointment with Chandler, who
was still on the links. Peters fused
about, aud finally walked aiiniessIy
over 10 a corner thick with towering
bushes Hs was hungry and wished
he hadn't promised 10 dine with his
friend WHOSE mania fer golf would
keep him pia ying til the last second.
But he was enjoying his two days
IN the city. even though Chandler,
strangely enough. had not offered TO
take him SO see his fiRncee-hts let
terra had been full OF Mans perfecnons'
AK, the preparations for n September
wedGinE-snd this was June. Chandler
locked "69wn." too tlfin' and sfeha-
Then Peters cooked hts ear nj
oueer. siu0thersd sound, lie spraug
NO from the grass where he had
thrown himself. ii was Ike g woman
crying Walking into the bushes, he
eaw a Whitehead girl with Der arms
aunr along the back OF the bench
she sat sidvwise upon, and her head,
yellow in the setting sun, lad low IN
her hands She Was crying ~ o s'noth-
cred way. lie looked al the cadoy bag
beside her. saw that she was lady,
ar8 decided 10 speak rie came near
AID llfttd his hal,
@"CouIa tie Of any service"
she started al his voice, leaping
n ner feet. her blue eyes angry
through thick tears, then she saw
he was ~ her Own kind. ana grew
simply stiff but courteous
THANK YOU, no! | shouldn't he
hsrf~-ril go rs soon As she bit
her hip and her face worked niue,
then SHE tried TO smile, Il simply
qi6 q very foolish thing week ago,
and / was waiting here and got to re
rneynbering it-and was--sorr3'~-
lie again started to so. but group OF
heaters passed, and he thought better
OF il. She saw his purpose and mace
room for him.
Thank you'll am little afraid
It's outrageous my being here alone
/ really can't explain. But some one
cane oue to the links whom simply
could not meet. ! escaped here
and couldn't help crying-and my
gace--iooks SO swelled. / didn't want
TO take the car until dusk. Every
body would notice. My motor ex-
pioded "a tire"
Peters listened grayely. thinking
her face very charming and brown
and healthy, despite its tear-stains
She was furtively dabbing it with
something wrapped in her handker-
chief ana the shiny look disappeared
His curiosity was aroused
What foolish thing did you dor
he asked calmly.
She stared. It--~doesnt matter
It's too late TO mend il. / got ansr,
about nothing--and sent someood!
away--and then wished that person
would come back"
send for him." he suggested
'since you ala the dtsmissAng"
she twisted her handkerchief int
Il ball Il think III go in minute
Ne; he'll have to come back himsel
but. Of course, he can have tel
smoking rooms if he wants them
ii he~-wants to get away from IN
sotnetim es-that is, he would have
1t was vague. but She was Yer
young.
Peters smiled, picking up her club
for her, and handing her her ha
which lay on The grass. She put tn
latter on, twitching it to place.
@if-~that person-~-rould tnd ou
what / thought Of myself without III
having TO tell htm~-but rs won't
And he's stubborn--he said h
wouidnt come-~untii / sent for him
AS il I wouid--ever DO that--not If
die an
odd maids?" finished Peters wit
Coy. "But you won't. There is
world fun of mon who Win com
without being sent for, nicer
None a thousandth part as NIGEL
she corrected, rising. Il wish / wer
dead SHE sighed, and he wake
beside her
"a will put you on the car News
du this again~~evidently you haS
been Well taken care Of and don
know how annoying loafers might /
In Il lonely place like this. Then
little light came to him. ''Wh
wouldn't you. meet lo1ri ON the-4ltnksl
She gave him disdeinfu Tool
AS if~-Td--let him see me cryln
about hint"
"But you weren't crying~--out Their
were your
She looked rncfuliy at her sill
hands and shook her head much as
child might.
"No. but should have been II
yafrfute he locked AT me ana tn.
catty thing Of Pauline EVers watcl
ing us--she is in loVe with him he
self"