The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-21
BY DOROTHY DOUGLAS.
Copyright 1911. by Associates

Copyright 1911. by Associated
Literary Presa)
Kelly entered his office briskly.
hung up his coat and prepared to
glance through the mall Because
Kelly was big and good TO look at
and In many other ways an attractive
lure for feminine hearts there were
a number OF small. scented missives
lurking among legal-looking docn-
ments and business letters.
These he put aside until the con-
tents OF the more important COM
nunications had been digested
Kelly drew a cigar from his pocket.
The day promised to be more or less
dull, A young lawyer can only wait
for clients Kelly lit his cigar and
when it was drawing we'll he elevated
his feet to the desk and picked up
the smaller envelopes
As he glanced over his own name
written In various feminine hands he
smiled tenderly. cynicaily. reminis-
Gently and finally questioningly. The
writing on one neat. unscented en-
velope was not familiar TO Kelly >
eyes.
He opened 1t first. and read the
contents:
'Iear Mr.. Kelly-Your fiancee.
Helen Ware, has made me promise to
look you up as soon as / reached New
York. I arrived only yesterday from
Omaha and have taken the first OPP
portunity l had for communicating
with you. Since / am to be Helen's
bridesmaid it might make the we'd
ding more sociable II some OF us had
met you. / am to DO In New York
for three weeks and hope you Will md
time to call me up in the near future,
so that may write Helen that ! have
had the pleasure Of meeting her future
husband. Phone. 009 River. Sin
cerely yours. VIRGINIA TRACY.
A cynical smile was master over
surprise In Kelly's face.
| Another bunco game!" he NUT
tered. Letter sounds jolly though
! guess l will see the game through.
without a doubt In his mind as to
the class OF girl who had written
him the letter. Kelly called the num-
! Der. 009 River.
When he hung up the receiver he
had made an engagement to call fol-
Virginia Tracy at o'clock that same
/ evening. He turned to his other
| neglected feminine correspondents
/ but try as ne might to forget tht
incident Of the girl from Omaha
| he could hear only a rather SHY
| voice that had answered his call al
| 0s0 River Since business was fal
| from pressing. Kelly spent much Of
the day wondering as to Virgins
Tracy's appearance.
Toward O'Clock he turned home
ward. He could not recall in his
own history having been so partic-
ular as to the set of his evening
clothes, He was to take Virginia
Tracy to dinner and the theatre.
| Kelly and the girl from Omaha
were sitting at small table in the
restaurant before the young lawyer
realized the full extent OF his luck
The eyes that shone through the
candle light at his were big and gray
land appealing; they looked sharply al
t him now and again as II In apology
for their nearness to him.
/ During their short drive down in
the taxi she had talked swiftly and
lnervously about Helen Ware. Omaha,
and the approaching wedding. II
had been quite unnecessary for Kelly
Ito do more than agree in a noncom-
initial way, to anything she chose ia
say. He had found himself enjoying
the musical voice even though he
doubted the source Of her words. He
chided himself for a silly idiot. All
hunco girls were soft and innocent
and alluring! That was their stock
In trade.
Kelly had never been In Omaha
nor had he % much ~ heard Of
Helen Ware, and ne hoped now hs
never would. but he ,fonnd that Will