The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-25
Jones Bros. & Co., Inc.

1T was nothing" lie forced n
smile to his lips. I'm as ft as a
fiddle now: only, I'll never forgive
myself for letting him go. WIN you
tell me ono thing Did he ever Of
fend you In any way"
"A woman would not cali it an
offense." a CLINT # humor in her
eyes. Peal offense, no"
HE proposed TO you
Tho suppressed rage in his tone
would have amused ii 1t hadn't thrill
ed her strangely. 1T would have been
a proposal IL ! had not stopped 1t.
Good night"
He could not see her eyes very
well; there was only one candle burn
ing. lmpulsiveiy he snatched at her
hand and kissed 1t. With his life il
need be: aye. and gladly And even
as she disappeared into the corridor
the thought intruded: Where was the
past. the days of wandering. the ac-
tive and passive adventures. he had
contemplated treasuring up for a club
career In his old age? Why, they
had vanished from his mind as thin
ice vanishes in the spring sunshine
To love is to be borne again.
And Laura? She possessed a Sc
crat mar terrified her an, ,,,q1,r,,,, 49,,
enrantnred her tbe ,avt A,,4 49, -
u,arveled tha, thera u-as No sha,,n g.,
bar heart Na,,nr l., all bar lifr
fore had sba dana xnch a run
u.bo NOD ron. 60 caIr,,I,, ~ 80 ~
vo,,ng years wapaeriu,, ,.hat IL u.os
,bat had MADE NAV tnrr awa,, 81,
her with agony written on their faces,
Sba ,,,n,,,a ,.yar ha ~ 49, .,aa,,,
and ths hard she hetd anrtI,, aaos,,s,
nor check wonId never he tba 90 ",
hand. where was the trano1iIlitv
of that morning
Fitzgerald found himself aIora with
Ferraud again. There was going 10
he no dissapbIiny no was eo,ng ~
sneak frankly
"You have .vidontlv disc,Nerea I.
Yes, / love Miss Knligrew. well enough
Ia die for t.r."
"zutl She will he as safe in her
own ho,,ze uat fereftn,ann nor et, =
Tonight, haa anv ~ no STONED hin,
I could NOT say, ITnless you teu her
she WIN n.var know tbat she stood
In danger, Don't Won understand? If
,oarrs1, o,o ,,,oro thasa ,,,a,, Ia.o..s
"a make u shaved a single card
thew would defeat me for the time
fnr thew would make new MANS ~
which should NOT have the loo 9,
idea. yau camnrshend p, 49,,
ITitzyara1a nodded
"it All les In the ho,,ox, =, nav
hand Rreitmann made ono nis,,le,
ha shouId have nushad ms oer ~
boat into the dark. He knows that
7 know And there he confnses M.
But reneat no IL, not vicious nn1v
mad
.,1uhepa. will q +o $50,
at viii not beu, and NJ Eorraua
sni,ad "a no ,,vanad IN tbe hnrr;,
wick OF bis candle
.4Treacharv on the mart ne 4no ar,y-
ers9 On don't vo,, soc tnat vo,, ~, >,
tr,,st ma whol,v >,
.Weu II win. no ,ika tbiao. ara
rel,ctant,v me secret ayart o,,+,tnad
his nlan ..Noa, ya r. "a ana go.
fnr - ra snan "a 80 - -
unon during tho naxt tnras NV fan~
dsvs Irr,s,u ~. 49, 4ou1
aa. nerar isnis,,r sa ' IT, assn,reI
viii teIl vo,, tbat A. aau,r,,. ~, a.
he added .whtmsica1lv ~ tr,s, w.,
h.v.n,. a,s,,,rhn,s 49, ,, u ~ ~
below" '~' '''0 1a o. '"'l'''
Hang thc roya, pa,r,,vtr
,Thetr own nar,,aran, pat,h
xtor ,,,,l, .rr.nra e.. .ha.," ',
uttIe man Ianghad '-''
Dawn came SOON e,opv, ,,o,,a
and atrless '''''''
NV dearr said Mrs r-o,de,Ia 81
resIiv v{ah Won v,c,,1Sn,t
.uu. Iaura ana Ms n,,..o,
| t,s,s, m oofrv 60. -, 49,.
/ now" Protested Co,dasld .vvhat ~,
| Won worried abou,o Rrivard. 60
/ shots. and all that"