Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-10-25
Three Meetings
b. r. \ Mitchell
Copyright BY American Press Asso-
citation. 1871.
b. r. \. mitchell

gaxed upon her each time being drawn
nearer to her before knew her sos'
row.
was riding on a railroad train TO my
home In the suburbs OF great city
when looking up l saw = girl who faced
me gazing at me with pair of large
brown eyes. There was In. her face
something like sadness. but not SAD
ness, rather the appearance Of one born
under different conditions from other
mortals-a resignation, yet a content
ment In resignation. | have tried oy
these words to describe it, but am coh-
scious Of having failed.
Though her eyes were hxed upon me,
there was no boldness in them Rather
she seemed unconscious OF meeting my
gaze. Perhaps. 1 thought, she is think
inK of something so absorbing that
though she is looking straight at me
xhe does not see me, or 1t may be
that she Is looking at something be-
yond me. l have often returned
salute from a person who meant it
for one behind me. so l continued to
gaze at the girl and she at me till she
turned her face In another direction.
age. and the likeness between them in
dIcated that they were mother and
daughter Presently the train stopped
at a station. and the two left the car
together. I had noticed by the aIec-
tionate glances the mother gave the
daughter that she Idollzed her. and
= when they passed out 1t was hand IN
hand
I did not forget the face. and yeal
: later 1 saw it again This time 1t
e was In a church. She was. as before.
z accompanied by her mother. was
] sitting In Il transept; the girl was fac
e ing the pulpit There was the same
= look. Understandable in words. that had
y impressed me twelve months ago. Her
= gaze was Fixed on the clergyman.
q though occasionally she would drop II
as though looking into her lap. There
was In me u vague feeling-somethinS
ike a hope-that when l had seen her
II on the train she had been. at least
e part Of the time, looking at me, cogni-
< zant OF my presence; that she had re-
ie nembered me as remembered her
A' watched TO see II she would not look
u In nv direction. Just before the close
81 Of the services I was rewarded by sec
10 ing her turn. aud her eyes rested upon
III me. / looked for something TO indi-
Al cate that she was conscious or my
presence and that she had seen me
a' before. But there was only that
" strange look OF resignation l had seen
ne before After the benediction she and
IL her mother left the church IN the same
se manner as they had left the train.
t-l
case I was waiting in the courtroom
- for It to be tried A criminal case Wa
~ called-that OF Evelyn Bryce. Wh'
"a should come into court TO answer Il
the charge Of forgery but the girl
had seen twice before. She came han'
and hand with her mother.
Naturally ! was wrapped in tn
aao trial The prisoners attorney was ev
,lor IDENTITY trying to prove conspiracy o
OF the part OF certain persons against hi
,eir client When he made point in he
u.s. favor or her case appeared to be goin
AS against her looked to see what ene'
Inv n had upon her could see yer
ain. little. was not sure that coul
BY see any noticed that the 1ury-h
ats deed, all those in the courtroom-weI
den looking at her; that they seemed
much impressed with that look
mingled resignation and content as
The defendants counsel exhibited Il
to document that the girl was accused
,ver forging and showed that the name u
did been written on the line intehoeu
no It without the raising or depressi'
Sew OF n single letter and without incli
either up or down.
You see. gentlemen OF the jury.
said. that whoever wrote that nal
reak must have written II in a bright liG
'ra- must have written with PAIR OF eH
un- that worked thoroughly in concert
next there are defects OF eyeSiSht II
cause persons so affected to W.T.
slanting the lines downward or
ward"
Re Is 81 presume" interrupted the pr
ecuting attorney. that defendar
evee counsel proposes to prove that
client has the defect he mentions.
would call your honOr's attention to
ignO- fact that the prisoner has a very be
Q re- ttrdl pair of eyes. Indeed. gres
fear that she is using them upon
Jury with u view to securing her
QuittaL"
The accused's counsel received IN
"a lence for few moments this attei
TO prejudice the court and the
against his client. Then he said;
,urhi The prosecuting attorney is mis-
vs." sr, your honor. am not intending
- prove that my client has this espe
T< defect. l would for her sake tina