The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-31
ny MARY WOOD AyREs.
Copyright. 1911, by Associated
Literary Press.D

fCopyright, 1911. by Associated
Literary Press)
Dick Carson wer tall, hroad-shoul-
dered and good 70 look upon. Per
haps that IL why the head waitress
the end OF the room. where he could
have an uninterrupted view OF the
gHests. Ii SO, the favor was unap-
prscisted. He wac also quite or
iisious OF the fact that he mad the
prettiest waitress in the room. In
hts busy life mealtime had come TO
mean so many additional minutes for
reading, and he never neglected the
opportunity.
Bat to-day. looking up from the
4nish OF "a rather airy government
bulletin. his glance wac caught by the
carriage OF a girl who came down
the room lightly balancing a tray On
on hand. she could carry u just as
eAA-ly On her head" he thought al
nniringly. She IL from tho Smokes
surely.
Az she was bringing him own order
he soon had g nearer view. Her face
seemed familiar.
Haven't seen you some place
before ?" he asked. In his abrupt way.
Sure yoG have, Mr.. Carton"
He started.
She smiled and explained. Il went
to the k'orhes-stanion schOos. and
3ou made the speech whsn l grad
uated.''
1t wAs ths mountain school where
he himself had studied.
II am Kitty Raison'
He knew the RAlxonA s~xne VI
them lived not ten muas 9rorn his
fathers farm. lie wss at once inter
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down hers?"
Kitty finshsA deep red, y
thought perhaps yoa had heard.
ran on 10 Vallaytown to- marry Dan
Phsips sally Hustled vac with me.
Dan---he kaver Rhowsd up. sally
she went home, but / Just couldn't
stand to do 1t. l had enough money
to come here. IT'S been six months
now" There was CLINT of tears in
her eyes az sso gathered up some
dishes and started up the room.
Dick knew tbs mountain custom Of
clipping, even when there was no OPP
position to the match. Had not his
own father and mother slipped or "a
this sarne vaileytownT Sometinl As.
too. he knew that the courage Of one
or the other failed at the last mo-
rr1ent. But generally the breach was
patched up and they made a second
thinking. he opened another treatise
and speedily forgot the incident
Her cheerful Good morning Nj.
Carton" al the next meal came as a
freeh surpriss- The six months at
Ashevi1le had snoothed off most of
tho ycrnacular from her speech. but
she still had some of the mountain
twang that he loved. They had VI rk-
ed other changes, Even careless Dio&
Carton detected In her hair and dress
a smartness unknown 10 the mountain
girls. As she walked Up the room
her cheeks rosy and her head held
high several or the men gave her ad-
miring chances. frown gathered
between the eyes of the pathologist
A public dining room was no place
for a mountain girl.
During the next few DAYS they had
many an interrupted fragment of CON
versatcn. Dick told her the news
In his home letters, and her eyes grew
wistfLl.
why don't you go home. KITTY ?"
ne asked earnestly
Il couldn't stand it She turned
abruptly To answer the sally If "A man
az the next table. Evidently he said
something contpiim entary. but the girl
only tossed her head and laughed.
Carton watched them with increas-
ing irritation. Why did not Dan
Phelps come and fetch her
TIL Phelps boys, at he knew them,
were = bad lot. The women did the
work while the mon Ioafed and drank
mooHshine whiskey. Never by any
chance had he seen one of them in
the audience when he travelled with
the State agricultural demonstration
ear. Dan. he could not remember.
Perhaps hc was better than the rest
Of his clan. AZ least, the girl had
loved him.
Dick ate rapidly, his books I'M
touched beside his plate. A brilliant
plan war formulating in his mind
He would send Dan the money to
come and get his girl. Saturday was /
free. He would arrange to meet Dan. (
bring him to Kitty, aud see thery
married.
That night m train going north. I
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