The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-19
BREAKING AWAY

Had he said his last word to her?
Would he not write She began
taking the daily long walks to meet
the mail but there was no word to
her from him. lie must have meant
H. Fear seized upon her, and then
grief. Her one effort was to hide II
from the others by sheer surface
gayety
A week passed. She was counting
the ys-seven--before he went
away for always! And without even
seeing her again Could she bear IL :?
The time dwindled to five. to four
days. then 10 three. II was more
than she could endure. She planned
quickly. caring nothing Of what the
others might say or think ON the
afternoon mail came letter from
her father. wishing she were at home.
Ii gave her an excuse.
Dad wants me to come home
she said to Mrs. Tiverton. and I
want TO start right away Could
Gray take my things to the station 80
Her face was 50 pale. her eyes SO
eager, thai the wise woman said
nothing and was kindly helpful She
OWNED something OF the spoiled
motherless girls predicament. had
watched her proud treatment or
young COREY. who was proud enough
too, whose patience had manifestly
come at last toe an end. Nc one
blamed Corey
Once in her own room, Laona .
struggle with herself began Her re-
turn was duly chronicled In the
papers. Would he come 30 see her.
Another Irectoas day, and no word
In secret and feVerishly she packed
and disposed Of ali her many belong
iEgs hardly knowing why Her
father thought she vas I'll and talked
doctor aud travel. He dared not ask
about Corey. but secretly thought II
she had finally sent him away that
he. John Scott had missed fine SON
iu-iaw. Not that he wanted 10 lose
his girl, either, but he wanted her
happiness.
Then Leona walked Up one morning
70 know tha; on the evening OF the
next Kingston Corey would start for
South America evidently alone
surely without coming to see her
even IL bid her good-hy She did
not consider that good by would be
hard thing for him 10 say when his
heart had depended on taking her
With him.
At noon even her pride deserted
her. She went is the telephone. called
A04 u Sftt@tai isA@s@NHSFfs AH0 sat GOWN
~ hef a"shs one hao grown almost
ihfp III hef shSiety+ ana there were
shau""s hooo' her eyes. her CURING
"aFH mar was ssfe'"ss'y kho'ted ana
she wore loose pale blue morning
ar@ss' She besah slowly 'o write 10
King.
She tried again and again what
c9Hto Fhe sa3 4he ruin Could
she write = am sorry want 70 60
%4'H H1"t 43a care aooui @ea
otne. or amour anything or ANYBODY
IN tae world hut YOU Hhe tried 1t,
u4' tai vN tne shect on me moor or
~" DIG ,1N'is soo'b' anu Ut~u II
again lear htus' nave never
"ffta any one out S"a~-~oh you Tor
EFt his }tF seemed utterly AFFECT
!" aef- 0ne aiS< 81 oea etiat also. NOT
h*ssas that TIRE ff@Fh SUMMER SFfhd
picNeG W UP ana "h1flra II over the
bare foiished moor 70 the door open
ing upon me Neranoas ana that the
hFsf Sheet &aasht ON the edge OF
rug
again she ffted' ana TINS time II
was shorter YET she knew the mes
sShssf Wontd come III moment, and
she had been wasting time IN think
lt * ~ fHElngt 70 save hFF brids,. Naw
s"e ie' GO
lear ming sue wrote \ can't
stafia ~ 10 nave you 50 without me.
; cah pc Feaoy IN tWo daAs or In TIVE
no0fa, u you Viii take me-~or ! will
60 gust AS am. don care for any
thlhs nut Nou~- She heard the
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