The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-04
By cLaUD1NE sIssoN.
Copyright. 1911, by Associated
Literary Press


Literary Press.)
Did Miss Viola Travers love Mr..
Gordon Haynes She was asking the
question {, herself as she sal IN the
library window of her auns's manor
house at kensington holding q let
ter from the young man in her hand.
The two had known each other for
nearly two years, and there We're
those who limited at an engagement.
The affair had not progressed that
tar. however. but il was not young
Mr.. Haynes fault Girls may like
and never love They even love be
fore they like.
The Haynes family vas among the
best The opposition came from the
girl herself. The lover was enemi-
nate in her eyes:-e He ltsped He was
dudish. HE seemed to have no am
bit!ons, Those might have not been
faults IN the eNcs OF many another
girl but they were in the eyes of
Miss Travers.
There were Things 50 offset these
criticisms, anl that vas the trouble.
II left her undecided. II * possible
10 think of hats and dresses while
t~H.tcd before "A window looking out
upon lawn. hut when Il comes dow n
to think NJ a husband there are bet
ter places in which ~ hold silent
communion There was the river back
q the house. aud there was q row
boat in vhith girl could drift down
with the current and think rs she
crffted. Yes. Miss Viola would drift
and settle the ease of Young MIR.
liAynes
Better let James row voa.' eau
toned she aunt.
oh, l can row boat and want
The exercise
And Miss Nioia proceeded IN smash
good share III the river over herself
ana To lose one of the oars before she
rad been af}ont me minutes. Then she
proceeded - drift and lost the other
oar. II might have made "A difference
sny other tme, hut now she had i'm
e bortant things Ia think of and cnt,-
dude. upon
James. the hired man, to row ?
ny, James was haldheafied James
tlaa a stiT knee, James suffered when
ne talked. She would he ,nols.
ing at him all the time instead of
thinking James had never seen =
moving picture show, and had n great
eRri"s'tE about them lie would ho
ASKING questions. He had never seou
Hs@ elephant. He would ask y
nuhHFed questions about Behcmoth
~ sf so. james, There was an.
60. .,oat az the landing. and he
conio take himself out rowing
fou'll get into troub,e," h. calleg
10 her when he saw the second on,
eo sndipg away; but the girl SHOOT
nei head and sat back to do IN,
thinking that had brought her out
GOOD family. Has plenty OF
money. Father and mother IKE him
Has beautiful tefor voice R1nr,
nnstache Has made two funn,
speeches in response 20 toasts. SIR
ne loves me, and has never loved be
fore. If say no it viii he a ernsh
ing blow to him. He had hrothe
who committed suicide for love"
Just az these good points had bee,
summed up Ii man on the right-han,
bank IF the stream began to way
his hand at her and shout:
You gotta away You GO back
quick"
The villain" whispered the girl I
herself. Why. how dare he swea
at me that way IL this his river tina
IL OaTes order me around like that .
y esa. quick" continued the ma
AS he waved both hands this time.
Miss Viola turned her back on hir
and resumed her thinking.
es. ali those good points hut h
tisps, He says 'thith' for this an
'thath' for that He Is always bore,
lie always acts as Ii ne didn't f..
sleep enough. He saws he Is gla
that he isn't a Napoleon or Washiup
ton. Never goes 10 IL bah game q
horse race. Plays golf and erick,
like an old maid. Only twenty-thre,
and yet IL looks To me AS If the haI
on top Of his head was thinning ou
Taken altogether