The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-07
A Page Planned to Please
And Benefit the Women
WITH THE SUN IN HIS EYES

! riness, My cave man ancestor who
had Just come down from the trees
and discovered he would rather walk
than swing from branch to branch
| has sent all his thrill down to me
/ The sun But perhaps | bore you 90
! Go on--do go on," replied Miss
Middleton, earnestly.
Il know my un-worshipping an
cestor has something To say. When
the day ~ clear, and | stand in an
open place, the universe is at my
feet! With the sun TN my eyes, /
could go to the ends of the world,
( The visions that | see and the dreams
that dream
He dropped back on his elbow
again, little ashamed Of his e,o-
qRehce. i hope YOU won't think me
quite crazy he continued. hair laugh
lhs' but know what's good ror
me our affairs in the office tangled
last year, and for twelvemonth
straight I had to stay in. working
( nara. That brought on fever and
theF mad a tough time pulling me
through, few jaunts into the COIN
Try rev score miles on the road
""aIa have kept me we'll: but | didn't
nave the time.
came up here TO convalesce. and
don dare tax myself too much
yet Fhat why loli about the
fefahda IKE tabby-cat in "A warm
corner. But I'm better now Pretty
soon I'm going to hike! There's my
dark secret, what do YOU think IF
~ He turned 10 the girl with more
I trepidation than he dared admit. even
To himself
her low, clear laughter rtppled ont
! hut there was wonder in her ayes as
she sopke,
| = knew there was some one in the
world Ike me~-but it's almost too
strange to be all true. For. MIR. Eel.
| iery Todd. you're not the only per
son who likes to walk"
DO you" DO you he qnerled,
| eagerly.
| DO l, indeed BACK home. they
| call me the walking girl I'm al
| ways on the go, not a nice. ladyiilks
stroll OF dozen blocks but miles and
miles 1t was uneanny to hear YOU
! describe your symptoms-they were
so exactly like minei And symptoms
is the right word to use because
mother and sister think it's a dis
| ease.
I They didn't want to bring mo
down here. for people would think
me queer If | went off through the
country as II In seven-league boots,
I And to he queer seems worse than
to be bold Mamma says no one ever
/ marries a queer girl"
I Indeed" said Fllery
"Nellie wouldn't let me go on the
I mountain climb. because might
| suggest on reaching the top that we
GO down the other side to make a
worthwhile trip. ! slip out early In
the morning To the beach all alone
merely to feel free of criticism
did twelve miles the other morning
the day you met me. Billy Foster
/ brings me back in his car SO mamma
won't suspect. It's one of her articles
Of faith that only a tomboy really
likes to walk"
The sun was sIanting toward the
west. but something besides its light
was in his eyes as Todd leaned for
ward and took the girls brown hand
between his own. Darling. let's
/ walk together through life. The Lord
made us for each other Let's go and
get married--this afternoon. A col
Iege friend of mine is a minister at
Pine Harbor. He'll be glad to marry
us"
He pointed to where little town
nestled on the horizon. between a
range of hills and the shimmering
sea.
MISS Middleton did not remove her
hand. but she answered him banter
ingly, If a wee hit unsteadily. You
want tn marry me because ! like 10
walk too. is that it, You don I
really lo~-like nae for myself. now,
do you?"
Sweetheart" he smiled. Il would
love you e you were like Chinese
woman, and could not walk at ALI
II | had to carry you on my back
THE sun is in your eyes, she
warned him.
STfi tstifafrt svsfis newer fast ylg,T'ifg
life" he replied Come. it's only
seven miles
He drew her TO her feet and kissed
her ere they started. hand in hand,
toward the village on the horizon.