The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
Laughter

a I haif-past six fcit aurc Tint She woua CONC
~ ana was anaioisy cheerful. My ovcrcoat, Sc
cured by The upper hook only, tapped in the
coil wind hut did not feel the cold | carried
my head proudly with my students cap pushed
r,sn' na.h My eyes glanced with sort of patronage
ana BRA vado upon tho met Willie al tho women
Iookrh nppen and enhcnrincy in spite of tho
TACT that had loved her only four days I was SO
young anil my heart rich tina could not remain
altogether Indifferent 10 other women Ana | walked
rapidly. boldly and lightly.
At quarter 10 seven my ovcrcont was fastened
by two hooks and looked Mt tho women oplv---,,o
longer now cndcnringy. hut rather With aversion.
wanted to but ono woman Tho rcst Nigh, 70 10
INC dc'c".-thcy wcrc only in tho way. Thrir
Dance To her SCENE! to lessen my confidence in myself
hnd touched me to tho wavcrinr point.
~ hvc minutes IN seven began O feel warm.
y, ~" minutes 10 scvcn growing cold.
would NOT come.
:, At half-ras' eight tho picture of despair,
MY oNer"on was All brttomcd the collar was up and
my cnn pulled down my nose blrc with cold
Wy mar nnsach" and exclusives white with frost.
and my teeth wcrr chnorinc From my shuflinc gait
friends.
, Il was she who had made this change Oh. Tho
devil. No must not that. Perhaps she was no,
allowed to conc perhaps She sick or perhaps size
was dead Dead and swearing hcT!
ty uGEN1A. too will he there Tonight" said
Il fclow.Stllcni He could have had no
masicc since he could not lnyc known that had
waiting Tor Euscnia in the cold from unit! half
rs that so:" replied. Put to myself burst out:
ON. the devil
She wonll hc there at tho evening party given bv
the FoozovS. | hail visited the poozovs but
then and there made UP my mind he at their house
tonight.
,.Gcntlcmcn!" shouted 4lccfnly this is Christ
mas Eve! Evcryhofy is merry tonichtlct us be
But mw?' asked a fellow student sadly
Put where qncrcd another
Lets dress up and 20 10 MI Tho par;ics given in
town tonight" ! suggested
Joyous cries Of immediately arose 'ricy
shouted and jumped and sang, aud thanked me
for the idea
wished for something dark. beautiful with
shade Of fine melancholy in it. and , asked the sig
maker for tho costume Of Spanish noblcman
Tho costume received must have hconGeh TO
very tall nnblcnan indeed for completely in
got ont Of it quickly could and asked for another
Would You not like clowns, parti-coored with
bcs!"
~ clown" exclaimed contcmptuo:sly
well. bandits then with hat and a 1a gscr''
dagger. That suited NY present state Of mind.
To my regret however, tho bandit whose clothes ;hcy
could scarcely have been of In all proba-
bity he have spoiled child about eight years
he peeled out Of his velvet trousers ms from tights
The costume Of page worhless--it was all
stained. and frar's full OF holes
What you fussins about? Hurry mp. It's get
ting lac' cried tie other fellows who were already
dressed There was only costume Icft--that Of
Chinese nohlemnn
Give me the Chnamnn.' cried with n wave of
my hand. and they tho costume
Then came the mask. Oh. tha, mask
IT had nose. md mouth, all in their
proper pinccs--but there nothing human about IT,
being could never look calm this looked even in
the 1t expressed neither sadness nor mcrrincn
slrprisc--ncuny it expressed nothing. 1t looked
at you straight and calmly, and you looked IT.
on comrades rolled the couches for laughter they
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