The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-06
KATY VERSUS GEORCIANA

rome felt a maudlin pity for the girl.
She must be very lonesome, boxed up
In that little apartment kitchen. The
work she had to do was heavy and
n1nst. II occurred to him, o. ertax her
strength
one morning Jerome came into the
dining room few minutes before his
accustomed breakfast hour. and be-
held the dainty maid carrying the
somewhat clumsy coffee urn in from
the pantry.
Let me take that" said Jerome
jmpulsively. rushing upon the startled
servant. 1t is too heavy for you"
II was piece of utter folly, rs Je
rome realize the moment he had set
the urn on the table In its usual
place. and he ielt additionally an
moved that he should have made such
q fool OF himself before heretofore
katy---and those demure eyes of hers,
Before this Jerome had been In
alinad TO look with favor on Katy,
but nov matters stood at Ii different
pitch. Fo had been taking a foolish
interest in the girii he had been
thinking bout her by day and some
times dreaming about her by night.
Therefore. with admirable logic. said
Jerome to himself. 1t was Katy .
fault. and Katy would have TO suffer
even IL she had 10 lose her place
for Il.
About this time Mrs. Dawson made
strange discovery She actually
found the maid reading French pn-
etry. and. what was more. Katy made
IN attempt 10 hide the book at being
discovered. To be sure, French po-
etry wasn't in Itself harmful. but
Mrs Dawson Fas sure II augured Ill.
Another suspicious symptom, coupled
with katy's decided good looks and
charming rnarners. wac that she hs Il
positively no friends. She had work
I'd for the Dawsons for two weeks
and she had gone out only To Fake IA
hort walk in the park and on errands
or her mistress.
Really you must help me out on
his" Mrs. Dawson said to her son,
even If you aren't Interested. People
nave had all sorts OF snarchists and
nihilists and things In their houses
before now, and il anything should
come OF It. and il should get into the
1apers don't know whatever
t sf1u1ft do.
Tha. night Jerome went home with
{ ieey-laid plans---hut. alas. Katy had
| left, She had told ner mistress that
/ aha had .heen sens ter from hatsa1ee,
| and had left st AT once.
| she seemed SO grateful TO me,
| Mrs. Dawson SAID. j think she WIS
! quite devoted taNsEs-
| Jerome MAS more distressed than
| he liked to- acknowledge to himself
and was douhly annoyed at his moth
| er for not having found out where
| this strange domestic Was going or
| where she lived. For weeks Jerome
! was dsspondent and angry at himself
| for his absurd mood.
| 1t was through one OF those strange
condolences that happen once In q
lifetime that Jerome was asked by
| his cousin Nancy To a dinner party
! ~iyen for the young woman who hao
/ been her chum In college. He was
given the great honor OF sitting be
side the distinguished Georgiana Var
i Arsdale, whose beauty, great wealth
and Independence made her the pride
of her classmates ana the despair Of
ali the men who had met her. Jerome
was not sufficiently appreciauve o
this honor, In fact, his cousins ex
agserated description OF Georgiana'
| attractions had struck up within hin
no great admiration.
He came late, just In time to NEE
his dinner partner before the part,
went from the drawing room to thu
dining room. After he had seated hi
partner ne turned to his left to ses
the famous Georgiana. He gaspet
with surprise.
There In all the splendor Of the oc
caaion, fairly dAssiing in beauty, sa
Katy~-Katy. with the same penaive
brown eyes.
For a second their eyes met and
there was a strange, pleading look II
the girls face. that almost unnervet
Jerome.
'sMr YAwscn and I have met be