The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-21
~ LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY
copyright. 1911, by Associated
Literary Press

Literary Press
There was situation. There is al
ways situation when there is al
cid maid around, They exist TO max
situations.
argshg DR. Charles Westover ha,
ser Gr practice Ia the suburban vii
iaye = Reseiands. and Miss Heller
FtalsG aged somewhat over thirty. an,
sssseg Ia her brothers family, tire.
fsse aesy had heard favorable re
xests rsgsrciug his looks ana famiil
ec~as 'Ucns SIZE WAS only doing hel
49, iC be&rink reports Of newcomers
80 i{'' maid worth a pinch Ell salt vii
sassf aet eyes to q good thing &fte.
~ has res ned thirty.
Sse46g no chance t. meet the doc,
fas Set ally. Miss Helen got up p
sore throat and drove into Roseiand,
~ nae ,Nt young NJ, u. examine ..tsa
rxesctlDe for Il. she Was a patieH;
but an agreeable one. The sore throai
fol Whish a gargie Of hot vinegar
was >. eScribed did not IN the least
hin6e' her from being entertaining
As she drove hcmcwarG she could
I ainoSt iiatter herself that she had
rnsce an impression.
old maids are credited with being
sharper than a serpents tooth, but
A quarter Of mile from the F1in,s
lived the Rowiands. and there was
Miss Kitty with her hazel eyes anu
brown curtis to chum with Miss Helen
Young girls do ehum with old maids
Sometimes and the TWO talk romance
together As saon as Miss Helen
reached home she flew over 10 her
chum 10 tell her ali about the doc
tor. II was interesting. Il was pal
plating II was romantic. 1t never
occurred to that young woman OF
over thirty that she might have q
rival in her chum. She j,st laid her
cards on the table, face up. and CAV,
away her plans.
After all. ii cant be said that any
act of Miss Kitty's brought about tn
state ct despair and the desire for
revenge that finally ragged through
the ola maids system Miss kitty
sprained her ankle while racing afte-
The family rooster over the snow. and
Dr. WestoVer was sent for t. appb
iinimcuts and bandages
That's the WAY he came to kno1
her and come to certain dec isien
The "chum talk was now or tn.
other side. and although Miss Helen
smiled, she had a feeling way down
In her heart of tomshawks and
butcher knives. And To maintain her
grip she got ctuder in her eye and
drove in 10 have the doctor pick il
out. He found it and extracted ii and
was very friendly. but at the same
time he praised Miss Kitty's eyes in
stead Of those of the patient. also her
face and her curls.
And now. what does an old maid
do when she swears by the beard OF
Fslf hfnEs l.,
mother tina; she will have dire re-
venge on a good-looking girl half her
age? She doesn't send poisoned candy
or Turk in ambush with the bread
knife. She waits for Providence 70
come along and help her.
Miss Helen waited While waiting
she drove into the doctors To hay.
her right ear examined for a intl,
deafness and her left lung tested fol
decay. aud the NJ j. was invited ou
10 the Flint mansion 10 dinner. ant
touno time tn GO, 1t was afterwart
remembered that at brief intervals
he cast his eyes across the landscape
II the house Of the Rowiands
A. week later came the dag of re.
yenge. Miss Kitty was to be paid cut
for spraining that ankle and saying
that the doctor was one OF the nicest
men she ever met. She got up one
morning with toothache. She wa.
hardly up before she had 81 bandagt
on her jaw After picking away 81
breakfast catnip poultice was put
con. 1t was while she was wearine
this and shedding tears and her haii
fiylng and her eyes red that Miss
Helen came In. Providence had
sYfaseSf 81 eiraty4iFI her ir,fnis, That t,fotr
must come ont at once or be filled
Al any rate Dr. Westover must see