The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-31
BY DONALD ALLEN.
Copyright, 1a11. BY Associated Lit
erary Press.


erary Press.
When a girl has finished her educa-
ton at convent or seminary ana re-
turned home for good--then next
comes marriage. The young lady
must hang around" until somebody
takes her for good and all. No sign
is hung In the parlor window OF
Girl Waiting Here" But she Ia wait
ign just the same That's the way
Atleen Castle looked at it, and she
was Inundated and angered. She
stood IL for a few weeks and then
said to her father:
why don't you advertise in the
papers that have finished with Latin.
French. the classics and all that, and
am now on view at 622 Roseland
avenue
Mr.. Castle was an antiquarian. he
dealt In antiques and was antique
hir4s~,f. When he waa on the trail OF
one of cieopatra's rocking chairs or
a Lucretia Borgia spinning wheel he
forgot that he was a widower and had
a daughter who at least wanted to
be talked to across the dinner table.
When addressed onthis occasion he
was in a reverie. He was wondering
il 1t would be possible at this late
date to get hold OF any OF the relics
Of Noah's ark. and he came out of
his abstraction with start to reply.
Bless me. daughter. but what were
YOU saying Who is on view "
II am finished with school and now
what next" she demanded.
''Why-why--have you any taste
for antiques
Il hate them"
Eyes. now recall that you do
I,,Ft at NJ
other day."
whats that got to do with the
question:
That's so. daughter~-that's so. ]
will think II over. Just now I'm
wondering II the cliff-dweilers used
beer bottles for candle sticks. and
what genuine one would cost me
Father. do you know Tn goine
TO do something" asked the daugh'
ter as she rose up
Bless me-"
"I'il~-I'll---s"
eyes, dear"
'I'll open a home for cats II
can't think of anything else.
II see Good idea. Funny that M
cats were ever buried with Egyp-
tians. A stuffed cat dating back tive
thousand years would he worth q
hundred dollars at least
Miss Aileen tossed her head ant
walked out of the room to tell hel
aunt who was the overseeing house
keeuer that she was going on th'
stage or John -cfrr-ts,-
"Oh, but you'll get married SOM
day." was the soothing reply.
But I won't. I told father IL
! open a home for cats, and now I'll d.
| 1t. I've got money OF my own ant
| I'll rent place and
"And / can recommend woman
| to take charge"
.I'n take charge myself and wei
| come every cat.
"Aileeen CASTLE"
| '"You see II l don't. II father cal
poke away over musty antiques ! cai
| poke away at cats. 1t will be philan
| thronpy anyhow. Yes, sir. I'll open I
| cat home and take in all kinds o
| cats"
| The aunt had little to say about II
| thinking 1t an IDEA that would be for
| gotten by next day. but she wa
| wrong. Within three days building
| was rented, and the sign read: Home
| less Cats Received Here!"
Miss Aileen sat behind the desk a
| matron, and n boy was engaged Z
| handle the cats and receive the bites
! Nothing was said to Mr.. Castle. TIL
daughter started to tell him, but h
| interrupted to announce that ne wa
about TO close a deal for the purchas
of "a roll-pin brought over on tn
| Mayfiower and rolled three time
around the State of Massachusetts
| and 80 he got no information regard
| ing the new enterprise.
| On the first day the home wa
| orarad thara was ana caller She wa