The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
BY ELLA NJ. BANGS.
(Copyright, 1911, by Associated
Literary Press.)

frocv~,~ht 1911 NV Associated
IStararv Press
LOOK mere. HANNAH SEQ what
large flower this is
~. cid tpt pushed mn tina win
,,s .ax,
aow Seen , nnu $780, -, ou
! annas ss nol $3.50. ~.
sneM nohyhosAs VII a. ~ 49,. 49, ~.
plh ovsEs poor hcsu iis' en.ne soo
AnoW.
ror uity Years tne DlauavIu p. aMSu
nau ueeh nnomn lor ts III.
n0ilynocAs. ms pI1s
EHnoI. was NO longer yuuns' uat
sne $1,000 IN tne olo saroen' s.Ise
Ano sienuer' 1ols r..
cneeks' and the breeze ruanIns ner
brown mar sne seeMeo n,uns
cupaht Ior tHe pIace sno osnu
Vel. Inc roses pnioA. naIIso'us s aa
nosts OF otneis mowers were -. eoai
20 ner. put sinGuiariy heT Hiost sen
timental memories We're assoclase9
with tne noiiynocks. aney Teca,.eu
the one love OF her me, anu net
youtnfuI lover, Eugene sssns ne
come to the house, and VINO. a. length,
had gone from the vliage, declaring
that he would come back some day
ana claim her. sne was thinking
now OF how they mad stooo on TINS
spot. When turning 70 leave ne nad
said: 4 shall think OF you always
standing here among your Mowers,
and you the prettiest Hover OF all.
She had never seen him since that
day. The woman turned half Inn
patiently. Cor 1t vexed her that with
this memory of Eugene there should
intrude that of another, Tom Wyman.
She had never cared for him. and
that fact had blinded her. perhaps. 20
the seriousness of his feeling for her,
for O year after Eugene had gone,
Tom had spoken, finding her there In
the old garden. and her response bad
been 20 decided that he had seen how
unweicome his attention was. A pink
hollyhock had dropped from her
hand. he had picked II up, holding II
for moment against the pink OF her
dress. with the words:
SIT n Hxe you..
This she had resented somewhat.
Had ne compared her TO n rose or a
t,ly there vrrs,fd hsva haen anmathtnr
nneticsi .ban. i, h,,, = ho,,yhocki
Torn too had rone on, IN her
knowledge years AFRO. Turning 10 the
house. Etrnor left her sentimental
memories and went about her usual
dutien
One afta. noon a week or two later
she WA s,.tinr out ON her yvnodhine-
shaded nsaxxa her .awinv hsstds har
when a shadow fell across the walk
rclIowea n momen, Iatar hv itx snh'
stance--and 4 solid one +. wasa
mar ros.na AND Alta n-,,n -
ynustache and eonsoic,,ous watch.
chain. An this Eilror,s glance took
In, with The fact that he Was
stranger. As he saw her however
lie reached out his hand
.Eliuora he began "ya, ain, for.
rotten me I hopsy.,
yyrho Wa. tht. "a ,tyr., ner ~,
There was som.thiny vay,,sl,, vsr,s,.
lar about him. Then = shoci Of ~.
pleasant SURPRISE ar,virr ~. ca,ar
from her face. she ratd Slowly. .E,,.
rene--can This he EpYene Saryen, :"
..s,Ire tb,nr. ro,urraa az ,r.
with n laugh londer thar ,be rirc,,r,-
stances seemed to warrant PISA,
expect me, / dare saw"
Eltnor rnurmure.i some rs.na,s.
and sank into her chair she comia
not at o1ce adjust her old ldaaI r..
the possibility of this nresanca
Words did not fail him. hewevrr
ans, he was soon snaaking af hir,.s,s
Yes" he Informed his hostess.
I've been In Kansas City most OF the
time since | shook OFT New England.
There's something about the West