The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-16
By JEANNE O. LOIZE.AJx,
Copyright, 1911. by the Associated
Literary Press

Copyright, 1911. by the Associated
Literary Press.)
1t was hot August afternoon and
Sylvia Morrison with q wan, fist
tess face,itfteci her arms to remove
her white hat. Her eyes avoided the
eager faee of the man who had come
into the cool drawing room with her
after their walk in the garden. Her
slim young figure and dark. sad eyes
had something tragic about them.
Finally the man spoke.
"Sylvia--you don't treat me- fairly.
Il isn't as II / hadn't been patient
Not isn't fair. I'll~-teli you in
the morning. Won't you leave me
now? l won't keep you waiting long
er than that"
He turned and left her, and look
ing after him she wished she loved
him. wished she could love him real
". She stood moment and then
went slowly up to her own room. on
tho landing, resting a moment she
heard her elder sisters voice. and
for sheer fascinated misery forgot
she was eavesdropp!ng. jamie was
speaking to Nellie.
sylvia treats Lee Stevens Yilely;
she should marry or dismiss him.
What do you suppose atls her? Gould
il be John Morrison You know he
suuueHiy s'oppea coming heFe--lh
March, l think it. was. They came
IN from Walk one h1ght-a ana ne
never came again. somehow nave
never dared ask her what happen
ed"
Nellie answered IN her prin way.
Johh ana shs "efe--sGch cnums,
| can understand II. Ana ne looks
tg.. p al. b
nh'SeFao4e, though ne IS Always with
Joanna 9eioy 10 YOU suppose oy +
VIA "as-~Jos' nlFting with MIN II
ism IKE her 10 nlrt- believe she
Feai ly-~cared. II she rel uses Lee !
shai know she cared
suddenly SYLVIA pat her hands 10
her ears hed hoisetessig 70 her room.
locked the dooF. ana hung herself
upon tines bed
- 80 ttfeF al knew X X ftf'w sire;
loved John' sne did, she did She
s~aid tt oFcF soI1'F 10 hefSel We'll
now she would cry TIL morning, and
then she would tell Lee she would
marry nam. lie was good ana she
was roma OF num- ana Wou4d make
hlm good vile. But he would never
know Jnst what had happened between
her and John.
AS No lay mlserahiY thinking OF the
She was so sure he loved her--she
was sure he was going toisay so. bat
st a corner Tesie Clarke, always where
she wasn't wanted. Joined them and
stayed with them until John, with
final squeeze of Sylvia's arm, LEFT
her at the door She had ever since
been unable to bear the sight OF the
fur coat she had worn. Then she
recalled the next day
Lee Stevens, whom she had known
before John, had come to call on her.
then they had gone out into the
bright winter and downtown for some
tea-she was always kind TO Lee
he did nicely for company when John
was too busy to be with her. When
they reached the tea room and were
seated. she remembered. having a
queer. sinking feeling. She locked
lup and saw-~-who but John Morri-
son AT a little tabla aIona Je 1oor.
ed at her and sha smiled hrigb,iy
Then he rose and walked over ~ har
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