Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-09-26
CHAPTER vi.
Moonlight and Poetry.

Moonlight and Poetry.
A ball followed dinner that night. .
Wednesday The ample lOungins-
room hiled up rapidly after coffee:
officers In smart uniforms and spurs.
whose principal function In times OF
peace is TO get in everybOdy's way.
rowel exposed ankles. and demohsh
lace ruffles, Egyptians and Turks and
aleek Armenians IN sOmber western
frock and scarlet eastern fez or tar
boosh. women OF AL colors Cmeaning,
rs course. as applied and shapes and
tastes. the lean and the fat. the tall
and short. such as billy Taylor Is said
20 have kissed IN all the ports. and
tail-coats OF as many styles as Jo-
aeph's had patches. George could dis
tinguish his compatriots by the ut OF
the trousers round the instep; the
Englishman had his fitted az the
waist and trusted in Providence for
4he hang OF the rest. This trihing de-
fective work rather pleased George
The women, however. were ali Ewes
20 his eye; liberal expanses Of beautL
xuI white skin, the bare effect being
modified By a string OF pearls or diA-
monds or emeralds. and hair which
might or might not have been wholly
their own. He waited restlessly for
The temperance OF Mrs. Chedsoye
and her daughter. All Was right with
the world, except that he was TO sal
altogether too soon. His loan had
been returned. and he knew that bill
former suspicious had been most IN
worthy. Mrs ChedsOye had neve
received his note.
Some one was sitting down besid
him. Il was Ryanne, IN eveninl
clothes. Immaculate. blase. pink
checked. There are some men so HAY
ply framed that they can don ready
made suits without calling your after
ton TO the fact. George saw st ono
that the adventurer was one OF thes
fortunate individuals.
Makes a rather good picture
look at. eh5" began Ryanne. rolIiH
a haketobacco cigarette. Dancer
NO. Wish could. You've dor
quick work" with admiring inspsctio
Not a haw anywhere. How do 70
do it"
Thanks. Thanks 20 you. mig
say. I did some tall hustling. thong
Strange. how We love these funer
toggeries. We follow the dance Al
we follow the dead. with never
variation in color. The man who
vented the modern evening cloth
must have done good business duri
khe day as chief-mOurner."
why don't you send for your Il
KAEef"
Ryanne caresssd his chin =
HugSage Is. believs. In the hands
che enemy. II is Of no great impc
anoe. never carry anything OF val
save my skin. I'm not Ike the viii
an the melodrama; no tneriminAt
documents, no lost Wills. no Directs
for digging up pirates GOLD"
Il suppose youu sooR be on
America George asked tndineren
I suppose So BY tho way, {
you at thu game today"
mol Where we're your
Top row. am going 20 asl
favor OF you. II may sound rather
60 your ears. but know those
ladies rather well kept out OF
WGy I'll j cOuld ma some Got
The favor I ask II that you will
tell them anything regarding the
81 Expect Every Hour 70 Hear
Some One Arriving From 5aadac
cumstances Of our meeting.
known 70 them as . globetrotter
collector"
That's too bad" said George
trttely. But / have already
them"
The devil you haVei- RyAnne
per his cigarette into the ash-tray.
4 remember rightly, you asked n
say nothing
I know" said George. visiely
bsrYassed. II forgot
'~wST. the fat IL In the Gre. !
Say that ! can Get round II. II
risky. Women hks 70 talk. Z q
swsyy AeuI % hear q rene en-
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