The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-02
Continued from Last sunday)
PTEt.R Y
An Interval.


man elad in black silk was waiting 20
admit him. SIS before. he could have
cried out + nthe wonder OF seeing
this girl ho turned Fioyd's candid
face 70 hfm and smiled with Floyd's
gray ewes Only. this afternoon
Jessica did not rise from the piano
seat 10 greet him. bur from q chair
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"Jes is aRay again. she regret
ted g} 5ug him her hand
Il came 10 see you by bis permits
sion Stanton returned.
The rich coior flushed uuder her
marvellous skin, that was like no
ether woman he had ever seen
FLOYD differed there, mau from girl
MS complexion being much darker
and less translucent
Il Is TOO early 70 give you tea
and cake. she told him. with "a play
fulness partly Shy But If you will
talk TO me for half an hour, II will
be after four o'clock aud can offer
you hospitality,
What shall I talk to you about?'
he doubted = am better at list
enIng, think"
"oh, anything, everything sup
pose | we're Jes. / like what he likes,
racing, factories. motor-cars
Although the season was early, a
fire burned in the tiny hearth, on
either side of which they were seat
ed, facing each other. In the rudy
tight Stanton contemplated the Emtf-
ing girl, In her pale-blue gown With
It's lace RULES foamiug around her
full young throat and falling tow
across her hands.
Your brother has told You Of the
businese partnership that We plan for
this winter. Miss Floyd7''
She nodded her bronze-crown
head
Yes, | am very glad
Did he. d sudden fancy prompt
I'D the question, did he tell YOU that
! was coming here TO see you. If
might -
Did he know of IT." she asked IN
eounter-Q question
Floyd had Kept the confidence Civ
en- him, then. a,though no formal re-
straint had been made. The ex-
preston that crossed Stanyon's dark
face was warm and very gentle,
He knew, yes. | wish I could
nave met your brother years ago /
might have been less hard man,
more tit TO know him, and you now
You. hard"
Has be not taught YOU that aln
so?''
In her earuestness she leaned for
ward, her eyes fearlessly ON his
Never DO not imagine he thinks
you that, do not SO wrong his mem
ory oI-Iap& kindness A rough
word-w5At is it2 The frat gentle
ness cancels it.; what Is friend
worth who does not understand
Stanton bent his head cooking at
the FIRE
Il have not had much Gentleness
shown me-" ne said. My mother
died when / was born; when ! was
thirteen. my father married again.
My step-mother was good woman.
whom loved as Well rs NY father
did. But within thu second year
after the marriage, the horses they
were driving ran away. dragging the
carriage over an 1nbankment and
nay parents died Althin few mo-
ments OF each other while being tax
IN To the hospital. Have l said my
father was wealthy? lie was SO He
had made his viii. year before.
leaving everything 70 his wife; Well
knowing tTt sire In her tarn would
pass ali OIL to me- She was much
.Yeunges tstaa hs, a@5aos; certain so
outliye him, and entirely 10 be
trusted Bi,t she had never made
viii. delayed ny chance or forgetfuI-
ness. / suppose When he died five
minutes before her, all his fortune
passed TO his wife; then. upon her
death without VIII, again legally
passed on 10 her relatives. / was
left with DO share or claim
But it was yours by every right
Surely. surely our step-mUtber'S re
iaiives did not take ~"
They took every penny and every
inch. Miss Floyd And |. at fifteen.
was sent out into the world. beg
CARED orphan. They had no inter
est in me, aud ] was old enough TO
support myself One OF them Of
Tered to get me position az oflce
boy"
Cu. ou--
lived he grimly answered.
i asked them for nothing. What
personal trinkets belonged TO me, /
sold, for the first needs, then Sc,
10 work. My father had wished me
TO be a mechanical engineer. and
meant TO fuidl his plan Perfect
health did have for six years
regularly worked twenty hours out
Of each twenty-four, until was
graduated from college. For six
Years / was always tired, occasionally
hungry and took just one recrea-
lion every night | walked through
the eaenne where my former home
stood aud looked at H. saw the
people VINO had robbed me go hand
somely clad and sleek. | saw their
carriages aud servants pass and re- !
bass. | watched. and concluded J
that there Was just one thing in life
worth while }
The girl shiYered slightly. her
gaze on his firm profile with rs lines I
OF relentless strength
"yon meant TO punish them. she i
faltered
Revenge? No: IL was not worth /
taking. i will NOT denylI thought OF /
that az q boy: as man ] was 100 I
practical to waste my time What |
deci6ad to have was money. / found |
in my aptitude for this automobile /
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