Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-01
WHEN THE HOURS
DRIED THEIR HAIR
Or What the Doctor Discovered
In the Heat Of New York.
BY JUNE GRAHAM.

"Now girls" Mrs. Vernon protested,
breathlessly, mot all at once, please.
Yes. he took It. Bah, dear, don't
prance." -,
"But mother, I'm dancing for JOY
tall. fifteen-year-old Bah protested.
Hes such dear"
For how much7" asked Josephine
briskly. TITS worth ten with break
fast, mumsie, summertime, you know.
But he takes his meals all out, 10.
And let him have 1t for eight. He
seems such quiet person, Just Dig
nice boy"
Boy? Hasn't he a Vandyke ana
moustache, mother?"
5"Carlotta, not so loud. No, ne Is
quite smooth shaven. He is doctor.
He has come on from the middle west
Indiana, I think he said-to take up
a special summer course here, and ne
needs a quiet place to live, with no
distractions"
She paused impressively to let this
point penetrate The guilty four sur
rounded her with sober faces ana
grave. sympathetic eyes.
There was Bah, blonde as a Christ
mas doll, and tall for her age; Joseph
Inc. demure and brown eyed. WIN
satin bands of dark hair bound about
her small head, Madonna-wise. BAD
said that 10 resembled a sleek young
doe, with wide surprised eyes.
Virginia came next, wondrousiy
gentle. and fair like Bah. All the
| Vernon mischief found spring and
COUNT in Virginia's silence, and Just
now she sighed, as If over the doctor s
impending fate. Last of all, Carlotta
with her fox hair and fox eyes, half
closed and full of amber glints, Car
Iotta who would wear gowns OF dull
apple greens, and tenderest browns
| and mauves. and look like a grave
sweet princess maiden.
1--WE won't bother him, mother
dear" said Carlotta now, kindly and
Understandings Don't you worry.
So DR.. Arnold settled down in his
summer quarters contentedly, thank
fully. The house was one OF the OLD
mansions in the Washington square
district, long since turned into a selec'
rooming place. With four daughters &c
care for and educate in her widow
hood. Mrs. Vernon had chosen this as
the most comfortable, and as Virgins
nut it. inconspicuous way lof earning
living in New York.
The doctor liked IT. He was from
small town, thriving. but lacking frills
He was past his first struggles, an
has succeeded. Ever since his intern
DAYS in Chicago he had longed I
spend a season each year IN Ne'
York. taking up special courses In on
branch and another, and this was Tn
first chance. There we're no distra'
tons no annoyances at the Verno
house, he found. True, In the earl
J morning as he passed out for breal
fast he caught sight of various youn
persons, all with averted faces an
: hasty footsteps.
Good morning, doctor" each woul
= murmur, and gravely would the do
i tor acknowledge the greeting. n
wondered how many daughters Mr.
Vernon had.
Saturday afternoon there were Z
classes at the clinics. The Afternoon
were for home study, he had decide
4 Seated by one Of the long French WI
Y dows, half hidden by cool art scri
curtains, he beheld one very YOU
person sally stealthily forth into 4
back garden and proceed to dry b
hair in the sun.
1t was a pretty garden, small
) some toy one of Nippon. A stray bit
o holy writ filtered airly through
. doctors mind. my love is like g
- den inclosed."
This was a garden inclosed in hi
brick walls, hidden by heavy mass
Of ivy. In the small diamond cen
of grass stood a tiny arbor, OVER
10 with wistaria. There were pansy b'
~ and mignonette borders, and
groups of dusky red and gold mast
OF tiums.
The doctor closed his book and
LlU garded the young person drying
Nv hair in the sun. 1t was beautiful n
She might have been the love OF
.gs South Wind, My Lady Dandelion, v
mr. that golden glory falling about
Her hair took on most wondrous gil
TO in the sunlight, the doctor unused.
cd must be one of Mrs Vernon's dal
'e'N tiers. The youngest. possibly.
ISL shoulders dropped in schoolgirl I
- ION.
IO The doctor resumed his read
Presently when he glanced up q
were two girls in the garden. In
triously and without regard for
: / world above the garden, they d
taeir hair in the sun.
Josephine's hair was very long,
looked like some brown nymph OF
'Oc- woods when 1t fell about her. The
1sh tor became meditatiye, almost r
spective. In this day of artihciality
pretense II was refreshing and