The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
AN EXPENSIVE LADY

sunny halr, and Time passed. Peace
came into katharine,,s mind. Pres
emily the boy announced, with mas
culine force, that he was hungry. Size
saw that the noon hour had passed
and rose. They pulled her bacl;
through the hedge toward their own
cottage. She would have gone any
where.
Uncle Dee has only beer in his
ice-boS, and he borrows lemons from
us, said the girl quantity. He don't
keep house-and he hasn't a wife at
all, It's lonesome for him.
It's too bad" replied Katherine.
He might get one
He was going to. but she was too
'spensive." sighed the girl
Kit thought OF David Robertson.
and the humor died out of her eyes.
+ Had she condemned him to a life os
loneliness > The boy rambied on. ex-
planning.
Spensive mans what you can't
afford to buy, like a wife. or a pony. (
he sighed ecstatically.
AT the door of the cottage they met
Aunt Bess, She stared, and then ahe
and Katharine flew into each others
arms.
Elizabeth Norton! Where did you
Apring from p,
May and Tom imported me TO
guard the Riddles while they go round
the globe thought you were going,
too" Haven't seen you in years'
Heaven must have sent you today.
The nurse was called away. aud Mrs.
Scott, next door. Is ill. / must go back
and help. viii you go in and feed
yourself and the babies and prom
Use A. stay all night with me?" kath
arine promised. Go in and get into
one of Mays house dresses and keep
house-~though I'll wager you never
lifted "A cup. / must GO
Katharine entered her old friends
room. and presently came out radiant
In q pale blue wash dress to play
with her friends children She re-
membered wistfully that she might
have married their 9nele and been
their real aunt Where was David
now? She did not even know--nrob-
ably gone ITO the end of the world
also.
Then she lost herself in simple SER
Vice, luxury sine had never known.
the sweetness Of feeding little chit
drn. Her past society life seemed
suddenly futile empty life seemed
the babes slept away the late after
noon she came to her real. sweet, true
self. She knew where happiness WAS
10 be found, and II David Robertson
had been in her world she would
have swallowed her pride and sent
fer him
Presently II was after g. and chs
was eating bread and milk with ths
Riddles when she heard whistles
The children ran Ike wild things.
and came back dragging In big.
deep-yoleed. handsome man with
,.crro a~eg and dark hair gFay at
the temples
Here's Uncle Dee. kiJtie," they
shr{eked. Here he is She stood
white and overcome befor David
Robertson. Her eyes burned like blue
fame. and then fell before his de-
souring glance
20. David" she faltered. %, DaT,es
u ann so--sorfy
In that second she had seen III his
hurt and lonliness, and something
melted the hardness ~ her heart. She
arng her arm up around her eyes
with a childlike movement Then shs
began to cry IN hts arms while no
Kissed her The children. "veFa~ea'
held tightly 10 one another II was
long before they even remenaoere1
the children. Then hcle go
stoor,a and gathered them in'o his
arms.
oNow> I'm going to have q VIE. NJ
axn{atnad grandiy. waving hand AZ
X Katharine.
Little navid looked hef over doubt
y,llv Amt you. too--spensiFe
-Not-any more" she declared
io,.ansIv '.Ir costs me too much 70
live without the only thingS--I reaiiy
want