Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-10-17

man. such as you ere, think IKE tnttf
You are resourccfui and unafraia.
Why should you talk ike thatf You
are young. too. Why7"
lie stopped and BOXED fun into her
eyes. DO you really wish 20 know
"Iad 1 bcttcr7~ with a wisdom b.
yond her years
no. you had better not I'm not
good man. Fcrtucc. "a criterions 20.
I've slipped here and there: I've gam
blcd and drunk and squandercG my
time. Why. in my youth / was a.
model a boy as ever was PercivaL
Where The divarication took place
can't say. There's always two forks
IN the road. Fortune. and many OF US
take the wrong one. It's easier going
Fine excuse: eh7 Some persons would
call me a scoundrci. a black-leg. I'm
some ways. yes Eat in the days 90
come want you always 90 remember
the two untarnished spots upon my
shield OF honor: have never cheat
Cd a man az cards nor run away With
his wife The devil must give me
these merits. however painful 70 may
DO 20 him. Ten years ago. only
decade. good Lord it's like a hun
dred years ago. sometimes"
Fortune breathed with difficulty.
Never before had ne taken her into
+ his confidence 90 such extent She
essayed 20 speak. the old terror
seemed fairly 20 smother her. 70 was
no. what he had told hc-. but what
she wished 20 but dared not ask She
wos Ike Biucbcarts wife. only she
had rot the moral courage 60 open the
door OF the grisiy closet Her
, mother. her uncle. what % them. an.
: what OF them? The crooked street
vanished; the roar dwintled away;
she was alone. all. ali alone.
Il suppose I ought not 90 have told
you." he said troubled ar the misery
he saw rathcred in her eyes and
vaguely conscious o. what had written
81 there. Your mother and uncle
have been very Kind 90 me. They
know less Of me fhrn ycu 90. I have
been 20 them a kind OF errand boy. a
larpy-go-lucky folicw. who cheered
tacm when they bad The doldrums. %
/ with forced cheerfulness he again
took her hand and snugeied DC under
his arm. giving IL a friendly reassur
+ lrE pat "Iu not speak 10 you Of
.
' g. more precious 90 me- than an Midas
gold. Whenever I've thought OF you
I've tried 20 be good. Honestly"
And can't you 20 back 90 the be
ginning and start anew" TREMENDOUSLY
"Can any one go back2 The movinl
D finger writes. An hour IS a terrible
2 thing when you LOOK TO see what cal
Z happen In g. But come. sermons
J. I'd FAR rather see you smile. Won
you"
She tried 20. but % him e was sal
J. der than her tears would have been.
n For an hour they walked throug
4 the dim and musty streets. RE excr
q Cd himself 20 amuse her and fairl
- succeeded. But never did the una
D. countable fear. that presage OF misto
IA tune. sleep In her heart And az las
I when ne took her 90 her carriage ar
babe her good-by I'll dinner. a hal
i formed idea began 90 grow IN h'
brain. 90 save M. Jones without b
=. t-aying Ryanne.
10 The latter's carriage was az the OF
"a sr end Of the ba2aars; so he stro'
III sullenly through the press. rudely
bowing those who cot IN his way. 4
OF occasional curse was hung after bin
le but his height. HIS breadth OF shol
der, his lowering face. precluded az
Al. thing more active. The Moslems h
- q deal OF faith Ia the efficacy
curses; SO the iostled ones rested I
II on the promise OF these. satisfied th
IA. directly. or in the near future. All
IN would blast the unbolieving dog Ia
tracks.
al What cleverness the mother a
.oe scallawag or an uncle had shown
IN. have kept the child IN ignorance
these yearsi That she saw darkly.
through a FOG. he WAS perfectly su
- Sooner or later the storm would bu
II upon her innocent head. and then G
" alone knew what would become
. her. Oh. damn the selfish. sor
worlds At that instant a great To-
) ing rolled over him 70 cut loose fr
M | al these evil webs. 20 begin an
l1 somewhere. even II that somewh
'5 were but a wilderness. a clearing 4
4 forest.
y This moment flashed and was e
Next. he reviewed with chagrin and
ritation the folly OF his ultimatum
the preceding night. He had had
the slightest semblance OF a plan
his head. Sifted down, he saw
savage and senseless humor and
desire 20 stir up discord. Gioco
was right Fortune was above q
all. IN feeling. IN instinct. IN loys
What right had he. roisterer by nj
that he was, predacsOus outlaw. v
right had ia 10 look upOn Forum,