Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-10-24


What with steamships and railroads.
the so-callsd four ends were drawn
closely together. He would AJAX her
casually. a. n n did not particularly
matter. In Naples n would b an easy
matter so change his booking 90 New
York Prom Naples TO Nentone was
only a question of q few hours
Il doesn't seem possible. George.
old bog. does itf But it's true arc
there's no use trying 20 fool yourself /
that II isn't Fortune Chsdsoys: n |
win be a shame 20 add Jones % a.: |
but I'm going to try"
He pressed down the last book. the !
last collar. the last pair OF shoes. and |
sat upon the I'D Of the trunk Es
Erowlsd little TIE lock Was always
bothering him. 10 WAS wonderful bow
many things n chap could take cut Of
q trunk and how plagued few be could
/ put back II did not seem % relieve
'ee pressure n he added steamer
/ trunk here or a suitcase thsrs: there
was always just 80 much there wasn't
any room for. Truly. Il needed VOuo-
ans hand 20 pack a trunk. However
bis mother in the old schOOl-days had
got all his belongings into one trunk
was still an unsolyed mystery.
stubborn a. ths lock vas. psrsevsr-
ance overcams ~. George then. as a
slight diversion. spread the ancient
Yhiordes over the trunk and stared at
10 ia pleasurabls contemplation. What
a beauty 10 was, What exquisite blue.
what soft red. what minute pattsrnsi
And this treasure was bis. he leaned
down upon Il with bis two hands. A
color stole into his cheeks. Il had its
source IN an Old confusion; school
boys leering a mate seen walking
home from school with a girl II was
b all rot he perfectly knew. this viah-
INK business: and yet ne Sung into the
sun-warmed. sun-gilded space an ar
r dent wish. sent IL speeding round the
, world from east 20 west Fast "a hest
fast as light II travelled for no sooner
, had Il sprung from his mind than Il
= entered the window Of a room across
i the corridor. Whether the window wa
open OF shut was OF no importance
I whatever. Such wishes penetrated and
| went through all obstacles. And thll
| one touched Fortunes eyes. her hair
/ her lips: Il caressed her In a THOUSAND
happy ways But. alasi such wishes
| are without temporal power.
/ Fortune never knew. She sat IN
J chair. her fingers locked tenaely. he
/ eyes large and set In gaze. her lip
\. compressed. her whole attitude one O
N impotent despair.
n George did not see her az lunch. an
u consequently did not enjoy the houl
N Was she III Had she gone away
Y Would she return before be started
: He greeted the Major "a one Ereets
. longlost friend. and BY graduation
= George considered clever indse,
brought the conversation down 10 Fo
tune. No, the Major did not kno
> where she vas. She had gone ear
"A 20 the bazaars- Doubtless she vi
lunching alone somewhers. She h'
-, the trick OF losing herself az time
Y MIS-. Chedsoye was visiting friends
Shepheards. When did Mr. Jon.
leave for America What on the me
row. The Major shook his head T
gretfully There was no place al
ue Cairo for Christmas.
20 George called a carriage. dro
OF about the principal streets and she
ping districts. and used his eyes al
gently, but Il was loves labor 10
"a Not even when he returned az tea-tiI
-o did he see her. Why hadn't he kno'
10 and got up7 He could have shown
IN. the bazaars. and there wasn't a dral
la1 man IN Cairo more familiar with tbs
eiy than be. A wasted day. totally vast
'in- lie hung about the lounging-roOm
So IL was time 20 20 up and dress
~ dinner. Tonight Gas Il the gods
e.s turned Georges future Affairs over
the care OF Momus) he dressed al
be were going TO the opera; sWall'
tail. white vest. high collar and VII
w lawn cravat. opera-Fedora. and q
soled pumps: AL those habilime
no and demihabih N ents supposed
vas make the man. when he reached "
> he thought 20 be the glass OF fash
Fal' and the mold or form. be turned
niV- the first time toward his trunk
az did not rub bis eyes, Il wasn't az
necessary; the thing be saw. or r
er did not see. was established hey
a doubt. as plainly definite as two
DIS two are four. The ancient YhloI
,heu had taken upon itself one OF the
len' tentlaltes OF It's fabulous protot
leas that Of invisibility; II was gone.
She - ne
Ike