Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-12


me.
"You gee, it's like this she began,
assuming confidential air. you
know my sisters up at school at Cam
bridge, too"
AT Radcliffe colleagues" I nod
ded.
why, yes. Well. it's her room
mattel"
"Eh? I don't believe L" paused
perplexedly.
p That's right-her roommate, l tell
you! And in a day or two she's COM
ing home with Sis for a visit. / want
YOU to come up for a week end
won't you-and look her over-l
mean, see her and tell me what you
think of her. You'll go crazy about
her-oh, l know you will"
I entered protest. "Oh, say now.
you know, there's only one girl l ever
saw would care to look at twice
She smiled adorably. "Oh, don't
know all about how you feel? But
Just want you to see this girl-she's
the prettiest and SWEETEST that's been
around Boston for many a day; and
on Sunday morning she could give
the flag to all the avenue. Why,
Dicky. she's from China!"
"China!" I must have looked the
scorn l felt. "Oh, come now, you don't
think a Chinese girl is"
mot Chinese, Dicky." In her Gag,
erness, she moved so near, the silk OF
her pajamas brushed my hand. "she's
English. Her dads the British Gov
ernor General of Hong Kong-Colonel
Francis Kirkland, you know-beefy'
looking old chap with white mutton
chops-I saw his picture
Hong Kong! I wondered If she
knew Mastermann, the chap who had
sent me the red pajamas. Why, dash
it of course she would; for this Eel
low Mastermann was out there on gov
eminent business, and he and the
governor must be thrown together a
good deal.
ff.r musical laugh broke In on my
speculations. But the funniest thing
Is. Dicky, her names the same as
mine"
Her name! By Jove, and until this
moment, l had not thought
"Oh, l say" I exclaimed eagerly
what is your name, anyway"
The lustrous eyes opened wide
why, you mean to say you don't
know? Thought you knew I was
named after the governor. And she's
named after hers-Frances, from
Francis, you know-just the differ
ence in a letter. See?"
"Frances!" I murmured lingeringly
so your names Frances?"
Eyes, and hers Is Frances-odd
isn't it,"
/ assented, but wished she would
drop the other girl-I wasn't inter
ested there, except just because she
was.
Her bosom lifted with a sigh. "Don't
you think Frances Is peach OF q
j! name?"
Its heavenly" whispered. And
I'm glad to hear about your friend
too"
Her sweet face clouded. mot much
of a friend; she don't lost any SLEEP
over me-" she commented gloomily
Then there's Sis double-crossing me
with her influence ever since l got
aauled up before Prexy at Easter. Sis
is awfully prissy."
Her tone was almost savage.
strained incredulously after her mean
ing.
Did I understand you to say you
we're brought up before the president
there at Radcliffef"
"Radcliife?" Her head shook. "Nt
Harvard" AID I nodded, recalling
the affiliation between the two institu
lions at Cambridge.
She sighed and her beautiful lashes
drooped sadly. By Jove, | was 81
folly foored I couldn't manage word
knew, of course, that my heart was
broken, but it didn't matter. I ESs ee
her just the same; I should Away:
love her; and she had tried to let me
know she loved me better than any
man she had ever met. What the
( deuce did anything else matter, any
how? We would marry and go Out OF
| a ranch or something Of that sort
where the false, polished what-you
call-!t of civilization didn't count, anc
no rude rebuff or sheer Of Society
would ever chill her warm impuisive
ness.
She smiled archly. "See here
Dicky, thought we were going to tel
each other the story of our lives. Your
turn now; tell me how she looks f
you, this girl that came at last
there's always the one girl conles al
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