The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26

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they walked up the platform to where
tho automobile awaited them
"My name is Frederick CASTOR" she
announced simply, land I'm rendering I'D
thanks to heaven that I've made your ac-
quaintance"
Thank you" he returned. smilingly:
this is the Secret Service. at your dis
posal--now christened for the drst time
and In Difference to It's most pleasing
adventure. You'll sit in the front scat
w!tn me--thank you. yes-1 sit at the
right"
They started forward at smart pace.
The brown dusty road rolled itself up
like ribbon under them. and the green
OF the woods either side massed Itself
into continuous soft hedge. The hill.
that they began presently to climb. ran
fairly straight upward and imprinted
smooth. clean cut line OF road and the
serrated outline OF contiguous punches of
FIR trees on the banks of golden cloud
that the approaching sunset had sexor-
ciscd
II find" ne said. that this town is
long on churches: no less than six. Isn't
that like New England? I'll give you
odds that there ISN'T billiard room or
bowling alley. There's the Catholic,
| Ep:gcopaan. Baptist, Methodist ortho-
dox and Unitarian. Well cut the Catho-
lie church out a, the start. They don't
have church festivals do they? to their
credit. | think. Now, why can't We do
some Sherlock Holmes work over this
matter, Miss CASTOR? Let's see what we
can doducc. in regard 10 the dcnomina-
ton OF the church. from the character of
the entertr '--'rnt they're giving. What
are they going to do?"
why, you see ILL" she taltered.
II don't know-it never occurred to me
to ask"
He smiled down at her amusedly.
We'll what are you going to do?
"oh, I'm a storyteller. I'm going to
tell stories"
why. It must be childrcn's party"
No; she especially stipulated that /
have stories suitable for grown people
I'm going to tell a fairy story, and a
fable. two adventures and two ghost
stories"
Ghost stories," He pouuced upon the
words 'riumphantly. did you tell her
you were going 20 tell ghosts tories?"
Yes. and she was very much amused
and pleased"
Now let me see who'd be likely TO
stand for ghost Stories" he mcditated;
the Orthodox couldn't, the Baptists and
Methodists wouldn't. the Episcopalieps
might"
Would the Uni,arlans stand for
them. do you Think"
THE unitarieus! Ny child. they'll
stand for anything ought TO know.
| nj. al
And might as we'll tell you that the
seatch Is as good as over with. Unita-
Ran 1t is. Hurrah for Sherlock Holmes,
Tho Adventure of the Mislaid Church"
"of course" she agreed. happily. at
couldn't be any other"
And this is the month OF June. They're
giving strawberry festival Oh. this is
too easy. It's like magic. It's like steal
Ing rattles from babies. It's like getting
money from pepper. Say, I'm almost
ashamed"
on am so grateful TO you" she
burst ont. You see" she said, sudden
ly. as II propelled into confidence hv an
overpowering impulse. my brother Bob
! and l-we're all alone in the world NV
| father and mother are both dead. Bob
| supports me and takes care Of me.
Keep house. but ! have great deal of
time on my hands--time that I don't
know what 10 do with. Two years ago we
came down from Horton-that's in the
middle CT the state. ! don't know any,
/ body In Boston and often I am very
lonely IL occurred 10 me over a year
| ago that ! might do something with
storytelling. I've always told stories
10 children and rather successfully. and
then. besides, like It. Well had some
! circulars printed and I sent them out
TO newspapers and women's clubs and
churches and kindergartens. and every
place and thing | could think of. And
then ! waited. And ! waited. And
waited. And. do you know, l never heard
solitary thing from one of them until
mat woman called me up on the tele-
phone the other day. That's why was
SO silly in the station I do so want
TO make success OF It, I do want 10
help bob-he's so good 10 me- Ny heart
went down into my boots when I found
tnere was nothing for me to do but TO 90
nome. Really. can't tell you how much
appreciate your kindness"
Please. please. don't say that again.
! The gratitude Is all mine You've res
cued me from the boredom of whole
evening alone. don't know SO very
many people myself. I'm from the West.
m taking graduate course at Har-
ward"
Its great fun for me to be going
about like this in search of my church"
she remarked. because never have
been in an automobile before. After I'VE
.oio lots and lots of stories. and have
become famous. I'm going to buy one
70 put in Boh's Christmas stocking"
| Do you mean 10 say you never have
been In en- automobile before?" he asked
with great appearance of solemnity.
| Never"
| why You haven't told me any of the
three stock automobile stories yet"
| Il don't know them. What are thew"
And you've RETAINED from calling It
] my automobubblc. You haven't referred