The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
EN JOANNA SINGLE


ahead and awaited his Young mis-
tfess' rejecting that he would have
20 break the speed limit if she made
hef train. Her trunks had gone 70
/ the station the day before The
daschund on the back seat of the
tonncau yawned in the face of the
| beautiful morning in carly September
Finally Miss Katharine Folwell APP
! peared perfect in black broadcloth.
/ She was palpably not intended for
| lies grim realities. She would have
peeh OUT OF place IN any setting less
| than luxurious. She knew this. Just
| year ago she had told David Rob
| ertson so, and as he had never been
| sure he even wanted to be rich. he
| dropped out of her life so effectualk
| that ii hurt She had not thought
! ne would take her at her word So
! life bored her, which was why she
! had promised to go abroad with the
/ theneys--shc hadn't seen May since
/ their college days. though they lived
far out in some suburb and had only
I lately inherited enough money TO jus
| tify trips-auud leaving their two chill
! dren
Gnstave Strengthened and gaspcd--
/ politely---as his mistress took her
I seat and gave her order.
y
given up my trip, she said
He touched his cap, and they were
1 off.
Il couldn't have endured It." she
said half aIoud--the old round of get
ting away from yourself in dirty for
eign places. I've got to live with my
self anywhere l go. and ] like 1t here
as well as any place. The country ls
at least peaceful"
The car slipped up the avenue.
past the clangor OF downtown,
/ through the residence district, from
woodsy suburbs toward the river
road. The sun was hot. but the
fresh wind cooled her cheek. Finally
they were gliding slowly past pretty
little cottages. wide apart. flower
surrounded, almost real country.
Then, without warning. the car
stopped with u jar. aud Gustave. all
apology. was out trying the ma
chinery He ended by crawling be-
meath the motor, and after much
tinkerlng. came out hot and eXplan1-
tory. She was deaf TO explanations
she didn't care.
Pardon. but the sun is hot IT
~may take an hour 10 mend VIII
! Ma amsclle seek Il cool spot That
garden, perhaps ?" He waved with
Gallic srac. at cottage they had
! passed where children played in 4
garden.
She soothed GustAve's excitement
with a smile and wandered up 10
the place This was the sort OF
thing David Robertson had dreamed
she might share with him, bunga-
low guarded by priset hedge and
sentinel row "a flaming holly
hooks She, too had been among
dream possess!ona-then she saw
the children. blonde. rosy little peu-
pie. and brought herself up with
start. She would not let herself in
ciude children in her reFarte OF
David. His income could never have
brought the dream OF his love into
reality Katharine spoke 10 the It-
tie ones hanging over the gate
coed morCin'." answered the SIX
ypar-old immovabiy.
L,o.' placidly returned the four
venr-uld boy Does you lovt holly
katharine sand that she adored
Them Then She explained about the
broken down motor and asked Y she
cotlld come in their garden a Wlnte'
Would their mother care Ihey
were suddenly solemn.
.Mothor's gone 10 the end OF the
world" she said quantity. ana Mrs.
scott IS drefful sick aud Aunue hesS
is to her house aud were 10 stay
rtsehr here SOS she can see us III
nurse comes home II came IN /.
breathless sentence.' as tho enid
rl,nr To her little brother. Fhen
sne opened wide the gate.
nm sorry bout the car au YOU
can come IN AM play with us II you II
be good,
she sank down on the green grass,
removed her hat aud tfied io WOO
tho shy boy 10 give her KISS llt
would not but broke q handfD! OF
hollvhocks without stems and put
them gruvely III her lap The Etrl.
Janey. was hanging over bed or
mienonette like a white butterfly
When Gustaves hour and more had
paesed. Katharine looked up from
her clumsy telling Of he story pf
tn, three bears" TO hear more eA-
cuses. He could not repair the ma
chine II would have to be towed In.
Would ma amselle take u train or
wait several hours until HI came with
rba other car He stood waiting,
and a sudden within possessed Ecr
II will come on the train. Doht
come back for me. | may stop to
make = visit Tell Marie not to ex-
ptct me =" she would not he robbed
oT This new amusement~-she seldom
had been with chiidren. and the
sweet little experience was bringing
her a queer happiness. with mn"h
prompting she told some of the
familiar child stories. and then, won"
derlng at herself. made up fairy
stories with an ease that brought the
littl4 ones smuggling close 10 Her
They told about themselves.
Father had to take mother 10 the
ord of the world said David. the
hcy. And now you're here. We can
* to Uncle Dee's and see the ducks.
The children were on their feet
In a moment, pulling her UP by the
hands, drawing her after them
through a gap in the hedge into
snnken garden, exquisitely Japanese,
with pool where fioated mandarins
with. clipped wings Everything was
delicately perfect-eyen the brown
bungalow off 10 the left was de-
lieht.
The children threw themselves
upon her. hugging her.
What's your name?' they asked.
and she answered:
Kitty, because love soft places
and she threw Off her big plumed
hat
David rose and began to stick the
pink hollyheeks into her crown If