The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-19
HOLLOW OF F: HER HAND
BY GEORGE BARR MCUTcHEoN

orcd and rather cowardly plan Of en-
tcring :: convent. shc was soon to ,,,s.
cover that success In the UNDERTAKING
Drought deeper sense OF exlls than
VII" could hove imagined hersrIf nbla
To endure at tho outset Sne found
hciseil more utterly alone and friend
leSs IMAM a any timc In her life Tho
chance COMPANIONS she Formed "a, Ia.
tcrlakcn--d"spite q well-mcan, 70
aerVe served only TO increase bo,
( feeling of loneliness and despair. rho
very natural attentions OF men. yo,,u,r
ana ola, depressed her. instead Of en-
eourasing that essentially feuInino
thing called vanity She lived MS onn
without; am aim without single pur-
pose except 10 close ono day That shn
might begin tho next
after time. She went on TO I'm.
cernc. Here the life on tho surface
vas fayer and sno WAS reused from
heF state OF lethargy in spite Of nor
elf once, trom her Iituo balcony f.,
,he National. she saw two Of hor oiJ
Nequaihtances Ia the chorus at uie
"alcty. They wcrp wearing many
pearls Another time she mo, them IN
Nc street. She Was rather quietly
a9cSscd They did not notice her Bur
We prosperous Hebraio gentlemen who
"'''Hoed 'hen were not 80 careless
ono day card wa. brou.b, IN no,
rooms For tho next two weeks she
had (" true ana unavoidablc friend fl,
lucerno. 1t would appear tina, Mrs
rove Martin had not been apnrised or
the ritt IN the Nrandall Lutte. sno
~, ~. ~ 'e"son 70 cphs!ner the exclusive
- ~ ""ythinS but tho
- 80 80 S' companions Mrs
/ 4t'" c-Niattt was not louE IN nudiut-
CUT tthoUgh how Sire did IL, heaven
HnowA') mat Lord 5iurga,royd.n
Ff"N"niece Was 10 iouEc- the intimate
ok E''rV'. sara Sooch
Ii,,i.t, Het' without
but n !rst Mrs Rowe Martin dc
p"ried' much To- iIetty secret relief
"Ut no; ueiorc Sac h,,j iuctcased inc
fii h"iihena by introducing her into
COZ "nose't, rotmprolitan sat from
"H'eh iltls were but three ways OF
't'"pe she refused 10 marry one o.
lh'Ih' denied another the privilege OK
i.ahinr love go hcr. ANA declined 10
ni'F auction bridge Win am ~ them
hl'' .9"eh u must be said there was
real regret amon. the u!ln.
From slrs Rowe Marin ara o,to~.
sho heard tfat Nrs Erdutor5 w.,
dau ana ViviRn were T.. ia. r, So,
land iu october. tor soni.hody-or
otAors christening. ana thar leslie htd
been auinv some reall. ,,nn,l.rf,l a.,
ing a. PAU
Cd,
e'..' 'I'S H'at' sara AlIs
you refused 10
- - q t'o resides.
49," !''t "etl ln . perpetual
',9 oN'' ms ~!
'''''' WIS no news as might
+Is N2We-AlAr-
"" WY ''"i lHHN sara WHs
'""'' Peis'n-out heavens!
l'''i' ,'"' ol autumn came and
q .rN .asfH n
!''i@' ions i' JON I'D nc exc
""'' Ns lil' Gag tit" snort ana bleak.
Snt i''iH Hefsett mPi" ana more OF the
.t"I, "''e'~ sym polic oicNy bird on
''.AWay "!na"W !ede" HIS ne
"'h "el'N"T q iiaN"siy "or q tragedy;
A''7 vas ''th ~ these
n'it.c'AiNt '"4' nor to" that Bran
'oA b'oii h-d "ormed Tie truth out
81 SaiH' ana mat Hhe would never see
"Ihi again 10 iurt her 70 think that
while sara hchoyed in nor tho man
VINO loved her did not II - way
me" nave
~ '!ie eve OF Aet departure an event
'r"nsp'Ff9 mat was 10 alter tie whole
course OF hcr life. or more propcrly
speakins. II was destined to put her
"'CH 'llo an "id RrooEe
Nhe "as ""lking along the quay, iu
INC "Nak 81 early evening, her mind
.Hll Or the nest days journey over tho
mountains 10 Milan The wind was
cold about her neck there was bon
"t Whlle osfieh feathers one end Of
Which huttered faiiy over her should
eT. ~" "as continually turning half
way ABOUT AGAINST the wind 10 reclaim
me t'u"ut end or the boa II was In
me act OF dong go on one occasion that
Eer attention was drawn 70 Two nen
VINO s"uhtertd across The avenue from
I"e "Ppioach 10 me i+chweltzerhof.
she stopped still IN her tracks, pet
'IheG by ena2ement-and alarm, If
We may anticipate tho sensation by "a
second or two.
one OF the men was Leslie Wrandall,
the other-her own father!
IN q dash came the impulse to avoid
them, 10 ny before they recognized her.
But even as she turned and started
on with sudden accelcration OF speed,
shout assailcd her ears. and then
came The swift rush Of Footsteps over