Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-05-15

Back Is Lane Remember she name
him into entering one one nisht And
almost the hr-t = Il facs h' saw
vas thaI Of E5.ie &c "A &c hot
and cold and angry Then he reuem-
hered that her goings and comings
we're not his to regulate.
Bob lad a dance VITA her and Jim
watched them wondering that she had
one hers. Didn't sac know better.
she would meet men tat should not
even know OF her eXisteacc2 He walt
ed t,r the waltz TO end and presented /
himself for an iEtrOj lc;iou. After \
that he had danced with her feN \
rounds and then asked 20 take her /
OIL the floor.
Ne proccs dsl 70 talk - her Ii1s 4 /
brother IL was frank talk lie
went too ar. - kuew-hc lectc~ed
| her. Al since Sic had avoided h'n
He had been twice 10 see her am she
refused TO appear--at least ne thought
] she did The woman sad she was
not in, but he was sure that he cOught
a glimpse OF her on one OF the times
Now he ate and mentally went over
! what ne told her.
His warning had been 10 the effect
that she was TOO good for this sort
/ OF thing; that she was IN danger OF
being m.sIudged. making bad acquan-
tanceG. that shg VAS too delicate aGd
shculI be outdoors in the air. Finally
4 her silence trritated him and he in
sisted Oh taking her home forJl With.
She had come with a group OF Others
and got OF on a plea OF headache.
But she had not promised not 80 90
again. And--her5 she was with that
worthless Perry BensOn-and what
business did he. Jim. have with her,
after all? lie asked himself that, and
answered that ne must be crazy. he
woulI put her O2t OF his mind.
After he had ldied up and inended
, place IN the fence. ne thoughtfully
put on his good clothes and went
down the street for a walk All roads
! led TO Ellie, and he found himself
! going in the direction 81 her boarding
house. lie rang the bell. asked the
hard-faced woman wac answered Tor
Miss Caldwell, and waited Would
! she see him. Why did she avoid him
lie only wanted a wax with her
r she had walked " eth aim a few times
! he seened to see heT chiidlke taCs
? beside him, her fair head not up q
his shoulder, and hear gentle. preciss
= lil,le speeches Once ht had caile.
forth ripping laugh out OF her So
= riausness.
! She's nut was the Ncman's a..
: swer.
= Jim simply turned and went dowr
, the steps and into the twilight liz
: hated the ga stamp at the corner. an,
Y the children and the boys playing
hide and seek He was sick OF every
thing. And now he knew what aile'
!. hin-he was in love, like any COOS
OF q youth: ne. twenty-siX wears oil,
and In has senses on other subjects
!, Aud. probably, she was OF 20 a dane
= with that fellow Bensoni Probabl
= she was ike all the rest-prObabl
- she was not the girl for him; but n
- couldn't think so! His thoughts clun
. TO her, ali that was protective an
Z anectionate iR him went out 10 shel
ter her.
! He urned a corner sharp and with
out warning ran squarely into som
J one-a woman-no, a girl. by the sof
! alarmed "Oh!" OF fright and pair
] He caught at and saved her from fal
! ing, trying TO excuse his unpardOT
= able blindness. Then he saw Who
- was.
= "oh, Ellie" he said. using her fir.
name. "Oh. Ellie." He was read
now 10 be quiet and good. He ia
! mentally accepted his defeat 81
had plainly showed she didn't ca
! for him, so he would be simply frien,
ly. Looking down at her now, VOL
I | dering that she did no tspeak. he pc
| ceiyed 10 his amazement and disms
! that she was crying. Tears ran dow
! her checks. he put a hand ind
! her arm aud protected her down q
I street lest passers should note n
] distress.
\ "Oh-did ! hurt You. Ellie2 I'm
I great stupid brute. as well as a foo
! / chase after you when / ought
I see that you just can't--lcve met
couldn't help loving you-I wanted
I take care OF YOU. I lectured and
! terfered because wanted TO IA
care OF you. T."
She drew her arm from his a
J stopped short TO look ST him. her IA
! fairly shining through the tears. II
! voice was a revelation.
! oh" she breathed "Ohi you
I really--care? and-oh, couldn't y
understand--shat / cared too from
the vcry-frst?"
He had no words for nome
She-cared The thought made n
1 silent and dizzy and dumb and In
fably happy lie drew her very clC
% as they walked along the way. tn