The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-13
TWO SCENES
IN TWO LIVES
b MARGARET BARR


y gentleman living on 1 country road
was taking the air walking about his
place. 1t was not spacious, and the
house was not palatial. They indi-
Gated an owner Of moderate means
but there was something about the
premises that denoted he Was refined
There was q whirr1ng Of wheels up the
rad and an automobile appeared. Be
side the chauffeur there was only one
person aboard. middle aged lady
we'll wrapped in fur robes. The We
hicle had reached q point perhaps
hundred yards from the place describ-
ed when there was an explosion IKE
pistol shot The auto swerved and
In doing 20 went over.
The chauffeur was unhurt. Not 80
the lady. The gentleman who saw
the catastrophe went to her assistance.
She was lying with closed eyes. but
she soon opened them and looked at
the man bending over her.
Tell me. madam be said. .how
badly hnrt Jon are that may decide
what to do
voice ..hx,f donhe - ~ sas,,.s.- -
arr,oue =
The chauneur Joined them, and the
two carried the lady to the house.
Two young ladies'. the daughters of
the host. took - il charra while tho
eentieman telephoned for' : snrpnon
When tn medical man arrived - ,,y,r,-
nounced the la<lv nnhurf. v,rh ~. -
cepefon of I spraine6 ankla wh,ch
pgevente<l her walking He naid ehe
u1rhf b driven 10 her shome s. enr
tttne. Left alone with her host. the
4iady nald:
& ssTvhfa n : si6 0af.r ,,.e.<srs ~ ~
+ nin1.~
The cpnttoman s4artod .vr. have
| nj leforeY.. he asked
| So You vere once vrerf known +o
me. But that was fwentv vaars 400
and mr. ace il lust flouble vhat n was
then. 1t is not remarkable that Won
should not recognize me-
But you have recognized me-.
.There a q reason for that.
"wIll Won give ftY.
.Yes. but not directly. ! Will ten
you a little story The scene Is fhe
! yeranda of a house on an emipence
/ overlooking river sthe soason "a
spring. The hour VS.. thar whom tha
twilight fades into nirht new moon
Is standing over the western horizon
1.-TWO younc nersons ware sift,nc On
the ~yeranaa man ana : vau.n
Tha man TOOL. bo- hana !, ono ~ b,s.
the other he stola aronnd her waist
Il love xon. ha said .ana yv,sh yo,z
10 he NV wife. The words wsro s,,,,.
nle hnt mora xv,nn,ns, fro,,, +ha,, s,,,,
nl;c,tv II was che ban,,,ost ,,,a,saa -
of her life
.Rut nor reltsh,nv haino won foo a..
ily she asked for time nrop;s;no on
answer within n few davs He aSSen+.
Oh hnt ra,nc+ant,v yna, f.,,,- =, =
HAD naSSaa she l,a.-o, for. h,,., =, ,.,,,,,r
70 he~ 70. bar .nsuar o. a;s -,
come a month ,,assad aa,5 sha 5000
Oh q ,attar from, him fr,or, 49,. :,
cstv falling har frat he haa sraso,,,r
haen called awav. that : NV ts-,,,s -, !
onanea to him hn+ that ~ x,,o,,,a ~, ,
lony xvh;,o hafora ~, ,.o,,,a $3.50. :,
great succsSs Pea 80 ,oroa 49,
deenlv she Womb NOT baya .staa ~,
lime This was nrohahlv fortunata
since he con,d not 10 near har . Ion.
" lille must nass hafora tbev co,,,d =,
married and he wonld only stand :,
her way of ha,ny sattlas for rfa 7,
she agreed with him IN this an answa
to the question he had asked was no
necessary If that answer was to hav,
been Yes and she preferred to stan,
by It she might write him. and h.
would do his best to make good hi
offer.
: .sThis chilled her frst and only low.
She wrote him that doubtless he wa
right about the matter. and since hi
view was hers. she considered his offe
annuIled."
The lady had reached this poin
which was the end of her story. whe
one of the young ladies in the hous
brought in a dainty luncheon on a sa