Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-01-30

/ ing IN front OF her and. looking down, /
/ il occurred 10 Macy that probably /
certain much-blanketed individual,
! who for the last few days had been
! occupying steamer chair behind an
| other chimney, was the very Archi-
bold whose sad story she had come up
stars 10 avoid. that the Flying Ma
chime Record" was his property. that
Il had blown away fro mhim and that
/ e.. being crippled, would not be able
10 get IT,
He 10 probably a scatter Drained
freak" she thought. and the maya
zine continued TO flutter as = abOu;
ready TO follow It's owners example
and attempt flight. Nancy hated 20
} disturb herself. but duty prompted her
! 70 get up and anchor the magazine
withone Of her slippered feet AS she
] did 60 she saw the name Archibold
e White scrawled across the cover.
Il say" cane a deep voice not far
e away. do YOU mind handing that &c
e meg . am broken-legged, you know.
G and my mother takes my crutch away
t after she gets me mp here for fear
5 Will try 20 walk alone. LIS s=.ghuul
= 10 be babied 50. Thanks. awfully."
& Nancy somehow felt resentment that
i
IS .ot seem 20 recognize her own invalid
e ca condition. she walked with affect
p. ed weakness to his chair and handed
lie him the magazine. AS she did so th'
wind blew her coat so that for a sec
Re ond Archibold caught sight OF III
Z. runles OF the neghgee beneath.
- You aren't laid UP, too2' he aske
M Cheerfully. you don't look yer
80 sick"
be Nancy was aware OF the fact tha
her color was hich and that her eve
r. were bright She had accepted hi
Is thanks with a touch OF hauteur an
es was turning 20 80 hack 10 her chai
he when ArchibOld called her Don't 80
get duced lonely? ! mean. doesn't on
MS get lonely. though. sitting up here
'lA Nancy turned.
lp Archibold explained. Il was iu
y" thinking that III we could get some OF
TO introduce US IL would make it jol
~ if we didn't have our chairs SO Z,
eu apart SO we could sometimes talk
l@' bit"
Il didn't know you felt che need
90 an introduction" said Macy, and tn
~. not exactly knowing why trippcd bai
"a. 20 the elevator and down 20 her apal
y ment
- The conversation between NJ
"a. Black and Mrs. White continued, a.
for some reason Nancy grew fOnder
the fresh air. In fact Nancy had
i0- way OF making for the roof wheney
Sd, she heard the much-detested piano
Nls stop playing. Mrs. Black had learn
- all the details OF Mrs Whites sons
Sue cident. and Nancy listened with we
- - feigned interest 20 her account
ne Aychibold's career.
- One day Nancy found ArchtbOl
a. a.. chair behind her chimney. That
- che sat behind Archibold's chimn
-i1' One day they happened 90 come up
the same elevator, and without G
- sulting Nancy's opinion he reques
- the elevator boy 20 place the {
80 chairs on the same side OF the n
~ That day ne tried in vain 10 Opel
az conversation with Nancy.
~. The first day that Archfbold CO
80, 49, hohble without a crutch ne prOcee
- 20 drag his chair close to Nancy's
80 Il want 10 talk TO you serious
80 he said, so don't play any Of y
me" funny little tricks this time"
Nancy looked haughtily at him,
- made no protest. When they y
TN bots comfortably arranged ne les
II Ill over 10 her as IL afraid that some
II I'LL else would hear.
Il want you TO tell me hone
{W does that internal pianOla DO
NJ you