The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-27

Slllic iivcs that is to he mine, are you
there"
II is prcsumptuous for him to take
=, much for granted but ii Is very
pleasing 20 have a biz man ia love with
one. SO | was waiting for him, and
from up the road | heard the sound Of
his motor car. knew ii was his. for
no one else about here has one. I
rather wondered at his driving down
FOR as a rule he walks. as he says 1t is
more homc!Iko when he is coming
to mo.
The car came whirring on with never
a trace Of the slowing up action one
would expect. Then it passed. Mr..
Durcan sat on the front seat. and ne
never even turned 80 look at my house.
Beside him sat Mrs. Shorting. and
naturally she did not turn either. The
car whizzed past, and in a moment one
could almost have dreamed that it had
been there.
Perhaps 1t was unmaidenly II me in
that moment, when ! renowned Mr.
Durgan forever, TO wonder where he
and Mrs. Shorting We're golnE-now
thH, he was nothing to me.
Fortunately | was not left long to my
effort, for some ladies called. and then
III ~ ~ lH''Ul tdlllt To- 0l~i'llN~ lll'' llll-
hcarahlc pass to which Mrs Shorting
had b.uu-ht things "a each individual
family and how no one ever wanted
to see her again aud ii was a.. such a
lad example for the children. While
hey were still with me / heard the
motor car coming back. but again IT
did not stop Under prc,oucc of ar
ranging a bind | went t. the window
10
ur ghi and while had E.vcn Mr.. Dur
gan NJ forever yet dli want to sec
+ She Was stili on tho seat beside him.
Tho car passed too quickly, however,
for mo 20 tell.
More and more ladies' arrived till al
most every one WIS present except
Mamie Lee. They said their husbands
hdd g3t to- such state that it was
nothing To them now whether they had
the society of their wives or not. Most
of The adde's We're attended 10y little
nlegers with lanterns to light tn, IN
home.
After they had gone | did not sleep
much, trying not to think about Mr..
burgan. ! got up very early to make
myself cup Of tea, for it is braCing
| even when one has to face the world
| alone. ] opened all the doors and win
| lows wide, for one must have air even
when ones world has gone to piece :,
and then, as | bent over my little
tmovar ! heard Mr.. Durgan's car.
J shut my eyes. | didn't care now whether
| she was b, side him or not. OF course.
| ! heard the car stop, but | kept my
eyes shut while his footsteps came
nearer. Then | heard him in the door
way, but ! did not turn round. lie said
| in low. mighty sweet voice:
"Salllc RlNcs, Sallie R.Ncs, | hone
you know how hard it was for me not To
! turn my head toward yuu when | felt
/ your presence on the porch last night
| knew that If did Ia jump out Of the
car and let it and Mrs. Shoriing 20 tc
destruction"
When Mr.. Durgan says things lik,
that. so tactful and winning. | wonder
| If he hasn't been engaged before; but
Of course, ! never have asked HIM fcI
fear Uf finding out.
Il need not tell you that was or
important business" slil Mr.. purgan
and ii ii had not been for my belief
in your trust and intuition shout,
have come back at two in the morning
when my Charlottesville business wa,
over, to explain everything. Put OF
your hat, Sallic R.vcs. We have M
engagement to breakfast in Charl ties
VILE"
When person feels like siyinl
twenty things at once, and is not SURF
that us SAT" to say anything at all
the best plan to follow is To obey thu
SUGGESTION of some confident man. S.
! simply put on my hat like he said
ana got into the motor car. And b.