The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-26
EHANTitK NLIX.-MO,.k.nosn


Then lons sigh shook her to he,
very heArt end Of "a sudden tho small
nSi ~ Aian's grasp relaxed and h.l
'tc" tGTncd To his like Il Hover to tho
sur race transngur.d. It's npa row
Soii ana yielding. it's eyes unclos.d and
smiling into his n smile All ,-,is.. vtth
"ushed ears
Man rho brca,hed gently. 90,
t"m nc true. I'm toying go hard to
% ne Nc=-but all tho while know II
o,,i We c"nycrteh 9 s,keptic with the mute
i'end upom his shonldo- rbo ,.,n,
ciunr psssionateiy 10 him "Tcu 80
again thnt YOU love me- sbo ,,a.''
PROMISE mo you'll never lot anv:Lin,.
col,' net""en us Promise me. AlnI,
promise me you'll be Kind ,n mo- ~
WAYS. dear" ~ no 'i-'
murmu"eh rcpronchfuIly
ain afraid J." .ilo wi,ist,or.J
"lIow could be anything els. loving
II am afraid
...WhS should be unkind 10 yo,-"
90, IN unt I'm just afraid..
'of losing you"
but tina, can never be-
GU cau't be sur. Wba, 4, m
We" TO and loud been ni.,nikc, ."
enc causlt her breath ana added
m"S'.i That you didn', real!; love
on, that's rd!culous'"
can't De sura. Nothing i'm iife is
rerman"nt What tx love- ulusJo, Of
ftNses' What is happinessa 4
~, 'ine."isp' What Is life? \
Dearest" He held her more closely
nlll. fo.' ere nervous and over
"IouS M. on don't know vi,at yor.,,
Apu can't mean what YOUR.
"a, But Say tina, us Sofia,
nc is all inal,.- believe. Thril make.
believe you love me"
on put do. do"
And makc-belicvo 10Y Iit,le wcvo
oaushi IN" wiil-o'-,he- wisp only Tor
~ tir-unti Nom wake up and realize
mat its NIL roal and true.
Hht closed her cycs again, Yea"
,nate-hcl!ve rs al true - ii,,le
lonF"r aud forget
-" 'oUid ~ 40 means account for
ms strange humer; bu, lie aid MS
rcSI 10 comfort hey. none tho loss
teuG"rly hccnusc Of Ills ,nvxtinoat.op
Ana fnr = lene tiine she 70, Illusion
olind hcr. resting quietly I'm his arms.
making believe
pnly on approaching TN, Twenty
'hlru street Ferry they must needs
liVHt rouse uud ST aparr couatrrtncdly
10y iee' some one might glance through
INC WINDOW ana Surpr'ac their secret
IS II one needed tho evidence OF
cares exchanged 10 know that they
"'lc lovers who had eyes to see tho
'usn"d lovel!n"as of the t.ir! shrink
ms bnck IN her corner or wit "a inter
PFC, INC rhdiant hnppincEs that shone
~ Hlan face as he bent forward and 4.
watched wariiy from tho window.
Theirs was the last vchicla 10 swing
90 aen IN" gates before these las,
Nr!" closed II
,nH inns was quite as well tor Alan. |
'lSin2 Tor one last backward glance
hreaSh the rear window. started in
',o!nn,arnN and choked upon ~; ox-
'lamaiton whcn he deserted q powerful
curing car tearing madly toward the I
CRY house" rs one passenger half rlS- p
nr from the front seat. besidc Tic I
iHNr" ana exhibiting coIntcnauce 2
'urplc with conrcs;ed chagr!n as he I
lac entrance
Quickly sensitive to his emotion. tho e
.irl caught nervously at .Aluu's hand. / #
What is it, dear I
lie made gesture of cxaspcra;:on. t
was nc good trying TO deceive her. g
'es!des. sire was no, one TO lose heart, ),
"Natrcphat." he snapped
She uttered hushed cry of dis
Don, be alarmed. however" he h
astened 10 comfort her. Hes lost Z
he race: the gates arc shut--evcn the y
assenger gates--and there must be a :,
ompanN spottcr somewhere nearby. 1,
Dr the gateman is virtuously refusing II
} be bribcd by Il roll OF money as g
iick as my wrist" n
AZ ,bn, iustar, ,ho ,a..;, -, ~
board the fcrryboat; the deck gates :,
ere closed; hoarse whistle rent the "
'arinS silence OF the city; winchcs 81
sttlcd and chains clanked: and the
oat wore pondcrously out OF its slip I!
so much for Mr.. Marrophat" Alan ~
owed, sitting down. Fooled again, -
ut what ! want to know is how the g,
.ucc His smile faded and a n.
ecker of worry crnked his brows. al
low the deuce did he get such an h'
curatc line on my nlaus9 n. ,,,,., y,
lvc started several minutes after we "'
II the house. for | can swear he
hsn't even within sight most Of the OF
ay downtown; so how did he know CT
at was coming here, To the Erie T.
FRY" CT
IConiinucd To,,o,-o, "