Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-02

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Morning Story

|nsa Morning tory
80 LANTERN LIGHT.
pre- Dan La Grange.
tain 60
stan spring morning that
natelrine Bcloit went suddenly
such
~ TO, reached the age of nine
sucut anybody having sus-
weiiof weak brain. On the
tied Csc who knew her best said
So aIlake her mark in the world,
ut Int She was.
'heItS had planned to go away
and Miss Katherine was to
al ran or house during their
sooo goodby and then the folks
The girl cast All eye around
pc y.tramps were In sight. and
led down into the hammock
40 thinking and ,nusinG pre-
y going crazy.
ct ready and go right Off
,ri.ln't count for shucls" she
30 and be hanged. but
LAYS be here to be snubhcd.
has good time but me"
ally ono call except on moth
ha,r n young man driving past
~, o stopped and asked what
oMnls?
&c hose college boys had their
AZ the clubhouse I sat right
yeranda. and did n single one
iirt with me? OF course not,
amount Ia pumpkins. l don't.
generally believed that people
"a \ H..
for the kitchen and the butcher
but there arc exceptions TO the
Miss katherine raised up on her
and gave that hammock pillow
I with her fist.
run away-thats what | will
she didn't put the matter of
next Christmas. but walked
upstairs and looked for the old
things in her wardrobe. she
3th't planned where she was to go
what she should do. but sort
instinct told her that she should
re old clothes OH when she did it,
3'he cook was singing in the kitchen
the gardener loaiinE. and neither
OF them saw the crazy girl as she
Essed out of the fate into the road
d down the highway forty rods until
eere was mn auto coming, but il was
[ quarter of mile away when
G was sheltered.
So far SO good. She had gone crazy
d had made fa.r start toward
nning away and having adventures
iore. Where should she run to" With
money In her purse AND he old
Ithes on. she must play very sim
sole. Suppose II was that of a hired
4 she'd hire for week and then
back home. and there would he
gents enough to keep her rclnt-
or a month.
- katherine was about To ap-
h the highway and 81; down. This
er off from the road, and she wen,
her Into the woods. She thought
was another highway back OF the
land. but she did not come across
half miles walk. She was Won
Is IL she should not suddenly re-
her senses and return to tho house,
man stepped from behind tree
ave her un awful fright.
was a bent and withered old man,
RJnus more like claws. and he
II in malevolcnt way az they
Il moment.
,ooking for the road over here"
)st whispered
ire n liar he croaked.
,shere--thcre is Il road"
have come to spy OF old John"
ted
MT know YOU were here"
are lying to me-! There's a re-
n hundred dollars for me, dead
don't want it," said the girl in
she tried 30 make wheedling
want is To find the road and go
can't 60"
ysprang away from him and ran
hes, pace. but he had her before
nj gone 100 feet. She screamed
icIt he raised his fis, to strike her.
&C WAS silent. When he took her
narm TO lead her along she real
a eat he had a fierce grip. and
She tried her hardest To break
ne could easily hanale her, \ few
rom where she encountered him
brush shanty with small fire
der.ng near by "Sit down." ex-
pa the old man.
Katherine drew in her breath To
you do I'll hit YOU" warned the
an.
girl had always heard that in
people must he humored. ard find-
ersclf In his power and in danger
olence ii She provoked him, she
n smile and a half laugh and
IN. well. don't want TO 20 home yet
fay, so VIC won't care about the
Fn't that Il pretty good house for
id man to buildc" he asked after
impy silence.
ldccd, but 1t is real cute was an
red
nd built il i'll day"
hen YOU are smarter than most
half your age"
Po you know my name"
o; 7 never heard it,"
IS Cupid"
e words cnme out SO pat. and the
ton was SO incongruous, that Miss
ferine burst into Il laugh.
pc brung about over 100 matches
8sen couples. and that's why they
me Cupid"
Re you out in the woods to hunt
- match for some one?"
.. came out here to sleep and
Rlli and listen TO the whispers. but
soon az ] saw YOU l knew who I
Id marry you to-"
Yell. who is IT."
q Will Irwin. incest man in this
He comes TO my son Davids.
ne I live, and he brings me candy
= Il him I'd find him wife, and T
looked as IL the old man was go
to be easy to get away from and
She saw that fattery was the
bg to use. and she said:
Mr.. Cupid, think you have a good
2a for singing