Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-16
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II he Morning Story
ClPID IN TOWN.
(By Constance n'Arcy MnrknES.b


@mer. The sky was intensely blue and
the air rife with the smell OF dust and
4 heat-parchcd pavemcnts. Fifth avenue
seemed as arid as a desert Houses
I were closed, their blinds drawn. Maids
/ Gossiped in areawayS. instead of the
!; pageantry of carriages which graccd the
street or winter afternoons there were
occasional cabs. numbering automobiles
and busscs filled with tourists.
i was strollihg along toward the club.
Z and devoutly wishing ! VAS any place
!. but In town, when suddenly | espied
Honoria l-augham. she had come in
from house party OF Long Island.
and our meeting was The mcrest acct
dent. AT once suggested the little
Casino in tcptral Park - a cool and
{ inviting place for luncheon. iogoria
, agreed. Aunt MNra considers YOU such
safe companion. she said. demurcly.
It's one of the compeusatious OF he
ing ineligible" said For | was iueli-
+ gib!e; there was no doubt about that.
My income OF Il Few p0ltly thousands
barely Suiiioed to keep me ON the soCia!
+ merry sp-round. And HAD added in
discretion To poverty lay falling in love
with ionoria. or course. no one could
have guessed 4. Even iiouoria'$ aunt
would have Scoited the idea OF my he
ing a probable Suitor. In fact The very
dimness OF my prospects enabled mo to
see more of iionclia than | otherwise
could have done. I was considered pcr-
q fectly safe, FOR iIono-ta's circumstances
demanded that She make brilliant
match and was The least brilliant man
or her acquaintance. II was the old. old
story of the moth and the star. IL the
moth WAS foolish, so much the worse
for the moth And as for the star
Honoria and had long since decided
that love was out OF the question SO
on the way TO the Casino our CONVERSE
non was strictly confined to piatonrc
platitudes.
4. We had lunchean at one @. the little
tables close by an open window
through which the green reaches OF the
park were enticing to the eye. sun
shine dappled the leaves with the light
and shadow Squirrels frsked across
the grass. The hum OF the city sound
ed far away and indistinct. Now and
thcn breeze stole in, carving with il
rant, hali-woodsN perfume. The mir
sror across from Us reflected ionoria's
frills and furhelows, her clear. delicate
profile ana every turn OF her graceful
head There was the clink of ice in
tall thin glasses, and a gay bubble Of
festivity and laughter from some OF
the other tables. Honora's eyes met
mine.
There are worse places than New
York" l observed.
'Oh, what is SO rare as dav in
town." murmurcd iionoria
Il bless The fate which prompted YOU
TO leave the SeaShOre and let me have Il
glimpse OF YOU" said l.
1T wasn't fate" it WAS dressmakevs,'
said Honoria. She put back her Veil
with an adorable gesture. Am ! very
much burned" she demanded
only enough TO be becoming" said I.
You're Bit brown yourself, DICK,
she observed
People who make hay while the sun
shines" began
II ".Ah." said Honoria, that's just what
was going 10 ask, Are YOU progress
ing well win INC heiress?'
Modesty forbids me TO saw" an
swered. "Hows ola Croesus2'
Doing nicely. ihanks" laughed Hon
oria. Then her fac. grew grave. ~pick.
she said. DO YOU rselize that this IS the
last luncheon Wen have together tete-
a-tete""
u know" said /, "tha: our year OF
camaraderie il over And il Vas fun
while IL lasted. wasn't II. Houoria2 All
our ltytle walks and talks and drives.
-And its soi 20 emo because We're afraid
of poverty"
: We do love luxury" sighed Honoria.
Wed be miserable without IT," ]
agreed
You" wen, on ltonor.a. mus, marry
the heirc-s iu order 10 ohtaia 81 yacht,
and ALI tho other Things you cam; pos
sibly &c, along without"
while ola Croesns can give you
house IN town, ana several IN TIL yuun
try, not TO mention a box ~ iae opera
and gowns OF Paris creation. Yet when
I'm steaming around Gibraltar ana
you're giving spl<..f.d entertainments
in your brown s+ul,- front J dare SAY
we'll look back on thtsr times wc.y-
spent together with = good deal OF
amusement ana some regret Don SOU
think SO, HouOria.
But Honoria was ENGAGED I'm spear!ng