Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-21

again. I've missed her--lost ner
Il do feel sorry for YOU" she be-
gan softly. You've been coming
here for weeks. haven't you. on ths
bare chance @. meeting her? It's
It's quite rot.ance.'
"A tea shop romance" HI laughed.
but his laughter sounded rather bit.
ter.
The door OF tho tea-shop opened as
he spoke. was pushed open rather
timidly. and n very slight. delicate
looking girl walked ina girl plainly
dressed in a shabby blue serge coat
and skirt. with n white. pinched littls
face, and big. misunderstanding gray
eyes. and somehow Mary knew at
once that this was the girl" II did
not need the violent start Peter Glenn
ent gave to make him realize this:
she guessed it directly. and shs
guessed right.
Young Clement brushed abruptly
past Mary and hurried toward tho
girl. who turned paler than ever when
she saw him coming. then aho held
out Il shaky little hand. and Mary
noticed what worn gloves she was
wearing and how carefully the shabby
gloves had been mended.
Live been wondering IL should
ever see you again." She spoke in
strained. nervous tones. Fancy meet
ing you tonight"
i've been Observation-Disclosures day
for over mountaineering from nvs
to six"
Peter Clement had quite forgotten
Mary. He had forgotten that there
was anyone in the world except A
thin. white faced. poorly clad little
gtrl-the girl-and he put n hand on
the ea-table from which he had just
risen.
sit down and have some hot tea
at once" he commanded. Hot tea
and hot scenes"
You stayed away a whole week
once-over a month ago. and I won
dereu what had happened. I got all
sorts or Ideas into my head at last
thought you didn't want to know mo-"
"Dcar''--he looked at her passion
ately, then put her Into a chair-"you
might have been wiser than that. 1t
was illness-my poor old uncles ser
ious illness-that took me away at an
hours notice.
"Oh. I'm 80 sorry" Her flush deep
ened. She crumpled some bread nor
vously. i've been III. too-lnfluenza
and pneumonia. This Is only the nee
ond day I've been out--Ive been very
ILL.,"
You've been Ill? Good Lord! very
Ill: And I never knew-never knew"
Two teas. please" he ordered as
Mary came up Hot scenes, hot but
tered toast, the best cakes in tn.
shop, and cream bucketfuls OF
cream.
She smiled as she brought back her
replenished tea tray--snliled at these
London lovers: and they smiled back
Mt her, and Peter Clement presently
shook her by tho hand.
It's NIL right" he whispered hap
PLY. confidentiaily. Her names Lily
Harper but she'll soon be Lily Glenn
ent. l thought you'd like to know"
Tho girl shook hands with Mary.
too. She was quite tremulous with
happiness-her eyes shone like stars
"EIc told me he's been talking to
you tonight" she murmured rather
incoherently. told you all about our
middle: but It's all come straight
We just had to meet again, Peter and
I've had to-"
"Of course you had to-" Mary agreed
cheerfully Doesn't Shakespeare tell
us that Journeys end in lovers meet
ings-some journeys?"
She sighed, a short little sigh, a.
she said the last words, Her thought I
had suddenly flown back to Dudley
Thorpe aguin--the young man she ha ii
made up her mind to forget-the
lover who had ridden out Of her life
the wooer who had played her false
caused her to turn contrary and run
away from home-follow a wandering
star.