Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
Mrs. RANDOLPH pEYToN.

hc more likely TO suggest the midnight
i, lamp that fuckers over pondcrous tones
ana manuscripts too reconcile for III.
popular taste.
Are YOU 81 myitpi escaped from the
tree yomdcr. whose bark is cleft"
! Alva ami Phoebe looked upon each
other with startled eyes. \ half hour
had not passed since they themselves
advanced theory about the tree that
HAD been riven by Il storm. They had
not been willing to allow that any
'hlnc had come about by natural causes
The man repeated his uucrl. y ,I.y-
/ tihSt German burr betrayed his ma
4 tIonnlity as did his caste of features
Arc YOU then a tenant Of that .iven
tree
And if | am
As if YOU only were And if vo,!
would be so kind as TO answer = pucs-
llon have been pursun,; a phantom
day and ni.ht--a missinr word DO
YOU know fear the good folk of this
vale are nortally offended with me for
exploiting them so freely They. took
| nae by surprise right in the middle OF
the page and snatchcd Il word from the
very point of my pen Rut no I So
YOU arc not one Of them" And hi:
voice sank into - mysterious whispcr
ihats WHY I'm got w like THIS II
they think | am Pluto instead OF n
mortal they would be moe free win
me"
/ IA" flicker of merrimen; on rho.be's
/ face had given way To AN express sior OF
! pity She now felt sure the man was
! INSANE. Fo' moment both size and
AlNa hal can.ed that he vas SOM.
Incorporating tourist
( II don't know she repeated 1T
seems TO me that's very impolite You
KNOW, Pluto has bad reputation In
these parts"
why, now ] come to think Of it,
YOU are quite right. VIII YOU not come
with me 10 my house II is no, far
from here. think. perhaps YOU could
acip mo find that word But I'm sure
tn. nNmphs have taken it WHY. the
yer! silence here is pulsing with it.
NY "iIc tri's to persuade me TO give
II up; she even hides my manuscript"
/ Phoebe looked at .Alva why no,
I go. he said. And they followed the
demcnted student who talked inces-
sanity of the hafling nymphs that in
t"rfcrcd with his task. Through the
mowerE mcan"ws and groves the path
wound about until at last they came
3 upon "A Tiny house painted in gay colors
ana modelled after the prc,en,ious
style Of u villa
swect-fac"d young woman sat on
'nc piazza grooming n lullaby to a
I chlld IN her lap. Her voice was from
"Ious. and the tears had started TO her
eyes Hearing Footsteps she looked un
I in alnaZcmcnt
Why, August, YOU have been out so
/ ionS ! was frightened. don't know
VINO yon are" she said. turning to the
/ whi'c on tho piaxzaw'
| Aiva ana Phoebe accepted the invi
'aton. While their hos, went to give
! 'he hors" III charge "r the stable boy.
/ she told them Of the heavy an,ictinn
'hat had vIsiScd her family. Her hus-
] l,a
! "" was connected with a
| famous university in his own conntry
! AN" 'rN'nS at tho same time To prepare
AN elaborate publication for the Er:,
ii"h press His collapse had been :,
SUBJECT 81 comment throuohou two
continents NJ that moment he re-
turned with " manuscript in his hand
| ,Nh. Sh" murmurod. II was trying To
| diNcrt his mind from thai work IAN,
! ! cannot. "" is more like himself
al lines though. The doctors have
great hopes If him. They say he may
come TO himself at any moment Now
August. dear. why do you trouble vou,
guests with that. 30 give il to mo"
No. no here YOU see il WAS right
! ~ INC middle of this passage that
lost the word" ana lie began to read
/ in deep. rumblin. voice:
Among the fawmS and drvads I'm
= TN" forest, where strange affinitics arc
+ supposed 10 exist between these roIl,u
ana IN" streams and brooks and How
"rS, We ind the croft" strain that has
always color"d the fanries of The
Human Race. Here in these idyIs is
ei'lshScd the court of There. you
! 80" THAT'S where I WAS interr,Ipicd
: Nh, the smell of heliotrope that word
/ has embodied itself iW this odor II
is thrilling the air at this very mo-
iu'nt."
h'cbc had produced - tiny scented
h'ndkcr"hi"f She was aghast at the
hn"N pcct"d result, especially when tho
y"ni.a wife nut out her hands. win :,
2'S'ur" Of Hhhorrcucc. oh Won will
inihk I'm dcmcntcd. too" Rut yo,I
see. baby poured - whole bottle Of
B h"'ctrop" perfume over his fathers
writing desk. That was lust - week
or two before August was seized win
this attack. The scent fingered abnui
the desk for days and that smell al
ways reminds me OF that distressing.
circumstance"
Alva had taken the manuscript from
the professors hand
"Don't PAT up YOUR handkerchief
Phoebe. Give ii to me" phobe obcycd
mechanically.
-; feel that word now--it is waiting
about the room cried the professor.
A'va began to read slowly the pas.
sage from the manuscript
Here IN these idyls is cnvisagcd
ih" court oc Love-" he finished ana
held the little kcrchicf very near the
4 professors face
why. to u" sure" cried pr Won
q and the strange, vacant OK
PRESTON that had married the noble
t"urt"hancc seemed to clear away
why. remember now" He looked
about the room somewhat dazed. II
have been struggling In Il world OF
phantom. Has II been n dream"
Yes. darling August ii has been an
evil cream to both of us, but | believe
We nave walked up now" Even the
I 'a"N woke IN and crowcd AT his
; mother and waved his arms about But
/ TIL" hearts all spoke one LANGUAGE
| Alva aud Phoebe found themselves
| rtirhcinS their steps through the
meadows; they did not speak until AIva
/ bro kc the silence.