Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04


a splendor that cannot help thinking was un.
surpassed" Gle coughed in his sleeve and
swallowed a cup of black coffee) The smoke
OF cigarettes swirled in clouds about the room,
softening it's uglness and screening us gently
from the presently
MY chiefs daughter went rarely to all these
various entertainments. and then only in the
stern companionship OF her govcrness a woman
too loaded with a sense of propriety to be
cleanminded. How understand her, my
sweetheart now that can see her ignorance
from the depths Of my wisdom. Who would
not forgive herr" ellis voice trembled with In.
tense excitement) who could blame her?
For after all it is not the event but how it
really AFFECTS us that counts. | have always
said that to myself" he reiterated loudly when
any other vein presented itself
How proud she was full of the beliefs that
che had been taught, and added to them an
idealism which was almost terrible in it's aloof-
ness. (He paused) II could not tell you how
much l began to love her. nor how much
suffering it caused me to be as was 1t
seemed sacrilege to return her calm remarks
with such heat under my replies She was so
small and slight that when held the curtains
aside for her to pass, she went by underneath
my arm. There was strange vvdness about
her that seemed to indicate the contour of
great personality, and her eyes were an end
less chain of lights and depths, that drew one
into them blind and mad with-but-howevcr
that does not Gle. coughed and for a
few minutes seemed to lose the thread of the
story.)
Then 1t was my misery to see her love, with
all the intensity of her nature a mere bundle
OF INDUCED instincts-brutal, and | imagine
even insane instincts. Such was Lieutenant K
obstinate, conceited yet handsome. How often
have cursed his good-looking mouth-a man.
IN fact, OF whom the world spoke ILL., I
saw her apply all the principles of her training
toward this miserable contradiction OF all that
she had been led to expect, and it was torture
to me that cannot express.
Il tell you," he cried. II could feel it hang.
ing over us long before 1t had burst and drove
us apart for ever" Miss Ingles and Miss
Rice were holding hands Historically.
glanced at my sister and saw her eyes feverish
and bright with excitement fixed upon Andre;
the Italian sat Imply with empty hands and
open mouth) Il do not remember how many
weeks had to observe his nauseating gallan.
tries and her innocent returns. | saw to my
horror that her senses we're sharply awakened
and her attitude toward him. which was com.
PEELED to see, filled me with an even more
violent and intimate infatuation. This was the
worst OF ALL. Gle pushed his coffee away
and wiped his forehead with large navy blue
handkerchef)
Then. like the deluge that comes when you
have only expected the rain, so this torrent
OF unhappiness came down upon us ALL The
wedding day fixed. My chief seemed un.
able to find any suitable objection to it. al.
though there were thousand ready at his
hand. The governess continued her cant O.
the beauty of marriage and the holy state
which both should approach such a sacrament
and spoke emotionay of her regret that Mash.
was without a mother, for now would be the
time for mothers delicacy, she kept re-
peating, and there was sore need of woman
a decent woman'S help.