Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
a few hours before.

.HeiHory, IL wealth OF hucS for his local
coiorins process. The girl was be-
wiidered by the sclntiilat.ny swif,pes,
OF the hungry quizzins. and at lass,
replied. with Il silvery laugh, to his
query abou, her x
Ever we girls in the nshinx towns
arc afraid OF that question. / don't re-
member. and | have a reason. but Moth
er Jcssup'S count would make me elgh-
teen. Why. / believe that YOU know
more about Port Suuray and lis folks
than they do themselves. But please
and the smile died, be careful about
telling any one I'm here. Hy Jcssup
would beat me with that whip again.
The only person ! would trust in tn.
whole village is poor old Sem"
And who is Sem"
lie is q poor old soul who has all
ways lived hcrc-,he parson calls him
Natures pl2y;hing.' lie has a heart
and soul bigger than any other in por,
Sunray-its Jus; his mind ,ha, was
dwarfcd years ago
Two big tears courscd down the ro.,
cheeks. and Roberts understood tina,
me instinct Of maternity was great, in
mis- simple little maiden OF the rock
lands.
well. ] must work now. Get busy.
Hawkins ana fancy up the house.
ioHNc Il long task before you"
u 70 upstairs and see VIVA, ! can
do She said.
And. by the way" suddenly cxcla!m-
"i INC novelist, "wha, Is your name,
chiid?" ~
The only one that really belongs 10
me is Mil!ie.' She replied. as she turn
ed away Then She sped up the broad
",a'F"ay, With twinkiing bare feet ON
'he i1rth eaten carpets.
ftoha!d looked after her. He felt that
II was all merely part OF one Of his
"wn stories. unusually visunl.zed. Tn.
houEht Of Beatrice. soon to arriy.
"itr her friends. brought him back 10
earth with II thud. He must finish this
s'ory before the party came, else would
'"HP'ra''"h NIX from the c%onScnial en-
Vironmcnt again.
nc sat down by the table 10 y;nrco
over the pages so u~ervously written.
hclind him. Hawkins. Contrary 10 thu
usual custom which proclaiins a great
man AS nero to every one but his har-
bcrp. now ,iptoed across the room
There was Il proud smile on HAWKINS.
face; he took to himself no little credit
Tor is"Oertss success. He sloricd in
tic reflected light OF his employers
fame.
"iiit mus, be = very pretty stor.,
sir hc volunteered. inEra,ia,incIy.
1T is. Hawkins. And this is the
iir"S ono rye been satianc,i with. I
nave found a real inspiration up here
80 $500 ''' WV ". - IL u ElcS novel.
and VIII BE- 4 thriller. Listen 10 this
chapter. which l just finished
Roberts arose. anl paced The room.
as n" discaHtcd aloud. Hawkins fol-
iowcd every word as though IT were
nc death sentence OF q Judge. His
90" irotrudcd. during tho description
oi a thunderstorm IN Il deserted house.
ne caught the ,abla cxcitediy. follow
ihg with his cyca the gestures OF the
master as though hspnotized
ltc turned and clos. beside him. IN
u" ~in=Ihncholy GLOOM II the grea. hall.
s,""i the apparition of a beautiful
Slri, clad in garments OF bygone days,"
F""d roberts. dramatically.
was II the Spook. sirr' cried law
kins, in a stage whisper.
honer's looked W. from his manu-
>rript with Il start. Unseen bv him
ana 10y IN" absorbed valet. Mile had
l'h'"ch down the stairs and stood be-
.'.' nlih-h 'er!s!inilitudc o! his de-
Her hair ooiled in old fashioned ,n,n.
nor she wore = biilowing hoopskirt
tlhy black slippers ana n lace sbnwI
OF ahte-belluni style. She seemed &C
IN Oh daeuerroetype come To life.
iHohcrts dropped his manussript IN
sheer amazcment -
Itawk'ns gaspcd and clutched his
'hroa' uneasily. breathing hard
Don't YOU like me. in this fun,v o,,
"rEss found in n trunk upstairs"
'aitered Millic. II though, i, minr,
please YOU. It's prettier than runpinn
barefoot. the way | was"
ho""id Roberts smiled. There was :.
80 OF aomiration In mis- melting
H.;,h "h'ch mantied the girls checks
win The 7arminc once more She
the long lashcs. n. he ior",
her hand, with Eis own fingers tr.rnhN
ling. ~ 'isiin-
You arc beautiful. child." he s,id
iou nave pleased me more than vou
Ana then he went back 10, his w,rt
iheTe was a new spirit In Tie ia.
nous Ronald Roberts: he had fou,d
NV medium in which 10 paint his
''ci"rE pictures. Paint them II, d,J,
CHAPTER V. "
The Snake in the t:nrd.n.
Mon"ertui hours they were. which
Ronald Roberts worked AZ his roy.,
win an energy which he had never
possessed before. And yet all his Tim
va" hot given TO the mechanical task
OF Writing; he drew fresh inspiration
rom taiRS with the fascinating little
asst s beneath those naughty curls
WAS a broade: knowledge than he had
suspected. Ia had been devoted TO
her studies at the little village scbonI
until Hy Jessup b%esrudged the tlmc
away from the crude household dutie.
or their increasingly Impoverished
home. Yet. Mile had managed to
escape from the horrors of the recent
months by borrowing books-good
BOOKS or an old-fashioned literary
the kindly old parson who
minsstered with IL sympathetic gentle
ness to mis- quaint little flock. During
the afternoons, when Hy was out with
ms nets and during the evenings
when he was absorbing huge u]uanti-
ties OF groE in the fishermcn's saloon
she had porcd over their pages raven.
ously: she passed In spirit out Of the
restricted confines of the village life. |
TO live with the characters of Dickens.
~Thackeray. h knights OF the Table
Round, and had even gained a knowl-
edge OF the German and French mas.
terpieceS through TRANSACTIONS.
The teachings OF the dominic. the
homely devoutness of Mother. Jessup
had imbued i'm the girl Il sweetness
OF spirit. n tenderness and depth Of
innocence which was the antithesis of
the mental attitude Of the society girls
with whom Ronald Roberts was ac-
ouainted. Verify. she was like an old
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