Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-26

ON poles Ike strange. haif-wi;hereu
vines. y rowhoat % II byyon. periou
hat been run UP into the sandy yard
OF nigh rollers ard was planted with
hauniine gc;auiums and nasturtiums.
and cosmos ana golden glow. which
fairly Nibra'cd with color in The soft.
salt ;tt.
ARai"st tue steps iead:a2 40 the mar
row green door. which looked as il IL
mould hang in = cabin opening. were a
pan OF oars. The yard was Il stretch
OF sand. with sraveli.d walks. BLcl;
OF the house was al old-tushioned stone
curoed well. whose suspended bucket
hunS from y rope tinted with soft moss.
Dorothy ; home was primitive and OF
the sea. It's clean freshness made NJ
for iis poverty. TO Harding It sud
denly seemed u haven Of refuge against
his own thoughts. But Dorothy shunnc-
faccdly remembered the board walls.
decorated with Scawecd and siar;ish
and hung with nets. IN which sh Ills and
dried water plants were thrust with
an cISer desire 40 nam the bare
scantiiugs back of them
Dorothy had seen nothing better
than her own little cOttaac-but the
wisdom Of love made her suddenly long
I" offer Harding something better than
she had ever known.
- 20 'Nh' " ~ supper. W. 'tHN
girl" ordered her uncle. MI Hard
ing and Will Git outside aud light IL
pipe"
Dorothy hurried /" he, own little
room caGsrly. Presently she came out
dressed in a~.clCan white duck skirt and
MILDLY blouse. li.r hair was cau.h; M
with - rihhou jus; the g~euti"n blue Of
her eyes and e CROW a:na glory-;hough
in Il .;ransc place for a ~crowu--let
little pink feet we're NOW clad imn,Acu-
lately in white shoes and stockings.
The pirou.ted about for a moment
W,th :, self-couscioUs 10Y Of docking
her pretticst. hen She covered iicr
iincry wiz: u pink checked apron and
SCI shout laying thc table. The third
&c; OF knives and forks and spoons
were put down with caressiu. tender
ness. Dorothy almost kissed the plate
from which presently Clinton Harding
would eat her drilled sea bass.
Al last everything was ready and
Dorothy hurried owe. J." The door TO
call her guests.
"Supprr's ready. ''mcl'. VIII you get
Us some nice fresh wa,e. from the well
please ind then come right in
':ogry. Miss Dorothy. didn't know
YOU werS counting Oil me. I've got TO
hurry r..ht owe: to the hotel and gel
OF some letters before the urtraiI
goes out to-night"
: morc finished couuct;c iham Dogo-
Thy might have rou,inG!y suggested
that I've could write his letters there
directly after suprcr was finished. HUt
the iittlc maiden Of the nshimg village
looked upon all men as superior being
whose will must no. be too greatly
questioned, and uror Harding AS the
"liimat" lord ,f e.tion.' with whose
desires She mus; never interfere.
50 she came gu: To the doorstep to
bid Harding Sood-b,. Uncle Donald
carried his bucket fun of water into
the house, and 'i;hor chancc or design
or carelessncss. or both. made him
close the door after him.
Are YOU sorry must "o-ica."'
asked Harding.
Dorothy looked down at the hand he
was holding witt. II certain timid suti>-
faction in the realization that he was
holding it. Then She looked mp. s;!li
more ,imidly. n; tile eyes She half
feared. half lonsvd to meet.
And Hariing s.ocped quickly and
pressed his lips 10 hers. Soit nmo
younG. Dorothy $ mouth trcmblcd
against his own-ac tL.eSceni. eager.
II" caught her Ia him 10" a moment.
and then H. fairly pushed her away
and hurried of. Eu, - few stems from
the cottage he pau. q. as ii Til. very
forces which had urged him from he,
were calling him back again.
Dorothy STOOD trembling. fri.htcue1
at her own emotions. Her hands GOV.
cred her face. Harding had "a sudden
feeling OF Sn!lt-oi ..u,!ty.
Inc S!"l looked so young. 50 hclp.
less TO cope with lie. Perhaps Harding
would have cone back to Dorotav win
a word to change the ynurs. OF her
whole life. Her lear drew him as moth.
Ins else could. l:ut then suddenly She
ifted 4 radiant lace from which fear
was gone. and half Shyly. half nappilv.
she waved her hand 10 him. Harding
hurried away.
And beside the doorway of ,hc mana
cottage. where the unused oars were
ieaninS, there stood his shotgun. for
gotten for the time.
Dorothy stood and watched him go.
The tremor of her own hear; was de-
liciouS 10 her. The clamor of hcr blood
AIRY frightened her. She ran To the
"ld-iashioncd we'll and drew up 81
bucket of cool water.
tirat she drank eagerly. as If burn
iitG with {: thirst She could hardly as
suaSe. Thou Sh" hathcd her face and
nor wrists. and stood smiling hapDilv
INTO the sunset.
For a momcn she stood. yicldinp her
sell /" happy dreams. Forgotten were
al the romancca She had carried from
IN" Cedar Point Library station. Sbc
had II" memory OF the faithlessucss OF
man nor Of how he loved and rod,
away "E KISSED and told She o!lv
knew th:tt She loved Clin;oa Hardin.
ana that when he Kissed her her heart
ana soul had gone IN triumph 10 her
lips 1" meet his demand.
She loved him. And he had kissed
i"r. Dorothy was very happy and not
at all afraid az the awakening her
reading had taught her To believe fol-
lowed loves dreaming.
"borothv-what are YOU incoming out
there for" called her uncle's imsistant
voice This striped sea bass amt
going :" wci nay better by hciu- cold"
so Dorothy left her Areaming OF he
man She loved ana wcat in TO wait upon
IN" man who could make Tie demands
az relationship uuom her.
She Thought Clinton Harding would
surely return that night 10 tell her
what her KISS had meant to him. Rat
ne dia not come. And til" next day
~p"Sscd-and stiil he did not come.
First wonder. then pain. then doubt
h"ld D"rotilr i'll their grin. She v?s
soin" through tho wnrld-"ld ra9cdv o..
tho woman WHO gives devotion when
man has onl% Wanted Il little DIVERSION.