Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-09
MILLIONS FATHER FINDS HIMSELF,
WONDERING; WHY HIS SON DIDN'T
FALL IN LOVE WITH CYNTHIA
CHAPTER XVIII

~ you do not object. Aunt Amanda"
Cynthia verturcd timidly, Il Will ask
YOU 10 leave me at Mr.. Van Sauns. !
1oid him would come and read 10 him
for an hour late this afternoon. And
IL Is only a quarter OF five now"
Blu, you will miss your tea" Mrs.
Livingstone dcmurred.
Il don't want any tea" Cynthia re-
piled. MIR. Van Saun always offers i,
TO me- hut. as he docs not take it.
neither do I"
Mrs. Livingstone directed Oscar to
stop at Mr.. Van Saun's on his way
uptown.
Il will walk home from there" Gym
'hia said. Il "ill be in plenty OF time
10 dress for dinner"
Mrs. Livingstone uttered no protest.
bu. sh. did say: Il hope Milton will
cumstances 1t would be better that he
should not-and il is quite unneces-
sary."
Entirely Unnecessary" her niece
agreed. u heard him tell Dora that
he would he detained downtown until
after dinner to-nisht-so he will not
tie at his fathers before l leave there"
She did no, add that she was glad
this was true. that she was as DESTROYS
OF avoiding Milton "a Mrs Livingstone
was 10 have her avoid him.
Edward Van Saun greeted the girl
cordially and aNectionatcly.
IT IS good Of yen to keep an en-
Easement with an old man." he said
I have been sitting here thinking of
how much brightness your visits al
ways bring"
:! am glad" Cynthia said sincerely.
Coming here is one OF tho very bright
SPOTS for me. ] was sorry to have to
telephone you that l could not come
until but Aunt Amanda wanted me
h ia
You know he reminded her, that
one OF our arrangements is that you
arc to tell me if. at any time. coming
here interfcres with other plans. Is
everybody well at the Livinsstoncs?"
Glad Welcome.
Dora has a headache" Cynthia an
swcred. That is the reason l went
downtown in her place. Some things
had to he tried on. and She and / are
SO nearly the same size that. except
for articles that require very par
ticular httih-, ! can serve as model
for her
You may be about the same figure.
yet YOU are absolutely dissimlar in
other ways. / do not think that two
girls could be more unlike in face and
character-even If you are first
cousins"
That may be one reason we get on
so we'll together" Cynthia suggested.
Like does not always attract like.
Now shall begin our reading"
"If you please" Edward Van Saun
replied.
He leaned back in his great chair
and listened rs she read. Her voice
was most musical, her cnunciation en-
cellent. Her father had certainly
trained her well If he had been her in
structor in reading aloud.
She mad, very lovely picture, too.
nc man unused, his eyes resting on her
Aheciionately. The glow of the read
ing Eight, little above her. fell upon
her lace, casting tho shadow from her
long dark lashcs across her delicatcly
curved check. 1t also brought out the
copper Gi'rts in her auburn hair.
Ihc hand that held tho book was
"htte and we'll shaped, the wrist beau
tlfully rounded. 1T must be true since
shr said 1t. that she and Dora wera
OIL inc same figure, yet Dora gave one
The impression Of robustness that this
siris appearance did not convey. Could
IL De the difference III the expression
Or countenance and In the manner OF
the TWO girls that accumulated the con-
trast between them?
ct. ho reflected. Dora was dear
child. He had been very glad that Mil
ton was engaged to her. He had hoped
tait they might be as happy as he and
his wife had been during the few
years they had lived together. His
eyes grew suddenly misty when he re-
membarcd those years. But he and his
wife had had a background OF deep
and tender love to make thom happy.