Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-23
Daily Short Story
tOMrhE'rE IN rus ISSUE.
Out Of Il Clear Sky
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D> ELLA RANDALL. rEAu,E.
49, ohv "t thoss tnellow days ot
ne lnd'an S",nrncr scasou and
an iishicd corner Ut highland IFuR
YIN no mind 10 leave unUl sny GAu
/ lAh"h the last sutcn Ia hcl worn,
II was khak, sweater sh. wax 4
""N'"s her needles Ilyns iurrcdIoty
.tHi ana het mind absorbed ny he..
| ttSN. Eat wllcn She gave tp,, uui4!. 49,,
| shInrht It toss and drew a luug .tyh t
81 satisfaction her Young bod, rc,axsI
| hIthcr ana thithrr.
| fIrst there MAS the sweater IA
LUX nnow' kr,,y had Knitted ~ sIca 70
some society Tor diSpcuslne .th,,S
h.ti S"n" To the soldiers. oi ruurs...
! tnd l>!tty never wondered ,b.,,I 49,.
~ 'HIi 'ii.. once oul OF Tier minds
''ut. somehow, THIS pdrtIculAt sN.'t.
seemed different ''NS'
i\itty had found WORK on Il unusu,lly
hid heard Of Woman mn, cuu,pi,.fnI
msr kmittihE IN railroad train, And
presented the garment 10 Tie rDrSf
young soldier who came IN thyr.,t,rr
hitty thought that :, very .atisf.e
! Tory way OF presentation She br,s,n
to visualize the youns soid,cr t., VIA
size would like to present hrr ns,w
s~eattr. Taii aud stratshl ana tanned
nIu" eyes with level GLANCE, and
SQUARE chin lie would he surn-isa,t
~ ;'ii.., 10Y SHY grateful for the g,ft. and
My would carry ii warat mriuotv ~
'ual occasion for days 10 come wbii,,
S"' rn "nS n Mnlit,ns other sweaters,
nh'u' AS Interested as Kitty MrEnn
Was IN AFFAIRS OF wat and ~ s%n,n.
v"Ifi,"1,iE as her heart beat over The
tfS brave men. there was nn M
1,,t't Mhose image fingered with brr
wh"s, ",e,mory kindlcd her Thoughts:
Nose welfare prompted her 1rnr,
Tomato attentions and earnest n,.,'as
am IiIr rs S'ri should have a soidier.
/ ~ "er own To think about" rcnect.L
I 49, l'Ntt. STARING, a l.. ,,o
/ SKY above her Now. if t n oiue
nmsat"r was going TO be worn INV ,,o ANS
/ maker" eu ooout tho
,ne mIr hand ;, strolscd the warm tan var.
lace grew wis ttffrGISs' T6ayn :, Her gypsy
~ 'n ne Ms arrested by dark spscH
/ risin..' rr u,Saan nee II was an airpane
nc park; and. as Kifiv hneSohu
,I NJ hcnrer its graceful mannnn. ~
p,,h"n.rmnF discernible in the clear at,n,,s
ro,I ne airpiane skinned above tho
| Slid, rir,ii Mhipped its nose in daring
sal in ,,,, ,y, ETH the spot where KUN
10 uystcnd But even an untraian Drsa!
wrnmu W., ma. there Was something
motion WAS no longer gr,",.ini,,,in,ss
.''m.rrm,.ich put 1t was dcscendinr nm u
,hen and its humminp so,,y MY NV nnu
49, 49, IN ominous silence, punc,uaIed bv
shn, ~, r,h rhnmS sounds as the machine
hitty Mckee, her eyes straini,s fror,
,on hIihS lhcc and her hands ur:pped
s sb.. I,, Gave tremulous shrek AS
snc saw me airplanc crash behind i,
nearby clump OF trees There was nn
one n.e In sight. but she called cxcitediy
space where the airplanc had rnilen
She stumbled upon tn. uniformed
mS ,a mat was slowly rising from the
him. " 'o"e"
aUih. you're alive" cried Kitty.
tHhSnk i,nky Us there anyone else;
She feI back. regarding him aln,ost
Jaw il ali. How ever wa aa W SSa ,ms
But perhaps YOU are hurt"
Nc broken bones, guess" The
| aNtatorS voice was not quite steady
but his smile wns cheerful. Il did mo-;
; lose control entirely. but came dawn
n harJsr Than than c"rSd about. about Just
! else ~ NV
For Kitty was pecrne with rcarfu
serving .wondcrinsly its unfamiiisr
construction.
What an amazing thing to control
ming away with the driver" She sirud.
d,rsd and turned to look into the avi-
a ,hfn o inrs And then she tina,
and tanned. and his eyes we're bluesand
level hrowed. and his jaw was lean and
square.
lie was facing her then. looking di
rcctly, AT her: and. as their chances met
they held for fraction Of time. Both
faces began 10 take on deeper color
ana both began to talk at once.
Don't be frightened. I'm quite al
sh IN" yonns "S vnior FS
Wait here n moment TN ! come
back" Kitty had swift ms uiration,
She fed 10 her seat. where She mad left
! her knitting bag, and returned with Il
! sweater outhcld
mis- too" She Said with enthusiasm
and a charming smile. Il just finished
it, You have need for sweater don't
! lie regarded her ;houghtfuly a.mo,-
Now know why | landed here. You
II sweater" lie folded the khaki gar
m .,N,n oyer his arm, bownE politely;
When she had t told him. he 'e eontnsed.
I'm Ralph Preston. the third, come
| from ilastinsS- on the hudson" His
| Preston FIRST and second were ances-
tors to he proud of. I've just been
made second lieutenant. and shall! bio
| stationed here for time"
Their chances met Again, and Kitty
| bmshed deeper than before. Then they
| saw that other people. attracted by
| the airplanc's fall, were coming toward
| them.
viii Tm going hopG ye s p Ss;a sm s,
face was very tender "
y One one m non please SAID Ralph
ahamc. his chin squared To resist OPP
! position. May call TO tell YOU about
H. Miss Mckee" His voice broke into
! rich whcediing accents II took lot
/ of trouble to meet YOU. YOU know"
/ "All right. then gaspcd Kitty and.
! after another handshake. She fled To
I the shelter Of the trees.
There alone. she paused and looked
back. The aviator was iimpine toward
/ his fallen machine. and the gird's heart
! iluttcrcd painfully as she raised her
eyes to the clOudlcss sky. out of which
/ she had watched his descent
IF anything had happened to my
/ soldier" passionately Thought Kitty
/ Mckee
4 Friendly Turn.