The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-06-07

u aimee Dr. SInltn tolu Lipple.HiH good
shy, in Ordinary. She was fifteen
3 hen. and just finding the symmetry
ond grace Of budding wonunhood.
A, be remembered her she was
4 child pretty little thing that prom
s led TO develop into beautiful wo-
man. But he was not prepared for
.he changed young woman who stood
silently, and without u smile, at the
s toot Of his bed lie watched her, vii
smiling, turning his eyes now AMI
= then to the face OF Suzette who stood
By the girls side.
vaguely he realized that the ZIP
( pie.Zip he had known was gone The
,irl before him merely recpiled to his
,ow-workng memory a vision
strangely like the smartly-dressed
-irl who now lifted II gloved hand to
he iron bed and smiled family Her
eyes we're unchanged And that Was
al. She was stranger, coming
from world her clothes and thor
oughbred smartness told him was not
his
you don't know me. Oiiver?"
Even her voice was changed. 1t
~, voice trained i'll the circles
shere good English is mark Of cul-
,uIc. 1t made him uneasy.
q use to know YOU he said
You're Il stranger now. though" He
paused and the girl smiled Tin
lu,-slad TO see you, Ariana.' He
added.
You've not changed" He
thought note Of disappointment
Vas in her voice. "You are still Oh
Ner Smith"
"Freckles, broken nails, stubbed
toes aud an he replied quickly
BAKED beans and prune pudding is
still my bin OF fare"
She looked panied and he wonder
"a Il beans and prunes were distaste-
iul TO her In the moment OF silence
that followed he wanted to laugh out
loud zippie Zip aud beans aud
psunes A grin did work to his lips
The girl responded for the first time
bis grin as infectious.
I'm glad you are still Oliver" she
loosed at Suzettc aud removed
glove I'm afraid, though, it is go
ing to take you a long time toto
be man"
suSette went into the kitchen OIL
i'er looked a, Zippie-Zip quickly.
"You-you haven't forgotten
,hat?'
She walked over to the chair and
at down IS the side Of the bed
mo"
Women are funny
81 suppose She removed the
other glove
why didn't you writer"
Mother wouldn't let me- She said
J Ses too young"
"a knew she'd find some sort of an
excuse. What are you doing here?'
Pm attending the conservatory OF
music in Richmond"
Where did you meet Mrs. Per.
sins2' He had led her carefully up
to this question He watched her
face, but saw nothing TINT could sug-
sest the least fear that the question
would be asked.
In Richmond day before yester-
day She and Bee-Bce came 10 see
me-" He was too surprised to speak
for moment, and she added simply,
q like Bee Bee, Oliver"
lie was grateful for that. lie had
given Bee-Bee TO Harry but he still
retained kind of fatherly interest in
her.
DO you like Mrs. Suzet,e?" He
watched her out OF the corners of his
eyes.
She shook her head slowly. DO
your"
" When she smiles"
4 rap upon the door brought SUI
ieite from the kitchen. She wore her
RAGS OF the fields and she carried II
basket in her hand.
Good morning. Miss Matte" she
said, and Oliver noticed that there
was no music in her voice. II was
hIelessi the rags and her arm in the
sing seemed to make her shoulders
stoop and to make her look many
years older. Come right in. | have
taken good care of him."
Miss Matte walked into the room. |
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