Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-05

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dear. He adores YOU
He is an angel TO me-" answered
the girl with passionate LOYALTY
I've never had any one else, Won
know. and he has been simply every
thing. Only do wish he wouIdn',
have that tiresome Miss Spencer 10
live with us"
But you ought TO have some one
with you"
Not some one like that. Sh.
nooEh know as much as do: but
'"'her 'hihks she Is all right he
cause she tets her hair turn gray
ana wears long dresses"
Corinna's laugh was Ike music.
/ 1T takes more THAN that to make a
vir,uous mind" she exclaimed. bu,
she was not thinking OF Miss Spen-
Ccr.
"Do va, Lnou.. ,,i, p,,., ,
ins forvard ana ynn,l.,,,, ,,!i,h
earn..tne.. ar !, ch,,, - d,,,,,, :,
father .vcr IooLcd 81, ,o,r.,,,
woman MIN l., 49, 49,"
~ hdturaI ihecnuoushes.. or
~ '"e S'1 nave deeper motive?
a" 'He'"ht tor'hha wondered.
WIKI s"e heh he'fliF' Ger
I"on "' me "hch
-
res ne admir"s Mrs. StrlblinE
very much replied Patty rravcly,
nut ] don't Sh" Isn't hit real"
corinna's gaze soft"ncd until !,
swept The gifts face ike caress.
nor" you won't mind ms calling
I you Patty she responded irrclcY-
| "ntly. II is 80 hard to say Miss
| Nct'h. for can 80. that We arc go
! ing TO be friends"
"Oh ~ Won WIN" c,icJ p,,,,.
| hrcathIesgly. and she added eagerly
/ II have never had a real friend YOU
know. and YOU ar" SO beautiful. You
ar. more beautiful than anybodv I
ever saw on TN. stage"
cor In IN" movies" Corinn,'s
| voice was nir,hful. M, there va. :,
I deep tenderness I'm her ey.. WAS
tho girl a. shallow "a sh. anpcarea
/ or was there. beneath h.r vivid
I cnaTI.l-like surface, some rich Mas
! tic substance Of character, Was she
worth helping. worth the generous
I friendship that COrinna could give.
! OF was sh. merely a bi, Of human
| dr.ftwood that would burn out pres.
/ entity Ia tn. thin fame Of some tran
silent passion I'll TAX. the risr e
| thought Corinna "A risk is worth
taking" FOR there was sporting blood
/ in her veins. While she sat there In
/ silence. listening To the ar,Iess un.
| folding Of the sirrs thoughts, she
! appeared to be searching for tho
! hidden possibilities In ina, Crude
young spirit. SO often in the pas,
| the older woman had given herself
! "oundnn,ly only 10 meet disappo!nt-
ment and ingra;itude. why should
I Il be different nov" what was there
( In th!s Uniformed child that appealed
/ so strongly to her sympathy and
I tenderness? Not beauty surely. for
FATTY was merely pretty. Charm
sh" had Enthusiastically: hut IL was a
Z charm ihat men would feel rather
IMAM women: and OF all tho feminine
varieties that Cortnna had known in
inc past sh" disliked most heartily
the mans woman" Was her i'm
puiS" 10 help only tho need OF a
fresh interest, the craving FOR a new
amusement The heart Of life she
hah never reached. Something was
missing-the unfadinS light. tn.
starry flower that she had never
found In her search. Now at last. In
golden middl" age. she told her
scIl 'hat she would build her happi-
ness not on perfection. but on tho
second best Of experience, she
would accept The miid"r joys. the
""'iF miracles. the fulfilled sdvcn-
lures Ana 80. partly because she
n"'n 'nf GIRL ana partly because Of
GENEROUS Whiin' she said pres
eh,.E
gu shall have fricnd-a real
fr"nd-from this day
faSty who had been gazing into
.r nre' turned on her face that
was ms sparkling as sunbeam. II
Mou'" r',her nave you for friend
man an! p"nF In the world. She re-
spohaen IN n voice so cartssing that
,P"ch ""o'a not nave believed IT
oen'hteo L" her'
am sure ihat can he useful to
YOU SAID corinna. for the gratitude
inc E,ris voice touched and en-
pa Fasseo hcr. and know that You
can he to me How would YOU Ike
TO come every morning and help me
LOT an hour or two In my shop?
Ihere isn't anything to do. but we
may get to know each other better"
After all. she might as we'll show n
hGht'ng spirit and see the adventure
'hroush to the end.
fat'y's eyes shone. but all she
S"id was ON. Id love to. II is so
heantifui here
DO YOU like it," asked Corinna.
ana wondered how much the girl
really saw. Did she have the eyes
ana the soul to see and feel beauty?
nave some good things at home.
iom must come out there"
II you'll only let mo elf mud