Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-09

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sm",hern YET rialsnt iesentmsnt.
"hiah. he Inferred with reason, was
directed less against himself than
| Raaipa. some \hbstrRpt aud imper.
r"nai law af lie Her rare WAS not
merely temper aEs,na, a single AN
mhn heinz II was, hs realized n
I :,aEsinhRts Rebellion against FATE or
Satura, or whatever she pors0nInaI
a. The inEtrumerl az The injuatlce
. rom which shr suffered Hsr oyes
were s!csminA through tho web OF
! iiEhi and shadow, nor mouth was
trembling, and there WAS tho moin-
sure OF ;oars-ur was e only tho
glitter o! ice7-oB nor round young
check. And while no looked. chilled.
dlsapprovinK unHympkthetia. at tho
vivid nower-l!ke bloom Of her face,
,herc secmed to now from her and
envelop him the sprli OF youth IL
sclf--of youth ADVENTUROUS, intrepid.
and Defiant; Of youth rejecting tho
expedient and demanding tho I'm.
possible: OF youth e;ernaily deslr-
able. enchanting and elusive. II was
Us II his orderly. complacent and
tranquil soul had plunged suddenly
into oath u golden air Vaguely
disturbed. he drew tack and tried to
appear dsgnihed in spite Of the nut
terinH pigeon. lie had no inclination
:cr Irritation with the Governor
ushter-intuitivsly IN" ielt that
such an adventur. would NOT b.
safe one; but II Irritation were
what she wanted. n. told himself
with sense OF impending doom.
there might hr trouble" lie didn't
know what sho meant. but whatever
II was. she evidently meant It with
determination Already sh. had i'm
pressed him With tho quality which.
| for want 81 better word. he
| thought az "wildncss" II Was
I quality which ne had found
strangely. II secretly. alluring. and
ne ack nowledr"d now that this not.
! of "wiidncss. % Gn.HpectedueSs. OF
something different" in her person
aiity. had held his gaze chained 10
/ the airy futter Of her scarlet skirt.
/ He felt vaguely troubled Something
AS Intricate and hcwldering az I'm
| pulse was winding through the
! smoothly beaten road of his habit 81
/ thought. rnc noises OF the city
came To him as /: they hoated over
} an immehsuranlc distance Of empty
| SPACE Through IA. spectral tourhs
OF 'h- Sycamores the golden sky had
/ faded 10 the color oi ashes And
10th the empty spac. and the ashen
! sky seemed 10 Ice no, outside OF him.
self. but part OF the hidden coun-
/ try within his mind
/ You were at the ball" she burs,
out suddenly. as II she had been
holding back the charge from the
/ beginning
AT tn" ball" he repeated. and the
words av"rs spoken with his lips
/ merely that objective world az
/ routin" and hahi, Yes. | was there
| It was 4 dun business"
/ She laughed again with N. lack
/ Of merriment he had noticed before.
Though her face was made for
laughter. there was an oddly con-
netting note q! tragedy In her voice.
Was II dull? didn't notice"
Then you must have enjoyed it,
'Iiut YOU were there You saw what
happened. Every one must have
SEEN" Her savage candor brushed
away the i'imSy amenities. lie knew
now that She would say Whatever
/ shc pleased, and. with IN. pigeon
! c!asped tightly In his arms he wait
/ ed for anything that might come.
You pretend that YOU don't know,
! that you didn't sce.' she asked in
d.Euantly.
As she looked at him he thought
or IL may nave been the effect Of
/ the shifting light that her eyes d;f-
| fused soft green rays beneath her
! black ey"lashcs. Was there really
the mist OF tears In her sparkling
glance?
II am sorry" he said simply. he
/ inc a, young man Of few words when
I ne n""h az speech was obvious. The
last thing he wanted. he told him
self. was {" receive the condolences
! of tho Governors daughter.
At this declaration, so charartris-
tic of his amiable temperament. her
anger flashed over him You were
not sorry. You know YOU were not
or you would have MADE them
! kinder"
! Kinder Uut how could u" He
! felt that her rage was making her
unreasonahl Il didn't know you
| hadn't even been introduced TO
| YOU" II was on tho tip Of his tongue
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