Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-16
One Man in His Time:
Ky Ellen Glnssow.

I ihhS' no ndi gone INTO the war
before his cuuutTy-aud 70 the u.rN-
GUS maIhdy. the disabled Will. h.. had
brought back What you need IS
not 20 win nor. esteem, but t" lose
ton lies in the opposite direction
from whore flags ar. waving. !:
you could only deliberately arrange
to Go something that would lower
your reputation in the yes OF equity
old g"uticr;ent or mothers with mar
riagcahie daughters. l; YOU could
nannec :" s-; your nose broken. or
cope with y chorus girl on commit
an uurumanti" murder. should be
gin 10 have hopes NJ YOU.
Il may do something as bad some
day and surpr!s. you"
IT would surprise me, Eut I'm
not sure. after all. that dnnt like
yon bcttar as you are. with your
tin. afr 81 superiority. II nakcs one
believe. somehow. In human pcr;rc;i-
billy. Now can never h"ii-v" IN
that when r"alizc how feel about
Rose S;ribiing Their" is nothing
2.rt"ctibl- 8, such emotions"
Rose Stribiing' Beside you she is
like "a pumpkin in the BASKET with u
pomcEraisatc.'
Cor.nua laughed with frank pleas
urc. There Ar. IL million who would
prefer til" pumkin 1" tn. pun.erau-
ate" she answered. Kns" Strirl;u.:
Won must admit. is ia" typ, that
has heem The desire OF the world Sine,
Venus hrst Tos" from the ioan"
can YOU imagin" Mrs. S,tib!m.
rising from fo"in?" stephen vytor,,,l
lmr"rt!'rutlV
NO. Venus has grown latter
through the ages" sSSsntcd ,'uriuua.
but tn" tyne is unchanged NOM
! among all tile compliments that
hay" been paid me- in my llfc. no one
mas eyer compared III" 10 the Goddess
~ Love hav" been painted with
tho bow OF D!ana. but never with
tho doves OF Venus"
because Ii. felt tha: her eatcty
rippl"d over an uudcrrurrcut of pain.
stephen bent forward and touched
her hand with an impulse Of tender.
ness
You are NOR. hrau.iru DIAN yo,.
ever w.r" In your lif"." liz. said.
There ism; "a woman in tn. world
who can compare with YOU" Then
h. laughed merrily Il shall watch
yon two tomorrow evening. YOU and
Rose StrI5lins"
Il an sorry" r"s!icd cor,mn. in "a
troubled voice II may tell Won ,Ec
truth since Father says i, il The
last thing amy one ever believes
and the ,ru.h ia thAt she mah-. M.
Sav"rr--yrS. mean it-shc1 makes
me savage"
81 know VIDA; tn" judy. means
when he says y1u are like Vrtch.''
r"t'r'.cd St~ph"n abruptly. Then.
without waiting f"r her rcply. h.
added In an imrulsivc zone: "Tr.umph
over her tomorrow night. Coriuna.
60 out 10 fight win all your wonp
"ns and seize the trophies from
Mrs. StrihlmG"
You funny boy" exclaimed CORN
ma. bu; the sadness had icft her
voice and her eyes were shining.
Why. ann twelve years older than
R"s" Strihling. and those twelve
Years are cv"ry;hInr"
Those twelve years are nothiup
unless you imagine uIat YOU are i'm
" novel |; 5 only in books tha,
her" is chronology OF the emo
She IS fat blond" Wilton, n
r"ari.' Insisted cprinna, and they
are irvulnerahl"."
Well. snatch N"ich away from
her. He deserves something better
than that combinations
oh. sh" can't hurt him very much
even though She no longer has n
! husband 10 get ia her way Have
YOU cvor wondcrcd how G.nrr.
Strihline stood her" IL must nav.
been II relief to lind himself sofeIv
dead"
He stood her rs one stands sul,ry-
weather probably. but with less
, none OF change. He had tina, slow
| ana heavy philosophy that wears
we'll think ii even dawn.d upou
him now and then that there was
something funny about it,"
"tIf course. lac knew that she mnr-
ri"d him Tor mis- money" said cor
ipna. hut That ~ the last ,ninu mo
haturni uan appears to resent"
stephen rose ANA bent over h.r
'Promts" IN that you viii saw.
'"t.h." "a" lmH!o:"d mucnlugly.
way this sudden interest in
Ne'ch" Horinna rose also ana
reached Tor her far coat. 1t makes
M" curious 10 NEE; him. y.s
pIohI'Se You mat will go tomorrow
night atircd as for a carnival I'm MI
III" mystery of u velvet mask;
mny not save Vctch. but think ~,
ie"s' that can eclipse Rose Strib
ing My motive may no; Ia. nd.
mirabie. hut II * as feminine "a
string OF beads"
he Kissed her hand. "Ricss your
heart because YOU are both human
ara my cousin" For an instant H..
hcsitat"d. and then as they reached
,he door together. he turned with his
hand on the knob. and looked into
her eyes. The Governor has !,
asked
Why. "f course. knew it. Isn't
faiiy N"tch as we'll advertised as
nc newest illustrated w.akIy?"
i was wondering" again he hest
'hted over the words. III YOU had
seen nor and wha; YOU think of her."
have seen hey twice She was
IN here the other day TO ioni a, nv
prints and" her brilliant owes grew
s"it. we'll. fcl sorry Tor her"
Sorry? Rut do you Ike h.r?"
haven't YOU always told me- that
Ike everybody?"
70 !aushnd. with one cXccp,ion,,
with one particular cNccptiou,"
l'u', honestly. Corinna." His tone