The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-28
CHAPTER II.
Andrew.

CHAPTER II.
Andrew.
Andrew was twenty nine His
Drown hair WIS already turning.
ae nad harried. unhappy look.
Dut MS eyes were appealing and
gentle Hike the eyes Of someone
very young that has been
n Fairdale people talked about
Andrew. Even the children. He
had q big house with flowers
like q park. IKE children pluclsed
the roses that climbed over the
stone wall They stood on the
parapeA and threw stones into
the pond. Doing this they had
things to say.
Especially when Sne lady was
IN the garden. The lady dressed
In white. On pleasant DAYS she
sat near the lilac bushes IN q
long wicker lchair. She didn't
read or sew just sat with folded
This lady stirred Nora Less
imagination. She identified her
with fairy stories. IN the role OF
q aleaninr las7v ,nn0;riov eshn
was afyvsva owr,arti,.s ), h.,. =.
flash nm s,,ddanIv i,Ise ,v,,i.e
tame ana lean Il the,r Thss
expectation sef her t,neIinr .ch.,
was an edre wiz, e~cita,1,e,,4 : !.
thew anafchad fl,a eIos,yas.. ca
snicLered aInnoat IL the ,ad s
yery ears
But after 4 few months ana
nothing happened. she was dis-
gusted. One day she said. ssPoo-
Andrew-he has that law old
sleepy-head for q mother!..
A boy laughted: THAT amt
his mother-that's his wife. And
she amt really sick, either. The
doctor told my father. She Just
pretends because that makes An
drew wait on her. That's all she
wants! I heard my mother say:
Lily Cornish l. q vixen. and
she always was.
everyone liked Andrew. lie
had ki1d way. The younE
giris USED 70 wear their prettlest
dresses ana lolLer past AndreW
house IN the summer evenings;
AAey Dsusneo Wnen ne WOual
sweep OH nls nat ana stand i par
gsusu shns N. 10y
eOG sacn Osr e WasI ~, $3.50 u
anu ~ sI D..t ~ = les ..is ~. ~ 80 - ),
crusneu. u. sAe W. ens 49,, N.Y.
,,,sl e .le, e AelOW
nm tMhes. as,s ~ -, a. o,dar
su .e 80 ~ $3.50
stn,e - 80 ,.,s 1 * So t,,rrsd irvaIid
- 49, h;,, = n S Nv. 90 iss,v.
- = Msa,, so, ksey -D,a -. go 49,, a.
~ anti s 90, $3.50 80, ~
- e .S .. Wy .. tI. ,' SiaS 81 ~
S.a.; ~ I 49, - tn., 1919 49,
-, -. u.,t Tce.o.sStns ,,.ls.. 80 ~
s'. - .s...... =. " -. 80
@.s..s. ,S~.s s,'A 10. - ~.
$500 800 - s snsA.l. nAe .lssu ~
4i.s SAs ,. a5 W. - 1s $500 9
tta SpI - A ~, 1919 ~. Z.
,,rha ,,sSSs rr,,ot.s 49, .. 49,, -. Ia.
MI. 49,. w ..ss'. s.Ay 1870 49,.
$500. -..s -, uais. SS1ss 49, $3.50. .yS
49,. ~. .a.a -. q a 4, = 1890 ~
1870, 49,. III .o uls.l. =
$1,000 [Alls ~ ~ M was ls'WyeE A.ln
LEus.ee u me. .scnoo.: N the
Than $500. - - 49, =
hoth ~ icral,,. I.ts ,,.s,,, Ivy , msrs
p .oy, 49, yVuns envusn
,,ao., WV ~. n. ..o,~ w-le 'ny nave
sc $500 49, 1919 Icy
s sosnsSnn "slu s.iOne the seream
sS Ne,.ea,a. go ~ -. Z. u.
80 Nal sarse was 50 sure OF ner-
Mhs,, LII. el ..l;s were 9eaG IN ner:
$3.50 D.. 800 =. % ~ DvoAs s, ~
..n,. on. olcS u sWlce Wnen ms
, appeslns eyes turned
9aseIly 20 ners. sne was afraid.
IN 1ntn y an evening IN the winter
just passed ne called TO bring her
g rare tulip bulb. When he left
snas nlsn., Naargaret Kneit IN the
dark and prayed against che wild
ness or her heart; prayed against
the love she felt for him.
Prayers cant stop thing lilxS
this when all the. spirit hungers.
so tt went on TIL the, spring time
came. Then Margaret knew that
no prayer would cool this love.
And Il was the same with Andrew.
Even the child sensed Ill. she
was curious and frightened when.
ever Andrew and her mother were
together. Other men life NJ
Rose. who soraetfnnea calIeS. go
Mr.. Alice, who aIwavs f,.ssa ~
walk home from cilurch ~ s,,n -