Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-01-02

sewing macnlne that had beer
the only sound in the little room
stopped suddenly. and Nan Marrab,
leaned her elbows on the table before
her and ran her fingers through hei
rough hair with q weary gesture.
Fed up. fed up. fed up-' she said
fercely. Then all at once abe
laughed. looking across at the cir
~ho sat In a low chair by the IRE
with a newspaper spread on hes
knees.
Nan watched her for q moment IN
silence. . little frown bending her
level brows: then she said gently:
Leave that old casualty list alone,
lear. What 10 the good Of Worryins
Yourself. when you know quite ven
hat Tim u all right. It's no uss
crossing an Imaginary Esdgs bseors
you come 70 It." She pushed Aack
her chair. and. rising, went over @
her friend and. stooplng, Arsw IL
aewspAper gently away from Ase.
Il don't bel3evo In meeting trouhse
moro than hak.Way... shs saiA No..
iy. 'HsAvsasl what . saght I lookrs
Why n the ves3d Aidnss q kfnA
Providence prsoent-nas With q slssk
need tks yeasSs 80 6saAa.AoA. e.
giancod DOWN & H. uDootA. tnkr
hair g ~ ~ heaoDD hlRN1tA cavr.
Aoat te11eve 9oa.EO ra01ne u
least asasastsa,- - csa0aaA,sd q.
grtsvsdiy.
Joaa nndiceGt saassl tsr svoa. n
wes Dereeetly svsdaat o. - IA
not besn tsteaing.
AoFo are oaly tARoo 0AOnn1fSe -
the-eAo A1odlass1 ta0a1.. 60 "a
I've wssnesd end 90 spAssans. o..
Man"
II aAsessssay Decline = Aasoass ~
war;" tonA hgeke -. engt2y. thsnHA
her svss Ws& very 4sndsr. "TOr
heavens sake 1stS pesksnA . -
cheerful svs. Il we're p6ti .SlnnI
up. A. see - ~ On ysar hasaes-
She Assk ysaAb 1900. Aranu1>x
her - ~ Aset.
II GAoaa1 neRsr snias q - z 4
wasat ~ yea.". ysaa go : Aad
then - $500:
"Tspa q aeoopsas Rsasr nnn -
woo1seful nanfs
Men AnShe1.
"Hs An3-not q little be4l dsut
suppose you'd even can him eood
looking. Hes big-k you IKE = me-
'aan! remember the farst thinxs
nat struck me about him were his
yes and the sire of his boots" She
.sughed again. q tender little laugh
ef "Reminiscences. as she thought Of
'6s day when she had first met Peter
:tNster: or the queer feeling that had
'"emed e shoot through every vein
II her body: OF the way that--for no
''rthly reason at all--she had felt
''e color rising In her face az she
Let the whimsical smile IN his gray
.es. .s5 -
II was not often Nan allowed her
'oughts TO stray like this: she real.
iaed how necessary II was 10 keep q
I'm hand on herself during these
;Sys. for her own sake and also for
'ne girl with whom she was sharing
""nies--ihe poor little wife OF two
rhppy years. who was wearing her.
ser TO q shadow for the cake of a
man with a Jolly laugh and q heart
"ae lion. VINO was facing death
nrhdreds Of times & day out In
France.
And 1t he'd been 10 Nan that
trouble had come flrst.
Peter Lyster had been wounded.
seriously. Afterwards better novc
foilowed. and Nan drew 4 breath OF
rn'ief md the strained hook iefs her
eyes q little, I'LL now when che knev
that he was out OF danger and com.
Ing home.
IF Il had been me should have
gone to France n had had 70 walk
every step Of the way and swim the
Channel" Joan said after . moment.
hsr thoughts stili with that fAtefui
night when the yellow enveiops had
been pot into Nen,s hands.
Nan made q giinacs. ,3
An. bat then you're Tixn's wife. !"
sne eetd raefelly. "AnA the war
omce dout rsoo8nise q sweetheast IN
tne Same way. I suppose IT'S an
right, but :" She shrugged her
d Tin